Re: Interesting
Ya think ?
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I remember a conversation had around 1985 with my then manager .
He held a torch for "efficiency" , claiming that one could ALWAYS achieve more with less . No exception .
I remember telling him that he must have been mightily happy to still have a job since he was so poor at it .
His reponse was a puzzled look .
I explained to him that , indeed , by his view , his job required him to fire 100% of his employees since ,
by his line of thinking , the logical conclusion was this :
** the maximum result is be obtained with the minimum number of employees , i.e. zero . **
I will add he was considered a "high-flyer" having NEVER past the mark of 12 months in the same job .
I can only surmise that the current higher management attended the same basic training ( read indoctrination ) as that poor soul .
We are not witnessing a very great deal of intelligence here .
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Lesson : ALWAYS stick with the old plan . It is , by definition , superior .
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But then , you run the risk ( with a quite high probability I am told ) that IBM will muck up the old plan by some twist of words
( remember California "quota letters" that are BOTH a contract , and NOT a contract ? ) .
Still , best odds are with the old plan .
I was told a story dating back to the early 70s ( if memory serves ) .
IBM had come up with an "improvement" in the retirement plan . Employees had a choice , but , boy o boy , the new plan was grrrrreat !!!
The person who told be this was then a newbie and his manager , who had 20-30 years with IBM had explained a very simple fact to this newbie .
" IBM just spent a ton of money , time , resources , for a "new" plan . All of that was not done to give more money to employees . "
Lesson : ALWAYS stick with the old plan . It is , by definition , superior .
And people wonder why the top line has been going down for some time ; since Sam essentially !
This must make great sense to the accountants .... substitute withheld commissions for profits .
This IS "working as designed" .
I expect a re-run of when IBM came a few weeks from not being able to pay salaries .