[TheForge] happy workers,OT happy shareholders,OT OTand OT

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Andy:
You were supposed to thank me for playing your straight man...PF

Andy Vida wrote:

>Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer wrote:
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>> So to sum it up, they put accountants in charge of morale?
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>	The ultimate result is pretty much indistinguishable
>	from such a case.  The only factor that is taken into
>	account is the bottom line in simplistic contexts.
>	The subtly hidden costsand benefits are almost never 
>	considered because I suspect the typical shareholder 
>	is either incapable of understanding them, or unwilling 
>	to, because to do so would prove inconvenient to their 
>	quarterly bottom line.
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>	Not cutting cost 'X' because of some non-quantifiable
>	"touchy-feeley" factor typically doesn't go over well
>	with share holders that care only for greater "efficiency"
>	(read "dividends").  People want simple solutions, which
>	is why religion is so popular.  And of course, cutting
>	this group or that is always easy when you're not the
>	one feeling the pinch.  And saying that it is "only
>	business and not personal" is a typical mechanism used
>	to justify wrecking the lives of people without losing
>	any sleep or looking bad to one's neighbors.
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