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DesertFlower

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12. the last 6 or 7 years IBM only gave raises
Sat Apr 5, 2014, 02:47 AM
Apr 2014

to the top performers. hubby got 1% -- sometimes 1-1/4%. we didn't complain because he was making a good salary and we were thankful for him to have a job.

CNN layoffs [View all] DesertFlower Apr 2014 OP
edit watchingoveryou Apr 2014 #1
why? DesertFlower Apr 2014 #2
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i changed it to "friend". DesertFlower Apr 2014 #5
I would , I'm editing what I posted watchingoveryou Apr 2014 #6
thanks. nt DesertFlower Apr 2014 #7
No problem watchingoveryou Apr 2014 #9
Until people realize that folks like Koch, Adleson, and the CEOs they sponsor kelliekat44 Apr 2014 #4
i had a guy over the other day to fix my computer. DesertFlower Apr 2014 #8
Ultimately almost every Republican policy leads to Cheap Labor as the central issue BlueStreak Apr 2014 #28
By the numbers BlueStreak Apr 2014 #30
There has been no job recovery. former9thward Apr 2014 #35
That is just not true BlueStreak Apr 2014 #37
It is true. former9thward Apr 2014 #38
Read your own quote. Is is about seniors. BlueStreak Apr 2014 #39
You are looking at it like the government wants us to look at it. former9thward Apr 2014 #41
You can say there hasn't been ENOUGH improvement. You can say employment situation is UNACCEPTABLE BlueStreak Apr 2014 #42
It's certainly not getting better watchingoveryou Apr 2014 #11
Not just this country - TBF Apr 2014 #19
Been saying this too. It has to be global, non-violent, but unified, and wealth impacting on the kelliekat44 Apr 2014 #23
Those 9 principles I listed above can apply to every country BlueStreak Apr 2014 #31
I scrolled up and found your principles - TBF Apr 2014 #40
I am likewise glad to be as old as I am. SheilaT Apr 2014 #10
the last 6 or 7 years IBM only gave raises DesertFlower Apr 2014 #12
My ex was the IT guy for a company in Kansas. SheilaT Apr 2014 #13
I remember the years of the IBM Country Clubs and where you got that as a Perk and KoKo Apr 2014 #25
i remember the country club. liquor was not DesertFlower Apr 2014 #36
It's part of an orchestrated effort to drown the country in that "bathtub" the GOP has been preachin blkmusclmachine Apr 2014 #14
I work harder than people half my age because I have to iwillalwayswonderwhy Apr 2014 #15
Baby Boomers really need to unite. truedelphi Apr 2014 #24
'If this keeps up we'll be a nation of very rich and very poor people' Exposethefrauds Apr 2014 #16
I worked for NBC and ABC in the 70s and 80s. meaculpa2011 Apr 2014 #17
Thanks for the anecdotes; like many of the commenters here BeyondGeography Apr 2014 #18
I'm also close to retirement age and very glad at that. I'm tired of the Kahuna Apr 2014 #20
I just retired. Jazzgirl Apr 2014 #21
So many businesses only want young people. truedelphi Apr 2014 #22
Spouse and I have seen the writing on the wall for those 50+ and made it our sole focus to kelly1mm Apr 2014 #26
I envy you and your wife yeoman6987 Apr 2014 #27
Our basic plan was to drive down the monthly cost of living. To do so we have no kelly1mm Apr 2014 #32
Wow! yeoman6987 Apr 2014 #33
Ah Arnold...know it well. zappaman Apr 2014 #43
CNN is a completely nonunion shop. Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #29
The 1% world CNN is helping to make ... hits home. 1000words Apr 2014 #34
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