Quote from Michael Scott in Did I Stutter?
Oscar: Why are you telling us this? Michael Scott: Because I want you to behave as if I'm actually firing him, Oscar, okay? Kevin: Michael, if you hadn't told us this, then we would've thought that you were actually firing him. Michael Scott: I'm not firing him! I'm not- I will need you to act like I am firing him. Just what I'm going to do is I'm going to pretend that I'm firing him. And I need you to act like I am firing him. Do you get that? Do you get it? I'm teaching him a lesson. He needs to learn humility, all right? That's all- I'm Okay, here he comes. Let's just play act.