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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (87245)	12/12/1999 11:10:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

True, but if you have say 20,000 employees and then a consulting project for 30 million (in one year) that would skew things a bit, and it isn't going to show up in the B&N headcount figures, because these projects are amortized over some period. It should be amortized. As far as head count figures, there are many not showing at any of these firms not to mention if they are full or part time. Sure, my guess is they are negligible. But again, if PW is doing all your technical work you are shelling out 350K/year for those people. Its a bit of a hidden expense. Not any more hidden than obsurd stock option costs. Glenn

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (87245)	12/12/1999 11:10:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

True, but if you have say 20,000 employees and then a consulting project for 30 million (in one year) that would skew things a bit, and it isn't going to show up in the B&N headcount figures, because these projects are amortized over some period. It should be amortized. As far as head count figures, there are many not showing at any of these firms not to mention if they are full or part time. Sure, my guess is they are negligible. But again, if PW is doing all your technical work you are shelling out 350K/year for those people. Its a bit of a hidden expense. Not any more hidden than obsurd stock option costs. Glenn