Meeting

Franz took a deep breath before he pushed open the door of the conference room. There were already a few people sitting by the table, but, thank goodness, he was not late - and their CEO had not arrived.

After taking a seat as far from everyone as possible, Franz’s mind began wandering. He was summoned to this meeting no earlier than yesterday, and had no idea what is the purpose of gathering all team managers. He joined Debenham & Freebody for nearly 15 years and had served three CEOs, but he could not remember a single managerial meeting being held in this department store.

But, true, they had a new CEO now.

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Franz’s daydreaming broke off when the door of the conference room sprang open and Mr. Tobias Greene – the new CEO – appeared.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I call you all to come to discuss a serious matter,” the CEO said when he swiftly moved to the center of the room and settle himself in the most comfortable chair, “We shall go through the sales of each and every team.”

(To be continued.)