[Discuss] Justify your existence

David Rosenstrauch darose at darose.net
Fri Dec 16 11:03:54 EST 2011


On 12/16/2011 12:41 AM, Jack Coats wrote:
> Here are a few personal truisms about 'overhead'.
>
> A long time ago, I found that you are 'overhead' if you are not in the
> 'Business of the Business'.

> If you a banker or teller you are in the banking business, if you are
> in IT, or marketing, or greeters, you are 'overhead'.

+1.  This was an important realization I came to during my years working 
on Wall St.  (And is one of the main reasons why I no longer work there.)

DR



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