Pink Slips Greet Returning Soldiers

World Net Daily ^ | December 27, 2003 | Timothy W. Maier

[joesnuffy]

Therefore, hundreds of millions of dollars are spent but thousands of bureaucrats "have no performance criteria" upon which they are judged

[Quix]

This is certainly an issue wherein

the moral and
the legal

options are both exceedingly right and must be enforced at all levels and in virtually all contexts.

Let our outrage be felt!

[AmericaUnited]

Shamefull in the extreme!

[Quix]

I strongly agree.

I have some empathy for employer challenges in doing so. But those challenges are nothing compared to the challenges of life and death faced by our military personnel. Any employers playing evil games in such situations should hang their heads in shame and walk around with black hoods to cover their faces. Sheesh!

[ken in texas]

You got that right.

My own company has a policy whereby they make up the difference between the active duty pay and the employee's normal salary so the family doesn't have to struggle with a pay cut during deployment. I might have other complaints about my employer, but it's certainly not about the treatment afforded those who are called to active duty.

[sauropod]

Those federal supervisors that terminated the jobs of civilians called up for military service in Iraq should themselves have their jobs terminated and be indicted.

What they did was against the law.

[MizSterious]

"But those challenges are nothing compared to the challenges of life and death faced by our military personnel."

Moreover, those challenges are nothing compared to facing another, possibly worse, set of terrorist attacks because we sat back and did nothing--as the Clintons proved. Ask the employers who had offices in the WTC on 9/11 which would be more costly: keeping the employee on the books, or letting a couple of passenger airlines crash into their buildings?

[crz]

NLRB Huh? The very ones that rifled through my books for months because someone said I hadnt paid a couple hours of time and a half. Yet these SOBs do this.

[Quix]

ABSOLUTELY!

[SLB]

During Desert Shield I was a member of the KY ANG. I was asked to volunteer for mobilization by the CoS. When I contacted the Ft Knox Civilian Personnel Office I found that the government would not hold my old job opening for me. They would offer me a job somewhere within the Army system, but not necessarily at Ft Knox.

[Cacique]

UBS Paine Webber mentioned above.

[pabianice]

Big deal. Digital Equipment Corp. used to do this regularly. Another feather in Bob Palmer's cap.

[Skywarner]

Stories like this make me sick as h***! Here these guys (and gals) are fighting for us and for our freedoms and the freedoms of others, and some businesses can't even be bothered to take care of them when they return from battle.

There are exceptions, though. From what I have read, Sears has become a good role model for its support of its employees in the armed forces. Any Sears employee that goes active has his/her job held and is also paid the difference between their military salary and their company salary.

I don't know if this is really true or not - perhaps someone can confirm?

[LouD]

The problem is greater than what is stated here. It is not merely a matter of holding jobs open for reservists called to active duty, although that is important.

The problem is that far too many people who are in a position to hire have no personal or family experience with the military. If they did, then companies would be quick to recognize that veterans make better employees.

As it stands now, military service on a professional resume is tolerated as a "youthful indiscretion", or viewed as a "tie-breaker" between two resumes with the same level of civilian experience. A population that is increasingly ignorant of martial virtue has led to military service not being respected and valued as an indicator of character and ability.

[SoCal Pubbie]

I thought you couldn't fire an employee that gets called up? Am I wrong, or does that not apply to government jobs?

[winodog]

The government of the USofA has become a tool of satan, run by greedy, self centered, lifetime politicians who need to serve then get the hell out.
No healthcare and pensions for life. The rst of us dont get those things and niether should they. We are looking at the destruction of america for our children because we have not controlled the greedy politicians.
Tsk, tsk tsk

[Nov3]

NLRB Huh? The very ones that rifled through my books for months because someone said I hadnt paid a couple hours of time and a half. Yet these SOBs do this.

I enjoyed watching this group take it to an employer here in Memphis that systemically ripped its employees of for time and a half! The bastard got it real good and deserved it.

[autoresponder]

Corporations or government agencies that do this need to be posted on a red-bordered "pinko" page on the web that anyone can quickly view.



No comments on the website pages, just names in yellow listed in order on a pink page; thereby avoiding the obvious instant lawsuits of leftie lawyers.

[MeekOneGOP]

[sauropod]

That is not what I read from the article.

It's either one of two things:

1) the situation is as you say.

2) somebody is breaking the law.