Posted on 03/13/2017 12:38:17 AM PDT by iowamark
The defense is always about image: “Our corporate headquarters is the face the public sees. It has to be impressive to communicate an image of strength and prosperity.” Either that or “We have to be able to offer some top-notch perks if we’re going to attract top-notch talent.”
To the first, I’d say “Bosh.” Nobody cares if you have a $2 million Dale Chihuly sculture in your lobby. It’s an office building, not an art museum.
To the second, I’d say that any executive who demands luxurious perks is the LAST person you want to trust with your company’s financial health. He’s a narccisist with less concern about the company than how he looks in a Brooks Bros suit. Hire people who give a hoot about the firm and its customers instead. All the perks come as the company grows and profits.
No...what’s Peoria like? (I’m a former employee of a caterpillar dealership)
“GET THOSE FRIKKIN’ KIDS OUT’A MY BANK AND GIVE ME A BANK, NOT A NEW LOOK !”
But my own economic weather vane is as long and they are building new churches and banks, we haven’t collapsed.
We were there briefly for the Illinois Republican Convention and spent most of the time inside the Peoria Civic Center. The convention center itself seemed well maintained. I’m not sure I would be the best resource but the drive from Batavia along the Fox river was lovely however the city seemed kind of shabby and run down from what we saw of it.
Just seems that the current Illinois government is doing its level best to squeeze the life blood out of everything in its grasp.
When I worked at WalMart some years back, they hired a bunch of execs that Target got rid of. The next thing we knew, the old blue vests (with pockets) were dropped in favor of T-shirts (Target's were red, ours were blue). The employees had to buy them, but were "given" a discount (cough).
As someone who had to unpack and put out stock, I had to carry a box cutter, felt-tip pen and other accoutrements, and without those pockets, it was a major pain. Those newbies wanted to turn the employees into Target clones.
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