Kathryn nodded her head. “That's right. Fred was my first promotion as a manager. Two weeks later, three of my seven analysts quit, and the department fell into chaos. We dropped way behind in our work, and my manager called me in to talk about what was going on. I explained the Fred situation, and why I had lost the other analysts. The next day, he made a big decision.” Jeff guessed again. “He fired him.” Kathryn smiled in a painfully humorous way. “Close. He fired me.”
