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A Growing Number Agree to Pay Cuts During Hard Times By JOANN S. LUBLIN Russ Smyth made an uncommon promise when he became the $950,000-a-year chief executive of H&R Block Inc. this summer. He agreed — in advance — to

Managing Your Career By Joann Lublin AUGUST 5, 2008 During a recent commuter-ferry ride, I overheard a pair of investment bankers swap strategies for weathering rumored job cuts at their employer. “I’m hanging garlic over my office door,” one banker