The suits at corporate tell Sam to go home. Relax. Enjoy life. He no longer needs to report to the office.

"I'll be working from home?"

"Nope."

"What then? Am I fired?" Sam asks. 

"Good God, no, Sam. Paycheck and health insurance safe and sound."

Sam, baffled but delighted, heads home. Tells Shelley. She's suspect. Wants the details.

"Chill, Shel. It's the new economy." 

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