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| 1720.1 | You're Fired...please come to the reunion | SALEM::KUPTON | Pasta Masta | Wed Jan 15 1992 10:17 | 2 |
| With layoffs, downsizing, budget cutting, etc.....who's paying the
frieght on this???? I can't believe the stuff that goes on.
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| 1720.2 | | IMTDEV::BRUNO | Beware the Night Writer! | Wed Jan 15 1992 11:36 | 8 |
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Morale has a very real value to a Corporation with human beings working
for it. While this particular soire� seems to be more elaborate than some,
they are hardly the only site doing this kind of thing. Since the article
mentions "special rates", I'm wondering how much of this is being picked up by
their management. Nevertheless, it is not such a terrible thing.
Greg
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| 1720.3 | | NOTIME::SACKS | Gerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085 | Wed Jan 15 1992 13:28 | 2 |
| Hotels offer special rates to attract functions. If you think the computer
industry's in bad shape now, take a look at the hotel industry.
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| 1720.4 | where is the money? | SAHQ::MULLINS | | Wed Jan 15 1992 15:07 | 7 |
| re: .2
Would you tell your next door neighbor who just got the package that
this party is not such a terrible thing? I highly doubt it!
DM
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| 1720.5 | consider the real situation | SGOUTL::BELDIN_R | Pull us together, not apart | Wed Jan 15 1992 15:27 | 8 |
| re .4
Frankly, I would be happy to tell my next door neighbor who got a very
generous opportunity to find a new career about the party. Now, if he
or she had been laid off in traditional GM, Ford, or Chrysler style,
I'd think twice.
Dick
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| 1720.6 | FLAME ON HIGH | CSOA1::ROOT | North Central States Regional Support | Wed Jan 15 1992 18:14 | 26 |
| FLAME ON:
The traditional GM layoff includes 2 years pay and benifites covered
under union contract at which time benifites are lost and pay is cut by
1/3. There are many plants around here in Ohio that have closed and/or
have people layoff. Some of those affected are my next door neighbors.
They do not just get 2 weeks separation pay and never have. It will be
2 plus years before those layed off will affect GM's bottom line.
Now FLAME to simmer
It sounds like a pure case of sour grapes to ridicule someone who takes
the TFSO plan. I suppose you would have preferred them to say "No thank
you I would prefer to just get 2 weeks severance pay or maybe I'll just
quit and save DEC even more money". Enough said. That kind of
ungratefull snoobery for their, in many case, years of hard work for
this company is totally uncalled for. Many who got the TFSO package
have families and as far as I'm concerned my family comes first and
I'll do what ever I have to to protect my family including accepting a
TFSO package if one is offered to me. You should try some compassion
some time towards your fellow employees.
Regards
Al Root
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| 1720.7 | tradition ? | SGOUTL::BELDIN_R | Pull us together, not apart | Thu Jan 16 1992 07:08 | 12 |
| Your "tradition" is a lot younger than mine!
In Flint where the Chevrolet, Buick, Fisher Body, and AC Spark Plug
plants were located, GM would close down the plant for "model changes"
for two to six weeks with NO compensation until the UAW forced them to
negotiate.
Even GM has learned in the last 40 years.
Dick
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| 1720.8 | | BAGELS::REED | | Thu Jan 16 1992 10:41 | 9 |
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Nowhere in the article in .0 did it say, or even hint, that DEC
was paying for some/all/any of the bill. It's taking place on
a sunday at a downtown hotel. Doesn't sound company sponsored
to me. But, none-the-less, it would not be wrong if they made a
contribution toward the event as an indication of appreciation,
regardless of the present hard times, for the contributions that
that plant made for many years.
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