> My dad, apparently, caved. That is not how I see it. He was apparently working for some self-serving ass-hole, and had to do what was needed to continue to provide for his family. Unfortunately there are a lot of idiots who use their "apparent positions of authority" to bully their way through countless subordinates. Hell should have a special place for jerks like that. We may not like it, but our society, and others, always seem to allow (even encourage) such poor behavior. Were it my father I would be proud of the fact he saw to it he took care of his family first, even at the expense of some pride. I am certain he later was able to witness the undoing of that miserable excuse of a wretched person.
There are, on occasion, times when a person is pushed by a corporate boss/bully, and that person refuses to bend. I have done that, and put my ability to provide for my young children at risk. I got away with it many times, and at one point it even catapulted me into my current self-employment situation along with a 24 month income severance check just to leave a corporation I worked for quietly. I got lucky, but in hindsight I was not wise in taking such gambles. Then again, things have been pretty good overall - although this nerve injury since last January has certainly put a kink in things. Thanks for sharing that slice of your life, and of your father's. Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ken Dibble > Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 9:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: VFP Job in Paradise > > > > > > What you do in private can also reflect on the company. If you want > > > to mash > > > your brains then as said thats up to you. But I would never employ > > > a drug > > > user. At least heavy drugs. As for fire me if I suck, its a bit > > > late if you > > > invest in training be it expense or time. > > > > So if an employee wanted to join an evangelical church, and you > >considered that a poor reflection on your company, you could fire > >them, even if they confined their religious activities to their > >private time? What if they played in a rock band, and you didn't like > >their music? Or what if they went to a protest rally on a weekend, > >and you didn't support the cause? > > Many years ago, my dad was a young man working for a very large US > corporation. There was a debate in the local school district over whether > the school should have a swimming pool. My dad, very conservative, was > opposed to it and began publicly organizing people against it. His boss, > who was for the pool, got wind of it and told him to knock it off or he'd > lose his job. My dad, apparently, caved. > > I bet that kind of thing has been going on all the time, for decades. > > My dad is also anti-union--but a union could and would have > prevented that > scenario. > > Employers have the ability to pull all kinds of garbage. > Employees, though > they may complain about it on the Internet, have, in comparison, very > little ability to prevent them from doing it--unless they organize. > > Ken Dibble > www.stic-cil.org > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
