A horray for capitalism!!

[MrFun]

My older brother worked his ass off for the past 12 years at a factory and always has had strong work ethics.

I found out today that he got fired for political-bull**** reasons. Here's to capitalism -- screwing the workers over for any reason BUT work productivity.

[Provost Harrison]

Did you ever expect any better? I do likewise but never get any better thought of for what I do...

[Bill3000]

Define "political bull**** reasons".

[KrazyHorse]

The owner of the factory caught his son being plugged by Funboy's brother.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I think I'd fire him just for being Funboy's brother

[Whaleboy]

What were the political-bull**** reasons?

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Bill3000
Define "political bull**** reasons".

My brother's boss personally did not like him. Also, my brother has, several times in the past, tried to apply for a promotion but his boss consistently stonewalled his request for promotion. A couple of days ago, my brother expressed his opinion with someone else against the recent firing of another co-worker. My brother's boss found out, and promptly fired him regardless of his long history of hard work at the factory.

[Flubber]

I knew this thread would be sarcastic when I saw who the opening poster was

Oh and was he

"fired" -- ie for cause OR
terminated with a severance package OR

are you in one of those draconian right to work states where proper notice is unheard of

[germanos]

Lesson learned: ethics are usually no good.

[MrFun]

There is no union where my brother worked, and Iowa is an work-at-will state IIRC.

[Provost Harrison]

Here in the civilised world (), the amount of money he would get from an industrial tribunal for that would be quite considerable when you consider his service...

[Wezil]

"expressed his opinion"

My guess he was strongly against this management decision?

Small or large firm? We are a small firm and internal dissent is not tolerated here. You either get with the plan or you move on.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Wezil
"expressed his opinion"

My guess he was strongly against this management decision?

Small or large firm? We are a small firm and internal dissent is not tolerated here. You either get with the plan or you move on.

How can merely expressing one's opinion negatively affect work productivity?

[Provost Harrison]

You forget that resistance is futile...you will be assimilated (or sacked). I find these archaic working practices very worrying...

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
You forget that resistance is futile...you will be assimilated (or sacked). I find these archaic working practices very worrying...

Yeah -- workplace politics also cost one of my friends her career position in spite of her strong work ethics, her technical skills and competence, and her intelligence. She is working elsewhere now, and her old company has suffered a decline in productivity and lower morale among workers since she had been fired.