Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4570 mails)

[Mike McMullin <mwmcmlln@xxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 19:16 -0500, Steven T. Hatton wrote:
> On Friday 11 November 2005 04:55 pm, jfweber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > IN a tightening economy the first thing companies seem to do to make
> > Wall Street happy ( and keep their stock prices up ) is at least
> > announce a lay off. Which of course sounds good to those * Street*
> > folks thinking that the "fat" is being trimmed..  It isn't middle
> > management usually is safe, upper management is Sacrosanct and can't be
> > touched .. that leaves secretaries, and the grunts.. ( you know, those
> > of the rest who work for their living ;-D )
> 
> This is the (new) American way.
> 
> > Two or three of the upper middle management or top management would save
> > the company the same dollar amount. Especially if you include those
> > absurd Golden or platinum "parachutes"  But the logic of not getting
> > rid of those idiots is, they would have to hire someone else at about
> > the same money 
> 
> Why?  I suspect it has more to do whit the "I could be next" fear.  Greed 
> before honour.
> 
> > .. and better the dog you know, I guess.. 
> 
> In Japan they kill themselves when they fail.

  In NA if your Delphi management you (try to) kill the workforce.