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It doesn't surprise me. Infact , it seems to be the american way these days. At my work, the regular employees were treated to a Xmas party - that we had to pay an entrance fee of $5. For $ 5 , we received a 6" sub sandwich and a bag of chips or a cookie. The administration staff, well, they got the full blown Xmas party we all dream of - two turkeys, hams, and all the trimmings. And, they didn't have to pay a dime to get in to that party. We were restricted from entering of course. Its a world, nay, a COUNTRY full of have and have-nots. Some people say love it or leave it. A country of divided people.
It doesn't surprise me. Infact , it seems to be the american way these days. At my work, the regular employees were treated to a Xmas party - that we had to pay an entrance fee of $5. For $ 5 , we received a 6" sub sandwich and a bag of chips or a cookie. The administration staff, well, they got the full blown Xmas party we all dream of - two turkeys, hams, and all the trimmings. And, they didn't have to pay a dime to get in to that party. We were restricted from entering of course. Its a world, nay, a COUNTRY full of have and have-nots. Some people say love it or leave it. A country of divided people.
Next year, they will probably have to guard the nice Xmas party with machine guns and razor wire if they keep it up. We'll be like South AFrica soon.
It doesn't surprise me. Infact , it seems to be the american way these days. At my work, the regular employees were treated to a Xmas party - that we had to pay an entrance fee of $5. For $ 5 , we received a 6" sub sandwich and a bag of chips or a cookie. The administration staff, well, they got the full blown Xmas party we all dream of - two turkeys, hams, and all the trimmings. And, they didn't have to pay a dime to get in to that party. We were restricted from entering of course. Its a world, nay, a COUNTRY full of have and have-nots. Some people say love it or leave it. A country of divided people.
It doesn't surprise me. Infact , it seems to be the american way these days. At my work, the regular employees were treated to a Xmas party - that we had to pay an entrance fee of $5. For $ 5 , we received a 6" sub sandwich and a bag of chips or a cookie. The administration staff, well, they got the full blown Xmas party we all dream of - two turkeys, hams, and all the trimmings. And, they didn't have to pay a dime to get in to that party. We were restricted from entering of course. Its a world, nay, a COUNTRY full of have and have-nots. Some people say love it or leave it. A country of divided people.
LOL! What a slap in the face to the regular employees. I would have gladly declined to attend.
It doesn't surprise me. Infact , it seems to be the american way these days. At my work, the regular employees were treated to a Xmas party - that we had to pay an entrance fee of $5. For $ 5 , we received a 6" sub sandwich and a bag of chips or a cookie. The administration staff, well, they got the full blown Xmas party we all dream of - two turkeys, hams, and all the trimmings. And, they didn't have to pay a dime to get in to that party. We were restricted from entering of course. Its a world, nay, a COUNTRY full of have and have-nots. Some people say love it or leave it. A country of divided people.
DAYUM. Where do you work? In what industry at least?
Caste society. They used to say, if you didn't like the way you were being treated or paid, than find another job. Workers are running out of places to go. These recessionary conditions have a way of squeezing workers in a vice. They know they don't have too many options available to them. So, they put up with the abuse. Every year, the workers get a little more burned out. Eventually, they will have enough. Maybe they will say something to get themselves fired. Maybe their symptoms will hurt them on the job. Either way, the company will simply recycle them back to the unemployment line, fetching a fresh worker to run through the gauntlet.
These caste societies are no good for the bottom majority, but quite relaxing and rewarding for the small minority as they crank the vice tighter. I have noticed a marked trend regarding various past employers. The smaller the back/front office, the better the pay/environment was for the general worker. If they had an HR manager around, this position was usually reserved as lead babysitter/whip cracker. And if the boss really had no clue what your job was, and how it is actually done, expect them to marginalize your worth at every turn.
What I really love about the attitude today... If I'm doing a great job, management get's the credit, and probably a raise. If I'm doing a terrible job, it's my fault so I would probably get laid off/fired. Heck, management still probably gets a raise. Gotta keep talent from leaving, right??? I'm not even sure what these people do all day. Seems like a lot of task work that a 5th grader could do. Lots of filling out forms, compliance stuff, all kinds of things with fancy catch phrases that disguise what they really are... Boring and monotonous task work, akin to what I go through every year as I fill out my taxes. They always seemed to have time to chat with each other anytime I walked by. Must be nice to be among the leisure class...
Tracking workers' every move can boost productivity — and stress
this is part 2 of the 2 article series of the LA Times report on the changing workplace in the the US
This really isn't a bad idea though. We have cameras at work. The boss really doesn't care if you're picking your nose during the shift. He just wants to make people think twice about stealing crap. I would be doing the same thing.
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