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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.