Corporate sensitivity
Posted by Michael.
RadioShack laid off 400 employees by sending them an e-mail saying that their jobs had “unfortunately” been eliminated. “I thought I had stopped being surprised at the callousness of corporate acts,” said University of Southern California business professor Warren Bennis.
August 31st, 2006 at 8:57 am Using
When bankrupt Northwest Airlines recently laid off employees as part of a restructuring plan, a few were lucky enough to get a pamphlet entitled A few of the highlights
12. Buy spare parts for your car at a junkyard.
15. Get hand-me-down clothes and toys for your kids from family and friends.
95. Search the internet for freebies.
And everybody’s favorite:
46. Don’t be shy about pulling something you like out of the trash.
August 31st, 2006 at 9:00 am Using
I messed up my link, the pamphlet can be found here.
August 31st, 2006 at 3:59 pm Using
And good job to Michael at screwing up the blog by forgetting to close the “strong” tag.
Two responses, “Email, what email? I just came in to give my two week’s notice.” Of course, they probably have to pay the two weeks (or more) anyway since this was a layoff.
And for the garbage thing… way back when at the end of one school year in undergrad, Kirsten’s roommate’s parents were helping move their daughter out when they noticed a small garbage can in the garbage. Despite the fact that it was decorated with DG in sparkles (Delta Gamma was the sorority nearby.) they thought it was cute and, in full view of everyone, took it out and put it in their minivan. I was just amazed that someone would try to save $2 by taking a cheap piece of plastic out of the garbage. On the other hand, this could be a sign that I’m extremely wasteful. In another note, these same people had gotten a new refrigerator by cashing in all the Easy Reader (I don’t remember the name of this thing, it was a catalog that you ordered books from in school. I got all my garfield books that way.) points. Of course, the idea of the points isn’t for the teacher to use them to furnish her own house, it’s to get more books and things for the classroom. Now that I think about it, it seems really odd that schools would allow a catalog into the classroom with the knowledge that the teacher gets a kickback on every order. “You get two bonus points in the gradebook for every book you order.”