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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 823579" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>In Tuesday's USAToday there's a good article about what's happening in the U.S. workplace compared to Europe and Japan. U.S. companies have greatly increased productivity with less employees since the collapse, becoming very profitable. European and Japanese companies held on to as many employees as possible, making work for them like sweeping floors, painting, whatever they could do. Result was much lower productivity, much less profit, but much higher loyalty to their workforce. Different cultures, looked elsewhere to trim costs, not at their workforce. And that's the hallmark of corporate America these days, things are taken away from workforce first to support profits. Anyone who points out FedEx hasn't laid off at Express, I don't think they didn't just to be kind. It's in their interest to hold on to people rather than be caught short when the economy improves. But they have certainly taken plenty from us and every downturn results in our having to sacrifice payraises while they maintain profits. I'm not convinced that socialism is the way to go, but we certainly could alot about how to treat employees from companies overseas. Our dog-eat-dog approach leaves alot to be desired.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 823579, member: 24302"] In Tuesday's USAToday there's a good article about what's happening in the U.S. workplace compared to Europe and Japan. U.S. companies have greatly increased productivity with less employees since the collapse, becoming very profitable. European and Japanese companies held on to as many employees as possible, making work for them like sweeping floors, painting, whatever they could do. Result was much lower productivity, much less profit, but much higher loyalty to their workforce. Different cultures, looked elsewhere to trim costs, not at their workforce. And that's the hallmark of corporate America these days, things are taken away from workforce first to support profits. Anyone who points out FedEx hasn't laid off at Express, I don't think they didn't just to be kind. It's in their interest to hold on to people rather than be caught short when the economy improves. But they have certainly taken plenty from us and every downturn results in our having to sacrifice payraises while they maintain profits. I'm not convinced that socialism is the way to go, but we certainly could alot about how to treat employees from companies overseas. Our dog-eat-dog approach leaves alot to be desired. [/QUOTE]
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