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Re: Actually, someone got what he deserved!

Author:
Mick Jones

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Date Posted: 07:32:25 03/27/01 Tue
In reply to: Relo from StL 's message, "Actually, someone got what he deserved!" on 06:02:58 03/26/01 Mon

>Company managers have no right to expect that their
>salaried employees should willingly give hours of
>THEIR time to the company FOR FREE just because he
>(the manager) wants to trim costs by not hiring enough
>people so the work can get done in a normal 40-hour
>week.

Thank You! Your right on the money. Many peo0ple do not realize that once you become a salaried employee, you are owned by them. It happenes all of the time.

They give you the bull-crap idea that working
>long hours builds for your future, but that's all it
>is, bull-crap. They are STEALING from their employees
>by demanding long hours and not paying them for the
>time.

Yeah, I always liked those pep-talks too. I wonder what they say to you, when your company is sold and you get screwed, yet the Manager gets his "golden parachute".

>
>There ought to be more exposures like this one. This
>is a very pervasive practice in American industry
>today. These managers need to realize that their
>employees are not machines. They are people, and
>those people have lives outside of the workplace.

Europe has known this for a long time. They may not have the market capacity like we do, but they sure as hell treat their employees with more respect.
>
>>by making a private memo to a company public. What
>>goes on inside a company should not become public
>>record in this manner. I'd say the man has someone to
>>fire & quick.

I disagree with this statement. If the mail is sent to you, regardless if it is in the company, it should be made public.

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Re: Actually, someone got what he deserved!	GC	05:46:28 03/28/01 Wed