Lost that loving feeling

[38Chevy454]

Great posts and discussion. I also agree that there is no such thing as company loyalty anymore. The statement that every two weeks they even the balance is so true. It is just a numbers game, nothing more, and every two weeks the game starts over.

I may have slightly rose colored glasses, but I think that some companies still do value their employees, unfortunately these are few and far between. Anymore the megacorps are so scared of lawsuits and showing any type of consideration for an employee that they have become a distant non-caring mgmt. Smaller companies seem to treat employees better, although soon as a buyout or takeover happens, the small employees are left out in the cold.

OP Ray, do not feel bad about taking all of the sick time you are needing. It is a benefit and you should take advantage of it, you certainly have valid reason.

 

[athena53]

An HR friend told me that several large megacorps are going in the direction of placing a cap on the total lifetime health coverage for an employee or employee dependent.

The ACA prohibits that in the US-also a welcome change, IMO. Any of us could develop something that could put us over the max and we should all share that risk.

 

[FUEGO]

But I also witnessed others experiencing the dark side of corporate consolidation, being taken completely by surprise when discovering that getting called into the boss's office was followed by being escorted out of the office - and building - by security. I cannot imagine how that feels.

Sometimes they get escorted out because they stole a hundred million of the company's money (DW's neighbor at work). Apparently that's frowned upon, and that's why they have minimum security federal prisons.

 

[travelover]

...........But I also witnessed others experiencing the dark side of corporate consolidation, being taken completely by surprise when discovering that getting called into the boss's office was followed by being escorted out of the office - and building - by security. I cannot imagine how that feels.

This happened at MegaMotors in 2006. I saw employees with over 30 years of loyal service literately ambushed and taken out the door by security like common criminals.

My manager at the time was appointed to be the department hit man and had to do the unpleasant task of telling the employees that they were fired. His reward? Fired the next year in a similar manner.

 

[rayinpenn]

Got me to thinking about the first layoff I witnessed ... A very silly poem popped into my head - jeeze it is still there 30 years later...John Brown took an axe and gave his employees forty whacks, when the job was neatly done his boss made it 41.

Got my review yesterday "1" (top rated) - how a 61.5 year old technology guy does that defies all that baloney about oldsters and technology. I think it also has to do with that since I don't worry - (I can retire when I want ). I say and do what is on my mind and I am also am always smiling.

Surgery at 2 this afternoon - then shooting for a month off. First time out of the office more then 2 weeks since 1977 - 38 years.


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[rodi]

Good luck with the surgery and recovery, Ray.