To all who have responded...
I share the union’s concern over the company sharing the burden. I think it’s the stock market that is to blame. Company’s have to show growth, no matter what we may think. The sad thing is, and some may disagree, management (non-union) will bear the burden of any agreement which satisfies the union. Our healthcare will go up if the union’s doesn’t. Any concession, if I may use that word, will be passed on to the management. It stinks, but it’s business.
Sorry about the garage mistake. Blame it on the media and my ignorance in not doing what I like to do best...research. That I will do first thing tomorrow...or I guess today...find out the truth. I’m glad you brought that to my attention, because it just didn’t make sense. What I find out, I will certainly share. Of course, the timing of the "teens" is certainly suspect. Again, I’ll research. Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately, the disconnect IS a member. GPS puts him (them) at the scene.
As for the Canadian....you are fortunate. If "Ante up" worked, we wouldn’t have so many healthcare issues. Companies want to pass it along so they can keep the stock price up. They MUST show growth. I’m not justifying it by any means. My point is, if the rest of the nation is paying, why shouldn’t you (Americans). But then agian, it has to start somewhere. Maybe if they win that point, it wil resonate. You have a valid point.
And "if you strike, walk with pride"....yes. You have something to fight for. I’m only trying to convey that management, people at my level, do not have any say. We just take our lumps and move on, as sad as that may seem. We are mandated to do what we have to, what the company tells us to do. We have no choice. 84 work weeks regardless of family obligations, like "who will watch the kids?". Just don’t take it out on us. We don’t want to cross any lines...we are FORCED to. There are +’s and -’s to management. Obviously, this is a minus. We are subject to outsourcing, as 5 members of my team have completed training their replacements. BELIEVE ME, it’s a bitter subject. The outsourcing bubble will burst! Read up on this in the opinions of many Indians who have had to completely alter thier lives to accommodate (the time difference). It WILL level out eventually.
IFF the union WALKS, managers will do what they have to...what we are TOLD to do. But keep in mind, we as managers, want union to come back. I write and develop, and maintain, software that the CSRs use daily. I cannot do their job. It’s WAY too stressful. But this is also extremely stressful. I CANNOT stand the way the company puts pressure on them to "hurry up" and finish with this cutomer and move on. The "quota" has got to change. I know I have read a lot on the negative effects on employees in that arena. BTW, those same psychological effects are what plague the Indians...the bubble WILL burst.
Good luck to all affected. I hope everyone gets what they bargain for. Sometimes, I wish I had a say...but I don’t.
Union...we are not against you...just overworked, tired, stressed, and scared. All completely out of our control. My wife prays every night it doesn’t happen. It will be a tremendous burden on our family, but the press doesn’t cover that part unfortunately.
On a side note, I read up on Whitaker, and try to follow along using the SEC’s website to track stock purchases/sells. Apparently, he never took the hit (stock options) the rest of us did when the company wasn’t doing so great (?) I guess keeping a train on it’s tracks is rewarding. but then again, the board of driectors scratch each other’s backs. A vote came up last year to keep compensation more in line with performance...shot down, defeated. I don’t think enough stock holders (proxies) voted. I voted for it. I had hoped it would come up again, but it didn’t.
Sorry soooo long winded. I’m actually still up doing work in preparation for a possible work stoppage...go figure.
To all who have responded...
I share the union’s concern over the company sharing the burden. I think it’s the stock market that is to blame. Company’s have to show growth, no matter what we may think. The sad thing is, and some may disagree, management (non-union) will bear the burden of any agreement which satisfies the union. Our healthcare will go up if the union’s doesn’t. Any concession, if I may use that word, will be passed on to the management. It stinks, but it’s business.
Sorry about the garage mistake. Blame it on the media and my ignorance in not doing what I like to do best...research. That I will do first thing tomorrow...or I guess today...find out the truth. I’m glad you brought that to my attention, because it just didn’t make sense. What I find out, I will certainly share. Of course, the timing of the "teens" is certainly suspect. Again, I’ll research. Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately, the disconnect IS a member. GPS puts him (them) at the scene.
As for the Canadian....you are fortunate. If "Ante up" worked, we wouldn’t have so many healthcare issues. Companies want to pass it along so they can keep the stock price up. They MUST show growth. I’m not justifying it by any means. My point is, if the rest of the nation is paying, why shouldn’t you (Americans). But then agian, it has to start somewhere. Maybe if they win that point, it wil resonate. You have a valid point.
And "if you strike, walk with pride"....yes. You have something to fight for. I’m only trying to convey that management, people at my level, do not have any say. We just take our lumps and move on, as sad as that may seem. We are mandated to do what we have to, what the company tells us to do. We have no choice. 84 work weeks regardless of family obligations, like "who will watch the kids?". Just don’t take it out on us. We don’t want to cross any lines...we are FORCED to. There are +’s and -’s to management. Obviously, this is a minus. We are subject to outsourcing, as 5 members of my team have completed training their replacements. BELIEVE ME, it’s a bitter subject. The outsourcing bubble will burst! Read up on this in the opinions of many Indians who have had to completely alter thier lives to accommodate (the time difference). It WILL level out eventually.
IFF the union WALKS, managers will do what they have to...what we are TOLD to do. But keep in mind, we as managers, want union to come back. I write and develop, and maintain, software that the CSRs use daily. I cannot do their job. It’s WAY too stressful. But this is also extremely stressful. I CANNOT stand the way the company puts pressure on them to "hurry up" and finish with this cutomer and move on. The "quota" has got to change. I know I have read a lot on the negative effects on employees in that arena. BTW, those same psychological effects are what plague the Indians...the bubble WILL burst.
Good luck to all affected. I hope everyone gets what they bargain for. Sometimes, I wish I had a say...but I don’t.
Union...we are not against you...just overworked, tired, stressed, and scared. All completely out of our control. My wife prays every night it doesn’t happen. It will be a tremendous burden on our family, but the press doesn’t cover that part unfortunately.
On a side note, I read up on Whitaker, and try to follow along using the SEC’s website to track stock purchases/sells. Apparently, he never took the hit (stock options) the rest of us did when the company wasn’t doing so great (?) I guess keeping a train on it’s tracks is rewarding. but then again, the board of driectors scratch each other’s backs. A vote came up last year to keep compensation more in line with performance...shot down, defeated. I don’t think enough stock holders (proxies) voted. I voted for it. I had hoped it would come up again, but it didn’t.
Sorry soooo long winded. I’m actually still up doing work in preparation for a possible work stoppage...go figure.