Tom is full of jealousy. He actually thought he would be the next CEO. Shiv realizes that the promise is tenuous and she needs to act quickly. It will be interesting to see how she will get nailed. Roman is expendable at the moment because Kendall, in his catatonic state, is being used as a club. He is merely a mouthpiece and has stopped thinking. The hammer comes down on Vaulter with no regard for the employees or their loyalties. I have a friend who worked for a company that made sophisticated medical supplies. One day he went with his fellow employees to an auditorium, which was advertised as a workshop. A man came on the stage and fired everyone, allowing them to make thirty minute appointments to clear out their desks. So this is not fiction. And the cutthroats couldn't care less about his fifteen years of service. Excellent.
