More Employee Layoffs at PPH

[commonsense]

I know several people who work there.
This could be a hardship for some families.

It wasn't always the "greatest" place to work. In the 70's there was a definite caste system.

[Antipas]

Originally Posted by edwina

Yesterday, the Division of Publications announced that it will be outsourcing all call center and order fulfillment work. This means that most shipping, receiving and order entry positions will be eliminated in February.

It is estimated that the total cost savings will amount to around $80k a year.

How many American families will suffer?

[Antipas]

Originally Posted by edwina

All of these layoffs will be blue collar employees.

No executives will lose their jobs.

I wouldn't be surprised if the executives didn't even get a raise.

[Revelationist]

If I could find a better place to order lititure, I wouldn't order from there.

[Threads]

This is not anything new folks. Companies have been outsourcing for years. What makes the UPC exempt?

This is just a business move. Sad that it even hits the church but unfortunitly thats life.

[George]

Originally Posted by Theresa

and can we get a cost analysis on general conference? the banquets and breakfasts and meetings they funded.....not to mention the room and board for those that travelled there...and the truck loads of material sent to sell during the event...

all b/c they dont want to have it in St Louis that often b/c so many use that time as their "vacation"?

At the expense of hard working PPH employees....

Whoa, girl! You are preaching! Time to come up for air!

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by tstew

At the risk of sounding biased, let me just point out that this may just be in keep ing with the times and technology. With the amount of people who handle such things online, the need for call center and order fulfillment type work may be legitimately diminished. I do feel bad for the families affected and sincerely pray that they all find even better jobs, but the fact remains that these types of positions are not what they used to be.

As to the issue of trips and gas cards, I don't claim to know enough about the inner workings, but I do know that there is a tremendous amount of travel that certain "higher ups" must do that most other employees do not.

in these economic times, there are things that CAN be cut back on or eliminated...BEFORE cutting jobs of employees.

They arent cutting the JOB just outsourcing the responsibility to other companies. It isnt right.

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by Bro. Dwight

Looks like that is what they are doing. Less overhead to send the work out, therefore saving money.

Looks like some here feel the people are entitled to work there because they are Christians?

there is so much more to it than that...

if being christian was the top requirement for working there, there would be OTHER layoffs...

herein lies the PROBLEM

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by tv1a

A cap on gas cards may be more feasible.

$80 grand savings is $80 grand. A business is not in business to keep people employed.

On another note, how many of those positions were part time or filled by Gateway college students? In any case a job such as a call center is best outscourced.

these are full time, tenured employees.

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by Threads

This is not anything new folks. Companies have been outsourcing for years. What makes the UPC exempt?

This is just a business move. Sad that it even hits the church but unfortunitly thats life.

PPH shouldnt be treated like a BUSINESS.

WEC is NOT a business.

I thought their "business" was the FATHERS business...

and that hasnt been done in a very LONG time.