Lord, I think that a lot of this simply points back to the simple reality that in this day and time, you do not need a full-time staff to do those things that the original post said these people had been doing in years past. It is an archaic position in the times of internet ordering and computer tracking and management of orders. Then you have to factor in all of the other tough economic situations facing our country and by extension almost every organization. Most of the people on here who are complaining about a lack of willingness to cut in other areas are probably not even in a position to have insight as to what other areas have had to be tightened as a result of this.
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