Opposite for me, I've worked for & with Multi-billion dollar companies and
started my own business. There was/is always enormous pressure to be productive and generate revenue and profits. People were continuously being cut, even some that where incredibly successful, but they were making too much money in a down economy. Those are the saddest and hardest to deal with, but it happened a lot. It even happened to me, which is why I started my own company because I didn't want to put my destiny in someone else's hands again. That and I paid down a bunch of debt and could afford to do it.
I will say this though, the income was very good, and it is the ole saying, "high risk, high reward, low risk, low reward."
** Edited by Stech at 4/24/2024, 9:32:35 PM
Thread Replies (20)
A&M athletic department eliminated a lot of jobs today. Expect to see more
-- Hokie 04
Apr 23, 2024 at 10:22 PM ET
Hokie 04
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04/23/24 10:22 PM ET
All those let go should send Jimbo a thank you card, not!! :-)**
-- Stech
Apr 24, 2024 at 01:19 PM ET
Stech
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04/24/24 01:19 PM ET
Weren’t they also forced to get rid of the DEI people**
-- CrystalCoveHokie
Apr 24, 2024 at 11:12 AM ET
CrystalCoveHokie
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04/24/24 11:12 AM ET
Getting rid of worthless "dead weight?" That's a positive!**
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 24, 2024 at 11:16 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/24/24 11:16 AM ET
“Dead weight” is generous. **
-- CrystalCoveHokie
Apr 24, 2024 at 11:44 AM ET
CrystalCoveHokie
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04/24/24 11:44 AM ET
Yeah, "dead weight" implies no value. That was negative value.**
-- Hokie 04
Apr 24, 2024 at 05:34 PM ET
Hokie 04
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04/24/24 05:34 PM ET
And will prob get added back once NIL is incorporated into Athletic Depts.**
-- marcbvtgm
Apr 24, 2024 at 11:01 AM ET
marcbvtgm
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04/24/24 11:01 AM ET
so i started working right after graduating from VT in 88
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Apr 24, 2024 at 08:58 AM ET
MrBayAreaHokie
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04/24/24 08:58 AM ET
Opposite for me, I've worked for & with Multi-billion dollar companies and
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-- Stech
Apr 24, 2024 at 01:14 PM ET
Stech
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04/24/24 01:14 PM ET
True, and its far worse in universities.
-- mancunian
Apr 24, 2024 at 12:07 PM ET
mancunian
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04/24/24 12:07 PM ET
While that's true for a lot of them, others are invaluable
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 24, 2024 at 11:15 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/24/24 11:15 AM ET
Man, I miss that turkey head with the lights around it at Lane!**
-- arcadtect
Apr 24, 2024 at 11:10 AM ET
arcadtect
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04/24/24 11:10 AM ET
Interesting. I joined the workforce just a few years before you, and
-- Big12 guy
Apr 24, 2024 at 09:28 AM ET
Big12 guy
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04/24/24 09:28 AM ET
Interesting story, thanks for sharing. Sports are money & the new big money
-- Stech
Apr 24, 2024 at 01:36 PM ET
Stech
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04/24/24 01:36 PM ET
I bet on horses occasionally with the full knowledge
-- mancunian
Apr 24, 2024 at 02:29 PM ET
mancunian
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04/24/24 02:29 PM ET
Fat trimming in the athletic dept may be to make room for all those extra
-- 33laszlo99
Apr 24, 2024 at 08:16 AM ET
33laszlo99
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04/24/24 08:16 AM ET
Donor money is not free, it means the donors didn't give to something else.
-- Stech
Apr 24, 2024 at 01:46 PM ET
Stech
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04/24/24 01:46 PM ET
Did they set up a "fire Jimbo" fund?**
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 24, 2024 at 08:53 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/24/24 08:53 AM ET
Might not be bloat, aTm does owe Jimbo $77 million**
-- BROman Hokie
Apr 23, 2024 at 10:42 PM ET
BROman Hokie
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04/23/24 10:42 PM ET