Sorry folks, but the attacks on rep salaries, benefits, and head count all began when we started putting foreigners and scumbag liberal lawyers in charge of the company. Between King Hank of Canada, the Hamburglarer, and Prince Rupert, we have had a series of people whose primary concern is personal enrichment. The sales force was seen as a fattened cow ready for slaughter, not the benchmark for the industry - which is funny as now the sales management team is all hung up on the FF perception amongst customers - after the FF has been decimated and shat upon for a decade...
My retirement can't get here soon enough... And I may be the last of that dying breed (FF retiree).