Thomas J. Watson - Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that ...

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Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience?

Thomas J. Watson

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Vor kurzem wurde ich gefragt, ob ich einen Mitarbeiter feuern würde, der einen Fehler gemacht habe, der das Unternehmen 600.000 Dollar gekostet hat. Nein, antwortete ich, ich habe gerade 600.000 $ für das Training ausgegeben. Warum sollte ich wollen, dass jemand seine Erfahrung anstellt?

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