tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post2892640110039399728..comments2024-02-27T12:41:35.811-08:00Comments on Coming to Terms...: "World's Worst..."Lisa :-]http://www.blogger.com/profile/02237889098638895390noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-69405339262703840412016-07-09T21:27:15.343-07:002016-07-09T21:27:15.343-07:00So true. Everything is about money now, and the bo...So true. Everything is about money now, and the bottom line. And no one is better for it.emmapeelDallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045502725282481075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-76059945541752190332016-07-09T21:25:19.898-07:002016-07-09T21:25:19.898-07:00Oh, this hit a nerve with me. I'm working for ...Oh, this hit a nerve with me. I'm working for Big Pharma, and the company pays well, but even if it didn't, there's absolutely no excuse (insofar as I'm concerned) for anyone to be watching a movie or tv show on their iPhone while at work!!!! Yes, that's happened, and not just with one employee, and not just once. And we have another 20-something who apparently thinks she's so brilliant that she smart-mouthed an FDA auditor, to the point that the auditor said in addition to<br />her work related observations, she would specifically be addressing the attitude and comments of that particular employee. We actually have to undergo training on how to behave and what to say in an audit; it's similar to what lawyers call woodshedding a witness. The 20-something had undergone the training (but she was probably glued to her iPhone the entire time). And there's no question in my mind that at 66, I'd be walked out in the afternoon if I'd done ANY of those things in the morning. OK, that's my rant. emmapeelDallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045502725282481075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-35162442806919359222016-05-10T11:53:46.774-07:002016-05-10T11:53:46.774-07:00In the '60s and early '70s, IBM was a grea...In the '60s and early '70s, IBM was a great place to work. Under T.J. Watson, it really was a family. If you didn't do well in your position, you were moved to something more suitable for you, several times if necessary until you found your niche. If you kept your nose clean you had a job for life. In return, employees who felt cared for gave their best. Then, by the mid-'80s, T.J. was gone, and upper management changed from "we're making ourselves proud" to "we'll do whatever we have to, to make money". By the mid-'90s, employees seemed to have become an inconvenience. Older employees especially were seen as a drain, since they could be traded for recent college graduates, who were much cheaper. Axes fell. It quickly was made clear to new IBMers that no matter what their contribution or expertise, they should not expect to retire from IBM. You hire in, you stay a while, you move on. That's how it works. Naturally, loyalty crashed. Nobody really cared anymore. You don't care about me, I don't care about you. You use me to get what you can out of me, I'll get what I can out of you. That's when I retired, when they were beginning to gut the retirement plan, and shortly after I sold most of my IBM stock. That's how it is today. There used to be loyalty to employers, but not anymore. Work is an evil to be endured only so you can afford your real life. You can expect to restart multiple times, with the attendant restart of benefits. And woe to you if you ever get old.~~Silkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122262422346224632noreply@blogger.com