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DiverDave

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70. I have driven a truck for 25 years

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 11:41 PM

Mar 2018

I have worked for lots of companies, a.lot.
There are drivers that stay for 20,25,30 years with the same company.
I have alot of experience with different types of trailers and all kinds of freight.
I have been with my current job for 3 years.
I got a 4% raise the first year, a .01% raise last year.
This year I may get nothing.
I may quit over this. I feel that loyalty and hard work should
Be rewarded. I live in my truck, and for 4-5 months. Some places work 7 days
a week. I do my job, sometimes in difficult situations.
I was told I am at the top pay rate.
I have the luxury of a strong job market.
The IBM guys didn't.
I spoke with several drivers that haven't had a raise for 8 years.
I strongly disagree with this.
Anyone looking for a job that pays crap the first year, but after
a year the pay is okay.
Pm me if you would have any truck driving questions.

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Inside IBMs Purge of Thousands of Workers Who Have One Thing in Common [View all] babylonsister Mar 2018 OP

They did the same to my husband......? ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2018 #1

I've been at my same job for 14 years. forgotmylogin Mar 2018 #48

I worked in a small company that didn't have promotion opportunities FakeNoose Mar 2018 #63

We are CS as well. forgotmylogin Mar 2018 #64

I have driven a truck for 25 years DiverDave Mar 2018 #70

Kick & recommend. This chilling quote from IBM bronxiteforever Mar 2018 #2

unfortunately IBM is not alone - many, if not most, corporations engage in similar practices DrDan Mar 2018 #3

colleges and universities, too NJCher Mar 2018 #29

adjuncts . . . low wages, no benefits, no security, no status DrDan Mar 2018 #36

it depends on the state NJCher Mar 2018 #54

"The Slasher" Jack Welch, head of GE who said he'd move a barge around appalachiablue Mar 2018 #35

and many, many CEOs adopted his management style - his impact was felt far and wide DrDan Mar 2018 #38

Those at the top benefitted plenty from Welch's mgmt. tactics I'm sure. appalachiablue Mar 2018 #42

IBM Red State Prisoner Mar 2018 #4

IBM: "I've Been Misled!" Fritz Walter Mar 2018 #5

This was modus operandi for most corporation since the crash Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #6

And yet we're supposed to keep working longer and longer before retirement groundloop Mar 2018 #19

Yeah it happened to my better half Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #24

Got it, how are people to survive age 40-70, beyond? They Don't Care. appalachiablue Mar 2018 #44

Five years ago MurrayDelph Mar 2018 #53

"They decided to go in a different direction"-- raccoon Mar 2018 #60

Re:"Grey hair in my beard"- I began having my hair professionally colored No Vested Interest Mar 2018 #72

I noticed the ageist comments on this forum dropped Hortensis Mar 2018 #7

Generation G Achilleaze Mar 2018 #8

Age Discrimination is Very Real and Much More Widespread than is Commonly Reported dlk Mar 2018 #9

IBM is not the only company guilty of age descrimination. Libert Mutual Insurance had a class action infullview Mar 2018 #10

This is one reason you take care of your own early retirement knightmaar Mar 2018 #11

So you got to earn all your retirement income by the time you are 40? Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #25

yeah. If you're making a high tech income, it's easier. knightmaar Mar 2018 #33

Wow, are they still making that kind of money? Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #37

With 20 years of experience? Yes. Undoubtedly. knightmaar Mar 2018 #46

I had a friend who worked for IBM in the 70s and 80s. MineralMan Mar 2018 #12

I just sold my Selectric for $300. Had a guy clean it up (ex IBM guy) sinkingfeeling Mar 2018 #27

Wow! I finally bought another one, from Goodwill. MineralMan Mar 2018 #30

They all do it. Sherman A1 Mar 2018 #13

There is an industry term for this.. getagrip_already Mar 2018 #14

I know I'm going to get flammed for this, but H1-B visas didn't make this any better either. infullview Mar 2018 #34

well, ok, fair enough, but how many do you think there are? getagrip_already Mar 2018 #49

Enough that bumped into them on more than one occaision in software development and R and D. infullview Mar 2018 #59

What getagrip said... and per my Ilsa Mar 2018 #67

Not clear on what you mean. infullview Mar 2018 #73

In this particular case, according to my better half, Ilsa Mar 2018 #74

Capitalism at its finest. Nitram Mar 2018 #15

IBM forced us out bearfan454 Mar 2018 #16

That's what I did with SS. Ligyron Mar 2018 #32

SS offfices closing, offering workers early retirement & more for obvious reasons. appalachiablue Mar 2018 #39

And they want to raise the age limit for SS! Dustlawyer Mar 2018 #17

It is a fact that older workers won't get hired. bearfan454 Mar 2018 #20

this is changing..... getagrip_already Mar 2018 #50

"In Right to Work states they don't have to give a reason for termination." WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #21

Coke did the same thing. n/t Brainstormy Mar 2018 #18

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all of us oldies Brainstormy Mar 2018 #45

Quicken Loans did it to me / Ageism is rampant in US Dorn Mar 2018 #23

Brought tears to my eyes. I saw the writing on the wall way back in 1992 sinkingfeeling Mar 2018 #26

my hubby was director of hospital pharmacy...same thing happened to him at age 60 and then a samnsara Mar 2018 #28

Ageism, racism, sexism & more seem wide open in this new conservative era. appalachiablue Mar 2018 #31

K&R for exposure of rampant age discrimination meow2u3 Mar 2018 #40

Engineers and computer scientists have to study about 10 hours/week to keep up FarCenter Mar 2018 #41

and training at IBM has taken a nasty turn - training is done on employee time - keep-up or ship-out DrDan Mar 2018 #43

Employers will only train you in things specific to the company FarCenter Mar 2018 #47

IBM worked around the workplace laws for older ppl. Nothing but GREED. Shameful. iluvtennis Mar 2018 #51

It's not just IBM. It's the whole computer/high tech industry. hvn_nbr_2 Mar 2018 #52

Bingo. Doing the former myself right now. Stand and Fight Mar 2018 #62

That sucks Demovictory9 Mar 2018 #55

I see it in science too. MarvinGardens Mar 2018 #56

Everyone is disposable. mn9driver Mar 2018 #57

BM and The Holocaust - the story of IBM's strategic alliance with Nazi Germany niyad Mar 2018 #58

Hubs was forced out a couple of years ago...he fought the last couple to save a shitty pension. Demsrule86 Mar 2018 #61

This hardly sounds like the square-dealing corporation we've all come to know and love, does it? BobTheSubgenius Mar 2018 #65

And the Republicans want to raise the age for Social Security to 70 nt dflprincess Mar 2018 #66

It isn't just IBM. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #68

A friend recently interviewed there catrose Mar 2018 #69

Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Facebook - they all do it RainCaster Mar 2018 #71