Some anecdotal WS UE: A few months ago, after a long period of pushing
their analyst staff to extraordinary long hours, Smith Barney added lots of new
staff. Pressure for higher labor intensity and long hours did not let up, if
anything, it increased. Last week they laid of 20 in one division. There is
some evidence that this move was to "weed" out those that resisted or began to
lose the type of "competitive edge" American economic decision makers are
imposing on us. I believe that their profits are expected to or has fallen
this period, nevertheless it appears that the squeeze will continue and
employment will probably remain relaively flat in the financial service
sector.
In Woodstock '94 I heard little of seeing God, Peace, more Love(SEX/LUST)
and maybe even "seeing" music. Hopefully, a few of those 20 something FIRE
Salary Slaves and some of those Woodstock Originals FIRE maestros, caught
sight of their CHAINS, and that HORRIBLE behemoth that they are chained too:
capitalism and the culture it spews.
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