I worked at Iomega (Zip Drive) from 1994 to 1998. The VP was rumored to fire people on the spot for the smallest thing.
One day we worked an all nighter. The entire department. The next day we were still there. Having solved the problem, most of us were asleep at our desks.
The VP made an unannounced visit and walked through the office. None of us noticed him. He walked to my bosses bosses office and asked him to assemble us in the meeting room.
He walked into the meeting, said he was impressed with how hard we were working, pointing out that our heads were down in deep thought. Then he left.
These days, I think he was trolling us.
I got to know him quite well later in my career. I never saw him fire anyone.
One day we worked an all nighter. The entire department. The next day we were still there. Having solved the problem, most of us were asleep at our desks.
The VP made an unannounced visit and walked through the office. None of us noticed him. He walked to my bosses bosses office and asked him to assemble us in the meeting room.
He walked into the meeting, said he was impressed with how hard we were working, pointing out that our heads were down in deep thought. Then he left.
These days, I think he was trolling us.
I got to know him quite well later in my career. I never saw him fire anyone.