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French Employee Is 24th to Kill Himself in Firm's 'Suicide Spiral'
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| September 29, 2009
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Posted on 09/29/2009 2:25:43 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: MikeWUSAF
“I’m not sure you can use the words “French” and “work” in the same sentence.
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That is probably ok but you definitely CAN’T use “French”, “work” and “suck” in the same sentence.
You can use any combination of 2 but not 3—as long as “suck” is one of them....
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posted on
09/29/2009 3:31:00 PM PDT
by
xrmusn
((6/98 )VOTE THE INCUMBENTS OUT)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Did they ask them to work 36 hours a week?
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posted on
09/29/2009 3:51:32 PM PDT
by
dljordan
To: Berlin_Freeper
Wow, I’ve never worked anyplace that sucked that bad, and I’ve worked fast food.
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posted on
09/29/2009 3:52:57 PM PDT
by
discostu
(When I'm walking a dark road I am a man who walks alone)
To: 2Jedismom
Some of us stayed because we loved our job. We loved to help others, and had security plus benefits.
Just walk away? I was in therapy, for several years, just trying to hold on.
Once the “bottom line” became the norm for every company, the “family” workplace was lost. Then, there was good old Political Correctness, the friend of every cutthroat looking to climb the ladder. No more jokes, yadda, yadda.
I finally walked away, not knowing how I would survive.
I called my therapist (psychiatrist) and told him I was gone. He helped me to get long term disability.
I just retired recently. Still taking meds since about 1989.
It was a very difficult time, during and after I left the company. I thank God for carrying me through. I do not believe in suicide, though there were many times I wished to die.
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posted on
09/29/2009 3:56:34 PM PDT
by
wizr
(The Bible is the Truth. We just lie to ourselves when we don't want to believe it.)
To: Texan Tory
Their approach to business is one of central control. The give very little authority to the local management. They love yes men to stroke their egos. They demand results from their plan even if it is flawed and will not look at alternative approaches. You are held accountable for results when you have no input. They tend to be rude to and dismissive of those that aren't French. If you have every thing documented they are happy even if the documentation is pure fantasy as if lip service is enough. They love to abide by quotas such as # of managers to line employees. They use business metrics that make absolutely no sense in the US ($ of revenue per sqft of facility). They failed to respect US holidays (July 4th) and had no qualms with understaffing and working local management to death. They did startups on the cheap and then screamed when quality suffered, not because they wanted quality but because the were back charged for it. I could go on but after five years working for a French company in the US I was shot. I have been with my new company for 2 years and the difference is like heaven vs hell.
To: wizr
How successful was the company among its competition?
Doesn’t seem right that a company that makes their employees sick would be a winning formula, does it?
What exactly was your daily responsibility?
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:04:13 PM PDT
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
To: TigersEye
And people say socialism doesnt work. Thats 24 people who dont need health care and 24 new job openings for the unemployed.*****
Yep, your right on the situation....keep up the good work..
To: Berlin_Freeper
It's the predictable, tragic side effect of waking up and realizing one horrible day, that no matter where you go or what you do, you're French.
Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:10:15 PM PDT
by
The Comedian
(Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
To: goat granny
Heh heh, oh, I’ll try. If I ever lose my sarcasm what would be left? ;^)
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:10:36 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Everybody knows it's a spotted dog...)
Comment #30 Removed by Moderator
To: Berlin_Freeper
Jul 2 2007
A spate of suicides amongst workers at French car plants reflects the fact that large numbers of workers are being driven to take their own lives by workplace stresses.
Three workers at the Peugeot factory in Mulhouse killed themselves in two weeks, one hanging himself in the factory. -— Companies are unsurprisingly keen to keep this information quiet, an unconfirmed report has also claimed that 20 France Telecom workers committed suicide in 2005.
http://libcom.org/news/france-suicides-amongst-auto-workers-02072007
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:31:33 PM PDT
by
anglian
To: Berlin_Freeper
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:38:23 PM PDT
by
anglian
To: KSCITYBOY
Interesting take. I inspected welds done by a French company in Marseilles as a regulatory agency. Thankfully, I only had to worry about the quality and whether they followed the weld procedures.
They didn’t, and had to chuck a ton of work. They were flanges for ship/shore transfer fittings for LNG ships, so it had to be right.
Imagine an existentialist mindset running up against the concept of having pride in the quality of one’s work, or up against the concept of not caring whether the welds cracking during LNG transfer made any difference in the great scheme of things.
To: Berlin_Freeper
They are telling them there is no reward for taking your job seriously and hard work is not rewarded. Also that anyone could do their job, even if they are the most dedicated and long served. Hmmmm
Sounds like what leftists want to do to America. Demoralization.
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:54:26 PM PDT
by
Earthdweller
(Harvard won the election again...so what's the problem.......?)
To: discostu
Wow, Ive never worked anyplace that sucked that bad, and Ive worked fast food.My first job, while I was in high school was flipping burgers. I have had plenty of high tech job assignments since then that sucked a lot worse. My current job situation sounds like it's within an order of magnitude of what is evidently going on in that company.
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posted on
09/29/2009 5:36:27 PM PDT
by
altair
("We are content and happy if Obama can stay forever as president of America." - Gadhafi)
To: KSCITYBOY
Glad to know you got out of that hell.
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posted on
09/29/2009 6:33:31 PM PDT
by
Freedom'sWorthIt
(Obama's Deathcare ---- many will suffer and/or die unnecessarily.)
To: Freedom'sWorthIt
Thanks for the thought. I am very grateful to be where I am and feel very lucky.
To: KSCITYBOY
Yes indeed! I bet you do! May blessings continue in your life!
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posted on
09/29/2009 6:50:43 PM PDT
by
Freedom'sWorthIt
(Obama's Deathcare ---- many will suffer and/or die unnecessarily.)
To: mamelukesabre
I know you meant to be a smartass with that comment. I've worked hard to have a reputation that proceeds me.
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posted on
09/30/2009 6:26:34 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Live jubtabulously!)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Just D@mn.
I bet they're hiring.
Cheers!
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posted on
09/30/2009 3:34:26 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
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