In this task, you are given a short story consisting of exactly 5 sentences where the second sentence is missing. You are given two options and you need to select the one that best connects the first sentence with the rest of the story. Indicate your answer by 'Option 1' if the first option is correct, otherwise 'Option 2'. The incorrect option will change the subsequent storyline, so that at least one of the three subsequent sentences is no longer consistent with the story.

Sentence 1: Russ is the boss at his company and has ten employees under him.
Sentence 3: He even slows down productivity among the others
Sentence 4: Russ knew he had to put a stop to it soon before it got worse
Sentence 5: Russ fired him on the spot and it made everyone else work harder
Option 1: They were the best employees he had ever known.
Option 2: One of his staff members is always lazy and talks too much.
Option 2