> Quick side note. Obviously, this conference call was different than every other one we’ve had. But still, Abel was doing what he always did, and as far as I k

> Quick side note. Obviously, this conference call was different than every other one we’ve had. But still, Abel was doing what he always did, and as far as I know, was given no instruction to do something different. This is not true. The employee had been specifically been warned about his behaviour before and told not to do it. [1] Don't go on about how it doesn't change anything, if it didn't then people would mention it in the story. But they don't because readers need that snide, they are better than others feeling to be clear cut. An employee going against his boss, while his boss is super stressed and then getting fired adds to much humanity. The original OP's story is interesting from a company facing layoffs side of view though. [1] http://www.businessinsider.com.au/aol-ceo-apology-2013-8 http://www.businessinsider.com.au/aol-ceo-apology-2013-8