So,
if nobody is to blame,
nobody did anything wrong,
it is nobody's fault

WHY DID IT HAPPEN?

The boss is the boss and should be responsible for the work of the troops.
He gets the bonus if they succeed and the blame if they fail.
(If I'd fail so often, my boss would fire me and I hope he would)
Cause they are hers/his troops and he wanted or kept them.
If Winston or Harry weren't satisfied with the result of marketing and/or
sales, maybe they should have fired some and hired others.
According to the latest development, HP fired the "poor" performers.
In another issue somebody just wrote, that he/she hasn't seen an salesperson
for the 3000 in 10 years!!! In the same time, how many ad's have we seen
about the 3000 in the computerworld or WSJ?
Maybe they (boss) should have hired some marketing people from Microsoft or
Oracle or Dell.

Just my opinion.

Michael

On Tue, 22 Jan 2002 15:12:36 -0500, rosenblatt, joseph
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Mr. Terterian,
>
>I do not question your motives, your facts or your conclusions. I read your
>email and I hear your frustration. You are right, Winston set himself up to
>take the blame but because he *was being gracious* does not mean that we
>should not be gracious.
>
>In your third paragraph you point out that the problem started in 1992. We
>all agree this predates Winston's tenure at the top. Therefore whole
>"Winston fiddled while MPE burned" scenario is  imprecise. The truth is
that
>Winston Prather does not need the likes of me to defend him. His defense
was
>not the only issue that concerned me.
>
>I know you only through your participation on the list. In general I would
>say that your questions are pertinent, your answers insightful, your
>opinions thought out and your general tone well with in the bounds
civility.
>This unfortunately cannot be said of everyone contributing to this thread
>and others like it. I am sorry to say this but many postings have not been
>civil . I am not here to pass judgment on their being thought out.
>
>While we are on the subject of lack of civility; let's talk about the CEO
we
>love to hate. She too deserves to be addressed with civility. If you
>disagree fine but disagree with manners.
>
>There is no excuse for bad manners. We are all frustrated, angry and hurt.
>This is not a reason to forget the rules of conduct basic to society. This
>does not preclude being passionate about the subject. The future of MPE
>deserves no less.
>The opinions expressed herein are my own and not necessarily those of my
>employer.
>Yosef Rosenblatt
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 2:10 PM
>To: rosenblatt, joseph; [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Mr. Winston Prather
>
>
>In a message dated 1/22/2002 10:47:09 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
>
>
>
>I am sorry that people feel the need to assign blame to an individual
person
>for a corporate problem.
>
>
>
>If you read my email again, you will see that the only reason I am
>pinpointing Winston, because in the article Winston did mention that it was
>his and only his decision to discontinue HP3000....
>
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