Absolutely mind-blowing that their first response was to give Bob busywork instead of sitting down with him and reassuring him that everything is fine and it's

Absolutely mind-blowing that their first response was to give Bob busywork instead of sitting down with him and reassuring him that everything is fine and it's ok to slow down a bit and maybe give him 1-2 days where he's able to do free-form research that could lead to company-wide improvements.