“What have you told them about future layoffs?” I asked.

“You know we can’t make any promises. We let two more people go last month, even though we thought we were through with reductions,” Marcus replied.

“So, they may ignore what you say and watch only what you do?”

Marcus grimaced. “Okay, I get that. Everyone is still concerned for their job. But, at the same time, we need to spread the work out to make sure it all gets done. I can’t have one or two people cornering all the projects, or hiding work that needs to be done, just to make sure they can look busy.”

“What has to change to make that happen?”