blabbery: arnold schwartzenager band of brothers california cut wages lay offs leadership pink slip poor leadership recession
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cut wages
I can’t believe that the Terminator is cutting wages. I’m positive I don’t fully understand the situation, and I’m about to make some broad statements that oversimplify what’s happening, but how can those workers survive on lower wages? That’s really the best option to lower state expenditures? How about putting some tolls on the freeways? I don’t know the solution, but I know that people living on minimum wage are barely getting by, and cutting their wages just makes the situation more desperate.
My heart is breaking for my husband and his employees that are getting laid off. These people are his friends, and he has to give them their notice. And the worst part is that the plant manager and HR manager are total deadbeats. The day after the plant-wide meeting where they announced the layoffs, the plant manager went on vacation and the HR manager has called in sick for the last two days! Talk about jumping ship!
It makes me think of that scene in Band of Brothers where the lame lieutenant hides behind the haystack and then wanders off while his men are fighting. The worst leadership ever.
Some opportunities are cropping up for my husband, and I hope his dream one pans out. He may be making Callaway irons soon if we’re lucky!
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Earthquakes and life
My mother-in-law has been here for a week and a half, so I have been remiss in my blogging, sewing, reading and TV watching. I put her on a train to a friend’s house yesterday, where she’ll be for two days, so I’ve got a chance to play a little catch up. Unfortunately, I put her on a train to LA right when the earthquake hit! I guess they had to stop the train and check the tracks for damage. Scary. My husband works about an hour out of LA, and they shut his plant down for an hour to check for damage.
Speaking of my husband’s work, they’re laying off a ton of people. His heart is broken. He has to fire some of his best guys because they have less seniority than some s**t-bags that have been there for a hundred years. Two guys in particular - one with a new baby and one with 4 kids - are really tearing him up. He’s trying to find them jobs with other plants, with staffing agencies, anywhere. I love that he’s helping them, but I hate that the feels that responsibility. He’s so tender-hearted, I know this must be so awful for him. Not to mention how awful it is for the 30+ people that are getting laid off. Some of them are on vacation and have no idea! Awful.
So, I’m counting my blessings today. My husband posted his resume online and had calls from two big companies in two days. His job isn’t in danger at the moment, but the writing is on the wall. He’d be crazy not to start looking elsewhere. No one was seriously hurt in that earthquake, so that’s lucky.
So no complaining from me about my mother-in-law :)
