Employees' Rights Are a Joke

What ever happened to employees' rights? Unless an employee is sexually harassed, discriminated against based on age, gender, national origin, etc., employers generally seem to think that employees can be treated without respect.

I just learned from Bertha Butts that my former employer is outsourcing some operations and letting employees go without advance notice.

What I particularly object to is the sneaky and cowardly way in which the employees are treated. Management does not warn or prepare employees ahead of time for the changes that could mean their jobs. You're there one minute and gone the next. If you're allowed to stay a few days to train someone else or finish a project, everyone acts as if you were persona non grata.

Your coworkers are told after you've been terminated, leaving them to wonder about their own job security. This tactic also has the effect of keeping employees in fear for their jobs and under control. The message is "You could be next." Bertha says Moleman has been hanging around her desk and giving her orders about things he knows nothing about. He has even been giving erroneous information which may result in clients getting pissed off. But, hey, that's why they outsourced the function. Now someone else can deal with disgruntled employees and clients and take the blame.

I read that GM is laying off 25,000 employees. Anybody know Michael Moore's phone number?