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re: Going to give you young baws a free lesson
Posted on 8/18/21 at 11:58 am to anc
Posted on 8/18/21 at 11:58 am to anc
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Going to give you young baws a free lesson
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Your job doesn't care about you. If you are thinking about staying with a company because of the people or the "family culture," you are kidding yourself.
A coworker of mine died recently. Dropped dead after he got home from work. We got a division wide e-mail with his funeral arrangements and a meeting with HR to discuss posting the position.
Coworker of mine was murdered one weekend in random violence. My company has over 400 employees.
Monday morning we had an 'emergency' company-wide zoom meeting to announce what happened. HR talked about the employee and then offered the 'floor' to anyone wanting to share memories about the guy. A few did.
An email went out after the meeting asking for these people and any others who may not like public speaking to put together a paragraph or two of their memories of this guy, work related or not. HR was putting together something for his family as a memorial from his company/coworkers.
Another company email went out with a number to call for counseling for those who were close to this employee.
This would have been done in person if not for pandemic.
Another free lesson... Not all companies are created equal.
This post was edited on 8/18/21 at 12:08 pm
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Posted on 8/18/21 at 12:00 pm to anc
How would you handle it?
Pretend you own a company and this situation happens. Please enlighten us on the proper procedure you would implement.
Pretend you own a company and this situation happens. Please enlighten us on the proper procedure you would implement.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 12:02 pm to anc
We know.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 12:07 pm to Cosmo
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To be fair most employees dont give a shite about their employer either
True, but employees typically don't go around giving lip service pretending they do.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 1:26 pm to anc
Who the hell downvoted this. Some of the best advice you are ever gonna get
Posted on 8/18/21 at 1:33 pm to Colonel Angus
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people have given advice that "company culture" matters as much as salary
This is what people under 40 view as important.
Eh this is a trope
We don't think it's important because they'll mourn us if we die or because they really really, really care about us.
I don't give a shite why you give my wife 6 months of paid maternity leave, I just care that you do it. I don't care why you encourage me to take time off liberally and let me actually take it without interruption, I just care that it happens.
I know a lot of my generation is stupid, but the "culture" most of us care about doesn't center on ping pong tables in the break room. It's gratuitous raises during economic crises, closing for a week at holidays, etc. In other words, shite that actually matters and makes your life better.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 1:56 pm to anc
I have some good friends that I've met through my work. I enjoy what I do. SJW'ism is making it shitty the last few years but just like creeping socialism, there's no where else to go. Buckle up buttercup, it's a fricking job.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 1:59 pm to Colonel Angus
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When he retired they had a retirement party/dinner for him and gave him a gold Seiko watch (around 1980).
30 years and they give him a fricking Seiko? That’s sad.
This post was edited on 8/18/21 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 8/18/21 at 2:04 pm to anc
This is a good example of why employers have to keep a certain distance.
It is inevitable somebody is almost always keeping score on the things you do or say about other employees. If they think you made a big fuss over this event and didn't over their similar event they will whine. There are not many people like that but memories of some of the small minded are long.
I hate when something bad happens to one of my employees or to a member of their family. I have, on occasion, gave families cash and I always tell them "this is from IB not the company and it is nobody else's business".
But the advice is rather sound. Do what is right for your family but don't take money from an employer for half arse effort.
It is inevitable somebody is almost always keeping score on the things you do or say about other employees. If they think you made a big fuss over this event and didn't over their similar event they will whine. There are not many people like that but memories of some of the small minded are long.
I hate when something bad happens to one of my employees or to a member of their family. I have, on occasion, gave families cash and I always tell them "this is from IB not the company and it is nobody else's business".
But the advice is rather sound. Do what is right for your family but don't take money from an employer for half arse effort.
This post was edited on 8/18/21 at 2:07 pm
Posted on 8/18/21 at 2:13 pm to anc
If you haven't learned that lesson yet then you're a slow learner. Nobody gives a F about you. Go to a funeral and see how long it is before they're discussing what to have for lunch. Life is for the living.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 2:14 pm to OU812ME2
"The number of people that comes to your funeral will depend on the weather."
Posted on 8/18/21 at 2:19 pm to anc
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ts a hard truth that no one wants to think about.
It’s a hard truth most already know. You’re acting like you’ve solved a riddle. This has been apparent to most everyone for years.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 2:25 pm to anc
I learned to be loyal to one person.. Yourself.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 2:31 pm to anc
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We got a division wide e-mail with his funeral arrangements and a meeting with HR to discuss posting the position.
One monkey don't stop no show
Posted on 8/18/21 at 3:38 pm to anc
I have said several times about make sure and take the vacation days you are given and sick time because of you left your job today, you are easily replaceable.
Of course, some try hard is always like, “it doesn’t work that way” like they think that by taking a day off is gonna cripple the company
Of course, some try hard is always like, “it doesn’t work that way” like they think that by taking a day off is gonna cripple the company
Posted on 8/18/21 at 4:29 pm to anc
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Your job doesn't care about you. If you are thinking about staying with a company because of the people or the "family culture," you are kidding yourself.
And when you leave a job after many years, you learn the difference between coworkers and friends.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 4:39 pm to anc
Was it the flu?
Posted on 8/18/21 at 4:46 pm to anc
I feel like you left out the lesson part?
Posted on 8/18/21 at 5:26 pm to Saintsisit
I mean if the dude JUST passed, like within a couple of days, I’d probably hold off on mentioning his job being open in the same email with his funeral information. It’s pretty obvious that his position is opening if the dude is gone.
Plus, if he isn’t a department head or a part of 1-3 person department, then there isn’t any urgency there anyways.
But yeah, never put into a job more than what you get out of it - work to live, don’t live to work.
Plus, if he isn’t a department head or a part of 1-3 person department, then there isn’t any urgency there anyways.
But yeah, never put into a job more than what you get out of it - work to live, don’t live to work.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 5:39 pm to Weekend Warrior79
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Hell, I worked for a company that boasted about work/life balance. But, would call you into the office if you worked less than 8am - 7pm. And, as it was told to me several times, they push 50 work weeks because I was free after 40.
That’s why hourly vs salary is important knowing their expectations. I’ve worked both: Had a Salary job and it was great with hours. As long as I got my job done, they didn’t give a damn about my in office hours. Had another one who expected you to at bare minimum be available and in office from 8 until 5:30 and still be available on nights/weekend/vacation. I did less work there then the other one yet spent more time doing it, earning less for my efforts.
Hourly can be beneficial depending on the work you do and the pay. The great thing about it is I don’t talk or think about work unless I’m on the clock. If someone asks me something work related while I’m on lunch and it’s not directly related to myself or utterly important, I tell them what time my lunch ends and carry on.
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