Early 2020 a Peek…
The office door closed silently as the last public relations specialist entered, closing the door behind them. Then moving to the empty chair in front of the boss’s desk and sitting down.
“I called you all in today because of a discussion I had with some of my peers at the get-together last night at Phil’s place. It looks like this thing in China may turn into something serious, so we need to start thinking about diversifying our holding. We will need a public relations push to remind the workforce of their place if it gets bad. You know the kind of thing we have done it before, how lucky they are to have a job, how great our benefits are compared to some imaginary company with no benefits at all. You all know the drill. Now, any ideas of what we can do before people in this country start getting sick?”
One of the new vice presidents spoke up, “Um, we could get ahead of the curve and start requiring illness precautions. You know like they recommended for SARS, masks, social distancing, hand washing? That would keep our workforce healthy.”
“Don’t be stupid, kid. That will cut productivity. We can’t have that.” Answered one of the senior presidents. “We need good ideas, not things that will slow us down. What about pushing news and governmental sources to report this as an Asian problem. Focus on the China connection. After all, if it is in Asia, then we don’t…
