Sally Wrote:
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> I don't see how that would work. We need to keep
> qualified people in office to take care of our
> needs and we need to pay them accordingly.

The big trick is finding "qualified" people.
In my neck of the woods, consulting civil engineering, my co-workers spent the work day either playing on-line video games, ie Capture the Flag, or running side businesses on the company dime.
What was cool was to listen to them sputter when it came time to answer to the company President why they could not deliver a design solution.
I can't count the number of times that I had to meet clients defending the lack of production by the managerial types.