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Please no flaming but wondering why they wouldn't just lay off people who are - getting medical benefits

Posted: Apr 04, 2013

If it is all about saving money, it seems to me that people who get medical insurance costs MM money. Strange laying off part timers as they don't get medical insurance or any benefits. Not saying I want anyone laid off but just think it is strange as they are so cheap.

Not flaming - I agree with you - Old Pro

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I am a former MTSO and I agree with you totally. Benefits cost just a bundle. I'm surely not an MBA, but I cannot figure out their business strategy.

It was explained previously - that they were laying off because

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they were making more work available for the full time MTs. Nobody said anything about cutting costs. It makes sense to me, although I do not agree with their way of doing things. It's just these postings have gotten way off course and other things are being said and fed into it.

Mmodal part timer layoffs - jen

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I also was a part timer with them for 9 years and out of the blue bam we are eliminated. When I asked to go full time low and behold those are all filled. Due to lack of volumes lately I would say they have been training them to take our place for some time. My only feeling is that we should have been forewarned as well as the lawsuit thats pending is not our fault so why penalize us and not the big wigs? I truly loved my job and cried.

Jen, I'm so sorry - Dinosaur

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Losing your job is very frightening. So many emotions, you don't know how to feel or what to think. You spend a lot of time trying to understand it and find a reason. I know how you feel, I've seen this up close and personal. My husband worked at the same place for 32 years, he only had 5 sick days in all that time. He always worked extra when he was asked, he had one of the best work ethics I've ever seen, and suddenly he was laid off, his position was no longer needed. He was devastated. At his age he was not sure if he would be able to find another job. He worked very hard at finding another job, and he did find one in four months. It was an even better job, better pay and benefits. They looked at his experience and longevity and hired him the day of the interview. That was over 5 years ago. I'm telling you this personal story so you know, and that others will know there is hope for a bright future.

The truth is, this could happen to any one of us at any time for any reason, or no reason. We may never see the logic in it. The old days when corporations valued their employees, and upper management only made 10% more than the work force, have long since gone. Take a couple weeks to let all those emotions play out and then push on. Chances are you will find something even better, this may be more of an opportunity than a loss.

I think a better option would be to lay off some of these supers who don't - sm

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do anything anyway. We have way too many layers of supers, middle management, upper management, etc. When we're so top-heavy, why lay off the ones actually producing the revenue rather than cutting the dead weight.

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