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To: Annette who wrote (751)	1/16/2000 12:43:00 PM
From: Annette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 35685

Another thing I'm noticing around here... 1.Help wanted signs everywhere 2. Fast Food places offering $300.00 hiring bonuses 3. Saw a hairdresser shortening hours because of a labor shortage 4. Service in restaurants is getting worse and worse. 5. Service in retail stores is the worse I have ever seen. 6. employers wanting employees with MBAs at and BA price.

To: Annette who wrote (751)	1/16/2000 12:49:00 PM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 35685

replacement of worker issue is deeper a problem here is a related problem experienced by me at my company over the last year, my company absolutely refuses to hire workers but the business grows, the work increases important: the clerical work grows disproportionately new business information systems are put into place these new systems must be run the business systems are akin to your example of new machines your guys simply run them, often dumbing down, not mentally challenging I installed a labor scheduling system for over 800 stores last year my promotion was refused for cost reasons (absurd) my duties were radically dumbed down my job centered upon running the system, maintaining the databases, debugging programs as changes took place instead of promotion and moving onto new similar worthwhile challenges, my job duties were tantamount to a demotion as US companies insist on keeping costs down, they unfortunately force their workers to operate not only machines but information systems... each involves a dumbing down of job duties... it is sad, and fosters greater boredom this dumbing down led me to resign from Staples early I was going to remain until the spring but further discouragement came from a reduced annual bonus I am sure that many people can identify with my frustration / Jim