| Seniority Seniority Seniority.... Seniority is a factor in many companies (union and non-union) because its easy.
You can argue away seniority,either you have it or you dont.
Ive seen people get laid off only to have their position filled by the bosses nephew. Or transferred to a far away assignment after they had purchased a home ,knowing they wouldnt take the transfer because they couldnt leave.
At least with a union contract you know where you stand.
I know too many people in their late 40's laid offed, riffed, downsized, what ever you call it -gone.
Try starting a new career at 50. It aint fun. And it aint fun knowing you were 3 years away from a full pension.
So yeah, seniority will always have its problems (hard worker laid off -lazy kept on) but what does anyone suggest we do?
You cant trust the boss to make those decisions, the ass kissers and the who knows who will screw you out of the job no matter how hard of a worker you are.
You could be the BEST guy in the company, but that doesnt help you when youve been screwed out of a job..
Try writing letters to the CEO?? Only in la-la land..
Of course they make you sign a piece of paper promising you wont sue,etc and if you dont you get a lot less money.
Trust me I know people a year away from a full pension benefit who got cut, they had dreams of lawsuits -aka Perry Mason going after the company
But the real world is you dont have the money or time to do it and even if you did you would spend more on lawyers then you could ever recover.
On that note.. I'll stick with a strict seniority rule! |
