Among other things, he should have taken Chekhov's oft-quoted advice if you show the audience a gun, somebody had better fire it sooneror later just as he should have had the courage to eschew the crowd-pleasing touch of sentimentality that ends the play.
We've had our fair share of negative surprises in the past few years but by the law of averages, soonerorlater something will turn out better than expected.
Fact: Soonerorlater companies will realize two part time workers are better than 1 full time, and while a bit aggravating at first scheduling will be done and it will save money.