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Old 18-12-2008, 05:17 PM
Ian Robinson
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Originally Posted by xelasnave View Post
Common a fair go look at the good things... they do ok ...they just have some smarties who are good at making money disappear and we are all now a bit jaded because they did it...

But CHrysler have announced a production cut..one would think that would be normal given the market etc... but I dont think that is what is going on..it seems to me it is their attempt to force the senates hand and dip into the public purse..

alex
I feel sorry for the workers at Chrysler - locking the gate for an enforced holiday for 4 weeks likely means that 20-30% of them will get retrenched while on "holidays" .... a favourate trick of american companies . 20-30 % of the work force is apparently standard practice when companies are trouble (and it's always the workers (I include engineers here) who get shafted) . The "business improvement" experts always require it.

Not a nice feeling being retrenched at any time , but to get your pink slip the week before Xmas is really bad .... been there done that (in 1982) especially if you've worked your guts out to improve the job and make the company more efficient / profitable.