When my company laid off 8000 out of the 10,500 of us, and canceled our pensions despite some of us being there a long time (25 years for me), I knew that there wasn't any "loyalty" going my way. In my group, five people got laid off and I got the work from four and a half of them. We also had Temporary Layoff weeks each quarter to save the company some of our salaries, and they asked me to take an extra one in one quarter. No raises for five years out of seven. When there were raises, they didn't make up for what we lost against inflation in the years there weren't raises, and barely covered the additional costs of paying more for benefits.
You can imagine my thoughts when the subject of company loyalty comes up. Or, when after 5 or 6 years, a presentation included the phrase "people are our most important resource." But, I keep my mouth shut at work and vent to you guys, so thanks for reading.
I am between one year and two years from "pursuing other objectives;" feels good.
You can imagine my thoughts when the subject of company loyalty comes up. Or, when after 5 or 6 years, a presentation included the phrase "people are our most important resource." But, I keep my mouth shut at work and vent to you guys, so thanks for reading.
I am between one year and two years from "pursuing other objectives;" feels good.