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rgcraig
06-18-2009, 01:41 PM
Today was "RIF" Day at work - - 75-100 people were let go.
Thank the Lord that my job is secure (my son's is also).
Having to watch friends you've worked with for over 16 years walk out the door was heart-retching!
Glad it's over.
Praying for all those affected.
Today was "RIF" Day at work - - 75-100 people were let go.
Thank the Lord that my job is secure (my son's is also).
Having to watch friends you've worked with for over 16 years walk out the door was heart-retching!
Glad it's over.
Sign of the times I am afraid & I am not being heartless!
I am sorry this happened. Do you know if this is it, or if there are more cutbacks planned?
rgcraig
06-18-2009, 01:45 PM
Sign of the times I am afraid & I am not being heartless!
I am sorry this happened. Do you know if this is it, or if there are more cutbacks planned?
Suppose to be it. They will be doing some realigning and that could upset a few people and they'll leave on their own, but if they do they are nuts!
Pressing-On
06-18-2009, 01:50 PM
Oh, that is so sad! Sorry, but I do need to ask - what about the girl that is a liar - is she still with you? LOL!
*AQuietPlace*
06-18-2009, 01:51 PM
:(
rgcraig
06-18-2009, 02:00 PM
Oh, that is so sad! Sorry, but I do need to ask - what about the girl that is a liar - is she still with you? LOL!
YES!!!
Pressing-On
06-18-2009, 02:01 PM
YES!!!
Toe torry!!! :tissue
Oh, that is so sad! Sorry, but I do need to ask - what about the girl that is a liar - is she still with you? LOL!
YES!!!
If she was let go she would just be replaced by someone else!:sad
I keep telling the Brothers at Church that I am sure there is a stupid demon who follows me around & when I go to get in the Van to do some errands he rounds up all the stupid drivers to hinder me!:foottap
rgcraig
06-18-2009, 02:05 PM
What's nuts is she messed up again yesterday, but nothing that I go get her for.
She "shares" the position with another lady and she called her at 10:00 p.m. Tues night to see if she'd work for her yesterday. The lady agreed, BUT......she never called me to tell me she wasn't going to be in and had asked Bonnie to work for her.
You'd think with her being written up already that she would have gone OUT OF HER WAY to make sure she was covered. Nope.
Jermyn Davidson
06-18-2009, 02:09 PM
I am sorry to read about all of those kind folks let go but I am glad your job and your son's job is secure.
BTW, I did not know you had a son, or did I simply forget?
Please don't tell me that I forgot that I met him too! :)
rgcraig
06-18-2009, 02:13 PM
I am sorry to read about all of those kind folks let go but I am glad your job and your son's job is secure.
BTW, I did not know you had a son, or did I simply forget?
Please don't tell me that I forgot that I met him too! :)
Thanks Jermyn!
No, you didn't met my son while you were here.
tbpew
06-18-2009, 02:24 PM
Today was "RIF" Day at work - - 75-100 people were let go.
Thank the Lord that my job is secure (my son's is also).
Having to watch friends you've worked with for over 16 years walk out the door was heart-retching!
Glad it's over.
Praying for all those affected.
I am sorry for those whose lives are being thrown into transition and uncertainty. It is some comfort that we can pray.
If the heaviness continues in your spirit, we could all try and turn this into a shoe discussion...but maybe even that should be in another thread...to honor those who are facing this heaviness.
misspresley
06-18-2009, 03:06 PM
Today was "RIF" Day at work - - 75-100 people were let go.
Thank the Lord that my job is secure (my son's is also).
Having to watch friends you've worked with for over 16 years walk out the door was heart-retching!
Glad it's over.
Praying for all those affected.
Have been thru two plant closings with my husband - was not pleasant, to say the least. But God always made a way and the next job wa better than the one before. The transition is unsettling, but will pray for those who need jobs to find them quickly. Saw in today's news that Tennessee's unemployment rate has gone over 10%.
Dedicated Mind
06-18-2009, 04:37 PM
what does RIF stand for?
Blubayou
06-18-2009, 05:27 PM
Reduction in Force. Those can be very gut wrenching!
Signs of the times is right. It isn't good for anyone, and I will keep those affected in my prayers.
My husband's employer is letting 150 people go the first of July.
All employees were given a letter yesterday about a "forced vacation" that they will be given in early September-- supposedly it's going to be the four days following Labor Day. The last time they did this, it stretched into about two weeks. Because they are calling it a "vacation closing" they can't qualify for temporary unemployment-- whether or not they are able to receive vacation pay. Most people in this area live from paycheck to paycheck-- and at least they gave them some warning it's coming, but I just have this feeling that this isn't going to be the end of the layoffs.
Our company has had 3 major temporary layoffs this year, with countless being let go...9 techs and engineers walked out the door just 2 weeks ago.
We are shutdown for a week in July and again sometime in August. We build circuit boards for GM, Ford, Chrysler, and Mazda, so you can see how touchy our jobs are right now...
MissBrattified
06-18-2009, 11:15 PM
Today was "RIF" Day at work - - 75-100 people were let go.
Thank the Lord that my job is secure (my son's is also).
Having to watch friends you've worked with for over 16 years walk out the door was heart-retching!
Glad it's over.
Praying for all those affected.
That's tough! I'm sorry. :(
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