Reply #68: I remember it too [View All]

[Donnachaidh]

One construction company here used to be "the" place to work. They gave out BIG bonuses all the time, the health benefits were outstanding. There literally was almost a waiting list for jobs. But several years ago they brought in a manager that brought in his *own* people (IE, those people with questionable paperwork) and things started going down in a hurry. Bonuses - GONE. Health benefits - GUTTED to the most minimal possible. Internal upward mobility - GONE.

And the only thing that was regular was the *turnover* of those people this manager brought in. He always had new people - and always brought them in at a cheaper hourly rate. And all the people who really wanted to work for this company slowly left, to be replaced with *his* people. :shrug: