2+2=7

Big Boss -"Do you think if we merge these two teams, we could achieve our target of reduction in the number of resources we currently employ so that we can reduce our costs?"

Small Boss - "Team A does nothing that Team B is doing!"

Big Boss -"Well. Yes. That is exactly why we have two teams you know"

Small Boss - "So why do we not want to keep it separate?"

Big Boss -"Because we want to reduce the number of people"

Small Boss - "But they are .. Soo.. Different!"

Big Boss -"Exactly. Think about all the buzz we could generate! We could say, 'Efficiency through Synergy'!"

Small Boss - "I don't mean to be rude, but then, merging A and B is not the same as saying 2+3=7. It is something like, let's get 3 out of the way and convert it into 2. Basically, you will end up doing 2+2=7"

Big Boss -"You are a magician. We are achieving even more than we think we would! You are promoted!"

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Later that day, the diary of the Small Boss saw this entry:

"I said it was bad and he heard it as good. Or, does bad look good to him? May be, I think what is good is bad".

He struck all that and wrote again.

"Damn it. 2+2=7 and that is super synergy"