Companies plan massive layoffs as Obamacare takes effect

[uebermann]

[Spider]

Even assuming its only 3.3 million...on a free pizza giveaway...it makes the whining about 8 million for an investment into the people seem pretty sad...

[The Dude]

[Professor]

[Professor]

[Spider]

Prof...I've come to expect a lot better...

[Professor]

Wasn't really meant to be a rebuttal. Just a comment. Though, it does sound like a weak retort. Sorry.

But, $8 million is nothing to sneer at. It's probably the entire yearly expenses for a few stores.

[Spider]

I'm just smelling a typical soshulizm argument. Point I'm making is why is it such a big deal to invest in employees (that's what I meant when I said people...though I don't know why the idea of "the people" is so dirty as to be automatically associate with Lenin) to X degree, but its trivial enough to spend 3.3 million on a promotion that might not even mean dick. Its half a year's health coverage...risked on a free pizza giveaway.

That seems kinda lame to me. Surely there is value to be had in building a solid employee base?

[Professor]

[Spider]

I'm not going to argue that. I'm just going to reiterate that I think it sucks.