Signs you work for a predatory company

[blackcat4866]

Re: Signs you work for a predatory company

#97: been there quite a few times. =^..^=

[JR2ALTA]

Re: Signs you work for a predatory company

You are so right...

91. Taking on NEW (shitty) product lines W/O consulting The Service Manager/Only Tech"

Like Xerox? Christ, I spend more time in front of my computer trying to make sense of their manuals than I do with a screwdriver.
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[NeoMatrix]

Re: Signs you work for a predatory company

Life has a very very very simple set of rules.

I want it.

You have it.

How do I get it off you?
o Method 1: Violence (Orangutan Style).
o Method 2: Offer in exchange (self permission system).

I work for you, which fills up your busines$ escrow account(bank) with electronic numbers (profit).
In return you siphon off some of those business number$ into my escrow account (wages).

I continue to work for you while we both agree on the system of escrow or barter exchange. (Self permission system.)

All works well with both parties until the indifference in the agreement takes over....
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<add long list of indifference problems here>

The above should be taught in schools...

The self permission escrow system is the reason we rape and destroy the natural resources of the planet, as we turn the beauty of the natural world into an accounting entry imaginary number on an escrow (bank) computer.

[keithxxiii]

Re: Signs you work for a predatory company

Here are signs that you work for a bad company... I have experienced a lot of these signs...

1. they do not train...
2. they hire to fit
3. employee review is an opportunity for tear down not build up
4. your opinion is little more than toilet tissue
5. your opinion is requested and when given treated as an opportunity to insult you
6. you are micro managed by someone who has no idea what they are doing
7. other departments have more rights than your department
8. other departments dictate how you manage your work space
9. moving goal posts... the standards that you must meet keep changing and never for your own good
10. other employees pull you aside and warn you about what to expect
11. your employer lies about how many people are in the dept
12. your manager lies about your salary
13. your manager lies about any agreements made when you were hired...
14. hr will not make any tax changes requested
15. your employer tries to steal money from your paycheck
16. your employer tries to demean you for asking for mileage, parking and tolls
17. your employer promises to pay mileage, parking and tolls at hire but never pays anything
18. no staff meetings
19. too many staff meetings
20. nepotism
21. bullying by employees
22. bullying by mgmt
23. favoritism
24. racism
25. prejudice
26. colorism
27. general nastiness
28. complicated instructions for simple tasks
29. simple instructions for complicated tasks
30. mgmt solution to a problem is to shout at you
31. mgmt solution to a problem is to tell you the wrong things to do
32. mgmt micro manages you as if you and they are two years old
33. mgmt punishes you for going above and beyond
34. mgmt punishes you for being a team player
35. work place jealousy
36. you are consistently punished for what you have never been informed about...
37. you are consistently informed about meetings, events or functions either late or after they have occured
38. you are not allowed to train
39. manager will literally watch you work
40. manager tells you where to sit... complains about it... you sit somewhere else... they tell you to return to the original spot...
41. mgmt wants to read a book with you...
42. mgmt makes your job super easy by taking away access to resources then blame you for issues that can only be solved due to access to resources
43. mgmt does things to make itself happy but not stuff that employees prefer...
44. mgmt thinks every employee is a super employee
45. mgmt thinks every employee is a moron
46. hr insults you when you request help
47. hr uses their outdoor voice when indoors
48. mgmt not reachable in emergencies
49. hr not reachable in emergencies
50. mgmt ignores you after hearing about emergency that requires their input.
51. sexism

please feel free to add to this list...

WTF.. I am currently employed with this.

[n25an]

Re: Signs you work for a predatory company

WTF.. I am currently employed with this.

my heart goes out to you...

[emujo2]

Re: Signs you work for a predatory company

There's something to be said for a job that you can continue to do in your 60s..And you can go work for just about anyone. I have worked for 2...One didn't really care about numbers but also couldn't give us an increase over a 5 year span. 2nd is very concerned about numbers, but goes out of it's way to ensure employees are compensated for any work they do including annual increases..Which is better??

Also many of the programs put into place to "micro manage" techs is a direct result of some bad apples doing some pretty crappy things.. making up calls, exaggerating miles, falsifying time records, selling parts and supplies. Having done this for 25 years I know exactly how hard this job is..bad knees, back, wrists, coming home filthy and sweaty during the summer months, constant car repairs, no overtime until someone else has an emergency, then it's mandatory. But for someone w/o a college education, I think I've done pretty well, and I appreciate my continued employment..E

[n25an]

Re: Signs you work for a predatory company

There's something to be said for a job that you can continue to do in your 60s..And you can go work for just about anyone. I have worked for 2...One didn't really care about numbers but also couldn't give us an increase over a 5 year span. 2nd is very concerned about numbers, but goes out of it's way to ensure employees are compensated for any work they do including annual increases..Which is better??


Also many of the programs put into place to "micro manage" techs is a direct result of some bad apples doing some pretty crappy things.. making up calls, exaggerating miles, falsifying time records, selling parts and supplies. Having done this for 25 years I know exactly how hard this job is..bad knees, back, wrists, coming home filthy and sweaty during the summer months, constant car repairs, no overtime until someone else has an emergency, then it's mandatory. But for someone w/o a college education, I think I've done pretty well, and I appreciate my continued employment..E

concerning two companies... you make absolute sense...

now concerning the programs... well I have worked for 8 copier companies... and to be honest... most of the micro mgmt programs is just these companies trying to steal money out of their employees pockets and playing musical chairs to get "better employees"... In all my experience, I have only heard of one example of a guy being fired and prosecuted for stealing and reselling... most companies have been tracking mileage mileage by gps or auditing it by mapquest or google... falsifying time records... never heard of it... or of it being an issue... because well its a 40 hour a week job... and any overtime is approved before you start... atleast thats my experience...

concerning your hardwork... thats awesome... even for a guy with a college degree working in this field with continued employment is appreciated...

but even so...

its still a tough field... and I as a grey beard just felt it makes sense to let those that are getting into this field... what they can face from dealing with companies in this field and that its not unusual what they see... and that they should just count the cost before they jump in and if they are in... and think the grass is greener on the other side... to realize it could be worse...

believe you me... I love working in this field...

the freedom of being on the open road...

the fun of working on a machine...

satisfaction of solving a problem...

very little office politics...

a fast day...

great independence...

long days on the road...

no mgmt or office workers for extended periods of time when things are at their best...

and a trip to the shop for office meetings at its worst...

ah those were the days...

when its good its good...

but when its bad... oh its oh so bad...

my point is that our woes are common...

so don't be so quick to jump...

more money does not always mean a better company...

a change may not always be for the better...

so just count the cost...

and if you jump and its good... be happy...

but if you fall... well... take responsibility...

and if it hurts... we all have been there...

and some still are...