Originally Posted by
bbkaren
Wait. Since when does an employee get notice that he's about to be let go?
At best, that costs the company money because they'll have everyone taking every available sick day before they leave, and stealing everything that's not nailed down. And who's motivated to work when they know they're about to be let go? What gets accomplished in that period of time?
I suppose if the whole location is closing down and everyone is being eliminated I could see letting people know in advance, but they'd have to offer a nice severance package to everyone, to ensure they stay on their best behavior and keep working.
But generally, I've never known a company to give notice before firing.
This is the new reality, folks; IMO, companies don't have the luxury of being "employee-loyal" now. Times are tough.
That attitude can run both ways you know.
"Loyalty to the company"? Right, sure, keep on believing that serf.
Crony capitalism screws people over, period.
It can be screwed right back, given enough reason to hungry, out of work people. Remember "monkey wrenching" in factories? That can come about in spades real quick. Especially at the white collar level with a little creative computer accounting.
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