100% agreed. I was a recent victim of the same mentality. Essential function cut to the bone and then the bone was broken. Done by an executive 8000 miles away with no clue as to the function provided.
<snip> I think the OP was talking more about large companies. Why is it? Well, as best as I can tell, it's all about the bonus that a manager will get by keeping costs down. About 23 years ago, I mentioned that a release of critical software was becoming unsupported (CICS) and we needed to upgrade to the current version to be supported. His reply (honest!) was that the current version ran fine; upgrading would cost money; increasing the budget would decrease his bonus; so it was not going to happen. People do what is "measured" and "honored". That also why a CEO will fire low level workers and take a bonus for doing so. At least, that is this grunt's opinion. </snip> ::DISCLAIMER:: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
