http://entertainment.wagerweb.com/wtf/looking-for-a-job-these-companies-promise-no-layoffs-17109.html WagerWeb Entertainment Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:38:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://entertainment.wagerweb.com/wtf/looking-for-a-job-these-companies-promise-no-layoffs-17109.html/comment-page-1#comment-6513 becker Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:37:40 +0000 http://entertainment.wagerweb.com/?p=17109#comment-6513 wow, thanks for sharing!!! Maybe we should scrap them from the list :@ wow, thanks for sharing!!! Maybe we should scrap them from the list :@

]]> http://entertainment.wagerweb.com/wtf/looking-for-a-job-these-companies-promise-no-layoffs-17109.html/comment-page-1#comment-6509 BNP Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:49:55 +0000 http://entertainment.wagerweb.com/?p=17109#comment-6509 It's funny every time i see these articles. I work for The Container Store and have watched the benefits be taken away slowly over the last 2 and half years. We no longer get 100's of hours of training a year...what a joke. Our 401k matching was taken away. But the biggest issue i have is when the company release information that we have never had layoffs, EVER! We have had layoffs, they out and out lie in these PR releases. Every year we hire seasonal employees and lay them off. I understand that this is the nature of "seasonal" work but what they don't reveal is that they use this time to re-evaluate everyone's position and very often get rid of employees that have been there a while during this time period so that they can lump them in with the accepted "seasonal" layoffs. Notice how specific the details are in the articles or press releases about layoffs. I have read sometimes that they say they've never laid off a "full-time" employee. Every store only has a handful of "full time" employees. The majority of the store staff is made up of part time employees. I know first hand that the Atlanta market laid off 2 full-time employees last year, yet this fact never saw the light of day. I still work for The Container Store and i find it so disappointing that this company which has prided itself on an employee first attitude for so many years is afraid to tell the truth. A few lay-offs aren't bad....and in this economy is even expected but to lie and risk their integrity so that they can look better in the media is sad. I have been such a loyal believer in the culture of this company but i can not stand by and not comment on the truth. It’s funny every time i see these articles. I work for The Container Store and have watched the benefits be taken away slowly over the last 2 and half years. We no longer get 100’s of hours of training a year…what a joke. Our 401k matching was taken away. But the biggest issue i have is when the company release information that we have never had layoffs, EVER! We have had layoffs, they out and out lie in these PR releases. Every year we hire seasonal employees and lay them off. I understand that this is the nature of “seasonal” work but what they don’t reveal is that they use this time to re-evaluate everyone’s position and very often get rid of employees that have been there a while during this time period so that they can lump them in with the accepted “seasonal” layoffs. Notice how specific the details are in the articles or press releases about layoffs. I have read sometimes that they say they’ve never laid off a “full-time” employee. Every store only has a handful of “full time” employees. The majority of the store staff is made up of part time employees. I know first hand that the Atlanta market laid off 2 full-time employees last year, yet this fact never saw the light of day. I still work for The Container Store and i find it so disappointing that this company which has prided itself on an employee first attitude for so many years is afraid to tell the truth. A few lay-offs aren’t bad….and in this economy is even expected but to lie and risk their integrity so that they can look better in the media is sad. I have been such a loyal believer in the culture of this company but i can not stand by and not comment on the truth.

]]> http://entertainment.wagerweb.com/wtf/looking-for-a-job-these-companies-promise-no-layoffs-17109.html/comment-page-1#comment-6500 becker Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:06:36 +0000 http://entertainment.wagerweb.com/?p=17109#comment-6500 I've heard some pretty good comments about them too :) I’ve heard some pretty good comments about them too

]]> http://entertainment.wagerweb.com/wtf/looking-for-a-job-these-companies-promise-no-layoffs-17109.html/comment-page-1#comment-6498 Josh Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:48:58 +0000 http://entertainment.wagerweb.com/?p=17109#comment-6498 Wow! I didn't know Nugget Market was that careful with job placement. All of these places seem like fantastic places to work at! Wow! I didn’t know Nugget Market was that careful with job placement. All of these places seem like fantastic places to work at!

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