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posted by takyon on Sunday October 22 2017, @09:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the FIRE-sector-doing-bad-math-again dept.

The Intercept reports:

Bank of America Merrill Lynch downgraded Chipotle and warned investors that the stock will "underperform", complaining that the restaurant chain is paying its workers too much, and that cutting labor costs further will be difficult for the chain.

[...] Chipotle spokesperson Chris Arnold called Bank of America's analysis "flawed and inaccurate", adding that the restaurant chain hasn't cut employee hours but recently increased hours in conjunction with the addition of queso to the menu.

"That analysis is making estimates and conclusions about our management practices over a 12-year time frame from 2006 to 2017", Arnold told The Intercept. "Obviously, the scale of our business and labor wages have changed dramatically over that time frame. Drawing conclusions from 2006 and applying them as a directional change to our business over the past 12 months is simply flawed."

[...] "We continue to pay wages and offer benefits that are competitive and that reflect the priorities of our employees", Arnold said. "And with a commitment to developing and promoting people from within, we are providing significant opportunities for advancement."

The downgrade is a symptom of Wall Street's maniacal obsession with labor costs.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by acid andy on Sunday October 22 2017, @02:44PM (2 children)

    by acid andy (1683) on Sunday October 22 2017, @02:44PM (#585954) Homepage Journal

    So the HR department should change their title to just H? Problem solved!

    P for Personnel.

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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday October 22 2017, @02:58PM

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Sunday October 22 2017, @02:58PM (#585959) Journal

    Any suit who can say the word "personnel" and *mean it* is gonna fry...

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Gaaark on Sunday October 22 2017, @03:36PM

    by Gaaark (41) on Sunday October 22 2017, @03:36PM (#585967) Journal

    HP? Mmmmmm.... that and sriracha sauce.....makes Gaaark something something

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