tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398099.post7634743856772502109..comments2016-08-23T01:47:12.646-07:00Comments on Saje's Eye: Labor's Love LostAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492976083075624478noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398099.post-58743318070653161152010-01-29T07:31:46.576-08:002010-01-29T07:31:46.576-08:00Yes, and this is a trend I've noticed as well....Yes, and this is a trend I've noticed as well. I've witnessed a purge of supervisors unprecedented in all my years of working just as the economy began to fail. That's when I ended up steeping into the Foolish of me, perhaps, but when there's a leadership vacuum I'm usually the one who steps into the void.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08492976083075624478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398099.post-8110514811945128622010-01-29T03:00:27.988-08:002010-01-29T03:00:27.988-08:00Not only are we hurting ourselves by just keeping ...Not only are we hurting ourselves by just keeping quiet and taking all the crap, but many of these corporations learn too late that they're killing themselves also. I've worked for several companies that kept cutting staff and expecting those left to pick up the slack and improve things with no real incentive to do so. Before long each of these businesses went under. Two of them were a craft store chains, similar to JoAnn or Michaels, but one of them I think was much nicer than those. We had very knowledgeable staff who really enjoyed their jobs and working with our customers. Then things changed. Most of the best people were let go first since their knowledge and experience cost more for the management which left a mostly inexperienced staff who couldn't help customers as well plus less staff on the floor for customer service overall which of course led to those customers going elsewhere and even more staff cuts until it all finally went belly up. I truly believe that if things had been worked differently at least some of these businesses would still be around and would have top notch employees. Of course no one in management is going to think about keeping well trained quality people and keeping them happy being the best since it would cost them more and cut profits (at least until those quality employees started bringing in better business). Its up to those doing the work to stand up for themselves and insist on being treated like human beings and not just the slaves who bring in the profits for others.<br />Maybe the fact that I've never been willing to put up with the bullshit when it starts getting really bad that has led to or at least contributed to my current lack of a job.Dracowinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16628997882575139189noreply@blogger.com