Oh, how quickly memories fade. It was NTT's layoff of 10,000 staff in
1993/94 that allowed other companies to do the same. NTT was actually the
first and biggest job killer...
> From: "Michael Turner" <leap@gol.com>
> If DoCoMo can make "Java = secure, economical, easy, mobile
> on-line product ordering" an equation in Japanese consumer's
> minds, you might really have something. Unfortunately, though,
> you can already get that in most people's minds with a human
> order-taking operator. It would be cheaper? Yes, but only if
> there are layoffs. And this is Japan, and more specifically, NTT,
> we're talking about here. Is huge, unionized, amakudari-ridden
> NTT going to be one of Japan's biggest job killers? Hmm...
>
Received on Tue Jul 18 23:22:45 2000