tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108456.post3313607608727927723..comments2008-06-16T10:45:28.966-05:00Mark Grabanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953086531083611251noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108456.post-60935084485790803992008-06-16T10:45:00.000-05:002008-06-16T10:45:00.000-05:002008-06-16T10:45:00.000-05:00Tired of reading about all of the CEO's making so much money and the worker being left behind or let go? Let you voice be heard. www.CallTheCEO.org. Find the CEO's number or submit one yourself. Tell them what you think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108456.post-11492631722151634192007-06-16T10:28:00.000-05:002007-06-16T10:28:00.000-05:002007-06-16T10:28:00.000-05:00See my spin on this at www.cenekreport.com.<BR/><BR/>Called A Modern Parable, it is a tongue in cheek look at the state of much of American industry.<BR/><BR/>Note: it is not my original writing, but was borrowed shamelessly from someone else.<BR/><BR/>robert edward cenek, RODP<BR/>www.cenekreport.com<BR/>Uncommon Commentary on the World of Workrobert edward cenekwww.cenekreport.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108456.post-20191969346823441412007-06-11T22:36:00.000-05:002007-06-11T22:36:00.000-05:002007-06-11T22:36:00.000-05:00It turns out that the CEO of the company I work for pulled in about $7.8 million in the same year that the company "redeployed" over 10,000 employees. <BR/><BR/>It is interesting that at the same time the company is experiencing its lowest measurable level of employee satisfaction and unusually high levels of sick leave. Coincidence? I'm not sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108456.post-38163766279337745092007-06-10T14:35:00.000-05:002007-06-10T14:35:00.000-05:002007-06-10T14:35:00.000-05:00The thing that makes me so mad is when these guys (and gal, Carly Fiorina at HP) are paid for failure. <BR/><BR/>Lesson is, if you get a job like that, just fail and walk away with the $$$$. Seems like highway robbery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108456.post-63494681146025357402007-06-10T14:10:00.000-05:002007-06-10T14:10:00.000-05:002007-06-10T14:10:00.000-05:00Mark,<BR/><BR/>One interesting thing to note about athletes is that they get paid for for performance.<BR/><BR/>Taking a page from the Delphi playbook (and I am sure a lot more examples can be dug up) everyone is familiar with, the _plan_ was to increase pay for the people running the place into the ground. Or how about the former head of HP who got paid millions for being fired.<BR/><BR/>-JimJimhttp://www.thekaizenbusiness.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108456.post-60951143345179426742007-06-10T08:02:00.000-05:002007-06-10T08:02:00.000-05:002007-06-10T08:02:00.000-05:00You're right, it was a generalization and generalizations generally aren't true!Mark Grabanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953086531083611251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108456.post-53585556944214013702007-06-10T07:53:00.000-05:002007-06-10T07:53:00.000-05:002007-06-10T07:53:00.000-05:00"American leaders tend to be lawyers and accountants with experience in obfuscation and penny-watching." - that's just not true. There are plenty of lawyers and accountants, but just as many salesmen, engineers and others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com