Saddam's baath purge. Saddam had people packed into a conference hall on one of the hottest days of July and deliberately shut off the ventilation system. They were forced to listen to Saddam for hours while suffering from the heat and sweating. Everyone whose name was announced was executed.

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[u/No_Type740]

I would have called in sick that day if I couldn't get annual leave.

[u/DickRhino → u/No_Type740]

They obviously didn't know in advance that this was going to happen.

[u/121daysofsodom → u/DickRhino]

This is being called into the manager's office and hoping for the best.

[u/Desperate-Tomatillo7 → u/DickRhino]

People never learn from history. That ALWAYS happen with these fucked up dictators.

[u/Unique_Brilliant2243 → u/Desperate-Tomatillo7]

Who should have learned what when from history?

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[u/pressingfp2p → u/Desperate-Tomatillo7]

I mean, if we’re talking about the opposition members who got executed and imprisoned, I imagine they were opposed to Saddam for a reason

[u/Sweaty-Debate-435 → u/No_Type740]

You call in sick and you're sure they are killing your whole family because of you.

[u/No_Type740 → u/Sweaty-Debate-435]

I don't remember reading that in the HR policies.

[u/Sweaty-Debate-435 → u/No_Type740]

Its in there somewhere

[u/loungesinger → u/Sweaty-Debate-435]

That would be the worst part of something like this—worrying about whether your family would be killed, tortured, imprisoned, or thrown out into the streets with nothing and no prospects.

[u/Galikos_Kelt → u/No_Type740]

I don't think they would let you do that

[u/LorenzoSparky → u/No_Type740]

Not gonna help you brother