Barry Raynor is out 2-3 weeks with a concussion sustained in a Wednesday morning meeting.

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Victor Paulson tested positive for Adderall, steroids, cocaine, and HGH during a random drug test. Suspended two weeks.

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Julia Freeman got into an altercation with a coworker during orientation. They were told to break it up and then patted on their butts by their boss.

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Management terminated accounting supervisor Bryan Taylor after determining his pending murder charges proved too much of a distraction at Shaw Capital.

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Congratulations to our CEO for a brilliant acquisition, after which several board members dumped a water cooler over his head. The contracts were completely destroyed and we are looking for a new conference table due to water damage.

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George O’Brien was fined $30,000 for excessively celebrating a great parking spot in the office lot.

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Federal authorities issued a statement saying that although Shaw Capital’s insider trading scheme was illegal, it is not reviewable by replay and therefore the profits will stand.

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Without singling out anyone in particular, this is just a reminder that getting down on one knee to pray to God in the middle of a performance review is at best a distraction, and frankly it raises a lot of questions about your progress here at Shaw Capital.

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As the result of an ongoing strike, we’ve hired new replacement supervisors to prevent a company wide lockout. We’re confident high school math league students can effectively oversee our multi-billion dollar corporation while we determine a way to screw the supervisors out of a few thousand bucks.

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Troy Benton, a legendary collegiate-level insurance salesman, surprisingly wasn’t hired by any marketing firms despite posting a very impressive LinkedIn profile this year. He will continue to sell insurance door-to-door as a senior.

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Congratulations to Stu Foreman for a long, storied career with our company, as he retires at age 28.