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Originally Posted by displacedmom
I think the way employees are being treated these days has a lot to do with loyalty and longevity. Back in the 70's I worked for companies that honored labor laws giving you breaks during the day for your hard work plus hour lunches, cost of living plus merit raises and very good benefits. On those rare occasions that they needed you to work til midnight, you were there for them. Those places have changed dramatically.
More recently I have worked for companies that could care less that they put your life in danger on a daily basis, give you crappy pay w/no benefits and an undignified title, you are lucky if you get to eat lunch at your desk (if at all). You watch as they fire people over absolutely nothing. And then there are the unexpected layoffs.
So, today employees are treated like a piece of toilet paper. No wonder they don't stay. It definitely has a lot to do with the economy...supply and demand.
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Two phrases are used to justify everything -Maximize shareholder wealth and free-market pricing.
The companies of the 70s practiced corporate social responsibility and corporate citizenship (not the new use of this term used to avoid responsibility).
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