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Article #2062Re: LAWS NEED TO BE CHANGED FOR OVERTIME.
From: PaulW
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 19:41
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 19:41
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"TA-Raker" <taraker@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<1GUc8.51512$kQ5.3947129011@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com>... > Jeez, I don't seriously work more than 20 or 30 hours a week. Any urls to a job like that? And one that I don't have to leave the home or even the computer for very long, and I could do the work on my pc and just order pizza whenever I'm hungry or call up outcall services. PaulW > Your doing something seriously wrong. > > > > "Bulldozer" <bulldozer@doomsdayNOSPAM.com> wrote in message > news:u764fqfg2nmt6f@corp.supernews.com... > > CAN I HAVE YOUR JOB? > > > > "Shamish" <shchartudi@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:u4mbrb9jrr6r60@corp.supernews.com... > > > I'm in the computer field. I think its time the fed. govt stepped in and > > > regulated all of this free labor companies are getting. 50, 60, > sometimes > 70 > > > hour weeks or more. All for the same salary as a 40 hour week. If you > refuse > > > to work over, you get fired. If you take off early, your frowned upon. > There > > > is something seriously wrong with that picture. > > > > > > I ask you. Why in the F**C should I give my time to a business for free? > A > > > business that, as we all know by the hundreds of thousands of recent > > > layoffs, couldn't care less about anything but their own pockets. Can > you > > > say Enron, Ford, AA, etc. Why? What have these companies done to deserve > > > taking a chunk out of my life that doesn't belong to them. They are not > > > paying for it. They just take it for free. > > > > > > And, due to the massive layoffs, this epidemic of employees doing the > work > > > of three people is growing. It should not be allowed to continue. Now > > > companies are even laying off people who have been working 70 hours a > week > > > anyway! Instead of laying them off. They should have just told the > employee. > > > We will let you stay at work 30 hours per week for free, but anything > over > > > that you are not allowed to come in. That's how ridiculous this > situation > > > is. These companies are getting away with corporate robbery! > > > > > > Anything over 40 hours should be paid for. A good service for a good > wage. > > > > > > CHANGE THE EMPLOYMENT LAWS!!!! > > > > > > Disclaimer: I know this is better than being out of work as many of you > are. > > > So please hold your flames. But just because something is 'better,' > still > > > doesn't make it right. > > > > > > > > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f8c03,3a3740aad94b7572 X-Google-Attributes: gidf8c03,public X-Google-Thread: 11474a,3a3740aad94b7572 X-Google-Attributes: gid11474a,public X-Google-Thread: 10f73f,3a3740aad94b7572 X-Google-Attributes: gid10f73f,public X-Google-Thread: 104ad1,3a3740aad94b7572 X-Google-Attributes: gid104ad1,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-02-22 11:41:54 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!postnews1.google.com!not-for-mail From: paulw@netlimit.com (PaulW) Newsgroups: alt.consumers,alt.consumers.experiences,dfw.general,dfw.jobs Subject: Re: LAWS NEED TO BE CHANGED FOR OVERTIME. Date: 22 Feb 2002 11:41:52 -0800 Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Lines: 66 Message-ID: <5503d742.0202221141.6ca0283b@posting.google.com> References: <u4mbrb9jrr6r60@corp.supernews.com> <u764fqfg2nmt6f@corp.supernews.com> <1GUc8.51512$kQ5.3947129011@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.188.8.119 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 1014406914 5057 127.0.0.1 (22 Feb 2002 19:41:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 22 Feb 2002 19:41:54 GMT