Layoffs... where's the logic?

[BoomBoomBoy 10+ year member]

Who has worked for the company longer you or the foreigner? The way Lowe's went about laying off people here is they went with the people who had been there for a while and were making top pay. All they did was just bring in a bunch of newer guy's with some previous experience that they could start out paying the minimum amount to and had them trained. I had to get rid of around 15 people from my RDC just last week and that was basically how they picked.

Exactly what I was saying. I think the OP doesn't understand that.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

....wait I like swapping curry recipies with indian telephone customer support staff.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

I'm surprised no one's said this yet: CHEAP LABOR. That's why you see a bunch of crying Americans seeing their job or jobs being shipped over seas. And I think its wrong. WE have to make a living also. But at the same time, the unions are getting in the way which companies are getting sick of. Example: Boeing. I'm a CNC machinist and I hear/read about this all the time. Someone makin 30/hr at Boeing *****in about not makin enough $$ or the benefits need to get better, etc. QUIT *****IN. I'd love to make that hrly. Everyone will see that the cheap labor guys will be kept and the expensive ones makin way more $$ will more than likely be let go. In other words, saving company $$. Speaking of layoffs, my wknd job just got rid of 43 people. My daily job is planning a layoff next week. We'll see how things go I guess. Am I worried? Not really, since I got 2 jobs....just wait and see.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Try going back if they are doing a big hiring event.

Sucks, but trust me, you are not the only one going through some rough times my friend.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I'm surprised no one's said this yet: CHEAP LABOR. That's why you see a bunch of crying Americans seeing their job or jobs being shipped over seas. And I think its wrong. WE have to make a living also. But at the same time, the unions are getting in the way which companies are getting sick of. Example: Boeing. I'm a CNC machinist and I hear/read about this all the time. Someone makin 30/hr at Boeing *****in about not makin enough $$ or the benefits need to get better, etc. QUIT *****IN. I'd love to make that hrly. Everyone will see that the cheap labor guys will be kept and the expensive ones makin way more $$ will more than likely be let go. In other words, saving company $$. Speaking of layoffs, my wknd job just got rid of 43 people. My daily job is planning a layoff next week. We'll see how things go I guess. Am I worried? Not really, since I got 2 jobs....just wait and see.

Would you worry if you lost both jobs? Talk about uber bad luck, lol!

Hope I didn't jinx ya.

I am sure you will be fine.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Oh yeah, OP..........learn a 2nd language and head down to Miami, lol! You will be good to go then.

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

were you a manager there?

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

The crap economy makes me not want to be an american so much anymore.

I've already looked into moving overseas.

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

The crap economy makes me not want to be an american so much anymore.
I've already looked into moving overseas.

Grab some guns and a boat and head to Somalia, seems pretty lucrative there as long as the navy isn't around.

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

So I got laid off from AT&T about 3 months ago. Today, I found out that one of my co-workers who is from India and can barely speak english and been in the US 2yrs, IS STILL WORKING THERE, and never got laid off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WTF WTF WTF WTF? I mean really. So Americans get laid off, but keep the foreigner's working?

Unbelievable, really.

So where is the logic, when it comes to companies deciding who loses their job, and who doesn't. Who is that guy that picked my name?, and I was very good employee who worked tons of overtime and on weekends.

I'm a network engineer btw. And I'm not one of those idiots that can't pay for their mortgage.

But, I'm am totally screwed right now...

Savings = Gone

401k = Gone

My car is about to be repossed, and I'm late on rent.

And to top it all off, I heard AT&T is hiring again! whaaaaaaaaa?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif

you're not one of those idiots because you don't have a morgage, you rent

a car payment is comparable to a mortgage payment and you can't pay that....

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Would you worry if you lost both jobs? Talk about uber bad luck, lol!
Hope I didn't jinx ya.

I am sure you will be fine.

Heh, you know your not the only one thats told me that!!!! That would def **** tho if it did happen. I'm one of the "good people" there so I think I might be safe...but hey, you never know, but I think I'll be fine. Upper management like me so to me thats important.

 

[RE_XXX]

sorry to hear that man, you can also buy a bullet and rent a gun //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Motley 10+ year member]

Well... today I sold:

PS3 & games

Canon G9 Camera

Canon MP980 printer

Titleist golf clubs iron set

Good thing for Craigslist, that was fast, easy, and quick cash. Those items sold fast as hell.

About $800 in my pocket now, enough to make a car payment and catch up rent.

Next will be home stereo, then if really gets bad.. new laptop, and ahhumm the car audio.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif:crying://content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif:crying:

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

sell a few Jay Cutler jerseys to Bears fans. Easy ca$h!

 

[Motley 10+ year member]

sell a few Jay Cutler jerseys to Bears fans. Easy ca$h!

LMAO hahahaha

OK, so what is the friggen deal with all the scammers on craigslist? I've been getting constant emails from those bastards.

This is an email I got, and my reply back to him... LOL's

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Look hear SCAMMER, if you have opened this email message, then you now have a destructive virus on your computer, only way to get rid of it is to format and re-install windows.

I am a security professional that helps track viruses, and I have code for creating viruses that we test.

Good luck, your computer should be acting "a little weird" right about now.

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From: janet mike

Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 6:46 AM

To: mmmmm

Subject: Re: Canon Powershot G9 MINT CONDITION!!! - $260 (Broomfield) Reply to: sale-qpjsm-1121501993@craigslist.org

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