I work in a different industry, but this week I interviewed two prospective employees that were recently laid off by companies that were attempting just that. One worked for a company that was bought by a larger firm, which promptly laid off half the staff. The other worked for a company that failed to find a buyer…

Sorry, I forgot we should just quit before we try. Yeesh!

My privately held employer has to tolerate the whims of the owner’s daughter every three years or so when she gets bored and wants to pretend she earns the salary she gets from her vague but important sounding title.

Because for many/most people, it’s difficult to “just get another job.”

That’s a great idea if you’re an engineer, chemist, or someone else with difficult to replace hard to learn skills. If you are an average joe you will at best get the same deal somewhere else.

Even if you have that option, many private companies are startups whose only purpose is to develop one product that makes them an acquisition target for a larger company.

Im native pal. Thanks for verifying my assumptions about you. :) Smooches!

You do know that industry wages are pretty consistent across a region, yes? That is one reason that unionization increases wages even for non-union shops.

Well, this is Publix which doesn’t use temps, so I’m inclined to believe it.

I am always wary of the “Never laid anyone off” claim. SC Johnson makes that claim. They hire tons of temps so they never lay anyone off, the temp agency does.

What’s the problem. other than you inability to support an argument?

Privately held companies, generally speaking, are run much better than public ones. If, for no other reason, than they are able to actually utilize long term strategy to grow and to deal with hard times, rather than constantly chasing the quarterly reports for ever increasing stock prices. I used to work for a private…

This here article is the real shit.

What about getting a job with a different company? I’ve worked for big publicly held companies and they can’t come close to how I am treated at a privately owned company.

Counterpoint: This is a polished turd that has a drivetrain from a totaled vehicle. Fun car to drive while not caring about it, but not for $17k.

To be fair, Happ was clearly out.

Trevor Siemian is a top 3 QB through two games...

I’ve driven on the boardwalk. 20 years ago in Seaside Heights.

. . . what?

Some people are neither and don’t enjoy getting drunk.