21 Jan
2001
21 Jan
'01
12:28 p.m.
On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:
You're thinking too literally. Show of force: When an employer reminds a slacker that having a job is not a right.
That's just shit rolling downhill. How long is a manager going to have his job if he *doesn't* fire slackers? Or how long can an employer continue to make a profit and thus remain in business if they never clear "dead-weight" employees out of the company? Reminding a slacker of this fact is merely a reality check. Now, if it were an attractive member of the appropriate sex who was refusing to have sex with the employer, *that* would be a pure show of force... Bear