re: The era of the company man is over

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And you scroll through someones post history for something like that. And you remembered something from a random stranger. What a little weasel frick you are

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I’m a savant, I don’t know what you want me to say. I remembered your dumbass post and took the 15 seconds to find it

Can she possibly speak without moving her hand? Annoying.

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Is this code for autistic?

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High functioning

What good is being g a company man anyway? It's not like you're getting a pension. You employment status is more effected by shareholders than your actual performance. What fo you get out of it?

I don’t doubt her story. Three years ago, one of my colleagues who was Divisional VP was let go because a group of 4 employees bypassed local HR and all sent complaints to the U.S. HQ in Houston. They are all friends who work together in mid level management positions and reported to him. They were taking advantage of his easy going leadership style and not really doing a good job. Because his bosses started questioning the P&L numbers, he had to start questioning some things with his team. Through that , a few of them were exposed. He started asking them to do their job and was holding them accountable. They came together and made a plan to eliminate him. They all sent complaints of some sort or another to Houston HR. All referring to something petty like an inappropriate joke he told. He was questioned and he offered his defense. To no avail. Corporate HR fired him. Guy was a 20+ year employee.

I will say that he was a guy that liked to joke around. The kind of guy who thought everyone at work was his friend. He treated employees like he would a good friend. A little razzing (jokingly) here and there. He learned a lesson I already knew. Be very cautious in what you say and who you say it to at work, especially when you have direct reports. That group didn’t like how he was making them actually have to do their jobs correctly ( after 5 years of jokey jokey fun boss) and they pooled the most petty BS to get him out of the picture. Just like that, gone.

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They all sent complaints of some sort or another to Houston HR. All referring to something petty like an inappropriate joke he told. He was questioned and he offered his defense. To no avail. Corporate HR fired him. Guy was a 20+ year employee.

I will say that he was a guy that liked to joke around. The kind of guy who thought everyone at work was his friend. He treated employees like he would a good friend. A little razzing (jokingly) here and there. He learned a lesson I already knew. Be very cautious in what you say and who you say it to at work, especially when you have direct reports. That group didn’t like how he was making them actually have to do their jobs correctly ( after 5 years of jokey jokey fun boss) and they pooled the most petty BS to get him out of the picture. Just like that, gone

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I’d put good money your “colleague” was a total weirdo and probably was making everyone uncomfortable often. Don’t be that guy, no one gives a frick about your shitty jones

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Is this code for autistic?

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Anal retentive.

Ole Mingo has a control issue.

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Lawsuit is the only way forward.

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What's funny is that this is supposed to be the point of HR. Before someone is fired HR has to make sure the company can't get sued or that the person who is going to get fired has no case.

And lawsuits cost money. When someone losses a job, they are not in a good place to be thinking about hiring a lawyer and filing a lawsuit. It sucks, but that's how it is. I learned a long time ago to never be loyal to a company. Loyalty used to mean something. My dad used to work at Albemarle (well it was Ethal when he started working there). I can remember late 80s and throughout the 90s. They treated their employees well. Health insurance was top notch, etc.

My dad got sick in the mid 90s and they took care of him. He passed away in 98 and that's when I met some of his coworkers. They were telling my mom that there were a lot of changes about to happen. They would be paying more for insurance with less coverage, the company would no longer give employee something after meeting so many safety hours.

Evidently employees used to play cards on lunch breaks and they were not allowing that anymore. I think what happened was, they were bringing in an HR team and instead of each location having their own "culture", everything would become more uniform and then they looked for ways to not spend as much money. And once you realize the bottom line is the only thing that matters you will understand loyalty doesn't exist anymore. You have to always do what's in your best interest.

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Sounds exactly like what happened to the lady's husband. Company probably figured they could get someone to do his job cheaper.

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Yep, he could have been a top 10% performer and those typically come with top 10% wages, benefits, and long-term liabilities. The company was probably just looking for any reason to let him go so they could "restructure" (i.e., eliminate his position) and replace him with more contractors who they don't have to pay FICA or benefits for. 2 new contractors to replace the 1 full-time employee and none of the additional costs. This has been a noted trend, particularly since the pandemic.

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The era of the company man is over

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Then who TF keeps yelling at us out here?