Starting this week, every employee, save a few key important ones, has been scheduled to take 1 Mandatory Day Off (MDO) each week until our sales improve. 20% of everyone's pay has been dropped. Sure, having a free day off once in a while seems like a great idea, but we aren't allowed to use any of our accrued sick or vacation time.
This MDO program was created by our owners in order to lower payroll without firing 15 people. Instead of 15 bad apples going onto Unemployment, now even the good ones get to feel the pain. I hope this doesn't last too much longer, or I'll be out of a job. The owners hope that the election will save our sales.
Speaking of this shitty economy, the morale at work almost makes me want to walk off a cliff. 3 people were laid off on Friday. Another is being let go on Tuesday. Good employees are hinting at possibly finding new jobs. Everyone is afraid to smile or accidentally laugh. We don't want to be seen trying to enjoy life because we don't want to end up on the layoff list.
How much longer is this going to last and how much worse will it get?
1 comment:
I know what you are going through. At the last staff meeting the director of human resourced told us that they were looking for reasons to let people go because times are tough. People are afraid to check their e-mail or the weather for fear of being fired. It's ridiculous!! I hope things get better for your company soon... - Mandy
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