High Stakes

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So you worked for Sun?  How was/is it?  I'm just curious because, though it
may have been a coincidental fluke, I thought it was kinda cool that a few
months back when the real downsizing started, Sun was the only one I noticed
shedding top execs in a grand manner.
----- Original Message -----
From: joanna bujes <joanna.bujes at ebay.sun.com>
To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: High Stakes


> At 11:05 PM 07/05/2002 -0400, Carrol wrote:
> >I never said that, nor do I believe it. The illusion of a middle class
> >is held not only by professional sociologist like you but also by the
> >people so classified. "Professionals" (downsized or otherwise) are
> >unconscious enough to really believe (a) that a middle class exists and
> >(b) that they belong to it.
>
> This was perfectly captured when Sun bought Forte (the company I worked
> for) a few years ago. Great fanfare, champagne brunches, and all the mucky
> mucks from Sun drove over to Oakland to address their new hires.  In
> response to the question as to whether the Forte people were going to be
> laid off, Ed Zander (then CEO of SUN) beamed back at us and exclaimed: "Of
> course not! We bought YOU!!! We bought the intellectual capital." A
> somewhat awkward silence followed during which all the "middle class"
> people inwardly asked themselves whether they were relieved or concerned
> that they had just been "sold" and "bought."  Classic epiphany time, what
> can I say?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Joanna
>
>