A Lay-off letter from an excellent boss.
Dear Employees:
As the CEO of this organization, I have resigned myself to the fact that Barrack Obama is our President and that our insurance costs, taxes and government fees will increase in a BIG way. To compensate for these increases, our prices would have to increase by about 10%. But since we cannot increase our prices right now due to the dismal state of the economy, we will have to lay off sixty of our employees instead.
This has really been bothering me since I believe we are family here and I didn't know how to choose who would have to go.
So, this is what I did. I walked through our parking lots and found sixty 'Obama' bumper stickers on our employees' cars and have decided these folks will be the ones to let go. I can't think of a more fair way to approach this problem. They voted for change...... I gave it to them.
I will see the rest of you at the annual company picnic.
THE BOSS
I like the thoughtfulness and reasoning that went into the letter. Nice post Gpabud.
ReplyDeleteI like, wouldn't suggest posting on FT. it would have a shorter life expectancy then the last ant I saw in my kitchen.
ReplyDeleteGreat point of view, though these days it might be hard finding 60 obama bumper stickers anywhere. I'll bet I didn't see half a dozen on my drive to New England and back. Both ways. And that includes DC.
ReplyDeleteHave to admit that I booed every driver who had one though.