[lbo-talk] layoffs we can welcome

Dorene Cornwell dorenefc at gmail.com
Mon Nov 17 22:25:14 PST 2008


Rats. So disappointing to hear that said wretched initiative failed to motivate and inspre sufficient donors to help keep the doors open.

The arithmetic is sloppy but it's the same order of magnitude: if I were being lazy I might do soemthing similar.

DC

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 9:32 PM, John S Costello <joxn.costello at gmail.com>wrote:


> That's change I can believe in!
>
> Now, a word problem. James is an employer who sadly needs to make
> some budget cuts. James lays off 202 employees, bringing his total
> workforce to 950. What percentage of his original workforce did James
> lay off?
>
> Answer: 17%, not "more than 20%" as the article claims.
>
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> > [via Wonkette]
> >
> > <
> http://coloradoindependent.com/15287/after-pumping-money-into-prop-8-focus-on-the-family-announcing-layoffs
> >
> >
> > More layoffs at Focus on the Family
> >
> > Ministry spent more than $500,000 to pass California's Prop. 8 gay
> marriage
> > ban
> > By CARA DEGETTE 11/17/08 11:50 AM
> >
> > UPDATE: Focus on the Family announced this afternoon that 202 jobs will
> be
> > cut companywide — more than 20 percent of its workforce. Initial reports
> > bring the total number of remaining employees to around 950.
>
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