Comments on: 10 Lies Big Companies Tell Their Employees http://moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/ Money Tips for a Better Life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:59:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: tackleberry http://moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-87767 tackleberry Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:44:11 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/#comment-87767 "we promtoe from within" “we promtoe from within”

]]> By: Lydia http://moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-78042 Lydia Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:30:18 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/#comment-78042 My experience with HR (i used to work in it and managed, too) is that they work for the employer not for the employee. Just like a realtor works for the seller, not the buyer. That was an eye opener as I always thought, going into it, that HR would work for both sides' benefit: sort of a mediator with truth and justice and fairness as the guide. Sorry! Wrong! Although they go through the hoops and help you fill out paperwork for your benefits, tell you deadlines for certain benefits, etc., they are NOT really there to represent you in any difficulty with the employer: They are there to minimize any chances of lawsuit and to carry out any agendas (personal or corporate) of the higher ups. They are there to protect the company's interests and not yours. Don't talk to them unless it is about paperwork benefits, etc. My experience with HR (i used to work in it and managed, too) is that they work for the employer not for the employee. Just like a realtor works for the seller, not the buyer. That was an eye opener as I always thought, going into it, that HR would work for both sides’ benefit: sort of a mediator with truth and justice and fairness as the guide. Sorry! Wrong! Although they go through the hoops and help you fill out paperwork for your benefits, tell you deadlines for certain benefits, etc., they are NOT really there to represent you in any difficulty with the employer: They are there to minimize any chances of lawsuit and to carry out any agendas (personal or corporate) of the higher ups. They are there to protect the company’s interests and not yours. Don’t talk to them unless it is about paperwork benefits, etc.

]]> By: thehungrydollar.com http://moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-73714 thehungrydollar.com Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:08:59 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/#comment-73714 If I had a dollar for every time I heard "It's only temporary" I'd be a rich man! Like you already said, they really have no idea and are just trying to ease your frustrations. I'd much rather hear the truth though! At least that way I can move forward instead of dwelling on something I can't change. If I had a dollar for every time I heard “It’s only temporary” I’d be a rich man! Like you already said, they really have no idea and are just trying to ease your frustrations. I’d much rather hear the truth though! At least that way I can move forward instead of dwelling on something I can’t change.

]]> By: Perfume http://moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-71311 Perfume Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:55:50 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/#comment-71311 In my last job we had a power outage towards the evening, with about an hour left before the office closed there was no lights,no computers and it got pretty dark towards 4 o'clock, anyway the finance director would sit slap bang in the middle of the office, you couldn't see your own hand ..did he let us go home ..nope. In fact he carried on working in the dark! beat that for scroogy employers. In my last job we had a power outage towards the evening, with about an hour left before the office closed there was no lights,no computers and it got pretty dark towards 4 o’clock, anyway the finance director would sit slap bang in the middle of the office, you couldn’t see your own hand ..did he let us go home ..nope. In fact he carried on working in the dark! beat that for scroogy employers.

]]> By: tracy ho http://moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-65969 tracy ho Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:20:57 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/#comment-65969 Is great to know now , great pst . need to prepare for option 2 plan, thanks Tracy ho wisdomgettingloaded Is great to know now , great pst .

need to prepare for option 2 plan,

thanks

Tracy ho
wisdomgettingloaded

]]> By: Wendy http://moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-43309 Wendy Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:40:52 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/#comment-43309 We live in a sad world people. All of these company excuses basically are possible (and swallowed by us every day) because most of us need a job and are usually quite happy that we actually have one. As a manager once said to me "you'll have to put up with it until you can do better"....well I did...do better :-) We live in a sad world people. All of these company excuses basically are possible (and swallowed by us every day) because most of us need a job and are usually quite happy that we actually have one. As a manager once said to me “you’ll have to put up with it until you can do better”….well I did…do better :-)

]]> By: Cheapster Bob http://moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-39479 Cheapster Bob Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:36:00 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/#comment-39479 Ha, Ha! I've heard many of these. I roll my eyes whenever they pull out the "time with family" or "competitive wages" statements. I've developed a translator in my head. "We want you to have more time with your family"-- We are desperate to cut overtime so you will be forced to go home while those not on overtime will work like slaves. We don't offer the highest or the lowest but we offer competitive wages.-- We will cap your wage so once you start making decent money you will have no choice but to quit and we will replace you with the minimum salary worker. The sad fact is while we have the meetings and this garbage is spewed there are always some morons who gobble it up believing every word because it came from a "superior." Ha, Ha! I’ve heard many of these. I roll my eyes whenever they pull out the “time with family” or “competitive wages” statements.

I’ve developed a translator in my head.

“We want you to have more time with your family”– We are desperate to cut overtime so you will be forced to go home while those not on overtime will work like slaves.

We don’t offer the highest or the lowest but we offer competitive wages.– We will cap your wage so once you start making decent money you will have no choice but to quit and we will replace you with the minimum salary worker.

The sad fact is while we have the meetings and this garbage is spewed there are always some morons who gobble it up believing every word because it came from a “superior.”

]]> By: Simon Maders http://moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-36916 Simon Maders Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:50:26 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/#comment-36916 We were told we will be getting a bonus this christmas for all the orders we'll be shipping this christmas, we've just been told today that because of flucuations in the market they can no longer offer us the bonus just the extra overtime we've worked. We were told we will be getting a bonus this christmas for all the orders we’ll be shipping this christmas, we’ve just been told today that because of flucuations in the market they can no longer offer us the bonus just the extra overtime we’ve worked.

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]]> By: nigel http://moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-19978 nigel Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:13:25 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/#comment-19978 rubbish! rubbish!

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