KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76 Reply 2, posted (9 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 1178 times:
Zero.
Signed, LHMark
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LHMark From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 7255 posts, RR: 51 Reply 4, posted (9 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 1165 times:
95%
Signed, LHMark
"Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed on the Yankees. Apparently it angers them." - Bob Feller
B757300 From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 4114 posts, RR: 25 Reply 5, posted (9 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 1162 times:
None, I work for the State of Texas but layoffs by the new a-hole agency director, are quite possible.
RJ100 From Russia, joined Nov 2000, 4107 posts, RR: 33 Reply 6, posted (9 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 1157 times:
I'm working part time for an international agrobusiness company which employs more than 20000 people worldwide, annual revenue is $ 6.2 billions and profit is a few hundred millions $.
The possibility that they will go out of business is 0% (but that doesn't mean that everyone's job is safe...)
IwantaBBJ From Ireland, joined Jun 2002, 770 posts, RR: 4 Reply 8, posted (9 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1140 times:
Well, my company I work for was once British... Then, last year in December, we were bought by an American investment cooperation, which "accidentally" also owns our biggest competitor... Now, branches in some countries such as France and Austria were closed, others (ie. Germany) were merged together...
Due to our size, nobody really bothered to clarify our situation here, but today we were informed that we are going to be merged with that other company... Ours will be maintained, while the others' employees have to go. Only a few of them will eventually be transferred to us.... Sad story, but happens every day!
Ybacpa From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 1108 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (9 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1131 times:
Pretty darn good, hence why I'm currently looking for a new job.
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ScarletHarlot From Canada, joined Jul 2003, 4673 posts, RR: 59 Reply 10, posted (9 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1126 times:
Our parent company recently sold us to a competitor...guess we weren't doing well enough for them. For some stupid reason they are closing the office that made money and leaving open the office that lost money. Great logic, eh?
As a result of this, all 75 of us here in Seattle are being laid off. Our other office lost 150 but that still leaves them 450.
No chance that our parent company will go bankrupt. They have brought in a program called "Project Excellence" that saves money by laying people off. We call it Project Flatulence.
UPSfueler From United States of America, joined May 2003, 430 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (9 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1121 times:
United Airlines: Bankrupt. Does that answer your question?
N6376m From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (9 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 1107 times:
Rafal,
When the Federal Government was closed in 1996, didn't you get paid after the dispute was settled? If so, doesn't that make it an additional 3 weeks of vacation?
Lindy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (9 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 1101 times:
I didn't get paid because I started my work second day after they turned back to work. Yesterday was my 7th aniversary at work.
I was lucky that my friend hooked me up right here.
This is a dream job. Not money wise, but work wise Its just a paradise.
3 more years and I will change my job. So 3 more years on paid vacations
Lindy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 17, posted (9 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 1094 times:
Ok, I just spoke with a person that was here before me and he told me that they were off for 5 weeks and when they came back to work they got paid for that time.
He said that it wasn't really fun time. Everybody was nervous and nobody enjoyed that 5 weeks.
N6376m From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 18, posted (9 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1089 times:
Rafal -
Thanks for the info
So at the end of the day, they got an extra 5 weeks of paid vacation (though they had to fret about it until it was "officially" announced).
I don't know why they worried about it. If memory serves me, the federal government has never had a shut down where it didn't pay its workers for the down time
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