Curious how you all are fairing in the poor economy of today. Got my lay-off papers today!
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My son and 5 other of the highest-paid machinists were all 'fired' on the same day. The reason they did was so the company didn't have to pay unemployment benefits. This was in November. He'd worked there five years while the others had worked there much longer.
There was a recourse in contesting the 'firing', but since he's single he shrugged it off. He finally got hired a month ago in a foundry in the QA dept.
Me? I got my very first retirement check yesterday. I was sweating it because Boeing took over from Mac and took the 16 billion dollar trust fund Mr. Mac had set up for his employees. I don't know how they broke the trust fund, but I'm sure as I sit here typing it was illegal.
I feel this country is going to **** in a handbasket. There is no honesty anywhere.
Les
There was a recourse in contesting the 'firing', but since he's single he shrugged it off. He finally got hired a month ago in a foundry in the QA dept.
Me? I got my very first retirement check yesterday. I was sweating it because Boeing took over from Mac and took the 16 billion dollar trust fund Mr. Mac had set up for his employees. I don't know how they broke the trust fund, but I'm sure as I sit here typing it was illegal.
I feel this country is going to **** in a handbasket. There is no honesty anywhere.
Les
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I'm retired. Got my first retirement check last month. I bought my wife a big bag of expensive oranges to celebrate.
My wife has a small home business. Licensed in the state of MO. In November, she tried to get the business' operating fund out of Bank of America. This is now February. At the first of the month we were told 'check is in the mail'. Today, "We'll send it at the end of the month." All sorts of delays for three months to free her operating capital. (Less than $1,000). Never mind the billions B of A sucked up from the government. Her company can't buy supplies to keep going because the assets are 'um, we're working on that'. When they bother to answer at all past a form letter.
We, you and I and our dogs if any, are getting the shaft. If any of you reading this have money in a bank, get it out. If you can. Bank of America is broke. Or, worse, has it and won't release it to the small businesses who trusted it.
Got a problem with that? Call President Obama and complain. Call your congressman. You'll find out how deeply, truly, they give a big rat's a*s.
Think it can't happen to you? So did she. Think you have any recourse? So did she.
Les
My wife has a small home business. Licensed in the state of MO. In November, she tried to get the business' operating fund out of Bank of America. This is now February. At the first of the month we were told 'check is in the mail'. Today, "We'll send it at the end of the month." All sorts of delays for three months to free her operating capital. (Less than $1,000). Never mind the billions B of A sucked up from the government. Her company can't buy supplies to keep going because the assets are 'um, we're working on that'. When they bother to answer at all past a form letter.
We, you and I and our dogs if any, are getting the shaft. If any of you reading this have money in a bank, get it out. If you can. Bank of America is broke. Or, worse, has it and won't release it to the small businesses who trusted it.
Got a problem with that? Call President Obama and complain. Call your congressman. You'll find out how deeply, truly, they give a big rat's a*s.
Think it can't happen to you? So did she. Think you have any recourse? So did she.
Les
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