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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5754814" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>If you can demonstrate that those issues apply specifically to WotC, then you'll have a point. Do you know Greg Leeds' compensation package, and how it compares to those of his employees?</p><p></p><p>Let us assume that what we've heard from many quarters is true - while Hasbro owns WotC, and thereby drives their fiscal cycle, Hasbro is largely hands-off on the details of management. WotC is then, for most intents and purposes a small-to-medium sized company, not a large one, and the issue you note above is unlikely to apply. </p><p></p><p>Edit: This statement didn't say what I wanted - I was not trying to defend corporate practices in the broad sense. I was noting that in lean times, companies, like people, sometimes have to make hard decisions, whether or not their CEOs have inflated compensation. When they're struggling to make ends meet, many folks don't stick to ideal practices, no matter the size of their business. If for no other reason than nobody really knows that's ideal.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This isn't the thread that allows political discussion. So, I'll say that I think that in many sectors, the advent of the Information Age has rendered that an outmoded way of thinking about employment, and I'll leave it at that.</p><p></p><p>More specifically, WotC is not in a business that lends itself well to steady-state staffing in the long term, especially in the RPG quarter. The life-cycle of the product lines just don't behave that way in practice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 5754814, member: 177"] If you can demonstrate that those issues apply specifically to WotC, then you'll have a point. Do you know Greg Leeds' compensation package, and how it compares to those of his employees? Let us assume that what we've heard from many quarters is true - while Hasbro owns WotC, and thereby drives their fiscal cycle, Hasbro is largely hands-off on the details of management. WotC is then, for most intents and purposes a small-to-medium sized company, not a large one, and the issue you note above is unlikely to apply. Edit: This statement didn't say what I wanted - I was not trying to defend corporate practices in the broad sense. I was noting that in lean times, companies, like people, sometimes have to make hard decisions, whether or not their CEOs have inflated compensation. When they're struggling to make ends meet, many folks don't stick to ideal practices, no matter the size of their business. If for no other reason than nobody really knows that's ideal. This isn't the thread that allows political discussion. So, I'll say that I think that in many sectors, the advent of the Information Age has rendered that an outmoded way of thinking about employment, and I'll leave it at that. More specifically, WotC is not in a business that lends itself well to steady-state staffing in the long term, especially in the RPG quarter. The life-cycle of the product lines just don't behave that way in practice. [/QUOTE]
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