[MamaDearest]

IMHO you are not the only one with a jerk boss like you had. It is my belief (based on discussions with many many people all over the country) lots of employers use the current depressed job market to treat employees disrespectfully and make demands that are at best unscroupulous and demeaning. They offer jobs at the lowest possible wage, strip benefits to barebones, if offered at all. What you went through is not singular - it is happening all over the country - and uncountable employers are getting away with it, blaming it on the economy.

[Indie]

employers use the current depressed job market to treat employees disrespectfully and make demands that are at best unscroupulous and demeaning. They offer jobs at the lowest possible wage, strip benefits to barebones, if offered at all

MD: You also must be familiar with the workings of a major American Airlines...ooops....airline.

[thecabal]

I thought I was the only one with that conspiracy theory. Let's face it: it's a buyer's market. It is discouraging that most companies don't have the morals to treat their employees with respect when it's not economically expedient to do so. Speaking from the culture of fear that I just left, CEOs are out to do two things. Give their buddies stuff quid pro quo so they can get favors, and line their pocketbooks. Damn the consequences. Corporate culture comes from the top down, and most corporate leaders suck, and couldn't care less about the average employee.