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[mdthomas AT mindspring.com]

Here's an article about how the scarcity of high-skills
workers is changing the way companies have to think
about compensation.

http://www.corp.powerize.com/EC/2000/07/13/doc1.html

Apparently, the guy at this conference hasn't been 
following our stock options thread b/c he thinks you
can put a value on stock options. Interesting idea
though:

<SNIP>
"That being said, England recommended that everyone 
should throw away all the rules and begin again by 
"monetizing" the pay package. In this scenario,
England said an employer would take everything from 
base salary, annual bonus, stock options, medical
benefits and paid time off, and place a total value 
on the rewards package. Employees then would have the 
ability to choose how their pay is delivered. 
</SNIP>