One of the marketing managers was flayed on a spit. Jeez rtfa!

/s yeah its lame but wygd, quit? In this context I read it as employee morale takes a kick in the ‘nards so go poach some applers or expect bad stuff to happen there next. Both being bad for apple and both the result of some internal chatter.

Poe’s law is killing me here. I can’t tell if your first sentence is the sarcastic one, or if it’s the second two.