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MULTITASKER GIRL DEFENDS THE NOT SO DEFENSELESS
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Thursday, July 26, 2007
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I was reading the Kansas.Com news, like I tend to do in the mornings and read the bit about LSI and the recent lay offs. First and foremost, most of the angry comments were filled with typos. Can't blame companies for outsourcing when the locals can't even be bothered to learn how to spell or type. But one comment did inspire a reply, but I'll reply on my own site for everyone else to read.
Taken from Kansas.Com
"I'm one of the 225 and I can tell you, IT HURTS.
$10/hr? $15/hr HA! Try three chickens and a burro. That's what workers in Guadalajara will receive as their pay. Quality of product already arriving from this contractor is poor at best so let's give them ALL the business, right?
It's all about money, Executive money, that is. They have to make sure they get their precious year-end bonuses.
Regular people make bad decisions in the workplace, they get fired. CEOs make bad decisions such as our INSIPID Agere buyout and regular people lose their jobs.
They told us what a 'difficult decision this is'. No, difficult is not being able to make your house payment. Difficult is not being able to support your family. The most difficult decision these bloodsuckers have to make is whether to buy the 500 series Mercedes or the 700 series BMW.
I'm educated, I'll make it OK. Most of the affected are not. Wish them luck. Thanks a lot LSI, you were ONCE a great company.
Posted by: Frustrated beyond belief"
Lay offs happen. Ask this person if they were "Frustrated Beyond Belief" when the lay offs happened at Boeing. No, back then, they were probably sitting pretty. C'mon, people get hired and people get fired. Just like people have babies and people die. Don't blame the company. It's life. You start a business to make money, right? Yes, greed. You want that luxury? Start your own business.
This comes from the view of someone who has never had a long term career or employment. Granted I most often quit than get fired. But I've been a temp before, and when they no longer need you they let you go. I could get frustrated, or I could just work harder to make myself more marketable. Better yet, I can work towards being one of those "Executives" with nothing better to worry about than picking out the best car. Personally, I would choose a Lexus. |
posted by Jenni @ 7:43 AM  |
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It wasn't just the low workers that were laid off, a lot of long-term/full-time management was laid off as well since their position will no longer serve a function. Of course LSI has had layoffs in the past, this person doesn't seem to think that LSI stopped being a great company when those layoffs happened, only when they were laid off did LSI become a horrible thoughtless corporation.
This decision was not just about executive bonuses, it was about keeping the company profitable, keeping it in good favour with shareholders and making sure the companies future is solid. If LSI is profitable, the stock price goes up, and I get moneys :D
and of course as a result of those profits, executives will get a huge bonus :D (it's always the people that don't need the money that get the most money.... funny right)
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Hey, you know what? On the flip side, I'd rather 'that' person vent publicly than flip out internally and shoot people. Everyone needs to vent!! :)
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It wasn't just the low workers that were laid off, a lot of long-term/full-time management was laid off as well since their position will no longer serve a function. Of course LSI has had layoffs in the past, this person doesn't seem to think that LSI stopped being a great company when those layoffs happened, only when they were laid off did LSI become a horrible thoughtless corporation.
This decision was not just about executive bonuses, it was about keeping the company profitable, keeping it in good favour with shareholders and making sure the companies future is solid. If LSI is profitable, the stock price goes up, and I get moneys :D
and of course as a result of those profits, executives will get a huge bonus :D (it's always the people that don't need the money that get the most money.... funny right)