 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
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Re: where is my drink ? said by cableties:First, I don't like the managers that think waving "You should be glad you have a job" is an excuse to get more work out of you. Can I get an Amen.
The company I work for loves to play both ends of the field.
When the economy is booming, and profits are up, they complain that it's to find to find qualified candidates and workers and so they have to pay more to attract new hires and as a result the cost of labor is higher THEREFORE they just cannot justify giving out any raises due to the need to control costs. Inflation be damned, forget cost of living... Sound familiar anyone?
Then when the economy tanks, and because of our business, profits are still up, they flip the script.
They start in with the "You're so lucky to work for us." They mention other companies laying off, closing down, etc etc and talk about how hard it is to get a job right now and isn't it great you have one with such a good company.... and then they go on to explain again why they're be no raises and how the new compensation plan (that cuts bonuses or pay overall) is really so great or awesome because it's more "fair" or because it could create more "potential" income (if goals are met that can't be met due to the continuous cutbacks in workers and assistance.)
These guys really don't understand morale. They talk about it a lot, but they really don't believe that many of their employees would leave if they didn't have them over a barrel. They always are tooting their horns pointing to their latest position of Forbes list or crowing about increasing profits despite the economy, but then a week later they talk about cut this, cut that, no raises, bonus adjustments and the like. Don't they realize this just kills morale? I think they believe we're stupid and that we don't understand what they are doing to us.
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"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
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