> they're growing feathers and taking to the sky? ...or getting wiped out by a meteor...
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff >> Sadly, the *reason* for changes like this is that stores like the > one >> you used to work at (and the one I used to work at) are going >> the way of >> the dinosaur. > > they're growing feathers and taking to the sky? > > Bob > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Mark Roberts >> Sent: 05 April 2008 20:57 >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff >> >> John Celio wrote: >> >> >> http://theonlinephotographer.com/the_online_photographer/blog_ >> index.html >> >> >> >> I think this explains what has happened. Anyone want a job? >> > >> > Wow, interesting! I wonder how this will affect their >> relationship with >> > shops like the one I used to work at. I also wonder how >> one goes about >> > applying for one of those jobs! >> >> Sadly, the *reason* for changes like this is that stores like the > one >> you used to work at (and the one I used to work at) are going >> the way of >> the dinosaur. This is simply a recognition of that reality. >> >> I think the days of sales reps who visit local stores (and I >> mean this >> in general - not just Pentax and, in fact, not just the >> camera business) >> are numbered. >> >> Welcome to the 21st century and the era of the Big Box retailer. :( >> (Ironic that the "dinosaur" analogy breaks down here because it's > the >> lumbering giants that are out-evolving the smaller, nimbler > shops...) >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly >> above and follow the directions. >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
