You are probably in a high-skilled position, so they can't just replace you like they can with low-skilled labor. You have inherent bargaining power because there are less people that can do what you do, while factory workers have much less bargaining power since what they do is less skilled. Without knowing how pay, sick days, vacation days, etc. we can't do a comparison against a Scandinavian white collar union member.
Also would they still be viable if total compensation was 2/3rds more than the industry average and the average employee productivity was below the rest in the country in that industry.
there's not much in ways of bargaining power in today's workforce, esp for sw engineers like me. my prev project replaced my position w/ 2 n00bz straight outta uni, in the hopes of grooming them to be one of me (for the same 5 yr est cost). luckily, i was a subcontractor & have been covered by the mothership for the past yr on short term gigs. i've essentially been 40% employed & 100% compensated in the interim, with no end in sight.
Getting another job in this climate if you aren't educated is hard, and many people can't afford to go to community college full-time. Lets say that you only take evening classes, 5pm-10pm a couple days a week, it will take about 4 years before you can get an Associate's degree.
I have no sympathy for people who are not even willing to attempt to improve their situation, whether through education or through making compromises. I went to school and worked full time through 2 high level degrees. Many people do. BS excuse.
I agree, there really isn't an excuse to not get a GED.
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im suprised companies in canada hire people w/out their GED or high school diploma, but i guess if youre tightening bolt A into hole X, then you dont need a edumacation.
you should be buying the Holden's down there in Kiwi land...do they really import American cars down there??This does explain a bit about the build quality of the few American vehicles that get brought down here........
If Mike Tyson can do it, any jackass can.
well he also bit a ear off too....do you have any idea how hard it is to bite a ear off?
I said CAN, not SHOULD. I can go to prison and convert my faith too, but doesn't mean I should.
Poor Tiger...
No doubt, $7M a year isn't something you'll find in the couch. Although at Tigers house, you might.Poor Tiger...
awww, hes only making $93mil then, not $100mil.
Times is hard for all of us, even Tiger.
The fit and the yaris 4 door are both great cars, and extremely cheap. I've managed to get gear for 2 people + a DH bike, wheels, tires, spare parts, tools etc into the back of a yaris with the back seat folded down with lots of room to spare.
http://www.toyota.com/yaris/index.html
My daughters Recaro seat (NOT small) and my son (6'5") fit with the seat in the middle with room on the other side. The only thing about the 2 door was a 4 door would be much easier for her to get in and out of. I guess Toyota figured the Scion xD filled the 4 door hatch market.Hmmm... I wonder if 3 kids booster seats can fit across the back seat...
They could walk to DC for all I care, but until they change how they do business, any bailout of the auto industry will just be pissing away taxpayers money.
I can say that about any American car made after about 1973. My wifes Malibu is 10 years old and has been a total pile. You could drive an Accord that is at least 10 years old with twice the mileage and be much happier.
in a move probably intended to insulate the scion brand toyota only brought the 3-dr hatchback and the sedan Yaris to the u.s. until this year. i was bewildered when i saw 5-dr yarii on the street up north in teh hinterlands of canadia
there have been models that are good over the years....but the bad models outweigh the good ones.
I miss my 1970 'Cudo
who needs to stop or turn?? going fast in a straight line is good clean american funI miss my 1970 'Cudo
My first car was a 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix that pushed 390bhp out of a build 400. Went like a train: Fast as hell, took 4 city blocks to stop and couldn't turn.
Holdens have been big sellers in NZ since the late 50's.
They created the problems, not the rest of America. If someone lucked into living in a region that would afford them $40 per hour jobs for mindless manufacturing, they should expect it would one day run out. If something seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Somehow I will bet that many of those small suppliers aren't union based work shops.It's not so much the big three going down that annoys me, it's the smaller parts supply companies etc etc that would go down with them.
I'd be betting that there would be more than a few small towns around the place that would rely on those companies selling stuff to the big players. And they would get slammed badly.
$40/hour?
