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{{a|work|}}A departing colleague presents a wealth of opportunities to remaining inmates, but none more valuable than the stuffed mannikin she represents. There is a window of at least six months, but enterprising [[survivor]]s can stretch it to eighteen.
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}}{{quote|“Greater love hath no [[legal eagle]] than this, than by leaving she may lay down her reputation for her colleagues.”
:—St. John of the [[Survivor|Survivors]]}} A departing colleague presents a wealth of opportunities to remaining inmates, but none more valuable than the stuffed mannikin she represents. There is a window of at least six months, but enterprising [[survivor]]s can stretch it to eighteen, in which any misfortune, any delay, screw-up or dissatisfaction can be laid at the door of the “chaos” left behind by the defector.
 
Thus, the periodic departure is the kindest gift you can give. [[Paradox]]ically, the more indolent the employee and therefore the better shot of them you are, the less scope is there for such dead-horse floggery, since every one knows, that useless parasite wasn’t energetic enough to properly screw anything up.