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To: Jeffry K. Smith who wrote (8840)	3/23/2000 9:27:00 AM
From: Jim Willie CB	Respond to of 35685

last comment this morn on BrunHilda BH lost credibility on the forecasting function as result of 1998 incident our group gained colossal credibility I was asked to tackle the internet business forecast as a result some VP made a statement: "we cannot allow any screwups, so we will have the Forecasting Group handle this, and all of planning and inventory will be based upon their numbers" BH's senior VP manager deferred to our group from that time onward compromises were frequently made during 1999 as we passed BH's manager in the hallways, he would make some overly buttshining comment about "forecast pros" to which I would nod, shake me head, and make no comment her senior VP was 6 years younger than me, somewhat green I played the politics miserably, speaking my mind openly I played the chessgame beautifully, winning mindshare of VP's politics has NO PLACE for the truth when it clashes it became almost funny, as VP's told me and my manager that they would hesitate to speak against BrunHilda openly, but support us privately then again, the real influence is behind the scenes BrunHilda only hastened my departure I was planning to stay at Staples until the spring when the fiscal year approached its end, I thought long and hard and concluded by staying until the end of the fiscal year, I kept my 1999 annual bonus, just delivered "I AM OUTTAHERE" if you guys at Staples read this, get back to work, jackasses referring to KarenC and SteveB and CathyB (jackass wannabees) / Jim Willie CB