In the space of a single day, Thomas Selwick catapulted the modern world of hygienics into a frenzied hysteria. His intentions were pure, but facts were facts, and while he doubted his colleagues would be overjoyed at his news, a basic workplace professionalism was expected.
Thomas was by no means unused to criticism. To be sure, nearly every day since starting his job at Colgate, his manager Margaret would stop in at his desk and inform him of his uselessness to the company and his commanding incompetence upon her team. So nearly every day, Thomas would leave work determined to make such a groundbreaking discovery that Margaret would instantly die of a heart attack.
So when Thomas attended the board of directors meeting unannounced, slammed his research on the table, and shouted “The toothbrush must go the way of the dinosaur!”, the outcome he was expecting could be described as “slightly too optimistic”.
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