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Article #2063Re: LAWS NEED TO BE CHANGED FOR OVERTIME.
From: TA-Raker
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 21:37
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 21:37
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Jeez, I don't seriously work more than 20 or 30 hours a week. 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: 10f73f,3a3740aad94b7572 X-Google-Attributes: gid10f73f,public X-Google-Thread: f8c03,3a3740aad94b7572 X-Google-Attributes: gidf8c03,public X-Google-Thread: 11474a,3a3740aad94b7572 X-Google-Attributes: gid11474a,public X-Google-Thread: 104ad1,3a3740aad94b7572 X-Google-Attributes: gid104ad1,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-02-20 13:38:04 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr30.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "TA-Raker" <taraker@hotmail.com> Newsgroups: alt.consumers,alt.consumers.experiences,dfw.general,dfw.jobs References: <u4mbrb9jrr6r60@corp.supernews.com> <u764fqfg2nmt6f@corp.supernews.com> Subject: Re: LAWS NEED TO BE CHANGED FOR OVERTIME. Lines: 60 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: <1GUc8.51512$kQ5.3947129011@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.218.137.121 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr30.news.prodigy.com 1014241021 ST000 64.218.137.121 (Wed, 20 Feb 2002 16:37:01 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 16:37:01 EST Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: FKPO@SRDSBWQB]LX]R^D]_HBWB]^PCPDLXUNNHLIWIWTEPIB_NVUAH_[BL[\IRKIANGGJBFNJF_DOLSCENSY^U@FRFUEXR@KFXYDBPWBCDQJA@X_DCBHXR[C@\EOKCJLED_SZ@RMWYXYWE_P@\\GOIW^@SYFFSWHFIXMADO@^[ADPRPETLBJ]RDGENSKQQZN Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 21:37:01 GMT