Just about summed up that whole meeting. Ha
Ha! I remember it from back in the day:
”you’re all very valuable, you’re the lifeblood of this company”
meaning
“how can we convince you to continue attempting to prove yourselves by working extra hard at the same pay rate or maybe a slight increase? There will be recognition through a company lunch or dinner at years end, a handshake, pat on the back, doughnuts, cake, even a small bonus check”
Words may have changed/evolved some, but it’s basically always the same bullshit