History Headscratchers / Severance2022

** Apparently, WordOfGod says that Helena actually ''wanted'' to go to Macrodata Refinement, that she thought it was the most interesting of the jobs on the severed floor. And since iHelly doesn't have any experience at all in any domain (her mind is blank), they cannot put her directly in the management position of the MDR team: the nepotism would be too obvious, and innies would be too distrubed by this. Also, maybe they really think innies are not treated that badly down there (I mean, the Board kind of knows only what Ms. Cobel tells them), so they did not gave specific instructions about her treatment?

** Since the Eagans plan to bring severance worldwide, that's the plan. With no skills other than the ones they remember, the outie can only apply for a limited set of jobs; leaving them no choice but to seek positions specifically looking for severed employees. The innie, meanwhile, would only be able to choose from a list of positions that the company provides them since they no nothing but their singular work place.

** Apparently, WordOfGod says that Helena actually ''wanted'' to go to Macrodata Refinement, that she thought it was the most interesting of the jobs on the severed floor. And since iHelly doesn't have any experience at all in any domain (her mind is blank), they cannot put her directly in the management position of the MDR team: the nepotism would be too obvious, and innies would be too disturbed by this. Also, maybe they really think innies are not treated that badly down there (I mean, the Board kind of knows only what Ms. Cobel tells them), so they did not gave specific instructions about her treatment?

** Apparently, WordOfGod says that Helena actually ''wanted'' to go to Macrodata Refinement, that she thought it was the most interesting of the jobs on the severed floor. And since iHelly doesn't have any experience at all in any domain (her mind is blank), they cannot put her directly in the management position of the MDR team: the nepotism would be too obvious, and innies would be too distrubed by this. Also, maybe they really think innies are not treated that badly down there (I mean, the Board kind of knows only what Ms. Cobel tells them), so they did not gave specific instructions about her treatment?

** Possibly a technical oversight. The events that result in Mark ending up with Graner's keycard are so unprecedented that it's possible they just didn't design their scanners for it. Lumon seems to be more concerned with messages/confidential material getting out than company property coming in.

* The Waffle Party raises lots of questions. Do the employees (aside from Helly) know what happens during it, or is it a secret? Are the dancers other employees or outside sex workers? How much do they know about the company? Do the dancers change based on the recipient's sexuality and preferences? WordOfGod [[https://variety.com/2022/tv/features/severance-waffle-party-sex-scene-explained-dylan-kier-eagan-1235212918/ has stated]] that this is supposed to be a company-sanctioned sex ritual but still leaves a lot unanswered.

* The Waffle Party raises lots of questions. Do the employees know what happens during it, or is it a secret? Are the dancers other employees or outside sex workers? How much do they know about the company? Do the dancers change based on the recipient's sexuality and preferences? WordOfGod [[https://variety.com/2022/tv/features/severance-waffle-party-sex-scene-explained-dylan-kier-eagan-1235212918/ has stated]] that this is supposed to be a company-sanctioned sex ritual but it's still not clear how much of this remains the same.

* The Waffle Party raises lots of questions. Do the employees know what happens during it, or is it a secret? Are the dancers other employees or outside sex workers? Is it always the same? Do the dancers change based on the recipient's sexuality and preferences? WordOfGod [https://variety.com/2022/tv/features/severance-waffle-party-sex-scene-explained-dylan-kier-eagan-1235212918/ has stated] that this is supposed to be a company-sanctioned sex ritual but it's still not clear how secret this is supposed to be.

** Apparently, WordOfGod says that Helena actually ''wanted'' to go to Macrodata Refinement, that she thought it was the most interesting of the jobs on the severed floor. And since iHelly doesn't has any experience at all in any domain (her mind is blank), they cannot put her directly in the management position of the MDR team: the nepotism would be too obvious, and innies would be too distrubed by this. Also, maybe they really think innies are not treated that badly down there (I mean, the Board kind of knows only what Ms. Cobel tells them), so they did not gave specific instructions about her treatment?

** While it would be a good idea to interview a severed employee who seems comfortable with his work, Helena's value as an Eagan is irreplaceable, giving them the ability to say, "If there were anything wrong with severance, why would we do it to ourselves?" That's got much more pizzaz than just "Look, we found one random guy who says he's cool with it." And they get around her innie's hatred of being severed by snapping pictures of her when she's smiling, making her ''look'' like she's happy. So they get the best of both worlds: a (seemingly) happy innie who's a member of the ruling family.

** While it would be a good idea to interview a severed employee who seems comfortable with his work, Helena's value an Eagan is irreplaceable, giving them the ability to say, "If there were anything wrong with severance, why would we do it to ourselves?" That's got much more pizzaz than just "Look, we found one random guy who says he's cool with it." And they get around her innie's hatred of being severed by snapping pictures of her when she's smiling, making her ''look'' like she's happy. So they get the best of both worlds: a (seemingly) happy innie who's a member of the ruling family.

* People might demand to see interviews of innies (not about confidential details of their work, but about their emotions). So why does Lumon center their gala around Helena (whose innie is not likely to speak favorably about severance/Lumon) rather than someone whose innie ''and'' outie seem happy, for example Burt (whose innie considers the work important, and whose outie's video message was positive)? Lumon could have recorded an interview with Burt's innie just in case (or they could say that bringing back a retired innie for an interview is immoral or impossible) and invited his outie to speak at the gala. Why didn't Helena's outie warn the PR department about her innie's attitude?