justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 15, 2014 5:12pm
Got the news at noon today that 12 people throughout the company (4 in our office) were being laid off. I was safe, but it is pretty terrifying to think about now that my wife and I are down to just my income for the next year.
Lovejoy1984
Posts: 5,277
Sep 15, 2014 5:14pm
Not for me.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
Lovejoy1984
Posts: 5,277
Sep 15, 2014 5:14pm
But seriously, I feel your pain, ever since the planned Merger with TWC and Comcast, i've been on pins and needles.
Curly J
Posts: 7,282
Sep 15, 2014 5:17pm
They usually do the lay offs where I work on Thursday. Termination Thursday. You don't want to see any Invites in your email that day.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Sep 15, 2014 5:55pm
Wife going to school or having a kid?justincredible;1654318 wrote:Got the news at noon today that 12 people throughout the company (4 in our office) were being laid off. I was safe, but it is pretty terrifying to think about now that my wife and I are down to just my income for the next year.
At the worst, I feel like you are in a field you can find a job pretty quickly at least.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 15, 2014 6:12pm
Grad school internship.like_that;1654329 wrote:Wife going to school or having a kid?
At the worst, I feel like you are in a field you can find a job pretty quickly at least.
Finding a job in my field isn't generally tough, and my brother-in-law is a tech recruiter so I'd like my chances if the day ever did come.
salto
Posts: 2,611
Sep 15, 2014 6:43pm
I'm sure if times get too rough for ya Justin you can always scrap all that iron fence in your back yard for some money.justincredible;1654333 wrote:Grad school internship.
Finding a job in my field isn't generally tough, and my brother-in-law is a tech recruiter so I'd like my chances if the day ever did come.
derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
Sep 15, 2014 7:14pm
fuck both of those companiesHighRoller74;1654320 wrote:But seriously, I feel your pain, ever since the planned Merger with TWC and Comcast, i've been on pins and needles.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Sep 15, 2014 7:19pm
Mrs. MB had to lay off a few people a few Fridays ago - very bad. One of the guys came to our house to try to get his job back...nothing we could do. Horrible situation all around.
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adog
Posts: 567
Sep 15, 2014 7:37pm
As CEO's get richer..BS I say
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Sep 15, 2014 7:42pm
CEO's aren't the problem, the problem is how expensive it is to hire people. Just healthcare costs alone will cost a business $10,000+/year.
sherm03
Posts: 7,349
Sep 15, 2014 7:53pm
Sucks to hear that Justin. Glad you're still good. Hopefully this is the only round of layoffs planned.
ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
Sep 15, 2014 7:57pm
So they could only afford healthcare for 500 employees versus the total compensation of the CEO.Manhattan Buckeye;1654365 wrote:CEO's aren't the problem, the problem is how expensive it is to hire people. Just healthcare costs alone will cost a business $10,000+/year.
Yeah... Healthcares the problem lol.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Sep 15, 2014 8:06pm
The CEO of my wife's company has a $225K base. That isn't excessive by any means. Now he can make a multiple on bonus and stock options, but even then it isn't like all of us are rich. Stop listening to Michael Moore.ZWICK 4 PREZ;1654370 wrote:So they could only afford healthcare for 500 employees versus the total compensation of the CEO.
Yeah... Healthcares the problem lol.
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Sep 15, 2014 9:23pm
Bitch, Bitch about the rich ..... and how the boss get richer
Quit your fucking job, use your fucking brain, take those fucking talent you say you have, put your fucking house, car and saving account up for collateral, deal with the fucking government on workmen comp, employer taxes, business tax, sale tax and a whole lot of fucking legal shit and start your own fucking business … its that fucking easy do it, then if and when the business makes it …. Then you’ll have a better understanding of why the boss/owner takes his cut… you chicken shit … it about risk = reward
Quit your fucking job, use your fucking brain, take those fucking talent you say you have, put your fucking house, car and saving account up for collateral, deal with the fucking government on workmen comp, employer taxes, business tax, sale tax and a whole lot of fucking legal shit and start your own fucking business … its that fucking easy do it, then if and when the business makes it …. Then you’ll have a better understanding of why the boss/owner takes his cut… you chicken shit … it about risk = reward
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Sep 15, 2014 9:27pm
A client's CEO brought in 60+ million last year crazy. Top 5 paid CEO
edit: I have zero issue with what CEO's get paid, though.
edit: I have zero issue with what CEO's get paid, though.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Sep 15, 2014 9:32pm
Larry Ellison?
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HelloAgain
Posts: 537
Sep 15, 2014 9:45pm
Being successful and a reckless idiot aren't the same thing.Belly35;1654395 wrote:put your fucking house, car and saving account up for collateral
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Sep 15, 2014 9:51pm
W. Nicholas HowleyManhattan Buckeye;1654397 wrote:Larry Ellison?
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Sep 15, 2014 10:00pm
Yeah those are option/restricted stock payments. Howley might eventually get that, but it isn't as if he has a $60,000,000 salary.
Classyposter58
Posts: 6,321
Sep 15, 2014 11:24pm
Lol but the wealth gap isn't a problem guys. Like I said I'm not a liberal but when the top 1% have 20% of the wealth where as in 1970 it was only 7%. And thanks to Obama and the Dems in DC the Affordable Health Care Act this is going to continue widening
ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
Sep 16, 2014 5:47am
Yeah b/c I said base and not total compensation. Stop being retarded.Manhattan Buckeye;1654372 wrote:The CEO of my wife's company has a $225K base. That isn't excessive by any means. Now he can make a multiple on bonus and stock options, but even then it isn't like all of us are rich. Stop listening to Michael Moore.
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Sep 16, 2014 6:31am
Dem want people to be poor and uneducated... that there voter base..Classyposter58;1654444 wrote:Lol but the wealth gap isn't a problem guys. Like I said I'm not a liberal but when the top 1% have 20% of the wealth where as in 1970 it was only 7%. And thanks to Obama and the Dems in DC the Affordable Health Care Act this is going to continue widening
more job cuts because of mandate to ObamaClusterFuck
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/09/16/businesses-reported-cutting-jobs-due-to-obamacare/
http://news.investors.com/politics-obamacare/090514-669013-obamacare-employer-mandate-a-list-of-cuts-to-work-hours-jobs.htm
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friendfromlowry
Posts: 6,239
Sep 16, 2014 6:56am
No one cares. Speaking of uneducated, you're usually the one sounding retarded. "That there voter base"?Belly35;1654463 wrote:Dem want people to be poor and uneducated... that there voter base..
more job cuts because of mandate to ObamaClusterFuck
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/09/16/businesses-reported-cutting-jobs-due-to-obamacare/
http://news.investors.com/politics-obamacare/090514-669013-obamacare-employer-mandate-a-list-of-cuts-to-work-hours-jobs.htm
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Sep 16, 2014 7:29am
Which one you with now?HighRoller74;1654320 wrote:But seriously, I feel your pain, ever since the planned Merger with TWC and Comcast, i've been on pins and needles.
Easy to say when they're not your employer.derek bomar;1654353 wrote:fuck both of those companies