Oldfart
Well-Known Member
No idea who Denial 59 is but it sounds like YOU and most everyone else here has issues with regard to fairness and fiscal responsibility. If everyone made the salary they wanted to, many of you would not have a job. Just ask the union companies such as Harvester, Firestone, Deere. Kelloggs and many of the automakers. Plant after plant closed, moved overseas or downsized. New employees making less than older ones because the company could not stay profitable with the salary structure it had in place. What good would it be if FDX paid every courier $31 an hour after 5 years on the job but had to raise rates to pay those salaries and lost customers as a result. Less volume means less hrs. and less employees.
Except for the fella with health issues. NOBODY has said why they continue to work for such a bad company if they know other places pay, treat and benefit their employees so much better. Jobs where you can you make 70k to 80k with no college and decent benefits are in short supply except for UPS and SOME of the automakers. Even automaker workers are making wage concessions. You can make an excellent living selling cars in TODAYS market, but let the economy tank again and car sales will dry up.
Except for the fella with health issues. NOBODY has said why they continue to work for such a bad company if they know other places pay, treat and benefit their employees so much better. Jobs where you can you make 70k to 80k with no college and decent benefits are in short supply except for UPS and SOME of the automakers. Even automaker workers are making wage concessions. You can make an excellent living selling cars in TODAYS market, but let the economy tank again and car sales will dry up.