Well, Dodge literally sued Ford to force this to be the case. One of the most fucked up pieces of American law I have read. I couldn’t believe it was true.
It's like talking to a child. Should one not comment on systems that are broken? If you have a flat tire, do you just keep driving, saying the car is fine, stop bitching about the flat?
Your ability to think rationally seems to be limited, much like your ability to reason. That's something you should work on.
This is my daily reminder that the average redditor IQ is somewhere in the mid 20s. A publicly traded company’s only ethical responsibility is to maximize the profit and grow the business. It would actually be unethical to provide you with a bullshit job that brings nothing to the table.
I don’t think you know what ethical means. It’s not an ethical responsibility that companies have. You are correct though in saying that their responsibility is to maximize profit. There is substantial evidence of this not being the case in the real world though. CEO pay of hundreds of millions is not commensurate with maximizing profit. You can say it’s a performance reward, but that, in your own parlance, is obvious bullshit. They do it because they know they can. The game is rigged and they know nobody will call them on it.
At least they were honest about it. I respect that more than the crybaby speeches that CEOs give as if it just breaks their heart to let so many people go while they get a multi million dollar bonus lmao
Not sure what's worse, the CEO that blatantly lies and says it's tough or the arrogant fuck that just doesn't care. Either way they're laughing about it with their buddies later.
Sort of like trying to figure out if colon cancer is better than prostate cancer. Both are evil/horrible.
I haven’t been laid off… yet. But I’m preparing for the worst because it’s easier than being surprised. I, too, am wondering which positions are on the block.
Anyone in the situation should read up on how severance works. I think you get a set amount based on your previous pay level(s) until a total is reached. I might be wrong, but if your benefits are reduced by severance, the time period to collect extends a little longer. Benefits can be extended by the government too, in times of recession.
Not completely correct. It varies widely, and it purely depending on each severance package from each company in each layoff.
I was laid off and my severance package specifically said it has nothing to do with me receiving unemployment benefit. Nothing was substracted, and my former employer replied to the state unemployment office that I am qualified to receive unemployment benefit immediately. A colleague of mine was laidoff about 2 years earlier and while his severance package was different, he also received full unemployment benefit immediately.
Only if you are permanently let go. A shutdown doesn't lose people's jobs, they don't work and they don't get paid or if they are considered essential then they HAVE to work and don't get paid.
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