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Hello Bob - 

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>> So, what do you all think? 

BS> Except for the restatements of the obvious ("breathing is
BS> good"), I'm generally underwhelmed. From what I've seen,
BS> most management fads have their basis in companies trying
BS> to minimize payroll costs without sacrificing quality or
BS> functionality. That's not necessarily a bad goal, but the
BS> fact that each year brings new fads tells us that each one
BS> has flaws. The obvious solution - to recruit the best staff
BS> possible, give them room to be creative, and retain them by
BS> treating them fairly - flies in the face of conventional
BS> business wisdom today. 

I agree with your observations. 

The original 'model' was to retain fully qualified persons and
assign trainees so that they could replicate themselves (over
time) allowing for variations on the original that is the
natural consequence of personalities and varied abilities the
trainees will bring to the company. 

I see the reverse when companies force out the experienced
people and replace them with two or even three inexperienced
people. The blind leading the blind. :-\ 

btw: "Overtime" in my world has always meant an increase in
pay for the 'overtime' hours worked (from 1.5x to as much as
3x normal hourly rates).  With recent changes by our government
in the USA the word "overtime" is really just working additional
hours (often with ZERO additional pay) and not "overtime" in the
traditional sense it referred to at one time.  The _reason_
for the increase in the hourly rate was intended to discourage
the practice of operating under-staffed though it obviously
didn't work out that way once medical insurance costs per
employee skyrocketed. :-\

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