The office, which had been mildly noisy just a moment before, fell silent after those words. Half a moment later, the first employee who had asked a question patted Edward on the shoulder and sighed, "Let's hope it doesn't come to the worst-case scenario."
"Let's hope," Edward said with a smile that was a mix of helplessness and resignation before quickly leaving. "The new supervisor is going to preside over the Planning Department's meeting for the first time today. We'll see then."
The so-called worst-case scenario referred to the new Ms. Charlize, who got the job by sleeping with the boss, being incompetent and unable to manage anything or simply not caring at all, which would mean that all the power would fall into the hands of "Mr. Bruto." This nickname was derived from the villain in "Popeye the Sailor," who had a full beard and was arrogant and self-righteous, never taking anyone else seriously.
