I bet the employees didn’t know this. The duped got thrown under the bus and will be again and again until they wise up.
Well, you got that right. Two stories...applied techniques.
You get a mysterious email inviting or asking or ordering you to join a 'meeting' in the auditorium. So, you ask around and find out that 'everyone' is going to be at the 'meeting', and they really are. The doors are locked and you are given your box and escorted out the back way by security.
You come to work one day and cannot seem to logon. hmmm. You call IT, and they tell you to report to HR.