Chapter 1262
"Mr. Clark, that's not what we meant!" Jam blurted out, shooting a glance at Fiona. "Ms. Woods, please, just give us a bit more time. We'll clear everything up!"
"I hope it's a real problem and not just a bunch of lame excuses wasting my time," Fiona replied coolly.
After that, Jam and his team got real serious, realizing they couldn't mess around with Fiona anymore.
It didn't matter if she was a man or a woman.
Right now, one word from her could make or break the whole company.
The meeting dragged on into the afternoon, with Jam and his team treading carefully and discussing intensely.
They knew better than to brush Fiona off, so they laid out a full plan to tackle the Darwin issue.
By the time they wrapped up around three, Jam was completely drained.
"Mr. Winchester, based on what you've said, more than half of your 197 employees are facing layoffs," Fiona said, looking around the room.
Jam's face fell.
This was why he didn't want to be upfront with Fiona from the start.
He couldn't stand the thought of firing anyone, especially the tech folks, and it broke his heart to even consider it.
According to Fiona, many of those facing layoffs were mid-level managers over 35, with families, elderly parents, mortgages, and car loans.
Even with a decent severance package, finding another good job at their age would be nearly impossible.
Their future looked pretty grim.
But Jam couldn't save them!
They had fought for six months, only to end up worse off than when they started!
"What's more, if the company wants to keep going, you need to completely change your business direction. Stick with the current approach, and the Solomon Group won't invest another dime next quarter," Fiona paused. "Plus, you're looking at huge penalties for failing the bet agreement with the Solomon Group."
"Ms. Woods, if we had known you were going to launch the Solomon Group AI tool in the past few years, we never would've agreed to the acquisition!" Jam was almost in tears.
"The Solomon Group bought you out ten years ago, and the AI tool only launched last year. For nine years, the Solomon Group has given you financial and technical support without hesitation. You've been too sheltered by the Solomon Group and lost your drive. After the AI tool launched, many tech companies used its modules to save their struggling businesses! How is it that for you, the AI tool is the reason for your failure?" Fiona demanded.
The room went dead silent.
"To put it bluntly, the Solomon Group is all about profit," Fiona concluded, standing up.
Everyone else followed suit.
"Ms. Woods!" Jam stood up, panicking. "Please, just give us one more quarter!"
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