Re: Excellent News - Bush Approval Slumps

In news:BF830F8A.35AD3%SNIT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Snit <SNIT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> "ed" <news_test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> stated in post
> g3j7f.6908$7h7.2827@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 10/24/05 10:06 PM:
>
>> In news:znu-2A260F.00320325102005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> ZnU <znu@xxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
>> <snip>
>>> I'm always amused that anyone who's ever worked for a large
>>> corporation (or, for that matter, interacted with one in any way)
>>> can possibly hold large corporations up as models of efficiency.
>>
>> take a look at the response some companies (walmart as an example)
>> had to hurricane katrina and then don't be so surprised. hell, look
>> at walmart in general.
>
> Do you know anyone who works there?

just a couple folks from high school, and my buddy's wife. why?

> While they do have many areas of
> efficiency - amazing efficiency - there are other places they fail
> horribly.

nobody said they're perfect, but you'd be hard pressed to find any large
organization that's run as efficiently overall.

> And then there is, of course, their poor treatment of their
> employees - which leads to high turn over which leads to less skilled
> / experienced employees.

high turnover? walmart's turnover rate is almost 25% below industry
average, and i'm not sure how skilled you need to be to work at walmart...

> I prefer the Costco model.

in what regard (regarding the topic at hand- efficiency)?


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