Chapter 532: A Meeting
Gabe sighed inwardly as he looked at the faces of those who stood in the small meeting room. Apart from the big-eyed girl, all the employees seemed to be in their middle age to the older age. For a moment, his eyes rested on her and he wondered how she was doing after yesterday. "Whatever her problem was, had it been resolved? From her countenance it seemed unlikely. Maybe he should..." Gabe shook his head. "He went off tangent! A first one for him.
He reminded himself he was thinking about the employees...It was without a doubt because of the embezzlement that the previous manager and management had done, which had cost this beautiful place to lose out.
From what he understood, B town had always depended on tourism for its survial and with the decline of the biggest resort in the place, the people had probably been forced to move towards the cities to look for work. And the older ones who’d been left behind? They were now looking at him with a mix of hostility and hope, wondering if he would throw them out or keep them on.
Gabe cleared his throat, breaking the silence that had settled over the room. "Hi everyone. I think most of you already know me by face or name but for those of you who don’t. I am Gabriel, but you can call me Gabe. We won’t waste much time today as many of you are eager to go home and the remaining ready to begin work. I will be working with you all for the next year, at the end of which, we are gearing up for a big event that will breathe life back into this place."
"In the meantime, we will begin evaluating the performances of all the employees. I have no plans on firing anyone.. so all of you can relax. But those who are found to be lacking in terms of training or skills, may be asked to get some for them to continue. The training will be provided by us and if that need arises, my office door is always open to discussions."
"The Frost Industries has always treated it’s people like a huge family that you all are now a part of so welcome and I hope, we can work well in the future. That is all for now everyone. I will be meeting each of you personally over the next few days so any questions you might have, will be addressed there. For now, if you have any urgent queries, you can question my assistant- Jack Goodman here. Good day everyone."
Hurriedly, Gabe finished the address, leaving the people gobsmacked and lost. They had expected something long winded. Not this
Jack intercepted Gabe as he walked out with a questioning look," Don’t tell me you forgot that YOU were supposed to have a question and answer session with them? Why am I going there now?"
"Because I have some work. Come on. Don’t keep the people wiaitng. Answer everything honestly."
Jack shook his head and wondered if something was wrong with the water here in B-town. Since the day Boss had stepped foot here, he was behaving too oddly...
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