first the xmas dinner ($5000) became xmas luncheon ($650) which was understandable. There were no xmas bonuses ($200 each) which was also understandable.

now they've quit providing the hot chocolate and tea for us in the breakroom and are also no longer providing us with lunch (subs) during our quarterly reviews. They've canceled our newspaper subscription as well.

with all of these cutbacks i'm thinking employees will be next.

1/9/2009 11:22:53 AM

welcome.

we've been waiting.

1/9/2009 11:23:26 AM

Hahaha my company did that shit back in June!

1/9/2009 11:24:26 AM

did you get a years subscription to the jelly of the month club

1/9/2009 11:24:54 AM

my company executive committee gave us all a sob story about our low raises and bonuses (even though they were about what they normally give us every year)....yet gave the new boss $30,000 to buy a new car

[Edited on January 9, 2009 at 11:27 AM. Reason : forgot the new part]

1/9/2009 11:26:24 AM

THEY DONE TOOK AWAY THE TOILET PAPER

1/9/2009 11:26:28 AM

^^^now THAT is the gift that keeps on giving

[Edited on January 9, 2009 at 11:27 AM. Reason : e]

1/9/2009 11:26:43 AM

Haha...they can't take our perks away where I work!

Oh wait, that's because there were none in the first place.

(In all serious the benefits here are pretty nice...but we don't get shit like bonuses, free drinks, etc)

1/9/2009 11:43:19 AM

I went from having my own john to having share one with 4 other people

not cool

1/9/2009 11:44:48 AM

we did just get a drastically better insurance plan for less money

the company pays for that so the boss is going to negotiate that into raises for '10

1/9/2009 11:45:58 AM

That's pretty bad, sounds like the axe is about to swing for the bottom 10% of personnel. If I were you, I'd work harder and be more visible.

1/9/2009 11:47:12 AM

did they have the plumbers come out and get rid of x number of toilets??

1/9/2009 11:47:17 AM

the only perk that i want is free coffee

fuck a bonus

1/9/2009 11:58:55 AM

Quote :

"That's pretty bad, sounds like the axe is about to swing for the bottom 10% of personnel. If I were you, I'd work harder and be more visible."

in the engineering department we only have 5 people and one was a girl who just left due to pregnancy. if she doesn't come back i'm hoping that her position will be the one the count as being axed.

1/9/2009 12:13:34 PM

Quote :

"with all of these cutbacks i'm thinking employees will be next."

You took that Deductive Reasoning Course at the community college with Bubba and Leroy, didn't you?

1/9/2009 12:15:27 PM

apparently they aren't cutting back on cutting back

I'm Big Business and i approved this message.

1/9/2009 12:35:20 PM

any of your companies hiring? yes I am serious.

1/9/2009 12:41:29 PM

Lol. Our xmas dinner was a "bring your own bag lunch" affair. Better than last year though.

1/9/2009 12:54:54 PM

Quote :

"with all of these cutbacks i'm thinking employees will be next"

In the works to get a pay cut... when my pay already isn't exactly the most livable situation... hence my decision to go back to further my education even more... while getting paid as a State employee...

bite me and i bite u back

1/9/2009 12:57:21 PM

Quote :

"THEY DONE TOOK AWAY THE TOILET PAPER"

AND THEY REPLACED OUR SOFT 2-PLY WITH SANDPAPERRY 1-PLY!

1/9/2009 1:07:44 PM

Quote :

"now they've quit providing the hot chocolate and tea for us in the breakroom and are also no longer providing us with lunch (subs) during our quarterly reviews. They've canceled our newspaper subscription as well."

no chocolate and tea???

1/9/2009 1:25:36 PM

^every time i see your user name i immediately read it as "soulja"

then i realize that's not it

1/9/2009 1:27:48 PM

at our christmas dinner the GM made a speech on how the economy was bad and that we were gonna try to get through it, etc etc etc

right after he said that a coworker told me that pretty much meant not to expect a raise or bonus

[Edited on January 9, 2009 at 1:32 PM. Reason : we are cutting back on some things too]

1/9/2009 1:30:50 PM

We have a vending company come in and supply us with coffee, creamer, sugar, etc

As long as we use their services, we can use their commercial coffee machine free


But if we bought the coffee and sugar at Sam's Club, we would save $150/month. And that would cover the cost of having to buy our own coffee maker. We can get the exact same make and model at Office Max for $399. It would pay for itself w/in 3 months

1/9/2009 1:37:51 PM

^we do the same thing. They just started to figure out that if we bought our own creamer and stuff, we'd save money.

The coffee machine was bought in the beginning, but they're saving lots o money on the creamers.

1/9/2009 1:49:52 PM

NCSU couldn't hire me as a TA for fisheries science because the Zoology Dept is apparently low on moolah. Sucks. Now I have to TA MEA 100L

1/9/2009 2:05:56 PM

duke had a expensive, nice, off-site, catered xmas party with open bar my first winter here.
the second had a partially catered pot-luck style lunch/dinner in a newly opened office space.
the third consisted of 3 2-liters of soda, oreos, mixed nuts, trailmix, and some left over candy over the course of 3 days....

