Worker brings 'emotional support clown' to his redundancy meeting: 'Sensing the bad news, I decided I'd need the best support person available'

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Worker brings 'emotional support clown' to his redundancy meeting: 'Sensing the bad news, I decided I'd need the best support person available'
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The clown noisily made balloon animals and mimed crying when redundancy papers were handed over.

Worker Brings 'Emotional Support Clown' to His Redundancy Meeting: 'Sensing the Bad News, I Decided I'd Need the Best Support Person Available'man has explained why he chose to bring an"emotional support clown" to accompany him for a redundancy meeting at an advertising company where he worked.

However, fearing the worst, Thompson instead decided to bring in a professional clown to help him through the traumatic time. "A while ago, I got a job. A short while later, I lost it. For anyone who hasn't been fired, what happens is they schedule a serious meeting and advise you to bring a 'support person,'" Thompson posted on Facebook.

"Sensing the bad news, I decided I'd need the best support person available, so I spent $200 to hire a clown." Biju the clown poses for a photograph before a performance on October 17, 2015 at the Rambo Circus in Pimpri, India. An advertising worker took a clown along to his redundancy meeting as his support person.

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