A million dollars doesn't get you that kind of street talk that you're looking for in terms of publicity, in terms of promotion, so you have to top $1 million, as ridiculous as it sounds, to have people talk about it. |
Everyone in the room is looking at the show, versus a football game, where two thirds are kind of watching and a third are only pretending they're interested. |
For years AT&T was a very predictable company... a company that prided ourselves on the past -- and in many cases let the past be prologue. |
I've seen executives at that level leave already, and I would expect that to continue throughout this winter. |
Instead of making doubly sure, we're making triply sure that there are no inadvertent mistakes slipped in with any new systems or software that could cause a problem. |
Our experience is probably not that much different from other companies. |
The lessen is that sometimes the parts are worth more than the whole. |
The veterans seem to feel they are not getting as much under the cash-balance plan... and in some cases, that's probably true. |
Times have changed. The idea of working for the same company until you're 65 is quaint, but not common. |
We're just saying 'time out' to technology until the new year. |