... Now that we have been over the gory details of our disastrous first quarter , Ed ! Give us some good news . How are things looking for us in terms sales this month ?
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user
Uh well ... would you like the bad news first or the really bad news ?
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assistant
What ? Ed , don ’ t tell me you only have bad news !
surprise
user
Well sir , our sales have dropped , no plunged , fifty percent in the past month alone . We are currently overstocked and overstaffed and our profits refalling fast . The market is in recession and we have no way of moving our inventory , or getting rid of our staff . If we consider redundancies , it would cost us a fortune because of the new regulations governing compensation packages . It ’ s a real mess .
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assistant
For crying out loud ... How fast are we losing money ?
anger
user
Um ... how can I put this ? Let ’ s just say that at this pace , we will be filing for Chapter eleven in less than three months .
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assistant
What ! Geez ! How could this have happened ? So what ’ s the bad news ?
surprise
user
Oh , that ’ s the really bad news . Our supplier suffered QC problems and , well , half of our production is faulty . We ’ re going to have to recall all itemssold in the last quarter . And the worst part ? We ’ re going to have to shoulder this cost .
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assistant
Are you joking ? Get the supplier on the line now ! They have to assume the costs of this mess !
surprise
user
We tried that , sir . The factory has gone under and the owner apparently has fled the country .
neutral
assistant
We ’ re doomed !
anger
user
There is some really good news though !
neutral
assistant
Really ? What !
surprise
user
I got offered a new job !
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assistant