The turmoil caused by the arrival of the new head of the planning department soon subsided, but nobody dared to publicly discuss her relationship with the chairman of the board of the parent company anymore. Her immediate dismissal of Mr. "Bruto" Sean Fassbinder, with the consent of Vice President William Aden, was enough to indicate the parent company's—or rather, the famous, always creatively brilliant chairman's—attitude towards her.
Even though office culture couldn't be eradicated, in this case, even a fool would know that it was inappropriate; no one would want to become the next Fassbinder. Additionally, there were some who were not quite convinced—like other department heads. Removing that unpopular fellow didn't prove much; to run a division here, one needed capability—thus generally, the employees of the subsidiaries weren't too fond of the executives who parachuted in.
