[Deegy]

Even if we agree that your strategy is optimal, it would require the manager acting in a significantly pragmatic manner.

I would wager that the majority of managers will rather reactively jump at the chance to cut an entire salary from their cost structure.

[the_lonely_road]

The majority of managers would jump at the opportunity to reduce their number of direct reports? Owners might want to cut salaries but managers want to increase direct reports.