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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

multigraincracker

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9. MBAs are killing businesses.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:40 PM

Mar 21

I recommend everyone read WHE McKINSEY COMES TO TOWN, The hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm.
For the last 5 years my “efficiency” shopping has included not shopping there.

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America's Top Grocery Chain Laying Off Employees Left and Right [View all] Omaha Steve Mar 21 OP

Liars atreides1 Mar 21 #1

Maybe they have learned something that most corporations do not learn. Corporate workers do not make the money LiberalArkie Mar 21 #2

Agreed MichMan Mar 21 #5

Right, that's why you couldn't find a cashier at Kroger for 2 years. louis-t Mar 21 #8

The cuts they made were described in the OP MichMan Mar 21 #12

200 out of 400,000 doesn't seem like drastic cuts MichMan Mar 21 #3

Oh, well, then it's okay! At least they aren't adding staff. AllyCat Mar 21 #11

Judging by the second paragraph there, this is almost certainly because of AI. But most companies highplainsdem Mar 21 #4

Yup, a lot of that going on.... getagrip_already Mar 21 #7

Ah yes, that old "better serve customers" routine. louis-t Mar 21 #6

MBAs are killing businesses. multigraincracker Mar 21 #9

We avoid our local Kroger store like the plague. AllyCat Mar 21 #10