Work hard, get good at your job, get promoted and get pay raises and after 20 years, Oops you’re too expensive. We can start two college kids to take your place and give them only two weeks’ vacation instead of the 5 you’re getting and all those benefits you’ve been grandfathered into, guess what? We don’t have to give them anymore either.
I know three people who got laid off from their jobs after 40 years. That’s loyalty for you.
It’s happened so many times in my career that the last time it happened, I had to console my boss. He was more upset about losing me than I was about losing the job.
At least your boss had some decent human emotions. What gets me is the expectations around cheerleading and buying into the corporate culture, despite the fact we know we are all disposable on a whim.
I think you’d have to be “loaded” to continue working for that company! Go into business for yourself; start a “shell” company in the Bahamas; it worked for me!!!
When the current owner of the company where I work was showing around a relative he basically pointed me out and said “He came with the company, just like the rest of the office furniture.” If the place ever goes out of business, hopefully I will be sold off to a decent owner and not just shipped to the dump with the rest of the old discarded office equipment.
35 years and now the company is shutting down operations in the US. I can’t complain about my treatment, it was a great place to work, but who is going to hire a 60-something year old?
constantine48 over 4 years ago
That’s pretty much what happened to me 25 years ago! I was lucky, the new company was much better.
Farside99 over 4 years ago
Glad I was able to keep my 401K going from one company to another after the layoff. Retirement is sweet.
whahoppened over 4 years ago
You’re giving me $300 to take Old George?
pcmcdonald over 4 years ago
Is the suit included?
rmercer Premium Member over 4 years ago
I’ll take two!!
zerotvus over 4 years ago
Does he do windows?
Zebrastripes over 4 years ago
$325.00?
dflak over 4 years ago
Work hard, get good at your job, get promoted and get pay raises and after 20 years, Oops you’re too expensive. We can start two college kids to take your place and give them only two weeks’ vacation instead of the 5 you’re getting and all those benefits you’ve been grandfathered into, guess what? We don’t have to give them anymore either.
I know three people who got laid off from their jobs after 40 years. That’s loyalty for you.
It’s happened so many times in my career that the last time it happened, I had to console my boss. He was more upset about losing me than I was about losing the job.
kartis over 4 years ago
At least your boss had some decent human emotions. What gets me is the expectations around cheerleading and buying into the corporate culture, despite the fact we know we are all disposable on a whim.
sandpiper over 4 years ago
the average worker from mid-level to hourly is like a bullet: there’s always another being loaded even as one is fired.
JSH in Dover over 4 years ago
I think you’d have to be “loaded” to continue working for that company! Go into business for yourself; start a “shell” company in the Bahamas; it worked for me!!!
theincrediblebulk over 4 years ago
When the current owner of the company where I work was showing around a relative he basically pointed me out and said “He came with the company, just like the rest of the office furniture.” If the place ever goes out of business, hopefully I will be sold off to a decent owner and not just shipped to the dump with the rest of the old discarded office equipment.
Alberta Oil Premium Member over 4 years ago
That is probably the value of his pension payout.. that the company hopes to recover.
paranormal over 4 years ago
Does he do windows?
cuzinron47 over 4 years ago
He’s ‘as is’.
P51Strega over 4 years ago
35 years and now the company is shutting down operations in the US. I can’t complain about my treatment, it was a great place to work, but who is going to hire a 60-something year old?
WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago
I dunno – looking a little long in the tooth, to me.