Exactly!  And I wear blue jeans all the time so I'm a fine one to talk!

The Marketing Dept has tried to start a "Formal Thursdays" with the request that the men wear suits and ties, and women, suits or dresses with hose.  But it hasn't gone over very well, except with senior managment, and we in the IS field ignore it completely.

 Kat

"St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> oh, with casual dress codes hosery is really in trouble.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kathleen Salkin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 12:41 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Lay-Offs


OK guys it's simple - profits.

Our sales are down, inventories are up.  How can we keep operating at excess
capacity if sales are down, inventories are not going down, and workers must
be paid?

Perhaps I should tell you I work in the hosiery textile business and times
are especially tough for the textile industry.  Women are not buying hose
like they used to, and so business is down.  I don't like it, but as a
person who works for private industry and has to ultimately answer to
shareholders, I can understand.

By cutting down now, we are avoiding bigger layoffs in the near future.
Also a division is moving to this area and so some of our laid-off employees
will be able to find jobs within the corporation.

                 Kat


"St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List"
wrote:
> COULD BE

-----Original Message-----
From: Cleveland, Kyle E. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 12:03 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Lay-Offs


I don't understand why the level of layoffs when the recession is just not
that bad!?  4th qtr GDP was even in the black.  Could it be that the 'boomer
age CEOs are more cold hearted and greedy than their predecessors?

-----Original Message-----
From: Kathleen Salkin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 11:42 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Lay-Offs


They did it again...my company has just announced lay-offs in my division -
358 at our plant in Jamaica and 60 here at our headquarters.  I'm thankful
to say, yours truly still has a job. However I will miss those of my work
mates who no longer have jobs.  Seems every time we go through this, my
world gets smaller

 Kat