Newsflash to those who think the screwed managers were only doing their jobs- you may have no idea of the various overtime and other demands that senior management makes that go uncompensated - routinely- even in good economic times.

They got these 'employee at will employees' together, promised them something and then screwed them after they produced the requisite savings.

I'm sure many worked even more uncompensated hours and possibly submerged even more personal ethics because of this incentive.

Good for Hegal.

I was likely a victim of this incentive plan as most of the savings that these managers obtained came from firing staff.  What was the purpose of incenting these people to fire their co-workers?  Frankly, they were ordered to do it in the first place. 

Maybe these manangers believe they deserve to get these bonuses based on savings from "lean" projects.  Well I gaurantee you if they had to prove the savings they claimed they will have come up short anyway.  While lean & six sigma is a very worthwhile savings methodology the way Mercury reports savings in many cases is a farce; everyone at Mercury knows it but somehow lying to themselves warrants bonus to the haves that is equal to the salarys of 2 - 3 of the have nots.

This is a shame especially since the managers and production personel obviously achieved success of actions taken. Somewhere,  or someone has a memo, or documentation of this program. If several managers throughout the company operated on the same edict, then I would think they have cause.

This is another example of the current Brunswick executives of mis-management with employees. How much more will the Board of Directors allow this kind of media attention without action to replace these executives.

Did the Board of Directors ever actually vote on the Mercury decision to move from Stillwater, or was this only Mercury and Brunswick management. Either way, it doesn't set well with employees of negative actions or the public who will view Brunswick in a negative light.