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daggahead

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5. It sickens me when ...

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 07:58 PM

Nov 2012

... Corporation minions manipulate language to avoid being perceived as the assholes they were told to be.

"Right-sizing" or the new "flexible workforce" means firing people and hiring part-time workers.

"Staffing model" refers to sending jobs to India or China.

I am in the belly of the beast, so to speak. In the IT consulting industry, cost-savings (aka cheap labor) is key to many negotiations. For the company I work for, it can make or break a deal. It is sad that this is what it comes down to.

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How Corporate America Is Turning Into A Cult And Why It's Harming The American Employee - HuffPo [View all] WillyT Nov 2012 OP

kr HiPointDem Nov 2012 #1

That is so damn creepy. :( K&R n/t OneGrassRoot Nov 2012 #2

Once again, the hippies were right flamingdem Nov 2012 #3

I Know... I Couldn't Do It... WillyT Nov 2012 #6

Ha! OneGrassRoot Nov 2012 #7

LOL !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #8

Whenever you hear the words "corporate culture" DonCoquixote Nov 2012 #4

It sickens me when ... daggahead Nov 2012 #5

This was definately my experience. blackspade Nov 2012 #9

So true, sad to say . . . tilsammans Nov 2012 #10