After Lunch

Sam made a quick circuit of the office to make sure each of the managers received the news and to answer questions.

“Aren’t we just going to work overtime?” asked Kevin, resigned to the inevitable.

“Nope,” said Sam. “Overtime makes people tired, and tired people make more mistakes. We can’t afford mistakes, so we’re not going to do something we know will hurt us more than help us. Even if we worked overtime, we couldn’t accomplish everything.

“We’ll replan to make sure we’re working on the highest-priority items, according to Marty’s list. We’ll manage expectations with Marty so he’s not surprised by what’s in and what’s out.

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