> executives put themselves financially in the same situation as the lowest level people they are letting go Except, lately anyway, those people were probably

> executives put themselves financially in the same situation as the lowest level people they are letting go Except, lately anyway, those people were probably already living close to paycheck-to-paycheck, as many low six figure earners are in this horrible economy. Whereas, the CEO and other execs will likely not even miss the money.