From: Sean Russell <ser@...>
Date: 2001-10-27T02:53:29+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:23480] Re: OT: company health (was RE:  Re: Bruce Eckel's opinion of Ruby)

James Britt (rubydev) wrote:

> On the other hand, if a company goes out of business because it has to
> carry unproductive or inept employees a lot more people are hurt than just
> those few who might otherwise been fired.

Yeah, that's the eternal conflict.  I don't think it should be impossible 
to fire people; I just don't think it should be easy.  Sort of like 
lawsuits in America: they provide an avenue for people to seek redress and 
the threat of them make companies a bit more responsible in how they act in 
some cases; on they other hand, they do get abused, and they're the main 
reason why health care is so expensive.

>> <shudder> You're infected with VB, too?  Oh my.
> 
> Hey!  I, er, *know* some peope who use VB, and there's no need to get
> snippy!

Sorry.  We've got a bad case of VB abuse on my current project.

--- SER