This didn’t happen to me. Think of this as a hypothetical situation. It isn’t, but I’d really rather you think of it that way anyway. So. Here’s a bit of clue for all the boss-type people out there:

If you’re going to give Underling B the job currently performed by Underling A, hadn’t you jolly well better prepare Underling A in some fashion for this change? So that Underling A doesn’t suddenly find themselves fearing for their employment? And hadn’t you jolly well better not try to keep it a secret from Underling A? Or blow off talking to Underling A until the following week once the secret’s been blown sky-high anyway?

Because, you know, that’s the sort of crap that causes many of your underlings to lose all respect for you. And once that’s gone, what have you got left?

Hmm?