“Sir, I’m telling you: You can’t cut their pay anymore! Even these people have their boiling point,” Chris said to me.

“Chris…” I said with a chuckle, “I think you’ve tricked yourself into thinking that you know what these people are like…”

“Excuse me?”

“Chris…” I said with a laugh, “These people… They are born, they go to school, they drop out of school, have several mistakes known as children and then, this is the important part, they come to us expecting the best jobs and the highest of pay rolls. But then reality hits them and puts them in their place.”

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“What’s that supposed to imply?”

“Chrisssss…” I said mockingly, “It’s up to us to help them find their place in life. Make them realise that if they want to ruin their lives, they’ll need to work hard in order to get back on track. And honestly, why make it easy for them, when you can save money and spend it on the employees who actually need and deserve it? Take me for example, I’d be homeless…”

“You’re kidding me? You really expect me to believe you’d be homeless if the company pays you a few hundred less compared to the billions you make?”

“Oh come on, Chris…” I mean, the narrator isn’t even describing how you talk, you are irrelevant, “We’ve all got to have money to live, Chris. These people on though… They need to be taught that their actions have consequences…”

“Alright already! I’ll tell Paul to-“

“To?” said with a fake grin.

“To… Lower their pay…”

“Good…” I said before taking a sip of my coffee.