https://x.com/Travis_4_Trump/status/1790366545685655783
The worst part is that GM and the Union decided not to notify the employees, and many of them found out on social media.
When the workers questioned the union, the union rep verified it was accurate. The workers say they left jobs for this opportunity based on promises from GM and the union.
The union will be taking the dues the employees paid and using them to send out mailers telling members to vote for Biden in November.
Are unions useless anymore?
When I started to work for a company, the best on earth at the time, it was said out loud, do your job and you will be here for life. Well I made it 25 years. Saw the ax come by many times and missed my head, then that one time it didn't miss.
Turns out a lot of people were involuntary separated, (that's what they called it) at around 25 years. The company evidently did not want to chance that someone might get to full retirement age. I have been pretty fortunate in that I have made more money ever year after leaving company, but it felt like a betrayal in some sense. I gave my all to the company, and the bastards just pull the rug out from under you with a seconds hesitation.
But I did a days work, and they paid me for that day, so not harm no foul, is the way I see it.
It is sad though what a great company IBM used to be, and the globalist fucked it up. There used be be a real sense of corporate citizenship, and then they started offshoring jobs. I saw the other day where the huge plant in Rochester, Mn was sold. This was a huge facility, and now it gone.
I also worked for IBM for 23 years. The boss asked at a company picnic if anyone was leaving any time soon, I told him I had about 1 more year left, and then I’d retire. Anyway, he had to cut someone and I was chosen. It was about 6 months before I wanted, but, it was ok. He was decent and let me get paid as long as he could and actually gave me days off until that date. So, never tell your boss if you intend to retire or quit ahead of time.
Good advice about not telling the boss about leaving in advance. In my case, I later noticed how my boss had worked to convince me to stay on the job for another year, only for me to be part of a mass company layoff. Not sure if he knew it was coming or not, but someone above him likely sure did.
(My) Lessons learned: Don't give them anymore notice than you have to. And if you are going to leave, be fully committed to leaving before you announce it.
Yep. Why give them a notice when they give you ZERO notice and lay you off on a friday.
I was at a company for 21 years before it folded. We had Halloween parties and some men came in drag costumes (6'3" tall Little Bo Beep! Scared me and I'm fearless!). They weren't around for the Christmas party. Times have changed.
I have a few friends who were “victims” of IBM. Your story parallels mine at AT&T.
And mine at Kodak
This! "Here's your 25 year watch and here's your hat and there's the door. What's your hurry?"