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Re: IBM Is Importing Low Wage Employes To Avoid Paying American A Decent Wage!

#1991
From: Elocutus, First Borg Son
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 00:00
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Rising from fathoms unknown to the minds of men,
smanes@NOSPAM.HEREmagpie.com (Steve Manes) intoned (and nyc.general
quaked):
>On Fri, 16 Oct 1998 22:08:20 GMT, ElocutusOfBorg@hotmail.com
>(Elocutus, First Borg Son) wrote:
>>>I trust you heard the "anecdotal evidence" on the news today about
>>>Merrill-Lynch laying off 3400 of its NYC workforce?
>>
>>600, but thank you for playing.
>
>3400, but then again you don't trust the "anecdotal evidence" of
>CNN-FN anyway.

3400 worldwide, 600 in New York City.  Incidentally, Merrill Lynch is
*hiring* programmers this week, even as it cuts staff elsewhere.

--Elocutus
===
"Society is produced by our wants
 and government by our wickedness."
  --Thomas Paine
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From: ElocutusOfBorg@hotmail.com (Elocutus, First Borg Son)
Subject: Re: IBM Is Importing Low Wage Employes To Avoid Paying American A Decent Wage!
Date: 1998/10/17
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