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On 8/10/2017 7:44 AM, Gary wrote:
> Bruce wrote:
>>
>> Without office workers the shlemiel wouldn't have electricity or a
>> mower or cat food or toilet paper or a house.

>
> That's true. The blue collar workers in a company can be highly
> skilled at what they do and make good products. Without office
> workers that know "their" skills, any company would fail.
> Marketing, bookkeeping, accounting, advertising, sales are all
> necessary office workers in any company. Any successful company
> is a team effort.
>

Somebody has to churn out the paychecks (even if direct deposit) for the
folks working in the machine shop. Guess what? Those people are
*office workers*. Unless, of course, he and everyone else was getting
paid under the table...

Jill