Jerry (Retention Review)

[intro] *beep… beep-beep… boop* [verse1] Clocking out… end of shift Jerry sighs… “that is it” Fills the form… hits submit “Moving on”… he commits [pre-chorus] System reads… routing through Employee intent… status: new Flag detected… hold the line Forwarded to… UFD002 [chorus] Retention review pending *beep* *flick* No departure trending Form complete… still amended Stay request… extended Retention review pending *beep-beep* *slow blink* No exit recommended All decisions… suspended Jerry still… employed [verse2] Morning comes… badge scans in Jerry pauses… “wait, again?” Same routine… same old floor Swore he quit… not anymore [pre-chorus] System logs… no mistake Choice adjusted… for his sake Intent shift… recalibrated Exit path… now deactivated [chorus] Retention review pending *beep* *flick* No departure trending Form complete… still amended Stay request… extended Retention review pending *beep-beep* *slow blink* No exit recommended All decisions… suspended Jerry still… employed [bridge] “I don’t remember changing this…” Jerry laughs… then just shrugs it Screen confirms… clear and bright “Employee status: active” *still stare* [chorus] Retention review pending *beep* *flick* No departure trending Form complete… still amended Stay request… extended Retention review pending *beep-beep* *slow blink* No exit recommended All decisions… suspended Jerry still… employed [outro] *boop… beep… confirm* Shift begins… just like before Nothing changed… nothing wrong Jerry stays… all along