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You really have misrepresented the article, as well as misrepresenting Dave Ramsey.

Personally, I work at a large corporation. As a result, I would be very at risk for the scenario you describe. However, I have survived YEARS of cuts. At the same time, I have set boundaries. How?

First, whenever cuts occured, I was the ONE person in my section to volunteer to take on the extra work. Now, I have about 3 times as much responsibility as my average peer. I am good enough to carry such a load and it has become clear to management in my department. The result? While everyone else’s wage is stagnant, I have been promoted and have received other raises.

Now, we have a major project that needs to be handled. By major, I mean extremely important. Important enought that a failure would result in shutting down several manufacturing plants for at least 8 months. Naturally, management looked at who they could “count on” to do it and asked that I lead the effort.

So, with that new project, I knew that I would not be able to be EFFECTIVE with my other responsibilities AND the project. I listed out all of the open items across the full spectrum of my responsibilities and had a very honest discussion with my manager. I presented the anticipated workload issues and suggested solutions. My suggestions were appreciated and implemented.

The point is that you must first make yourself valuable to your manager. Second, you must be willing to have open dialogue with management regarding any workload issues. Third you must propose solutions with any of the discussions.

And yes, they don’t care that I FReep. It actually allows for me to do my job more effectively.

>>I have survived YEARS of cuts.

So has Mahmud.

Now Mahmud works on Wall Street. ENRON was a great place for him to be "trained" by The Company.

>>I listed out all of the open items across the full spectrum of my responsibilities and had a very honest discussion with my manager.]

Your scenario presumes having an "honest" manager.

Mahmud does not have an honest manager.

In fact Mahmud's manager's manager's managers, having vested interests in offshore labor, have additional ulterior motives...

That's how it works in the financial industry; the "industry" that produced the multi-hundred-TRILLION dollar wad of derivative a$$paper that's presently still floating in the global economic pond.

And Affinity Fraud? Nothing like "Free" advice to set the hook among gullible sheeple.

NO SALE.

>>You really have misrepresented the article

No, I’ve shared my personal observation of REALITY.

If that doesn’t increase Dave Ramsey’s (or which ever subordinate employee happens to be writing “Dave Ramsey’s” column this week) readership, or his “university” enrollment.... TOUGH.