GM Board Meeting

[XJ Dreamin']

General Motors Exec #1: We need to raise prices 3%.

GME#2: Costomers will never go for that.

GME#1: We have to either increase sales or cut costs.

GME#3: Dropping the employee discount would save a couple of bucks.

GME#2: UAW will never go for that.

GME#4: Wait a minute...<sound of gears whining>...Raise the price 6%..

GME#1: #2 already said the customers will never go for...

GME#4: Hold on..Hold on..hear me out. Raise the price 6% and give EVERYBODY the 3% employee discount.

<SILENCE>

Guinness Draft in a bottle guys: BRILLIANT!!





Oy...Oh, well. I never would have bought GM anyway.

 

[Dirk Pitt]

Wrong.

Everyone gets the employee discount and GM cuts 25,000 jobs over the next 3 years.

It's an inventory thing. They need to sell the inventory that is costing them more to keep, than it would be to sell them with employee discounts.

HTH

 

[CRASH]

Hmmmmm......is buying a turd at a discount better than paying full price for a turd?

CRASH

 

[Yucca-Man]

Hmmmmm......is buying a turd at a discount better than paying full price for a turd?

Only if you still get a full tank of gas with it. And floormats.

 

[XJ Dreamin']

Wrong.

Everyone gets the employee discount and GM cuts 25,000 jobs over the next 3 years.

It's an inventory thing. They need to sell the inventory that is costing them more to keep, than it would be to sell them with employee discounts.

HTH

No doubt.

That little scene is what popped into my head the first time I saw one of those commercials.

Let me refine that: First thought - "I wonder what the employees think of losing their discount." Second thought - "Don't matter 'cause there won't be anybody working at GM much longer." Third thought - the scene, above.

and now...

ACT II
Outside the board room, meeting is breaking up.

GME#1 to Exec Secretary: Cash out all of my options and transfer everything to this account [hands sec. a small slip of paper]

ExecSec: Yes, sir. Is something going to happen?

GME#1: Take 10% for yourself and keep it quiet.

ExecSec: Yes, sir!

FINI