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global1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 12:45 PM Original message |
Are Companies Using The Economic Situation As An Excuse Now To....... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why do they need "cover"? My state (and most others) is an "at will" state |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Didn't Carly Fiorina say "no American has a god-given right to a job anymore"? |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Especially ones that drove the only company she was ever in charge of into the ground, eh? nt |
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global1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. But If They Do That They're In For Much Criticism - On The Other Hand...... |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Criticism often doesn't affect the bottom line |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. I think you might be confusing "at will" with "right to work." The two are very different. "At will" |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Er, no. "At will" is most definately related to state employment law. |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Thanks for the primer -- I misunderstood your statement, and went off to find the same information |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Or for no reason at all. nt |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Precisely. nt |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. Have you not seen the earnings for companies recently? So they should employee as many people as |
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Still Sensible (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. I really don't think so |
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Andy823 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. I think the big problem |
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global1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Starbucks Was An Accident Waiting To Happen......... |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
15. My employer is using it to freeze our wages. |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
16. They will not hire one single person that they don't need to do the work |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
17. They always do |
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Glenda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
18. I think you are right - especially big companies |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
19. This banking crisis is another example of "disaster capitalism." n/t |
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