Well, on our end, he is still a contractor, so it may be that when the shit really hits the fan, the power shifts to the contractors and we come out ahead. That's bad news for the employees, but Exxon will eventually pay for their bad judgement. Already the employees are looking elsewhere and clamoring for "the package."
They will see that replacing employees isn't as easy as it sounds. You just can't replace experience and training that they will lose because of short-sightedness. You would think companies would realize that.
I was working for a an administrative contractor on the day IBM fired all of their administrative staff on the same day, regardless of how close they were to retirement. There was one gal who was due to retire the next week. She was downsized just like that. I went in as a contractor that day and the place was utter chaos. I walked out that afternoon. Nobody want to work in a place that has such little regard for humanity.
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Date: 2006-09-19 05:05 pm (UTC)They will see that replacing employees isn't as easy as it sounds. You just can't replace experience and training that they will lose because of short-sightedness. You would think companies would realize that.
I was working for a an administrative contractor on the day IBM fired all of their administrative staff on the same day, regardless of how close they were to retirement. There was one gal who was due to retire the next week. She was downsized just like that. I went in as a contractor that day and the place was utter chaos. I walked out that afternoon. Nobody want to work in a place that has such little regard for humanity.