Have watched game of thrones now a couple of times. The layoffs at COP may be following the same plot as the series, which is summarized below.
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Declare some of the people as being unnecessary or somehow bad
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Get rid of them, starting with the lower level folks as they are more easily dealt with
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Declare yourself to be victorious in what you did and that now all is well.
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Behind the scenes, remove any supervisors or middle managers who might have an opinion that differs from yours
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Now with no contradictory views left to voice, reign over the now humbled and docile remaining population.