The best employees were indeed targeted and then eliminated. No dead wood there. The intent was to save on labor costs and the best employees tended to make the highest salaries, so out they went. The fact that they took ADP's knowledge base with them went past the intelligence of the top leadership team. Whoops! Amazing ineptitude! Now ADP is paying the price. And how!
You hit the nail on the head, @5pug+17E8w0Wr.