home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Path: sparky!uunet!gatech!emory!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!eff!news.oc.com!convex!ewright
- From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
- Subject: Re: fast-track failures
- Sender: usenet@news.eng.convex.com (news access account)
- Message-ID: <ewright.725665391@convex.convex.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 21:43:11 GMT
- References: <18639@mindlink.bc.ca> <1992Dec20.192544.2996@ke4zv.uucp> <ewright.725152007@convex.convex.com> <1992Dec27.160134.20228@ke4zv.uucp>
- Nntp-Posting-Host: bach.convex.com
- Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
- X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
- Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
- not necessarily those of CONVEX.
- Lines: 34
-
- In <1992Dec27.160134.20228@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:
-
- >Ask your company's accounting department what they figure it costs to
- >keep a productive engineer on the payroll.
-
- Don't have to. I already know the figures.
-
-
- >$100,000 a year is on the low side. Most companies figure it's
- >closer to $250,000.
-
- The ones that are no longer in business.
-
- If we spent that much on each employee, personnel costs would exceed
- gross revenues. And that allows *nothing* for manfacturing, materials,
- etc.
-
- But then, I'm not working for Gary Coffman, Inc.
-
-
- >That engineer not only has salary, insurance, workmen's comp, and
- >paperwork costs, he also has to have office space and the tools of
- >his trade, usually at least a workstation. Plus there are the supporting
- >secretaries, managers, janitors, and of course the accounting department.
-
- But you just said you weren't going to provide any of those things,
- Gary. The engineers were going to live at Motel 6 and work at home.
- And it was still going to cost you over $100,000.
-
- Weasel, weasel.
-
-
-
-
-