Question

The owner of a small machine shop has just lost one of his largest customers. The solution to his problem,he says, is to fire three machinists to balance his workforce with his current level of business. The owner says that it is a simple problem with a simple solution. The three machinists disagree. Why

Answer 1

It may look simple to the owner because he is not the one losing a job. For the three machinists it represents a major event with major consequences