I don't think that the number ($1billion) and the number of hires are necessarily related.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tom Marchant Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 9:27 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Lays Out Plans to Hire 25,000 in U.S. Ahead of Trump Meeting On Tue, 13 Dec 2016 18:05:26 -0500, Gabe Goldberg wrote: >plans to hire about >25,000 people in the U.S. and invest $1 billion over the next four >years Did anyone else notice this? If you hire 25,000 people and pay them a $10,000 salary, that would add up to $250 million per year, or a billion dollars over four years. -- Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This email transmission and any accompanying attachments may contain CSX privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the intended addressee. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or action taken in reliance on the contents of this email by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please immediately delete it and notify sender at the above CSX email address. Sender and CSX accept no liability for any damage caused directly or indirectly by receipt of this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
