I’m not a “top” executive by any stretch of the imagination, so I’ve never been called upon to address an entire company at a meeting. But if I were, I might think saying something like “employees are our most valuable asset” to be somewhat inappropriate if the company had just spent several months letting go over 30% of the staff. Otherwise, it will be clear to all attending that what was meant by the word “valuable” is actually the word “expensive.”
That does not mean what you think it means
February 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: Corporate Life
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2 responses so far ↓
1 weezoh // Feb 13, 2008 at 6:28 am
Nah, you’ve got it all wrong. It’s the Rizzo school of economic theory: scarcity drives the price up!
2 SmugBaldy // Feb 15, 2008 at 11:15 am
We’re experiencing a period of negative growth, so we’re planning to reward our most valuable employees with a the best career placement assistance we have ever offered.
Yah - that’s code for, “Good luck, we’re offshoring your job, and we’ve already packed the contents of your desk into a box, but we’ve also added a pamphlet on writing a great resume to take some of the sting away.”