Or how about "we've eliminated your whole department, sorry and bye bye!?" That was what they did to all of us in our large department and a number of other too. Years later, the brilliant managers responsible for the mass downsizing, admitted it had been a great mistake because they lost our many years of experience and expertise and could not replace either. Managers tend to be especially stupid when they act together as a "consensus" group, same as in the gummint and global warming advocacy.
Sounds like what happened in "Mr. Mom".
Were the brillant managers fired or they just keep moving up.