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To: Danny who wrote (106784)	7/31/2000 12:43:47 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

"Meanwhile, traditional companies with Web operations are enjoying the fact that dot-com executives are asking to work for them, rather than raiding them. "We take some consolation in knowing we've populated the dot-coms," said Christopher J. McCormick, senior vice president of L. L. Bean, which has lost senior-level executives to Send.com, Diamonds.com, Dell.com and eToys, among others. "But I've got to tell you, it hurt morale for people to see folks leave for stock packages worth a zillion dollars." More recently, the tide has turned, Mr. McCormick said, noting for instance that the company's vice president for operations, Mike Perkins, recently joined L. L. Bean from Amazon.com. "And we've gotten dozens of résumés from people at dot-coms who want out because their stock is underwater, and they see Bean's staying power and the quality of life here in Maine," Mr.McCormick said. "I do get some pleasure out of this, to be honest." The rest of the article is worth reading: nytimes.com "