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To: i-node who wrote (494287)7/10/2009 11:07:32 PM
From: J_F_Shepard  Respond to of 1576329
 
Large or small, he is a bean counter.....a clerk working in an accounting office.



To: i-node who wrote (494287)7/11/2009 2:01:00 AM
From: bentway1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576329
 
"Had management at GM listened to the "bean counters" it would never have been necessary to take a government handout or go to Chapter 11."

Oh, they listened to the bean counters. It's why their cars were crap from the late 70's to the early '90's.



To: i-node who wrote (494287)7/11/2009 8:09:07 AM
From: Alighieri  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1576329
 
In a large business you'd be salesman.

I've never been a salesman...do you even know the difference between sales and marketing mr mba?

As their assets are liquidated, they'll come back without the baggage of the labor unions.

A couple of posts ago you ask me how I would go about selling GM cars that nobody wanted at any price, now a reduction in labor costs would make the companies competitive...very consistent. You just showed us what you know about business...the obvious and nothing more.

Al



To: i-node who wrote (494287)7/11/2009 3:02:42 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576329
 
Had management at GM listened to the "bean counters" it would never have been necessary to take a government handout or go to Chapter 11.

And the auto guys at GM have been blaming the bean counters for GM's demise. Who knew you knew better?