I've seen this done, but there was a class of employee not eligible for the buyout (e.g., engineer). So you wind up with good engineers, and all the bad manage

I've seen this done, but there was a class of employee not eligible for the buyout (e.g., engineer). So you wind up with good engineers, and all the bad management and support that couldn't find jobs elsewhere, and that works out real well, you betcha...