With all the talk about the bad economy, a little humor sometimes is helpful. One of our chiefs sent the attached as a type of advice and warning about how to decide about layoffs. Caption: The economic situation has gotten so bad we may have to lay off Andre.
I love it! This oughta spread.
ReplyDeleteOh wait, it is spreading. I'm a (retroactive) visionary.
Top Google result: The Almanack, including a delicious speech by the supposed CEO about how it's all other people's fault and there's nothing management can do. :)
And that post says the photo came from the the Daily Kos. But Almanack added the speech.
Huzzah.
Too cool. I guess the consultant is working from home...
ReplyDeleteThere is more at the
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Our First Townhall Meeting About Layoffs. Also on The Walrus and The Carpenter.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This picture is worth 9 jobs that may or may not contribute directly to Andre getting the work done.
ReplyDeleteThanks for caring enough to take a bold stand and kudos to your employees who also stepped up to the plate, took pay cuts, gave up perks and $$$ to save jobs.
Research also shows that downsizing rarely, if ever, meets corporate expectations. It demoralizes those keep their jobs, productivity goes down and, ultimately, so does profit.