This week proved a lousy one for 300 or so Intuit employees. The tax-preparation software maker on Thursday sacked 4 percent of its work force as part of its ongoing resource management efforts. “We manage our resources on an on-going basis; these changes support our long-term growth strategy,” an Intuit (INTU) spokesperson said in a statement. Said strategy, it should be noted, also includes the $170 million acquistion just two days ago of PayCyle, an online payroll services provider …
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Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.
12:58 AM: Breakfast: Two schools of fish from Tokyo Bay. Calories: 782,000. How I was feeling when I ate this: confused, irradiated, hating my size. 11:37 AM: Exercise: “Taxi Stomp” (alternating legs, for 30 blocks). Calories burned: 148,900,183.
1983. The Beatles announce their first tour in thirteen years, but likewise announce that Michael Jackson will be going on tour with them as a one gigantic mega-concert event.
This week proved a lousy one for 300 or so Intuit employees. The tax-preparation software maker on Thursday sacked 4 percent of its work force as part of its ongoing resource management efforts. “We manage our resources on an on-going basis; these changes support our long-term growth strategy,” an Intuit (INTU) spokesperson said in a statement. Said strategy, it should be noted, also includes the $170 million acquistion just two days ago of PayCyle, an online payroll services provider …
