[bruceboughton]

You assume that this tidy out will get rid of more of the latter (the unproductive ones) than the former (the value-producing ones).

[arethuza]

Indeed, a politically astute friend point out that the first reaction of managers would be to cut productive first line services first. The so called "Washington Monument Syndrome":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monument_Syndrome

Of course, managers who act this way should be the first ones kicked out...