13 Monday Continued: Clearing the Air

DOI: 10.4324/9781003336051-14

When everyone was back in the room, Tim called them to order and then turned the discussion over to Jack.

Standing in the center of the room, Jack opened in a soft voice. “Hey, folks. I came to Copper-Bottom right out of college. I’ve never worked anywhere else, so I’m accustomed to you being reserved. Tim and Don have worked enough places that they feel you’re being restrained, held back by something. They’ve asked me to get to the bottom of that before we go on.”

The room remained silent, and everyone just stared back at him.

Turning to Don, he said, “I see what you mean.” There was a nervous titter in the room.

“Okay,” he began again. “I’ve seen all of you in other ...

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