1/9/2009 2:24:48 PM

what are these cutbacks you people speak of?

1/9/2009 2:47:56 PM

SAS doesn't have cutbacks, they just pay their people 20% less out of the gate.

1/9/2009 2:48:38 PM

nah, our salaries are pretty damn competitive. and you can't beat 100% healthcare coverage.

1/9/2009 2:57:18 PM

evan get me a job at sas.

i don't care what it is. i'll be there monday. thanks.

I'm Big Business and i approved this message.

1/9/2009 2:58:13 PM

you can be my slave

P.S. YOU JUST TOLD ME TO SHUT UP SO WHY DO YOU THINK I WOULD GET YOU A JOB HUH HUH HUH

1/9/2009 2:58:50 PM

okay i care a little bit about what it is

I'm Big Business and i approved this message.

1/9/2009 2:59:03 PM

Quote :

"and you can't beat 100% healthcare coverage."

you mean you pay nothing but the monthly bit?

1/9/2009 2:59:23 PM

we don't even pay monthly... 100% as in 100% of the premiums are covered.

plus we have an awesome on-site health care center.

there have been talks about them starting to charge us a little for it each month but i haven't heard anything else about that...

1/9/2009 3:00:12 PM

evan what do you do at sas?
they got any openings?

1/9/2009 3:00:18 PM

look gg, i asked first.

I'm Big Business and i approved this message.

[Edited on January 9, 2009 at 3:00 PM. Reason : besides i'm EE & CPE major. i can do all dat shit]

1/9/2009 3:00:38 PM

I dunno man, what do you think is competitive? I know a software developer and a sales guy that work there, and neither are pulling in that much.

1/9/2009 3:01:06 PM

so you get free total health insurance?

^well they have to pay for the health insurance somehow... personally i'd rather pay a little for it and get paid more...



[Edited on January 9, 2009 at 3:01 PM. Reason : e]

1/9/2009 3:01:11 PM

Quote :

"so you get free total health insurance?"

yup

Quote :

"I dunno man, what do you think is competitive? I know a software developer and a sales guy that work there, and neither are pulling in that much."

it depends on the job... sales guys are almost completely commission based so that's not an accurate one to compare... but most of the software developers i know are pulling in six figures

Quote :

"evan what do you do at sas? they got any openings?"

i'm a systems administrator for r&d
http://www.sas.com/jobs/USjobs/search.html



p.s. can we please not turn this into a thread about SAS, thanks

1/9/2009 3:03:01 PM

My medical is completely covered, but I pay for dental. In retrospect, I'll dice the dental plan and just increase my flexable spending account desposits for any dental work. I've got the same healthcare benefits as a firefighter.

1/9/2009 3:03:56 PM

p.s. here you go, big business:

Quote :

"Housekeeper-09001008 Description This part-time position performs manual labor associated with the daily cleaning of buildings, including dust mopping, vacuuming, dusting, waxing, cleaning restrooms, removing trash, polishing furniture, and operating basic mechanical cleaning equipment. Performs various other duties that require moderate physical strength and may be performed on an occasional basis; such duties include stripping and resurfacing floors, vacuuming furniture and drapes, washing windows, shampooing carpet, and cleaning light fixtures. Follows established safety requirements in using cleaning materials and equipment. Performs other duties as assigned. Work hours for this position are Monday - Friday, 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm. "

^you're a ff? where do you ride?

1/9/2009 3:05:17 PM

My company too

Instead of having out Christmas Ball at the Ritz, we had it at the fuckin Hyatt this year

1/9/2009 3:06:28 PM

Quote :

"but most of the software developers i know are pulling in six figures "

haha, you are talking about a senior software developer, I'm talking about a lowly entry level dev.

^^

I'm not a FF, I work for a software company that provides software solutions to Fire and EMS Agences. We get paid by local and state government agences and get some of the same contractual benefits as ffs.

[Edited on January 9, 2009 at 3:08 PM. Reason : -]

1/9/2009 3:06:32 PM

please tell me you aren't behind our PCR system... i hate that thing...

Quote :

"I'm talking about a lowly entry level dev."

well of course they aren't going to be making bank... and yeah, maybe entry level salaries are lower, but if you do your job well, you can get promoted to a software dev 3 in like 2 years

1/9/2009 3:08:37 PM

Actually, I used to work for Allscripts, and I know that SAS uses that medical records system. I work for ETI, so we work with CAD systems like OSSI and Tritech.

^ Lower than what I make for sure. I mean I guess they could be lying to me about their salaries, but what would be the motive? lol

[Edited on January 9, 2009 at 3:13 PM. Reason : -]

1/9/2009 3:10:28 PM

ah, thank god. i was gonna have to choke a bitch if you were behind that.

i wish we used visual fire/visual EMS... so much better than fucking motorola premier CAD

1/9/2009 3:13:13 PM

Yeah, I'm not a fan of Motorola, but we have to work with them.

1/9/2009 3:15:46 PM

thats it? you should try being a project engineer that suddenly has 16 million in capital instead of 38 million and are still expected to make shit happen

1/9/2009 3:35:58 PM

sets em up

1/9/2009 3:37:23 PM