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It’s 2008. I’m working at Micron, a corporation that’s notorious for periodic mass layoffs. We’re explicitly forbidden from discussing the trajectory of the company. Something feels off, so I discreetly ask 3 friends, who work higher up in 3 different departments, if they’ve noticed anything different lately. I come to the conclusion that another mass layoff is imminent, and I quietly warn my 2 closest colleagues to begin looking for employment elsewhere. Word spreads.
One week later, I’m walked out by security guards and only my best friend will speak to me because everyone is outraged that I was lying about a layoff, and that I was actually fired for assaulting a supervisor. That’s the official company explanation. Even my best friend condemns me for the assault that he insists I committed.
Nobody stops to wonder how bizarre a story it is that the friendly and comical woman they know would abruptly attack a man at work. And 2 weeks after my scandalous departure, 1800 shocked pikachu employees are laid off.
We’re fucked because people never want to face the truth.