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How heartless are employers? They’ll cut even if they believe the economy’s improving

Posted by Dan

April 24, 2009 |

I’m always harping on my friends who seem to live for their jobs. I think by now, though, most of them have gotten the message that their employers really don’t care about them.

Three or four rounds of layoffs will do that.

But here’s even more proof that companies don’t care all that much about the well-being of their employees: A story in the Wall Street Journal reports that employers are still cutting workers and eliminating benefits even though many of them believe that an upturn in the economy is near.

The Journal story highlights one company that has cut its employees’ 401(k) plans, is eliminating health benefits and is putting employees on reduced schedules. Wow. Might as well be unemployed. At least then you can watch TV all day.

I wonder if this recession has changed the way more people view work. I’ve always looked at it as something I have to do, not something I like to do. If I had my way, I’d spend all my writing time drafting scripts for comicbooks. But that doesn’t pay the bills, so I write for trade magazines. It’s not may passion. It’s only my job.


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