|
TED: |
John,
the new CEO will be
addressing the staff
next week, and it
isn’t good news. |
|
JOHN: |
More
reductions? |
|
TED: |
I’m
afraid so. The plan
is to trim present
levels of staffing
by 20% over the next
18 months. |
|
JOHN: |
Early
retirement?
Re-location?
Non-renewal of
short-term
contracts? |
|
TED: |
All
that and more. The
CEO is prepared to
release production
staff with under ten
years of service. |
|
JOHN: |
And
who will be
negotiating that
with the Unions,
might I ask? |
|
TED: |
As
Personnel Manager,
it will be in your
hands, with our full
backing, of course. |
|
JOHN: |
So
much for our plans
to upgrade the work
force! We’ll be left
with untrained
youngsters and
well-nigh
untrainable
fifty-year olds. |
