Conference 7.286::digital

    
    Call his office and ask?  Explain the rumor and ask them
    to reply in the notes file.    

>    According to said rumor there was reluctance to accept blame for
>    the company's personnel situation.  
    
	Uh...exactly what is the company's personnel situation?
    Is there some new scandal which has yet to surface, or is this
    simply in reference to the current state of personnel?

				-davo

re: .1

> Explain the rumor and ask them to reply in the notes file.

(Amid peals of sidesplitting laughter . . . )

You forgot to add "And don't forget to tell us how you make out with your
request!"

-Jack

    
    Kimberley,
    
    Would that I could do as you suggested; an honest and straight-
    forward solution to a situation that may eventually impact upon 
    my employment at DEC.  However, I have cause to believe through
    pervious experience with Mr. Sims (indirectly) and the executive 
    level of Personnel that honesty and forthrightness is not how my
    request would be dealt with.  
    
    .3 is a bit more jaded than I am but I certainly know what he 
    means.  With all do respect, I would go to Personnel with a 
    serious work related situation when Hades reaches an atmospheric
    temperature sufficient to cause H2O to pass from a liquid to a 
    solid state.
      

    Re .0
    
    Perhaps somebody is upset that he spent $25K of the companies money
    interfering in the DCU election. Only joking...
    
    Dave

    Who on earth is John Sims?
    
    D.

	John Sims is VP of Strategic Resources. One of the more senior VPs
	in the company.

				Alfred

    Strategic resources === Personnel, although the Strategies aren't
    really strategic...
    
    q

     
    .0  .3  & .4
    
    I called John Sims office and he is not leaving Digital nor does he have
    plans to leave.  
    
    From the response so far I have a feeling that you won't believe the
    statement his office gave me, so I forwarded the information to him
    and asked his office to make a reply in the notes file.  
    
    

    
    I just had a brief but very pleasant meeting with John Sims.  He is
    not leaving to go anywhere........... so please take it upon yourselves
    to help put an end to the rumor mill.
    
    John is a real person who gave me a straight forward answer.
    
    "No, I am not going anywhere!"  
    
    However, John is a might bit busy to reply to rumors and 
    his office asked that I post this note.
    
    Kimberley Francis
    Secretary       
    Office of the President

re .10,

>    Kimberley Francis
>    Secretary       
>    Office of the President


Hi Kimberley,

Think you can convince your boss to drop a word or two in this conference :^)

/harley

    <we need more of that>
    
    no, what we need is LESS of rumor mongering
    
    
    				herb

    RE: Kimberly,
    
    I didn't know the White House had access to the Digital notes file. :')
    
    Mike

this topic is being write-locked.

If John Sims does leave, I'll be glad to unlock it :-)

Bob - Co-moderator DIGITAL

From LIVEWIRE

 	John Sims to retire (30-Jul)                   Date: 30-Jul-1993

                           John Sims to retire
  
         John Sims has announced his retirement from his position as Vice 
  President, Strategic Resources.
  
         "My 19 years with Digital have been extraordinarily exciting and 
  rewarding," John said. "Digital has set the standard for employee-based 
  values, ethics, valuing diversity and corporate citizenship. Many companies 
  in the U.S. have measured themselves against this standard. The company has 
  ridden the crest of the wave of success, fallen on difficult times, and has 
  made remarkable progress in transforming and revitalizing itself.
  
         "It has been a privilege to work as a member of the senior management 
  team and to have had the opportunity to develop programs across a wide range 
  of corporate functions, including Personnel, Administration, Environmental 
  Health and Safety, and Information Management and Technology. I want to thank 
  Digital for such an opportunity."
  
         Over the last several months, John has been actively involved in 
  helping Digital to shape and implement a value-based strategy for entering 
  the South Africa market.  He worked with the U.S. Government government, the 
  South African government, the African National Congress, and other factions 
  there to help Digital enter South Africa more smoothly than any other major 
  corporation.  
  
         John joined Digital in 1974 as corporate manager of Equal Employment
  Opportunity and Affirmative Action. Within a year he was promoted to
  director of Manufacturing Personnel.  In 1981 he became Corporate Staff
  Manager, and in 1984, Vice President of Personnel. He was appointed to the
  Executive Committee in 1986, and elected Vice President of Strategic
  Resources in 1987. A year later, John was recognized by "Black Enterprise"
  magazine as one of the 25 most influential African-American executives in
  the United States. John has been a member of the Senior Leadership Team and
  an executive partner to six major customers. 
  
         Following his retirement on August 6, John plans to become a 
  consultant, advising corporations on their investment strategies throughout 
  the continent of Africa.  He also plans to continue support of the Freedom 
  House and the Stratford-funded Project REACH (Road to Educational 
  ACHievement) where he currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors. 
  John will also continue to support Digital as a consultant in its 
  implementation of its southern African strategy and related government 
  functions.
  
         Robert B. Palmer, Digital's president and CEO commented, "John has 
  made many contributions to the growth of Digital and its culture, most 
  recently to our entry into business in South Africa. We wish him well in his 
  retirement from Digital, and success in his new undertaking."

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    .0  .3  & .4
    
    I called John Sims office and he is not leaving Digital nor does he have
    plans to leave.  
    
    From the response so far I have a feeling that you won't believe the
    statement his office gave me, so I forwarded the information to him
    and asked his office to make a reply in the notes file.  
    
    

    Hmmm ... seems to follow the pattern of official denial before a rumor 
    becomes a confirmed truth.  If anyone was surprised, I have this bridge
    for sale ...
    
    Steve

I seriously doubt it.  Back on 9-JUN-1992 I'm sure he really DIDN'T have any
plans to retire.  The company has changed a lot during the intervening 14
months...