My advice to the Frenchman who wants any of these things is to do without for a few weeks, because such a situation can last only under the rule of the Germans, who drain a country dry of everything except grace, beauty, and good sense.

NPR: Excerpt: 'World War II Writings'

While cost efficiencies do make a lot of sense in the short term, it is important to understand whether all this knowledge drain will prevent the effective bounce back of the organization when the high growth economy returns?

FORBES: Don't you want to know what you "know?"