The following is meant as a question to find out, not a statement of belief.
Nobody seems to have mentioned the possibility that initially they did not intend to fire Sam, but just to warn him or to give him a choice to restrain himself. Yet possibly he himself escalated it to firing or chose firing instead of complying with the restraint. He might have done that just in order to have all the consequences that have now taken place, giving him more power.
For example, people in power positions may escalate disagreements, because that is a territory they are more experienced with as compared to their opponents.
The following is meant as a question to find out, not a statement of belief.
Nobody seems to have mentioned the possibility that initially they did not intend to fire Sam, but just to warn him or to give him a choice to restrain himself. Yet possibly he himself escalated it to firing or chose firing instead of complying with the restraint. He might have done that just in order to have all the consequences that have now taken place, giving him more power.
For example, people in power positions may escalate disagreements, because that is a territory they are more experienced with as compared to their opponents.