This is BS!

Balldog · 08-25-2003, 09:36 AM

About a month ago we here at work were asked to out a "Colleague Profile" which was basically an employment application but not quite. It asked about Employment History and Accomplishments. So I filled it out thinking my boss and the HR manager would review it.

Nope.

There they sit the whole management team all 15 of them look at each and every one of the “Colleague Profiles”. Why? My guess is layoffs, but myself along with everyone else is pissed off about this.

In a way I hope I get laid off just because I’m tired of being lied to and “sold” at the profit of our plant manager. About 3 years ago we had layoffs because things were so bad and no one got a bonus, except our plant manager, his secretary, engineering manager (plant manager’s brother-in-law), and the HR manager (who’s son looks just like our plant manager).

Hell, I’m about ready to go bust down the door in the conference room and quit. Fuck it!

Balldog · 08-25-2003, 09:38 AM

Let me add the year we didn't get a bonus our CEO got a $7m bonus. Man it must have been a real bad year.

Oh yeah, and our plant manager gets a $2,000 bonus every month. If things are so tight why not eliminate that, nope lets just ruin people's lives.

KWhit · 08-25-2003, 09:48 AM

Yep, I've just gone through a really screwed up situation in which I was laid off (as well as 95% of the employees) before the company was acquired. The 5% that were kept aboard? All upper-level management who drove the company into the ground.

Edit: Corporate America is REALLY screwed up right now.

Franklinnoble · 08-25-2003, 11:36 AM

*hears Balldog muttering "I'm going to set the building on fire..."*

bbor · 08-25-2003, 11:38 AM

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Originally posted by Balldog
Let me add the year we didn't get a bonus our CEO got a $7m bonus. Man it must have been a real bad year.

Only a 7M bonus??...Things MUST be slow.

Here in Canada..we have it even worse..well some people do....the banks here each made close to 1 BILLION in profit......yet they layed off thousands of bank tellers..and raise our service charges so we get better service????

I could rant for days about banks..they piss me off like no ones buisness.

Fritz · 08-25-2003, 11:40 AM

why should banks be obligated to keep a workforce they (presumably) don't need?

bbor · 08-25-2003, 11:44 AM

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Originally posted by Fritz
why should banks be obligated to keep a workforce they (presumably) don't need?

The point is they DO need them...when i wait 30-45 minutes to deposit or withdraw money from a teller...i would say they need a bigger workforce.

I refuse to use a bank machine and give those mother f@ckers anymore of my cash.

henry296 · 08-25-2003, 11:58 AM

BallDog,

I had to do the same thing in my company and we had no layoffs. It was all part of a talent planning process to understand top/bottom performers and to better allocate personnel. It is not necessarily a bad sign that they are looking at them all at once.

Todd

rexallllsc · 08-25-2003, 02:41 PM

Maybe they feel the Plant Manager is doing a great job and is essential to the operation...and other are expendable?

Bee · 08-25-2003, 02:43 PM

Lots of possibilities for something like that without there being layoffs. Could be a reorganization, a process evaluation, etc.

mckerney · 08-25-2003, 02:47 PM

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Originally posted by Bee
Lots of possibilities for something like that without there being layoffs. Could be a reorganization, a process evaluation, etc.

I wouldn't take any chances though. Torch the place buddy.

Bee · 08-25-2003, 02:49 PM

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Originally posted by mckerney
I wouldn't take any chances though. Torch the place buddy.

true...better safe than sorry.

WussGawd · 08-25-2003, 02:51 PM

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Originally posted by KWhit
Edit: Corporate America is REALLY screwed up.

I fixed this for you.

Fritz · 08-25-2003, 02:52 PM

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Originally posted by WussGawd
I fixed this for you.

damn. I would have to work in the public sector

mckerney · 08-25-2003, 02:53 PM

I'm glad my current place of employment is in an industry that's immune to recession.

Fritz · 08-25-2003, 02:55 PM

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Originally posted by mckerney
I'm glad my current place of employment is immune to recession.

it would be hard to get laid off from the "Will work for food" company. Or did you move to the "wash you windshield while the light is red" corporation?

JeeberD · 08-25-2003, 03:01 PM

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Originally posted by mckerney
I'm glad my current place of employment is in an industry that's immune to recession.

