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Voice mail message from Bob Livonius, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice
President, distributed on the internal voicemail communication system of
Spherion Corporation on December 21, 2001:

"This is Bob Livonius. This is a voicemail being distributed to my direct
reports, to Roy Krause and his direct reports, to Lisa Iglesias and Wayne
L'Heureux and it's for your appropriate distribution through your organizations.

Today we distributed publicly a press release regarding a Stock Option Exchange
program which is a first for our company. Although it will impact only a small
number of associates, I just wanted to take a few minutes to explain what it is,
in the event you receive questions from employees or customers.

For those of you who are eligible to participate in the Exchange Program, you
will receive additional information via email and at home. The Stock Option
Exchange Program is a voluntary program available to associates who hold stock
options in an exercise price of $18.00 or higher. Due to the volatility in the
Stock Market and the significant decline in Spherion's stock price, a number of
associates' stock options are effectively under water; meaning the price of the
stock option is higher than our current share price. We are very pleased that
the Board of Directors has approved a program whereby associates who wish to
participate in the Stock Option Exchange Program will receive one option share
for every 2 1/2 that are surrendered. We anticipate that the shares will be
surrendered on January 31, 2002, and the new options will be granted on August
9, 2002, with an exercise price equal to the closing market price of Spherion's
stock on that date. Only active employees who are U.S. residents are eligible
and employees must be employed continuously through the date the new options are
granted, which is expected to be August 9, 2002, and only options issued from
certain option plans are eligible for this program.

I am very pleased to be able to tell you about this information, obviously there
will be more information forthcoming in the press release and Q&A as well as
information applying directly to you if you are one of those eligible to
participate because you hold stock options at an exercise price of $18.00 or
higher. Thanks very much and look out for this information."