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Chapter 5

Author: Perfect Timing
"Mr. Samson, I have some bad news!" Jenny rushed into my office the moment I took a seat at my desk that morning.

It was the fifth day after the announcement of the new policy, and the company was no longer operating like a normal office.

"Which bad news should I start with?"

"Let's start with the worst one."

Jenny's voice was trembling. "A total of 17 people were late this morning. Mr. Jenkins was eight minutes late, while Mike was 12 minutes late."

"Handle this according to the new rules
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