One would argue that it was "dumbass" if the attempt to cut cost affected a greater loss of productivity. But that is often the case; attempts to increase "sha

One would argue that it was "dumbass" if the attempt to cut cost affected a greater loss of productivity. But that is often the case; attempts to increase "shareholder value" come at an outsized and detrimental cost of productivity and ultimate profit. But such is life. You cannot know the outcome of two paths as you can only test one of them.