I don't know about that. I haven't bought a six pack in a couple of weeks cause I've been so broke...

cuervo72 · 08-25-2003, 03:02 PM

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Originally posted by JeeberD
I don't know about that. I haven't bought a six pack in a couple of weeks cause I've been so broke...

Hmm, I think I've found my candidate to plunk with nickels and dimes then.

Fritz · 08-25-2003, 03:04 PM

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Originally posted by cuervo72
Hmm, I think I've found my candidate to plunk with nickels and dimes then.

nice tie in, pig

cuervo72 · 08-25-2003, 03:06 PM

*bow*

With that, I shall bid you adieu and drive home.

JeeberD · 08-25-2003, 03:09 PM

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Originally posted by cuervo72
Hmm, I think I've found my candidate to plunk with nickels and dimes then.

Any and all donations to the JeeberD Scholarship Fund are highly appreciated...

mckerney · 08-25-2003, 03:30 PM

Well, at least you have a Scholarship Fund. Makes me kind of glad I don't have to pay for college though.

Balldog · 08-25-2003, 05:34 PM

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Originally posted by rexallllsc
Maybe they feel the Plant Manager is doing a great job and is essential to the operation...and other are expendable?

Possibly, its just funny he won't hire anyone with less than an associates degree for any job but he doesn't have a degree of any kind and had no management experience. He just kissed ass on his way to the top. Went from a production line worker to plant manager.

JonInMiddleGA · 08-25-2003, 05:54 PM

It'd be interesting to know whether that AD policy is his rule or if its a company rule.

McSweeny · 08-25-2003, 06:45 PM

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Originally posted by bbor
Here in Canada..we have it even worse..well some people do....the banks here each made close to 1 BILLION in profit......yet they layed off thousands of bank tellers..and raise our service charges so we get better service????

yeah but that 1 BILLION is Canadian... so they probably barely broke even

Bonegavel · 08-25-2003, 07:47 PM

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Originally posted by McSweeny
yeah but that 1 BILLION is Canadian... so they probably barely broke even

No. A billion Canadian in profit is actually -$200,450,999 USD.

08-25-2003, 09:48 AM	#3
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	Yep, I've just gone through a really screwed up situation in which I was laid off (as well as 95% of the employees) before the company was acquired. The 5% that were kept aboard? All upper-level management who drove the company into the ground. Edit: Corporate America is REALLY screwed up right now. Last edited by KWhit : 08-25-2003 at 09:48 AM.

08-25-2003, 11:40 AM	#6
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	why should banks be obligated to keep a workforce they (presumably) don't need? __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster Last edited by Fritz : 08-25-2003 at 11:41 AM.

08-25-2003, 11:58 AM	#8
henry296 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	BallDog, I had to do the same thing in my company and we had no layoffs. It was all part of a talent planning process to understand top/bottom performers and to better allocate personnel. It is not necessarily a bad sign that they are looking at them all at once. Todd __________________ "It's a great day for hockey" - "Badger" Bob Johnson

08-25-2003, 02:53 PM	#15
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I'm glad my current place of employment is in an industry that's immune to recession. Last edited by mckerney : 08-25-2003 at 02:55 PM.

08-25-2003, 03:06 PM	#20
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	bow With that, I shall bid you adieu and drive home. __________________ null

08-25-2003, 09:38 AM	#2
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	Let me add the year we didn't get a bonus our CEO got a $7m bonus. Man it must have been a real bad year. Oh yeah, and our plant manager gets a $2,000 bonus every month. If things are so tight why not eliminate that, nope lets just ruin people's lives.

08-25-2003, 11:36 AM	#4
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	hears Balldog muttering "I'm going to set the building on fire..."

08-25-2003, 02:41 PM	#9
rexallllsc Banned Join Date: May 2003	Maybe they feel the Plant Manager is doing a great job and is essential to the operation...and other are expendable?

08-25-2003, 02:43 PM	#10
Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	Lots of possibilities for something like that without there being layoffs. Could be a reorganization, a process evaluation, etc.

08-25-2003, 03:30 PM	#22
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Well, at least you have a Scholarship Fund. Makes me kind of glad I don't have to pay for college though.

08-25-2003, 05:54 PM	#24
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	It'd be interesting to know whether that AD policy is his rule or if its a company rule. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

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