"Salespeople produce income, everyone else cost money. I was very reluctant to hire anyone that cost money, she says. I was always happy to spend money that wou

"Salespeople produce income, everyone else cost money. I was very reluctant to hire anyone that cost money, she says. I was always happy to spend money that would produce more money for the firm." As a programmer, I feel so awesome whenever a real estate agent or equity trader or department director or whoever makes a comment like this.</sarcasm> Comments like this make me want to scream and let them know that we all keep things running smoothly. She's lucky she didn't have any turnover; higher-ups with these kinds of attitudes don't keep worthwhile people for long. Also, pedantic journalism fail: 9/11 happened on a Tuesday, not a Monday.