The Hammer

“Okay, I'm going to get pretty direct here, if that's alright.” Jeff was trying hard to be polite.

Bobby and Clare looked at each other with a little concern on their faces, and then they nodded.

“You guys, and Bob, really dropped the ball on the teamwork project.”

They didn't say anything, so Jeff continued, focusing on Bobby. “You said it wasn't just posters and T-shirts, but what else was it?” Before they could answer, he went on. “Because you don't seem to know what you mean when you talk about team players. And so you can't possibly know who needs to change, who should stay, and who should go.”

“We didn't say—” Clare wanted to explain, but Jeff wouldn't let her.

“Oh wait. I forgot.” Jeff was being sarcastic, but not rude. “You ...

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