> I'm a little put off by the general attitude toward upper management. The > assumption seems to be that they are somehow crueler and more sadistic > than the average person I think their position and responsibilities often demands they be SEEN as perhaps clinical and unfeeling. And the bigger the company the wider the Us And Them gap. The guy in the loading bay has no real connection with the suits in HR -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist