Greetings Tim,
You are more than correct about many things. Few and far between are the
honest humans, but there are a few. Fortunately for me, you can't pay me
enough for me to work at anything that I can't be proud of. I have never
been that fond of money.
I like my benefits better than any a corporation could give me. Plenty of
fresh air, sunshine, super healthy food, loving animals, no chemicals in my
environment. No smokers and I work at my own rate and time.
Bright Blessings,
Kim
At 09:28 AM 8/16/2005, you wrote:
Kim,
No question about the lying taking place in corporations. However, a
person tends to take that statement as though it only takes place at the
"employer" level. Employees lie to the same degree. How many people do
we all know who "milk" worker comp claims? Or take jobs that pay under
the table so as to protect their unemployment benefits? What about
stealing company property either in material or unproductive time? Then
you have people who complain about unsafe working conditions only to hop
on a crotch rocket, drink and drive, smoke, load their kids in the bed
of their pickup, etc. I'm not protecting the corporation at all. At
the same time, if more people had the constitution "take that job and
shove it" and self-employ, the "corporation" would have to sit up and
listen. The problem is the pay and benefits are too good.
Tim Schlueter(20 year accountant for the "corporation")
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Greetings Hakan,
Lying in corporations is standard practice in North America. The normal
lie that is real common is: 'Anyone can shut down a job for safety
reasons.' I have heard this in many corporations in Canada and the US,
but
I have also seen what happens when someone tries to shut down a job for
safety reasons. Either they are ignored and the job continues in an
unsafe
manor or the person very quickly finds themselves in the unemployment
line.
Corporate image and the image of being a good corporate citizen is what
the
companies care about, the reality does not have to live up to it, if
they
have spent enough money publicizing their corporate image.
Start work at 16 and by the time you are 20, you have this figured
out. The challenge is to figure out which part of the companies spin,
they
actually care about. Then you know which sacred cow not to damage. Me,
I
couldn't stand it, so I have been self employed most of my life.
Not all corporations are like this, and the smaller the company, the
less
likely this is. But one does not go into politics as a rule from small
business.
The oil industry is especially ripe with type of behavior.
Bright Blessings,
Kim
At 07:36 AM 8/16/2005, you wrote:
>If they come from Corporations, hmmm, I do not like to be sued for
telling
>my honest opinion or my experiences from US corporate leaders. It does
>however explain the deep rooted habit of lying to the people. Wonder
from
>which industries they are coming?
>
>Hakan
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