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

[John Wason]

On Fri, 9 Nov 2001, Ranjan Banerji 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

Well, Joe had ME completely convinced of his ingenuousness.

John