The CEO, the Intern, and the “Totally Human” Strategy Meeting
At Bramble & Co. Enterprises, the CEO, Mr. Tendo, had one strict rule:
“No AI. Ever. No exceptions. Especially ChatGPT. Those things will take our jobs.”
Everyone nodded respectfully every time he said it…
…and then immediately went back to using AI like it was oxygen.
The marketing team used AI to write newsletters.
The finance team used AI to explain their own spreadsheets.
The HR team used AI to write “warm and empathetic” emails that none of them were emotionally available enough to compose.
Even the office cat, Muffin, had an AI-generated Instagram presence with 40,000 followers.
But nobody knew how to tell Mr. Tendo that he was literally the only one still typing with two fingers and a prayer.
One day, he called for an urgent strategy meeting.
“Folks,” he said dramatically, “I have created a groundbreaking, visionary business expansion plan. All by myself. With no help from those job-stealing robots.”
He clicked to the presentation.
Slide 1 appeared.
Everyone stared.
It read:
“Hello! I am delighted to help you craft a strategic business expansion plan. Let’s start by identifying your target markets… 😊”
The whole room froze.
Mr. Tendo gasped.
“WHO WROTE THIS???”
Silence.
Then the intern, Jane, raised her hand.
“…Sir, that’s ChatGPT’s default greeting.”
He blinked. “Chat what?”
Jane tried to save him. “Maybe your computer opened something automatically?”
But then he clicked again.
Slide 2 read:
“As an AI language model, I do not have personal opinions, but here is a SWOT analysis tailored to your company’s niche…”
There was no saving him now.
The COO coughed into her sleeve to hide a laugh.
The accountant’s glasses fogged because he was trying not to cry from giggling.
Even Muffin meowed judgmentally.
Mr. Tendo collapsed into a chair.
“Well,” he muttered, “maybe I… accidentally… asked it one or two questions.”
Jane whispered, “Sir, this entire 40-slide deck is in AI’s polite voice.”
He stood up, straightened his suit, and declared:
“Team, I have made a decision.
From today onward…
AI is banned, officially.
Unofficially… send me the link.”
Everyone nodded gratefully. They never wanted to return to a world where they had to write emails themselves.
And thus, Bramble & Co. entered a new era:
Publicly traditional, privately fully automated.
Moral of the story? Everyone in business uses AI. Some just pretend they don’t.
And honestly?
AI isn’t replacing people, it’s rescuing them from doing boring tasks slowly.