CEOs
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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In my youth I loved radio comedy and the Jack Benny show was one of the best. One of best bits was Benny shopping in a large department store at Christmas. Benny would exclaim loudly in the bit, “Oh, Floor Walker!” Presently, a floor walker presented himself. His job was to make sure employees were present and doing their job including security.
Now we update to 2013. You enter a store and proceed to the department of your choice. You look around for an employee, none in sight. In fact the only place one can be located is way back up front at the customer service desk. He or she directs you but you still can’t find the specific item. In your search you notice their is virtually no help in any of the departments. This is not in just one large store but most.
Recently, I entered a large store after walking a city block to the department, and finding no help, I left. Three days later, same store, same results.
Is this the underpaid employee’s fault? Of course not.
The corporations are bare-boning operations and laying off most of the staff. Why? Because the CEOs and investors demand maximum profits even in a Wall Street-caused downturn.
Check the CEO incomes on the Internet of all large corporation’s including fast food. The CEOs walk away with anywhere from 15 to 30 million a year plus options and other perks. Don’t forget the golden parachutes either.
Solution? Shop small independent stores, buy used, or shop the Internet as much as possible. Loyalty is as loyalty does.
Maybe this will encourage corporations to pay non-slave salaries and the stockholders can tell the CEOs that you don’t get a world cruise this year. Also, Mr. CEO, there are 50 pounds of coal in your Christmas stocking!
Tom Metzger
Warsaw, via e-mail[[In-content Ad]]
In my youth I loved radio comedy and the Jack Benny show was one of the best. One of best bits was Benny shopping in a large department store at Christmas. Benny would exclaim loudly in the bit, “Oh, Floor Walker!” Presently, a floor walker presented himself. His job was to make sure employees were present and doing their job including security.
Now we update to 2013. You enter a store and proceed to the department of your choice. You look around for an employee, none in sight. In fact the only place one can be located is way back up front at the customer service desk. He or she directs you but you still can’t find the specific item. In your search you notice their is virtually no help in any of the departments. This is not in just one large store but most.
Recently, I entered a large store after walking a city block to the department, and finding no help, I left. Three days later, same store, same results.
Is this the underpaid employee’s fault? Of course not.
The corporations are bare-boning operations and laying off most of the staff. Why? Because the CEOs and investors demand maximum profits even in a Wall Street-caused downturn.
Check the CEO incomes on the Internet of all large corporation’s including fast food. The CEOs walk away with anywhere from 15 to 30 million a year plus options and other perks. Don’t forget the golden parachutes either.
Solution? Shop small independent stores, buy used, or shop the Internet as much as possible. Loyalty is as loyalty does.
Maybe this will encourage corporations to pay non-slave salaries and the stockholders can tell the CEOs that you don’t get a world cruise this year. Also, Mr. CEO, there are 50 pounds of coal in your Christmas stocking!
Tom Metzger
Warsaw, via e-mail[[In-content Ad]]
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