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Legendary
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Jan 14, 2011 at 02:37 PM
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Jan 14, 2011 at 09:32 PM
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its a good idea to get the brands to work independently, the parent companies are skint or so they keep telling everyone, so they are dividing up the assests/losses at this point. its sink or swim. how many of the current jobs under threat are being reassigned to these brand specific alternatives? are jobs even being offered?
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Jan 14, 2011 at 11:32 PM
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If these Co's were as skint as they say they are, they'd be closed down and out of work... bankrupt
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Jan 15, 2011 at 12:18 AM
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thinking about it, i am down to my last couple of billion in short change also, sorry my wife whom lives abroad is down to her last couple of billions in short change also, i digress, whilst interviewing himself for his own job he asks himself can i declare myself bankrupt here in this country has well? whilst I'm sitting on millions of shares in apple in worldwide hidden tax-haven type bank accounts? and still keep my job? thats right don't pay tax for the first year then leave country when 3rd year tax bill becomes imminently payable, thats great i will do that then. i accept the job, which country is it going to be in? now about my remuneration....
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Jan 15, 2011 at 10:39 AM
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"So, Mr. Goodwrench, how does your impending demise make you feel? Perhaps if you could work on changing your beliefs that underlie your perceptions, you might not feel as bad. For example, let's talk about the common cognitive distortion called 'catastrophizing'..."
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Jan 15, 2011 at 08:31 PM
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bummer........ story no longer available.... oh well.... lol
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Jan 17, 2011 at 04:22 AM
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GM is a company in transition. Years ago, GM, Ford and Chrysler knew they were producing inferior products compared to the many the foreign competitors and had to find ways to level the playing field. One way to was to emphasize service, hence the marketing behind Mr. Goodwrench. The other was to load cars with incentives to bring down the price.
GM figured out of brand loyalty people would be willing put up with lower quality, for a lower price, backed by good service and parts network. Unfortunately for GM however, this was not the case, in the end people chose to pay more, for more reliable better engineered Japanese and German cars. The German's gave a better driving experiance and the Japanese brands ran longer with less maintenance. GM has since reinvented itself, with an emphasis on selling much higher quality vehicles, that provide a superior driving experiance and deemphasizing the service aspect. |
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