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Another thing about the shift diff pay cut....... - Kiki1


Posted: Dec 26, 2010

Why they don't just do away with it altogether is beyond me; they may as well, it's just an insult to our intelligence.  I'd rather just them just say, "sorry, no more bonuses, no more shift diffs." 

It reminds me of when they did away with the production bonus early last year but replaced it with a "raise" for all of us.  It sounds good on paper until you sat down and figured it out........and for most of us the raise amounted to literally pennies a day.  So that "raise" was actually a pay cut in disguise, just as this new "differential pay" plan is. 

I'll get kicked off the board if I say what I want to say about MQ right here, so I'll just leave it at that..........

I agree. Instead of playing all these games, why cant they just be honest? Just say - our bottom line is too low and we need to make S

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changes and this is what those changes will be. Eventually, we all find out the truth anyway, when differentials go, pay goes down, required line counts go up, benefits disappear. Whey dont they just man up and be honest.

Our jobs, our incomes, and our lives, are just a big - game to all the suits. Nothing more than a game.

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