Conference 7.286::digital

I didn't see it because I had no desire to stop working to see it.  If I 
thought they would have anything earth shattering to say I might have went. 
I won't see it on VHS either for the same reasons (and I don'yt have a VCR 
at home).

Jilly

    It wasn't shown in the UK.

    I was out trying to help a salesrep close some business...
    

	There is no DVN outlet in Salem NH (NIO). I guess we're to small
	as there are only about 2000 people in the plant. I could not
	justify to myself driving off site. Had it been on site I'd have
	watched.

			Alfred

    David - I realize you are in a Field LOCATION, but a lot of us:
    
    	spend the majority of our time at customers
    
    	don't have DVN facilities in our offices (smaller than the
    		Atlanta 'campus')
    
    	are on the road for various reasons
    
    	are in the middle of a non-interruptable work stretch
    
    	work second or third shift
    
    	etc.
    
    I'm sorry to be sensitive, but the "why didn't you watch" struck
    me as unnecessary.  Imagine the cost if all 125,000 took 1 hour
    to watch!
    
    On a positive note, those who were able to watch should be so kind
    as to report, to the best of their ability, to those who did not
    have the opportunity.
    
    	-Barry-
    

RE: .0 (Why didn't you watch it?)

Because this is the first I have heard of it.  And I don't exactly work in
some small office far from Maynard (I work in ZKO, Spit Brook NH).

Where was this advertised?  How did you hear of it?  I didn't think I was
hiding my head in the sand, but maybe I was...

-- Ken Moreau

    
    I was able to watch it, I work in Bedford where it was televised...A
    woman caller bluntly asked Ken if DEC was going to follow IBMs plan
    to decrease headcount.  He seemed uncomfortable with the question,
    and didn't give a direct answer, he did say "if there is such a
    plan I'm not aware of it".  The recurring message from all three
    was that people had to re-evaluate their career goals and change
    with the times...and that technology was making some jobs obsolete,
    not in those exact words but that was how I interpreted...

    re: .6 (Ken M: Where was this advertised?)
    
    The only time I remember seeing it "advertised" around here (Landover
    MD) was on LIVE WIRE (which few people seem to read).  Of course, when I
    found the announcement, I put it into our local NEWS system and sent
    copies to some local UMs asking that it be forwarded to their units.
    
    But, as far as "official" information is concerned, only those who
    _looked for it_ knew about it -- I know of no effort to "spread the
    news" in our district other than those listed above.
    
    FWIW
    
    -- Russ

I didn't watch it because I was busy and figured that if it was important, I
would have been TOLD to watch it.

After all, if anything important was said, I'm sure it will show up here.

Bob

    I watched the tape last night. It was very well done. The guy they
    have hosting it does a very professional job. Hope the networks don't
    see the tape or we'll lose him for sure. In general the quality, from
    a production standpoint, of the two DVN tapes I've seen is very high.
    Having seem a lot of amateurish efforts at TV over the years I'm glad
    to see DEC is really trying to do this sort of thing right.

    As for content I was also impressed. Everyone seemed very comfortable
    and straight forward. The answers were more straight out then I would
    have expected elsewhere. While they obviously had a good briefing about
    what questions to expect the answers did not seem rehearsed. Although
    it was obvious that Ken had had to answer a number of them a lot 
    prior to this show. (ie Ultrix-VMS related issues) I didn't see anyone
    really trying to avoid answering anything.

    The one downer was the question related to the salary cycle. There it
    seemed that Ken and Jack were completely surprised. And they admitted
    it. But they did commit to a public answer and they did follow up on
    it. I can hope they did some behind the scene chewing out of who ever
    told people to add an additional 3 months to peoples reviews.

    Based on the last to DVN shows (the only ones I've seen) I may just
    make a trip off site to watch the next one. If NIO ever rates a DVN
    down link I will definitely watch them here.

    			Alfred

The DVN Site Listing I got to via VTX' U.S. News says that:
"NOTE: Videotapes of DVN broadcasts are also available in the Open Learning
Centers in all European countries, in the VHS or PAL format. Interested
should contact their local In_house Training Manager. For further details,
Nick Meyer @GEO."

							Trace

    There is an other Quarterly Report next week (Tuesday). I understand
    that Ken Olsen, Jack Smith, and John Sims will be taking phone in
    questions. So what you you ask if you had them on the other end of
    the phone? What do you think are the big questions on peoples minds
    at Digital today?
    
    			Alfred

    
    REF: 985.13
    
    After the November DVN quarterly, it was my perception the DVN sites
    were swamped with employees, and in ninety minutes there clearly was
    insufficient time to address but a handful of call-in questions, luck
    of the draw.  I sent an Employee Invovlement suggestion up suggesting
    an "ASK KEN" VAXnotes conference where ALL employees could list their
    questions and concerns.  The most relevant could then be answered in
    the DVN, the next most relevant in an employee newsletter to each of
    our homes, and ALL questions answered in the ASK KEN VAXnotes
    conference by appropriate people answering on behalf of Ken.
    
    Never heard anything on my suggestion being implemented, or if not, why
    not.
    
    Of course, I've never heard anything similar on the outcome of nearly
    all of my 50 to 60 suggestion memos I've sent up since about a year ago
    (discounting all the ones from the previous two years since then there
    was no "official" suggestion group to whom to address then.  But that's
    a different topic.
    
    My question would be, "When is real employee empowerment going to
    become genuine?"
    

    Clearly one of the biggest questions in most employees minds is "when
    will the salami slicing stop?" or "can some honest comments be made on
    downsizing and when it'll stop?".
    
    
    						- andy