text_combined: fw filling vacancies adding head count new policy please email justification hiring replacements consider alternatives automatically hiring also carefully consider level need hire see additional hires require multiple sign offs require face face meeting proceeding let know questions tks bob original message hall bob sent thursday october 04 2001 3 04 pm reeves leslie superty robert gossett jeffrey c white stacey w wynne rita mcclure mark subject filling vacancies adding head count recent budgeting experience think need tighten procedures around filling vacancies adding head count filling vacancies would like review positions think need challenge managers conservative possible would like sign replacements promise difficult adding personnel current budgeted number besides commercial team sign addition think may approved coo americas louise planning meeting next week discuss detail keep loop new hires resulting business changes asset management deals service arrangements let know think thanks bob