Move along; nothing to see here

Just got word last night, eff us days will, as per usual, continue through the first quarter of 2013 for those of us at CNHI shops.

Merry Christmas... here's our BONE-US!

 

Re: Nothing to see here... move along

My Chrstmas wish is for OPs to use accurate thread titles.

 

Re: Nothing to see here... move along

Don't worry, he'll change it to, "Move along; nothing to see here"

 

Dools: There ya go.

 

Every time I hear of more CNHI furloughs, I'm more and more thankful I didn't get the job I applied for a few years ago.

 

I heard they're not using the term "recession days" anymore but "salary reduction" for salaried people and telling them they have to make up the slack. Is that not illegal? Or, why can't they just say "cutting pay?"

And how are union shops dealing with this CNHI crap? I'm glad I made the career change a couple years back... I figured they would make this the norm. It's gutless they can't just come out and say it. Bet they have a skybox at Tuscaloosa, this strapped company.

 

Then it's up to the salaried people to fight back and refuse to do the extra work.

Put in your 40 and leave.

 

That's what I told my old buds, but it's a stupid response when it comes down to 40 hours or a press start. CNHI ought to be cited by upper managements everywhere for a genius manipulation of the workplace. Honestly I'm shocked more companies absent of integrity haven't adopted this practice.

 

Salaried employees are still required to take 5 days off during the quarter, FWIW

 

Then you tell your buds to blow the press start.

"Sorry, we would have made press start, but because of the furloughs, you gave us extra work to do, which took more time. Besides, it's not like you're actually paying us for this extra work, right?"

 

I have thankfully not yet been touched by this furlough thing but can someone explain to me why a furlough is worse than a 5 percent salary reduction?

I mean, if you are asking me to choose - take 5 percent less and get some days off or take 5 percent less and work as many days - I know what I am choosing but again, I don't know all the intricacies about how these things differ or are the same.

 

Zag: For those of us poor saps on salary, you can probably guess exactly what happens. Especially if you are one of a two-person sports staff covering the largest county in your state at a daily.

It's beyond my powers to explain the feelings of basically being gelded.