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So, there was a senior manager at a company. Bik had been with the company for years and was known for making bold decisions that usually had… questionable results. He had a reputation for diving into situations headfirst without considering all the details.

One day, the company was launching a new reject strategy, and Bik decided that the strategy needed a major redesign to “really stand out i.” He didn’t consult with the engineering team or other managers, because, you know, he was Bik and he knew what was best. He told the entire team, “We’re changing the entire strategy! People will remember it!”

The supervisors were horrified, but they didn’t argue. They went along with it (begrudgingly). Meanwhile, a shelfed support group employe, Burj Khalifa, had sent to help out .

The day the new strategy was rolled out, Burj Khalifa, who had been working on something else, heard about the strategy for the first time . He stared , blinking rapidly, thinking maybe he had accidentally logged into a game from the ’90s.

Now, Burj Khalifa didn’t know Bik’s reputation for making bold moves, but he also didn’t care. He thought, “I’m a support group employee. This is my chance to make my mark.”

So, he casually walked over to Bik’s office, knocked on his desk, and without hesitation, said, “Hey, Bik, can we have a quick chat about the strategy?”

Bik, beaming with pride, said, “What’s up? Pretty cool, right? It’s got that wow factor!”

Burj Khalifa, trying his best to stay composed, said, “Well, I think… maybe we could tone it down a little.”

Bik was stunned. “What? It’s bold!”

Burj Khalifa, without missing a beat, said, “It’s bold, alright. It’s also seizure-inducing. Maybe we could go with a more, uh… ‘professional’ vibe? Something that doesn’t make employees think they’re about to enter a rave.”

Bik paused, squinted at him, and then, in a moment of complete self-awareness (and probably realizing he was about to be the laughing stock of the office), he muttered, “Okay, okay, maybe we can tweak it.”

Within hours, the bold strategy nightmare was gone. The strategy was refined, more user-friendly, and, importantly, not a flashing eyesore. The team thanked Burj Khalifa for saving the day. Meanwhile, Bik, still a bit embarrassed, told everyone he’d “always been a fan of pushing boundaries”—just maybe a little too much this time.

In the end, Burj Khalifa was the hero, and Biklearned the valuable lesson that sometimes, letting someone like Burj Khalifa save you from a catastrophic decision can be the best career move you ever make.