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Brings to mind a famous quote attributed to Thomas J Watson (the real creator of IBM):

Watson: we should be investing in ongoing training in new skills for our staff.

VP: But what if we train them and they leave?

Watson: What if we don’t and they don’t?

Thanks for sharing the source of this quote. I've heard it numerous times but never knew it was from Thomas J. Watson.

Thanks, though I must admit I wasn’t there myself so can’t testify as to the veracity of my attribution! But it does sound like something he might have said.

I didn’t look it up on quote investigator though. https://quoteinvestigator.com/

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