UPDATE: Project TTP

Quick update to let everyone know that the project is on hold due to a shop accident. Someone forgot to turn off Fred's auxiliary power switch after a systems check, and of course, he over boosted.  We were convinced we had eradicated his over boosting issues, so everyone is crestfallen over this latest incident.  The excess boost caused him to lose control and spin through a shop window.   I wish I could say that was only the second time Fred broke a window, but I would be lying if I said that.  Fred has cost us more in glass replacement than the BB gun that only fires when pointed at the windows has.

This comes at a time we are all raw with emotions as three more birds struck our windows this morning.  We have two confirmed deaths, but only one was from today's strikes.  Fred doesn't know about this yet, and based on the way he behaved at the last funeral, we're not going to tell him.  I'm suspicious that these birds work for Omnicron Corp. and that they are testing our defenses for weaknesses so Omnicron Corp. will know where and when to strike to inflict maximum damage.

Fred doesn't understand us, and he doesn't like to obey any types of commands.  We have been trying for weeks to get him to communicate with us by using his words, but it just hasn't been effective yet.  He's been squawking a lot since the incident, but we think he'll be ready to fly in a few days. We also don't know what his squawks mean.  I've searched for a universal bird translator, but Google hasn't created one yet.  [Potential new AcMo product line!]

We learn from our mistakes so that we may make new mistakes.  As a result, we have modified the auxiliary power switch to prevent another overboosting mishap. We put a bright green LED that displays in front of Fred's HUD so that he knows when the system is active. We are also working on a method to help Fred recognize windows as flying hazards.  This would all be so much easier if we could communicate with Fred using a common language.  Development work is hard as it is, but this language barrier makes everything more difficult.  One peck on the arm could mean the turbos are still too sensitive, or he might be trying to indicate that he is hungry.  Another option is that he is complaining that his new CF suit is chafing him and he needs alterations made.  It's impossible to tell right now.We are hopeful that a breakthrough in creating a glass hazard indicator will prevent any additional and needless bird deaths at AcMo HQ1.  I'm getting tired of digging holes to bury all of these birds, and people are starting to ask questions.

Everything slows down here when the franchise player is vulnerable.  It is an eerie feeling because none of us are used to being slow when doing anything.  The lack of speed is a serious drain on company morale, and we need all of our remaining employees to be at their best in the coming weeks.  Corporate warfare doesn't take prisoners, and I will not accept anything other than complete victory, so we're going to have to work together to succeed.

That reminds me that we are now recruiting qualified personnel to fill a few vacancies in the office.  If you think you have what it takes to work at AcMo, run away fast.  We don't take people here who think they can do the job.  We take the people who know they can do the job.  We then turn those people into people who think they can do the job right before we make them redundant.  It is a vicious cycle, but it isn't up to us to stop it. Far from it, we just do it faster.