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Here's a reprint of an old WSJ article from the "Neutron Jack" era: > EVERYONE FIRED > Wall Street Reacts Favorably http://www.angelfire.com/hi3/ideology/fir
by Pxtl 7y ago
Here's a reprint of an old WSJ article from the "Neutron Jack" era:
> EVERYONE FIRED
> Wall Street Reacts Favorably
http://www.angelfire.com/hi3/ideology/fired.html http://www.angelfire.com/hi3/ideology/fired.html
Michael Moore used it as the introduction to his '90s-era book "Downsize This!".
Welch is quoted in the article:
> Jack Welch, chairman of General Electric, had more concrete advice for the downsized workers.
> "We've got 40 openings at our Tijuana facility right now," beamed a jubilant Welch. "I'd be more than happy to accept applications from any of our US workers who would like to relocate there. Just give our personnel department a call - and it will definitely help if you can speak Spanish!"
- Pxtl 7y agoI was posting because I remembered reading it decades ago and seemed factual, but after re-reading it in detail this article is obviously fictionalized and satirical, and isn't a literal WSJ article.