trailhound
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Letter from the Boss,
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> As the CEO of this business that employs 140 people, I have accepted the
> fact that Barack Obama is our new President, and that our taxes and
> government fees will now increase in a BIG way.
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> To compensate for this additional overhead, I figure that the clients
> will have to see an increase in our fees of about 8% but since we cannot
> raise those prices right now due to the dismal state of our economy, we
> will have to lay off several of our employees instead. This unfortunate
> economic reality has really been eating at me for a while, as we believe
> we are family here and I didn't know how to choose who will have to go.
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> After giving it considerable thought, this is what I did: I strolled
> thru our parking lot and found 11 Obama bumper stickers on our
> employees' cars and have decided these folks will be the first to be
> laid off. I can't think of a more fair way to approach this problem.
> They wanted change; I gave it to them.
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> If you have a better idea, let me know..
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> Sincerely,
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> The Boss
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>
>
> As the CEO of this business that employs 140 people, I have accepted the
> fact that Barack Obama is our new President, and that our taxes and
> government fees will now increase in a BIG way.
>
>
>
> To compensate for this additional overhead, I figure that the clients
> will have to see an increase in our fees of about 8% but since we cannot
> raise those prices right now due to the dismal state of our economy, we
> will have to lay off several of our employees instead. This unfortunate
> economic reality has really been eating at me for a while, as we believe
> we are family here and I didn't know how to choose who will have to go.
>
>
>
> After giving it considerable thought, this is what I did: I strolled
> thru our parking lot and found 11 Obama bumper stickers on our
> employees' cars and have decided these folks will be the first to be
> laid off. I can't think of a more fair way to approach this problem.
> They wanted change; I gave it to them.
>
>
>
> If you have a better idea, let me know..
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
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> The Boss
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