[mysterio]

Therefore there is no reason for them to take a pay cut.

Sure they are. If there's going to be some belt tightening that's going to cost some workers 15 percent of their base salary, executives should take a similar cut for the good of the company.

[Diplomat]

You gifted at telling people how to run their businesses. How many people do you employ? How many jobs have you created? How many poeple are on your payroll?

We both it’s NONE.

When a quarter to a third of your workforce sues your business, you’ll know the position IBM is in. All this event does is precipitate IBMs final demise. It’s not like they produce products/software/services that can openly compete in today’s marketplace. They only exist today because of direct government contracts and flowdown contracts from other government contracts.

Mark my words, IBM will ultimately go under in a fashion similar to DEC within our lifetimes.

[LetsRok]

Tech employees are billable to the client site. Executive salaries are charged to the corporate budget. If the contract says the company will be paid $80/hr and you are paying the person $95/hr, the contract is a loser.