Simon Allen

Hertfordshire

Voice n Stuff

As with her other comments, KC has hit the nail and - Yes, seen it before, particularly in 1990/93.

The only point I make is: Why do senior mgmt do this? I think the answer is simple - they do not understand the business and do not know what they are doing.

Because of that, they cannot discuss the business with you, and other middle mgmt, because it would fully reveal their ignorance. But they still need to make savings, so by hiring kids to do the dirty work, they find out some [wrong!] answers and can pretend to the main board that they know what is happening.

By the time the business makes a long slow roll over into the dirt, they will have moved on.