CHAPTER TWELVE
COMMUNICATION
Tuesday, July 3, 10:33 a.m.…
Barton had forgotten that Wednesday would be a holiday until Raj Juvvani showed up at his office, apologetic because he had long-scheduled plans, a wedding, that would take him out of town for the rest of the week. The poor guy seemed genuinely fearful as he confessed to having a “problem”—that was the word he used for it. At first this surprised Barton. Juvvani seemed to expect a harsh reaction to his news. But it shouldn’t have. Word of the tumultuous meeting on Saturday morning, the dual firing of Wells and Hansen, had spread through the company like a brushfire. Barton had overheard emotional voices in the hallways asking why Hansen, popular with his employees, had been fired while ...
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