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re: There is absolutely no such thing as employer loyalty anymore
Posted on 11/21/17 at 1:48 pm to tketaco
Posted on 11/21/17 at 1:48 pm to tketaco
Grandpa had a guy who had worked for him for 30+ years. After they got a new contract, he had to fire the guy. He had been arrested for identity theft or something like that decades ago, and couldn't pass the new harder background checks and all that the new client required.
Dude was about 5 years out from retirement. And my grandpa felt horrible so he simply kept paying the guy up until he would have retired.
Dude was about 5 years out from retirement. And my grandpa felt horrible so he simply kept paying the guy up until he would have retired.
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Posted on 11/21/17 at 2:03 pm to beerJeep
A number of years ago, I remember when West Monroe got a Wal-Mart. On Christmas Eve they let some employees go home early (the ones they were keeping), and those that stayed behind having no idea what was coming cleaned up and restocked the store. At the end of the shift, the manager got on the PA and told them they were all laid off effective immediately. That told me all I wanted to know about the Wal-Mart culture.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 2:06 pm to Isabelle81
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The lack of loyalty both ways has been a problem for many years. Glad I’m retired.
I am not far out from retiring. IF I want to work, it will be for myself, but that's a big "IF." I can afford to let go and enjoy life and will probably do just that - at least for awhile. What I do know is I will never work for another organization again.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 4:25 pm to GeauxOCDP
I bet you’ve never made a payroll in your life. Corporations can be anything from a 2 man S-Corp to a huge multi-national. They are both the same in that if they are no longer profitable, people lose their jobs. Comprende?
Posted on 11/21/17 at 4:27 pm to TDcline
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There is absolutely no such thing as employer loyalty anymore
Tis the season for layoffs
People act like this is some new thing. I've been in the corporate world for 18 years and have always seen business fricking over their employees.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 4:37 pm to damnedoldtigah
I would have knocked a fricking gondola over.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 4:43 pm to TDcline
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Merry fricking Christmas.
Bro chill. It's not even Thanksgiving yet.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 4:48 pm to TDcline
I worked for a company that had a principal objective we had to read out loud before every meeting. It’s listed profits and shareholders before employees.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 4:52 pm to Lefthooklarry
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I worked for a company that had a principal objective we had to read out loud before every meeting. It’s listed profits and shareholders before employees
What's the problem? How many employees do you know who prioritize their company over themselves?
Posted on 11/21/17 at 4:58 pm to go ta hell ole miss
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know that is not popular in the south, but these situations are what unions were "initially" started on.
That is not why unions were started.... not at all.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 5:02 pm to slackster
The shareholders don't make the company run. They don't do anything to keep the lights on.
If a company treats it's employees like shite, they will eventually be full of employees that don't give a shite.
If a company treats it's employees like shite, they will eventually be full of employees that don't give a shite.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 5:08 pm to wadewilson
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If a company treats it's employees like shite, they will eventually be full of employees that don't give a shite
Probably, but if your primary focus is profitability, you can still take care of employees. They're not mutually exclusive.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 5:12 pm to slackster
Agreed.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 5:14 pm to go ta hell ole miss
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Otherwise, join a union. I know that is not popular in the south, but these situations are what unions were "initially" started on.
Then the company would have to shut the whole office down and everyone would lose their job. Yay unions
Posted on 11/21/17 at 5:23 pm to shawnlsu
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Too early. Can we please get through Thanksgiving before Christmas gets shoved in our faces?
No, it was to emphasize how heartless these companies are. They know it’s next to impossible to find another job this time of year, but let people go anyway. Assholes can’t wait til after Christmas?
Posted on 11/21/17 at 5:26 pm to TDcline
It sucks but that’s just life in today’s business. Always comes down to the bottom line. Hell, look at IBM and their Watson system; it’s making a lot of jobs unnecessary. The key is always make yourself more valuable than those around you, never get comfortable and always learn and adapt.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 5:27 pm to Tiger Prawn
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It sucks, but its part of the business world. Its better than the alternative of not cutting costs and watching the entire business go bankrupt and everyone be out of a job.
It is better than that particular alternative, though who knows if that was actually the alternative
Posted on 11/21/17 at 5:29 pm to wadewilson
It's a balance
Posted on 11/21/17 at 6:44 pm to TDcline
this has been going on a long arse time
welcome to life
welcome to life
This post was edited on 11/21/17 at 6:45 pm
Posted on 11/21/17 at 6:49 pm to TDcline
It sucks but at the end of the day it’s about the business, CEO and shareholders making money, not your friends wife. Timing though sucks! Hope she finds work sooner than later.
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