I fully agree that we've got a serious management issue. It's evident across the board at all levels, you've got individuals manning the helm that do not deserve to do so as they are under qualified, and worst of all undermotivated to do the job at hand rather than politic and watch golf at their desks. I do think there is a better way to manage market share increases rather than laying off personnel. Personnel create an opportunity for performance, and by reducing that head count you diminish that opportunity. I do still belive the cuts were made as stop loss measures, but I do not think they are as heavy as folks are anticipating. Perhaps these areas that just got affected by cuts would be better suited to operate if they had proper managers running the plants.
On point post from @11149P4n-4yoi. Deserved its own thread.