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laundry_queen

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5. It's disgusting is what it is...but more than that

Reply to L0oniX (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 12:17 PM

Mar 2014

they are actually shooting themselves in the foot. Short term worker insecurity is good for this year's balance sheet, but long term? It's bad for the entire economy. Billionaire dumbasses everywhere have cost themselves even MORE money because of their incredibly short sighted business plans. They are too stupid and greedy to know this and those who aren't stupid and do know this, just don't care because they require instant gratification. Like toddlers. Spoiled, tantruming toddlers.

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Where Have All the Raises Gone? [View all] Scuba Mar 2014 OP

Corporations want employees to fear asking for a raise. They want employees to be insecure. L0oniX Mar 2014 #1

Yep. That reminds me... laundry_queen Mar 2014 #3

Oh yes. This is why high unemployment is good for them ...it keeps existing workers in survival mode L0oniX Mar 2014 #4

It's disgusting is what it is...but more than that laundry_queen Mar 2014 #5

In the 1970s, Lester Thurow developed the Job Competition Model... spooky3 Mar 2014 #2