Sad pandas weep eloquently in dead silence

Slightly over 1 year ago, pre-acquisition annual company meeting/dinner
Bosses: So, any questions guys?
All Us Peons: *excited babble* *lots of questions, some silly, some serious*

Fast forward to today, slightly over a year, post-acquisition annual company meeting/dinner
Bosses: So, any questions guys?
All Us Peons: *dead silence*
Bosses: Well? No questions?
Kamikaze Nugget: *Asks a question that EVERYONE has been talking about for oh... at least the past half year. A question concerning our 'annual' reviews, which are at least 6 months late for a lot of people. Reviews that are tied to shineh gold pieces. Mmhmm.*
Bosses: Be patient, etc etc, it will happen, etc etc. (We've not heard that before.) Any more questions?
All Us Peons: *dead silence resumes*