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Combs, Richard writes:
> Firing people for incompetence is difficult, if not impossible, at any
> number of organizations -- mostly they're unionized, bureaucracies,
and
> especially unionized bureacracies. A particularly striking example is
> the New York City public school system. It spends $20 million a year
> paying incompetent and dangerous teachers to do nothing because firing
> them is too expensive and time-consuming.
>
Yes -- and look at the ones who aren't unionized or bureaucracies, or
unionized bureaucracies,
like AIG, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Wachovia, Washington Mutual,
GM, Chrysler...
they don't get fired, they get bonuses! And even when they are "let go",
they get fat paychecks
and payments to cushion the fall!
I wouldn't mind being fired for incompetence if it results in a nice
Golden
Parachute!
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