AUSTIN — By Andrew Lloyd Webber-Developer, AI Bee Reel Staff

January 18, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — CEO Mark Tumble was seen today sitting alone in a 50,000 sq ft open-plan office, answering the phone, taking out the trash, and high-fiving a cardboard cutout of himself. Tumble says the office energy has never been better since he let almost everyone go to fix ‘communication issues.’

“Arguments are down 100 percent,” said Tumble, pausing to water the plants and rewrite the entire website backend. He noted that he rebuilt the company around one non-negotiable skill: doing whatever he says immediately. “I realized employees were just slowing things down by asking questions like ‘what is the strategy?’ or ‘can I have a chair?’ Now, everyone agrees with me instantly.”

“We are very fast now,” explained Tumble, sprinting across the empty floor to sign for a package. “I hold an all-hands meeting in the bathroom mirror every morning. It takes four seconds.” Neighbors report seeing Tumble playing ping-pong against a wall to build team culture. Investors are happy because payroll costs are now just the price of one sandwich.

At press time, Tumble was seen firing the cardboard cutout for looking at him with ‘bad attitude’ during a brainstorming session.

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