Last Wednesday, Circuit City 'rewarded' their long term, loyal, and productive employees who had thus earned raises by laying them off without warning and replacing them with low paid new hires. The good news is that, after a 10 week layoff, they can apply to get their old jobs back at those lower wages. This was, of course, to improve their profits.
I find this despicable and feel that they've crossed a moral line that I can't support. I do read the financial press. This is being watched with considerable interest and if the company is rewarded with higher profits, this tactic will become common.
My own reaction is that while Circuit City had been my favored vendor for home electronics, I will no longer set foot in the store. I will also encourage everyone I know to make the same choice. The only feedback these people will understand is by voting with our dollars.
Whoever said that the 'love of money is the root of all evil' knew exactly what they were talking about. If we only made our decisions based on who's the cheapest regardless of how they got that way, we'll only have ourselves to blame for the world we leave to our children.
As a note to the moderators- I don't want to get into a lengthly discussion here. My intention is to call attention to this situation, encourage people to, if they wish, continue to get the word out, and then do as they feel is proper in response.
Thanks
-S
I find this despicable and feel that they've crossed a moral line that I can't support. I do read the financial press. This is being watched with considerable interest and if the company is rewarded with higher profits, this tactic will become common.
My own reaction is that while Circuit City had been my favored vendor for home electronics, I will no longer set foot in the store. I will also encourage everyone I know to make the same choice. The only feedback these people will understand is by voting with our dollars.
Whoever said that the 'love of money is the root of all evil' knew exactly what they were talking about. If we only made our decisions based on who's the cheapest regardless of how they got that way, we'll only have ourselves to blame for the world we leave to our children.
As a note to the moderators- I don't want to get into a lengthly discussion here. My intention is to call attention to this situation, encourage people to, if they wish, continue to get the word out, and then do as they feel is proper in response.
Thanks
-S