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kentuck

(110,950 posts)
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 03:54 PM Apr 2013

I once worked for an employer that asked for the resignation of every employee...

...and then we had to re-apply for the same position if we wanted the job? I did not re-apply but most employees did.

The reason I mention that is to suggest that perhaps that is the way we should look at the present Congress. Fire them all! Let them re-apply if they want the job. That should be the battle cry for the next election. Fire them all!

Then we can re-hire those that we think are deserving and there are a few. But it might make a good nationwide movement? Especially with this do-nothing Congress.

Fire them all !!

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I once worked for an employer that asked for the resignation of every employee... (Original Post) kentuck Apr 2013 OP
Umm, wouldn't that be what elections are? TDale313 Apr 2013 #1
But the people should be motivated to get rid of every incumbent. kentuck Apr 2013 #4
For House members, that happens every two years. MineralMan Apr 2013 #2
Looks like that employer was trying to avoid paying unemployment compensation flyingfysh Apr 2013 #3
A company I used to work for leftynyc Apr 2013 #7
Just curious... KansDem Apr 2013 #5
Many were at lower salaries ... kentuck Apr 2013 #6
This happening in some placed with teachers newfie11 Apr 2013 #8
Wouldn't make a significant difference Fumesucker Apr 2013 #9
if you resign you don't get unemployment. RILib Apr 2013 #10

kentuck

(110,950 posts)
4. But the people should be motivated to get rid of every incumbent.
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 04:05 PM
Apr 2013

As it is, about 96% of the incumbents win re-election. But if the voters were inspired enough by a nationwide movement, we might be able to get rid of most of this sorry Congress?

In theory, that is what elections are for. In practice, that is not what happens.

MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
2. For House members, that happens every two years.
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 03:56 PM
Apr 2013

We get to re-hire them or let them go. If we don't re-hire them, they're out of a job.

GOTV 2014!

flyingfysh

(1,990 posts)
3. Looks like that employer was trying to avoid paying unemployment compensation
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 04:03 PM
Apr 2013

Doing things that way allows him to avoid paying unemployment. If someone resigns voluntarily, he is not entitled to anything if he does not get rehired.

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
7. A company I used to work for
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 04:21 PM
Apr 2013

tried that crap when they moved out of state. They wanted us to sign a form saying we were giving up our jobs voluntarily - my dad (a lawyer) took one look at the form and started raving. I went to the President's office the next day (we were friendly) and told him I would be telling every single person in the company not to sign the form and why unless they changed it. They changed it.

KansDem

(28,498 posts)
5. Just curious...
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 04:14 PM
Apr 2013

But for those who applied and were rehired, was it at the same salary/wage as when they resigned?

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
9. Wouldn't make a significant difference
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 06:10 PM
Apr 2013

90% of the new ones would be corrupted before they ever were sworn in.

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