SAS, I shall afford you the courtesy that my 00:45 local time demands, for fear of being accused of pique!
If you will give me the courtesy of re-reading my posts you will find no reference to small ponds or the like.
With regard to the wider question, who do you think the HR departments are arnswering to? The Finance Depts. Who do you think the finance Depts answer too? The customer (indirectly) Do you really believe that the customers are somehow immune to all of this financial instability? Do you really believe that the Oil Companies in the UK and Europe are sitting back and basking in profits?
If you do, then kindly go off and daydream. If not, thanks for sticking with reality!
Last edited by 212man; 24th Mar 2009 at 17:18.