>Lots of things are cost centers. Agreed. If you boil it all down, the only things that are "profit centers" are either Marketing or Sales. Everything else is

>Lots of things are cost centers. Agreed. If you boil it all down, the only things that are "profit centers" are either Marketing or Sales. Everything else is a cost. When a company I work for begins putting its employees into boxes like that, I look for a quick exit. It's only a matter of time before the C-level staff start reducing those "cost-centers" to a few overworked, underpaid staff.