Quoting Andrew Lentvorski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Then this is not the particular one I am thinking about. I was thinking of one that occurred at the same time as IBM had one. The incentive offered was so good it wiped out about 60%+ of the engineers and technicians in the Burlington, VT site. AT&T had similar numbers lost at the same time.
Heh.. nope.. that's definitely not this one. Or at least, the incentives were far different out here. NOONE was happy with the early retirement they offered.. which was really a "if you're lucky and qualify for it, take the early retirement... if you don't, you'll be laid-off anyway." I remember that first year, as my father (and many others) struck out on their own. Man, were my parents worried for a long time there, until the business really got going. The funny thing is, AT&T basically destroyed one of it's own markets, because many of their customers stayed with the people they trusted (who now all worked for themselves). All of the guys help each other out too.. anytime one of them has a larger job, they'll call on others to help out, so they all make out. They all seem to have their own main clients, then help out each other when needed. Oh, and of course, they're all making far more money on their own then they did working for AT&T, even though they're doing the same exact work. Plus they have far more free time... my father golfs at least 2x a week now... the bum. :) -- Mike Marion-Unix SysAdmin/Staff Engineer-http://www.miguelito.org Marge: "Homer, sitting that close to the TV can't be good for you." Homer: "Talking while the TV's on can't be good for you!" ==> Simpsons -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
