“this is the day for thanks and a day to remember the ones that that made it home and the ones that gave all for their country..it is my belief that all veterans should have the day off with pay. this is the day that i remember my father who fought in Vietnam and did not make it home and the Marines that i fought with and bled with. some of whom did not make it home. the price for freedom is not free.thanks to all that have and are serving for this great country of ours. god bless america. Cpl. xxxxxx x. xxxxxxxxx USMC retired”
Shortly thereafter the plant manager took him aside and said, in effect, if he ever sent out an email like that again he would be summarily fired. Probably the part about “day off with pay” set him off. The email “to all” reached up to the highest corporate levels.
...he should write another email referring to the first email and resend it explaining he meant for him alone and if he upset anyone previously he was truly sorry and because he was threaten with termination he thought it best to let everyone know and wanted to clear it up.....
(now you know why I’ve been suspended a few times....of course recovering pay at a later date))
Certainly wish I had the plant manager’s email address. He would get an e-mail from me that would really blister his butt from the get-go. What a dimwitted jerk he must be!
Care to name the company so I can be sure I never buy anything from them?
Incidentally, the privately owned company I worked for used to hold a company meeting on Veterans Day and honor all the vets. They sold out to a venture capital firm out of Boston. Most of the vets got terminated and replaced by kids just out of college, They no longer honor the few who are left.