Decision 4: The Fateful Choice
It's 3 PM on a Tuesday. The coffee machine in the break room has been on the fritz for weeks. The CTO, a man of great vision, has decreed that the solution to this problem is to install a new coffee machine. The meeting attendees are in agreement, but the CEO is hesitant, citing "synergy" and prophets.
As the meeting rages on, the CTO grows increasingly frustrated. "This is not about synergy, people," he thunders. "This is aboutæk the most important thing in life: caffeine."
The room is in disarray, with papers scattered everywhere, and the attendees are on the brink of a collective nervous breakdown. Just when it seems like the meeting is doomed to fail, the CTO drops the hammer. "We will install the new coffee machine," he declares. "And we will do it now."
As the attendees breathe a collective sigh of relief, the CEO approaches the CTO with a sly grin. "Good call, CTO," he says. "But let's make it even better. Let's add a 'prophet' of doom to the team."
And so, a new team member, a prophet of doom, joins the meeting. They are tasked with foretelling the doom that will come from the new coffee machine. As the meeting breaks up, the CTO looks at the prophet and says, "Good job. You're hired."
Next Prophets of Doom 5 prophets of doom have been foretold.