Its intended to show folk how they might prosper by looking in other places for sustenance. Sort of amusing, but a liberal lefty device to make folk less likely to cause a fuss before they lose contact with workmates.
A bit like not sacking folk, but only letting them go!

My question is, who provided cheese for 60 years stupefying the workforce into a welfare state of mind?


You're fired; how do you feel? Bosses told they will have to make sure staff are happy when redundancy is on the cards
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2188070/Bosses-told-make-sure-staff-happy-redundancy-cards.html

EU WANTS FIRMS TO KEEP A ‘HAPPINESS INDEX’ OF WORKERS BEING SACKED
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/339651/EU-wants-firms-to-keep-a-happiness-index-of-workers-being-sacked

Honeymoon over, outlook worse for French president
http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/14542986/honeymoon-over-outlook-worse-for-french-president/