COO: “Our headcount is too high, and our voluntary attrition is too low to fix the problem.”
CFO: “If we do a layoff, we’d have to pay severance expenses.”
CPO: “Have you seen our employee benefit costs? They’re skyrocketing!”
CEO: “I have an idea …”
That’s what passes for ‘leadership’ lately.
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