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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (465538)3/22/2009 1:12:50 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) of 1574154
 
Ted, > Is Intel wasteful?

Intel reduced its headcount from 100K to 80K over the past several years.

So what? Intel is still a huge bureacracy. Is it wasteful?

Imagine trying to do that with the California state government. Even after Ah-nuld announced a hiring freeze, the state government still grew by 2,000 employees:

He has slowed its growth. The explanation for why its taking so long to reduce it is in the article:

"It's hard to shrink government bureaucracies quickly, so it's no surprise that California's full-time work force continued to grow slightly during rough times, said Guy Peters professor of American government at the University of Pittsburgh and the author of "The Politics of Bureaucracy."

"One person's fat is another person's program," said Peters, adding that most state workers are tied to particular services, so policymakers often can't shrink payroll without reducing programs.

Some government services are mandated, Peters said, making them especially tough to cut. Also, Peters noted, state worker unions in California are strong and crossing them isn't easy.

The California Highway Patrol added roughly 275 full-time employees between June and February, state figures show. That's a growth rate of roughly 3 percent."

What's disturbing about the reduction is that its being done arbitrarily. Its assuming that every department has too many people and must cut across the board uniformily.
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