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Originally posted by Kidicious
"Is it the employees fault for m,aking such wages with no regard to how changing economic times have strapped a company?"
You've been talking as if there is no money to pay your employees this whole time because you spent it on other things. This goes way back.
Why did I think you wouldn't be as stupid as the vast majority here on Poly Gramps? This is shamefull on your part.
"Is it the employees fault for m,aking such wages with no regard to how changing economic times have strapped a company?"
You've been talking as if there is no money to pay your employees this whole time because you spent it on other things. This goes way back.
Why did I think you wouldn't be as stupid as the vast majority here on Poly Gramps? This is shamefull on your part.
By strapped" I did not mean to insinuate (because we are certainly not) we are hearing nails in our coffer caskets.
Now the question was meant, again forgive me for not clarifying it, as "Do employees wanting/demanding/requesting more of this and that (everything from medical/benefits/slower times guaranteed pay/vacations/newer equipment with latest bells and whistles/more per hour wages/better facilities,ect) actually contribute to a company being in a precarious position?
It was a question,not a veiled call for help kid.
I also never said their was no money to pay employees, please quote if I did say/elude to that.
What i am however saying is it is only prudent in business to trim,TRIM mind you, slightly here and there in order to come through this time.
Let me share this, to show how we are doing despite this situation America is facing and despite our leaders denying it for years, many in the business world new as bright as it was it could not go on inevitably, but, we have had a safety incentive bonus in place for years, and despite constrictive bottom lines, we will still produce these checks the first 10-12 days of December. I say 10-12 because the period ends at end of November, but month ends reports get prescedent, and then the talley of all reported incident/workman comp claims/ect. get reviewed,sent back to person at my level, we sign off or further deduct or defend why someone who was found in error of judgement and therefore penalized.
Then it goes back to Human resources, final review by a VP, and then entered in the system for authorization to disperse checks.
This actually takes approx 5-7 days.
So, we are still doing this and have heard no rumors to cancelling next years program.
So again, my OP was more about discussion than confession about my business area I oversee.
It did however, do as I had desired,prompted responses, yours (minus sarcasm and personal insults, was appreciated)
by the way, we have a few people in the past who were on staff, they responded in kind as you have, they are not with us anymore, because they only responded that way because they did bot have an answer, kinda like a person throwing their hands up and say WAIT,hold on while the trraffic approaches at 55 MPH, you cant do that, you must see the traffic oming, make a decsion based upon the best information available at the time and be professional about it.
Ok, thanks all for your responses and has been an overall enjoyable talk.
I still to this day love to learn from people how they do things, because I have a vision of one sad sack who would not grow,learn adapt and overcome, Willy Loman
I do think a lot of the way I run my area, I am not a college graduate, wish I would have finished high school Kid. I been working since 15 when I was kicked out of my house.
But I learned much from the hills and valleys of life. I never forgot where I came from. My father is my inspiration, hardest working man I knew, same, no college, worked on railroad retired as head electrican at madison paper Company in east madison Maine. he graduated in Chicago from the Coyne Electrical Institute in 1948, dont know if its even around anymore. he taught himself much and learned much more through life doing.
But I know what I am talking about because I have been many things in this Industry over 23 years. Yardman, mixer driver , maintainence,plant manager and for the last 14 + years Area manager in charge of Sales,production,Quality Assurance,maint., Environmental and Safety as well as new account generation, debt collection to name but a few aspects of my job.
I say this because I am very committed and very involved. You can "Demand or dictate" all you want, but the best way i have found to sell a philosphy is to be a leader, lead by examply and listen to those around you to see how they think and try to help them get on board.
Just asking, have you ever read good to great by Jim Collins?
Awesome book if you get the chance my friend
One of the key techniques I rtemember and am sold out on, get the right people on the bus and the wrong people off.
Ok
Ill sit down now and again thanks to all for the contribution
GT
Happy to oblige.
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