Good reply, Jim. I can tell you really know all the corporate shenagins
that are used to maximize productivity of peons. The one re. work around
the clock is a great example of some of the B.S. that is fed to underlings.
Another is the manager that travels a lot of the time. He sets the stage by
letting it be known he always leaves very early in the day and returns very
late in the evening - both before and well after normal work hours. What is
not known is what he really does on the road. Maybe the meetings he attends
only last a short while with the rest of the day for goofing off; time with
his mistress; visits with family members in "business travel" destinations;
has a lousy home life and wants to get away at company expense; builds up
frequent flyer miles for taking his family on vacation; portrays business
travel as a super perq and one that should be paid for by travelling in
one's time off whenever possible; etc., etc. ad nauseum.

All too often the corporate ladder is climbed over the bodies of honest
folks that only want an honest day's pay for an honest day's work.

Bob Swinney