Kind of see this as translating to two possible things.
One, 'Well, we just realized we might have REALLY fucked up on this whole thing, soooo what better way to fix it than to pretend it didn't happen even as we try like hell behind the scenes to get him back."
Two, "The longer we can legally say he's under our employ, the longer we can keep him from doing anything with anyone else, so yeah, he's taking a long vacation! A long, loooong, loooooong vacation. ...during which we will probably not be paying him money. But he'll still be listed as an employee!"
Zanten, Doer Of The Things
Unless He Forgets In Which Case Zanten, Forgetter Of The Things
Or He Procrascinates, In Which Case Zanten, Doer Of The Things Later
Or It Involves Moving Furniture, in Which Case Zanten, F*** You.
