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From: afa@homxb.UUCP (A.ACKERMAN)
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Subject: Re: ATTIS's force reduction:  A Modest Proposal
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Date: Fri, 6-Sep-85 17:55:34 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  6 17:55:34 1985
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The following does not represent the views of A. ACKERMAN or AT&T Bell
Labs, but of R. McIlree
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The primary reason I vehmently diagreed with the original poster of
the "force reduction" solution is that it is ludicrous to single out
a group of people for termination because of race, color, creed, et..
including HABITS.

Perhaps the original poster was: a) just upset over the turn of events
at IS and attempting to humor himself over it; or b) actually serious
and, in this case, pretty stupid.

In response to Louis Marco's opinion that smokers are about equal to those
with offensive B.O., I offer the following:

	Here at Bell Labs, we have segregated offices with respect to
smoking. Smokers share offices with smokers, and non-sokers with
non-smokers. I have not had any problems with people entering my office
(and staying around, by the way) because of this. It's probably due
to my enhanced productivity...

Further response to Mr. Marco's posting:

	It's about time that university-types like you get off of your
high ivory towers, wake up and smell the coffee, and find out what
the real world (i.e. Industry) is like, because it sure is a hell of
a lot different buddy.


				Bob McIlree
				AT&T Bell Laboratories
				Middletown, NJ 07748