A little truth with that news, please!
Disinformation: It’s What You’re Having for Breakfast
Check the ingredients, it’s not as wholesome as you may think
Gary receives a link to an article from BadBusinessNews.com, reads it, has a beer, then sends a quick email to his friend and workmate Karl.
Gary tells him the company they work for is going to be sold to an outside firm and that 90% of the workforce will be laid off — robots are being shipped in to take their place. Automation has finally arrived.
Karl, trying to enjoy a three-day weekend, freaks out. Replies to Rob’s email, who’s now out on the lake jet skiing and doesn’t see it for two days.
Karl reaches out to a friend and then another in an attempt to understand what’s happening. No one really knows but everyone has an opinion.
By the end of the three-day weekend, 65 workers at the plant stage a protest, and get into fights with security and the owner, who pulls up to a crowd ready to tear him apart.
Six hours later, in a conference room, the owner, representatives from the crowd outside, and several managers luckily realize that nothing became something and almost took down the company. How did it happen?
