I have been reading the post about unions v non union companies. it's all bs. I have never worked in an union company, but I can tell you this, there's lazy people everywhere who would do the minimum they can get away and even some who dont even try and yet they're still employed. seen employees really struggle to to do the minimum but they sit and work as hard as they can, I would rather have them that those who do the minimum and sit and talk about how they are the saviors of the company.
there's lots of rules in place, some are dumb some are for a reason. used to work at a steel company and when it got slow, I mean really slow, they didnt fire anybody. almost a year. so we swept, keep the grounds clean did lots of maintenance. my job was to keep sales floor clean, so I did it. once they asked me to clean the bugs off the lights, 4 and six feet halogen lights or whatever you call them. i said i cant, only electricians are allowed to do that, and we had plenty of electricians not doing anything, they would have gladly come and clean them just send an email and that's it. reason for that, some guy had one of those 4 foot lights blow up on his face, dont know what he touched, dont know what he did, but he had no experience at all with electricity. but he'll have the scars on his face for the rest of his life.
when it got busy we had guys who would take an hour to turn on the computer on the cranes, they were that dumb. they didnt get fired, because leaders didnt want to make trouble or do paper work. I know because I did reviews for a couple of them, they couldnt use a computer either. most of the people in my department were useless and those who did work, just kept their mouth's shut, it's a paycheck.
my work experience is basically 3 companies, seen people work hard and see new young guys, thinking they would reinvent the way we did business. it's was all bs, they never took the time to learn. Me I learned every single job around me, not because I wanted to change the company or wanted to be the best. It's because I learned fast and worked hard, it's not difficult, but It did cost me my first marriage and see my kids grow up.
you know what it got me, ripped tendons on my left leg and 2 back injuries. cant walk more than 1/2 a block and cant lift anything off the floor. I was fired because I was of no use to the company anymore. No thank you for working hard, or all the birthdays and holidays I missed. it was this guy is gonna follow you to the gate to make sure you dont come back anymore.
Thinking back, I should have been like those who barely made the minimum and got to go home. I still would have had a job today. all 3 injuries happened because I was tired. but what can I say crap happens.
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