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It is her ship. If people want to be part of the crew, Roselma Feb 2013 #1
If you are Captain Bligh, Are_grits_groceries Feb 2013 #5
to be fair, she gave them a few months notice -- elehhhhna Mar 2013 #77
thanks for the neoliberal right-wing perspective. like anyone needed to be reminded. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #7
Hilarious! HangOnKids Feb 2013 #10
Just buying into current employer expectations siligut Feb 2013 #20
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Aren't you just the little corpratist. Very nice. How much are they paying you? nt Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #16
Ever notice how there's never a good billy goat around when you need one? hatrack Feb 2013 #23
+1000 smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #78
' trim a lot of dead weight to increase productivity/profits.' bowens43 Feb 2013 #27
What conservative rock did this poster crawl out from under? smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #79
One demented business school cliché piled 'pon the last alcibiades_mystery Feb 2013 #28
I think the dead weight is on the bridge of this particular ship Xipe Totec Feb 2013 #29
I bet you'd be great running a sweatshop....don't forget to chain the doors. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Feb 2013 #41
Ahhh, the Captain Ahab strategy. bluestate10 Feb 2013 #47
Absolutely! hedgehog Mar 2013 #51
Another admirer of the market who believes they'll be let into the one percent club Kennah Mar 2013 #55
When did YOU become an apologist for the 1%? Ken Burch Mar 2013 #58
When people signed up for her ship, they signed up under different rules gollygee Mar 2013 #60
When Mayer was hired a few months ago... Chan790 Mar 2013 #71
Don't you know corporations are expected to employ people to stimulate the economy... dkf Mar 2013 #63
In case you haven't been paying attention NewJeffCT Mar 2013 #65
I think this is more about unloading a bunch of weak performers as opposed to MADem Feb 2013 #2
The last paragraph davidpdx Mar 2013 #50
So women CEO's can be sociopathic greed-heads just like their male counterparts. KittyWampus Feb 2013 #3
That, my dear, is the only type of woman who is allowed Warpy Feb 2013 #4
as well as the only type of black, asian, native american, gypsy, gay, whatever person who is HiPointDem Feb 2013 #9
No kidding. Warpy Feb 2013 #15
she's on walmart's board, too. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #19
I wonder how giving birth to her little heir to the throne has factored into this n/t deutsey Mar 2013 #68
++++++++++++++++++ Whisp Feb 2013 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Feb 2013 #43
+1 mopinko Feb 2013 #37
men too, with rare exceptions 0rganism Feb 2013 #45
+1 HiPointDem Feb 2013 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Feb 2013 #42
I would be embarrassed if I did that in her position renate Feb 2013 #6
She's part of the new aristocracy deutsey Mar 2013 #70
As an fyi, the change hours in effect on June 1st Godhumor Mar 2013 #73
Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #11
What fraction of other companies let people work from home? Donald Ian Rankin Feb 2013 #12
Don it is 2013 you can Google for the answer n/t HangOnKids Feb 2013 #14
I would agree with you if she didn't take expensive perks for herself. randome Feb 2013 #32
It's not unusual in Silicon Valley Gormy Cuss Feb 2013 #44
wfh = unusual?!? uponit7771 Mar 2013 #54
She hired a bunch of people with the understanding that they could work from home gollygee Mar 2013 #61
Twenty-first century calling for you on line one. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #80
Is she related to Mitt? condoleeza Feb 2013 #18
They share three mothers in common. nt Xipe Totec Feb 2013 #31
Just goes to show that having a 1%er attitude is not gender specific CanonRay Feb 2013 #21
Precisely... KansDem Mar 2013 #57
If they ever had any ideals...other than getting stinking rich, that is. CanonRay Mar 2013 #59
She's conducting a lay-off without calling it that.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #22
And it will disproportionately affect women. We shouldn't be reducing the number of women CTyankee Feb 2013 #25
She doesn't seem to care, does she? nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #35
No, she doesn't. She is being very selfish and short sighted. CTyankee Feb 2013 #36
Ah, good point davidpdx Mar 2013 #49
Telecommuting was something less than a runaway success here Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2013 #24
Then that is a management problem. If there are people underperforming then there are ways CTyankee Feb 2013 #26
It wasn't a performance issue, Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2013 #30
I hope that doesn't happen with us bettyellen Feb 2013 #33
If the job requires more face to face meetings that should be a job requirement, it seems to me. CTyankee Feb 2013 #34
It wasn't a need for face to face meetings per say Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2013 #39
I realize that men want to telecommute, too, and that is fine. CTyankee Feb 2013 #40
"people don't know the other parts beyond CC's on emails." Heywood J Mar 2013 #66
But we aren't a large business, Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2013 #75
Then, there should have been a minimum internet standard NewJeffCT Mar 2013 #67
The standard was poorly articulated as "broadband" Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2013 #74
I have similar experience with telecommuting. It isn't efficient in my line of work. bluestate10 Feb 2013 #48
if she really wanted to get ahead of the game... 0rganism Feb 2013 #46
+1 uponit7771 Mar 2013 #53
Watch her bottom line increase by 5 - 10%, I worked in an environment that was 100% telecommute ... uponit7771 Mar 2013 #52
The issue is not as much about telecommute DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #56
She also just told her TOP employees to start looking for new jobs. JoePhilly Mar 2013 #62
I agree DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #72
Most people in this world do have to come into work mainer Mar 2013 #64
What makes you think work from home KatyMan Mar 2013 #83
"I can't be a feminist because I'm not a shrill bitch." Nine Mar 2013 #69
But then again ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #76
She is just anothe disgusting, elitist pig. smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #81
Hard to believe Marissa Antoinette Mayer donated to the DNC. N/t alp227 Mar 2013 #82
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