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- From: john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer
- Subject: RE: BORLAND C++: WHAT A D
- Message-ID: <4085.18.uupcb@uttsbbs.uucp>
- Date: 24 Jan 93 09:36:00 GMT
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- Reply-To: john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas)
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- slumos@unlv.edu (Steve Lumos) writes:
-
- JN> Frankly, I can't imagine that BRIEF needs more than 2
- JN> programmers, as long as they are talented.
-
- > Then it sure seems strange that they had 6, doesn't it?
-
- Not so strange -- lots of companies do a poor job of management. :-(
- Regardless, I certainly have a very tough time figuring out what *6*
- programmers were doing, given the glacial pace of upgrades to BRIEF
- over the last several years and the fact that it was originally
- written by 2 programmers. ;-)
-
- > I have to admit, I really don't enjoy hearing about programmers
- > being laid off by anyone...
-
- Layoffs are never pleasant, which is why so many companies have a hard
- time facing reality. Better layoffs, however, than a complete
- collapse.
-
- > And anyway, that was just one example what I heard was that they
- > laid off several thousand. Doesn't sound right when "understaffed
- > is an understatement", don't you think?
-
- I can understand the need for downsizing given Borland's poor
- financial performance over the last few years.
-
- Regardless, I have *never* seen an engineering group that didn't think
- it was "understaffed", no matter how many people it had. ;-)
-
- Best regards,
- John
-
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