[Newspoetry] NYTimes.com Article: Poets' Academy to Cut Its Staff

[Ranjan Banerji]

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> On Fri, Nov 09, 2001 at 01:53:14PM -0600, John Wason wrote:
> > >Accordingly, Newspoetry is going to have to lay off half 
> of its staff.
> > 
> > Well, I have a concern:  WHICH HALF????
> 
> Half of each newspoet will be laid off.  We will lay off the right
> half, since the left half is purportedly responsible for the
> language faculty.
> 
> Also, to demonstrate my willingness to sacrifice for the good of
> the company, I will slash my pay by 50% from $0 to $0.

Now this seems a little disingenuous, Joe.  We all know that senior
administrators of such monolithic and multinational organizations as
NewsPoetry, ExxonValdez, and BigPharma all make their money in
bonuses and options.  That you take a salary cut (however generous)
is all well and good, but what about the stock?  The options?  The
bonus?  The benefits?  The expenses?  The jet?  The car?  The massage
parlor?

Try and put one past the powerful intellectual capacity of the
NewsPoets, will ya...that'll learn ya.

- --Ranjan
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