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I would love to have my salary back from Nortel. 70 hours... no prob... How
bout you let me have your job..

"QD1" <quedee@iname.com> wrote in message
news:usgm4uot4ikf43vb41lupfrl170mv2qgqb@4ax.com...
> If you're in a salaried position, you are usually considered
> management. Most managers in this country work at least 50 hours. I
> try to keep it to 50 myself as I know if I am working more than that,
> I'm usually doing something wrong. A good manager is usually in an
> hour before and an hour after the hourly people.
>
>
> On Sun, 20 Jan 2002 14:58:05 -0600, "Shamish" <shchartudi@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >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.
> >
>