how do you feel working for corporate america ?

[blues90]

Almost all jobs outside of independant small business are a part of the corporate america strong hold .

Knowing what you know now about their political ties and profits and lobby groups most of us are working for the big corps in one way or another .

I feel like a sellout , have for years working for automotive repair industry . And even now while out of work this seems to be the only field I am familar with or can use on a resume . I hated the thought of contributing to the big corps let alone something to do with ruining the environment .

[Jed Dilligan]

1. Local government and academia still retain some pockets of independence,

though even those are shrinking. I've been in those pockets for some years now, but the thought of clearing out and starting over in another country keeps growing stronger and stronger in my mind.

[Donkeykick]

2. I can't wait...

for the Democrats to win in 06+ 08! I have seen so much help that big business gets from Bushie and the Gang that it totally perturbs me to indigestion!

If we do not start to get help for the workers of this country we're most certainly screwed!:wtf:

[TAPat]

3. We dropped out about 3 years ago

and work solely for ourselves at this point. It was tough at first, and we work 10x harder than we ever did before, but things are picking up and we (my partner & I) couldn't be happier! :patriot:

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

4. If you don't mind being poor

Try dropping out into some small town where you can make a bigger impact with your skills.

[Tsiyu]

5. Resigned

But doing what I can while there to enhance the corporate policy: recycling, treating employees with respect, not demanding strict adherence to stupid rules even when upper management rides my ass about it.

Our corp is going through a takeover. It will be interesting to see what happens, but it has a bit of job security right now, so I'm glad for the job.

Some small businesses are worse than the corporations in the way they treat employees, and we all sell out to some degree if we use our $$ to purchase any corporately-produced item, so I feel no guilt about it, but still wish I could work for myself.

[MrSlayer]

6. I don't see that I have much of a choice.

I'm a construction worker. I build their office buildings, refineries, chemical plants and shipyards. I could start my own electrical business I suppose but I make good money as it is and I'm too nice of a guy to be a good businessman. I just collect my paycheck and forget about it. My kids have to eat and you can't eat principle.

[Th1onein]

7. I'm partner in a company that deals with newspapers

I'm very proud of what I do and I treat the people who work for me, from management down to the bottom of the ladder, like gold. Everyone leaves training with my business card, which has my personal cell phone number on it; if they have a problem they are encouraged to call me directly. I make sure people know that they are valued, both in terms of work and personally. This kind of attitude has served me and my company very, very well through the years.

When I worked for corporate America, I was the "trouble maker." I was the one who brought the union in, who called OSHA, etc. Why corporate America can't see that, at the end of the day, it is much more productive and profitable to be good to your workers, I don't know.

[blues90]

11. I was the assistent service manager at a large ford dealership

I treated everyone as a person , when ever they had an issue or concern no matter what is was I always did the best I could to resolve it so everyone was heard and never ignored .

I found this is not the way the company wanted things done , they wanted firm ignorence and slaves in fear of a job loss . Well i never had one bit of trouble getting co-operation from all employees and all of them hated it when I was fired , quite a few left shortly after .

I always felt and still do you receive respect with respect and recognition .

[Greyhound]

12. Bottom line, because control is more important than even profits. n/t

[Deja Q]

14. Then why do they offshore?

Kinda hard to control people when you put them outside a controlled environment...

Devolution.

[Greyhound]

18. You don't think the people that work for the companies that are the

recipients of the off-shored jobs aren't under very strict (actually here it would be illegal) controls? I've worked for Indian and Chinese owned companies (short term contracts, thank Dog) and it is unfuckingbelievable how they treat their employees. In addition, they have no choice at all, if they complain or even intimate that their treatment is wrong or unjustified, they are immediately fired and then they get to go back "home". While I hate the H-1(b) and L-1 visa programs, I don't blame the recipients of those jobs, they go through hell every damn day. I can only imagine it is much worse there than it is here.

I was referring to control of the people, not the work, JIC I was misunderstood.

[Rosemary2205]

8. I work for a midsized company and love it.

I am in HR for a multi-state company with about 30,000 employees. Most that get employed here stay a long time because they are treated with respect. It is part of our corporate culture. I known many people choose to stay here rather than take bigger money elsewhere because of the working conditions here.

Previously I worked for one small business after another. All of them were unpleasant to work for and the money was not as good.

[hack89]

9. Enjoy it immensely

Work I love, smart interesting people to work with, and great pay and benefits.

[acmejack]

10. They don't value you or your work.

They want to own you on your time off. Fuck them. There are two kinds of people now people with lots and people with nothing. I am in the latter class. I am lucky to have what I do, for now.

[Ready4Change]

13. I don't.

I'm lucky in that I am now working for a smaller company, whose CEO truly seems to be seeking a way of making a living by helping people who are getting chewed up by the corporate and financial machines.

I'm only earning half of what I might earn working for a big corporation, but you know what?

Fuck the money.

I'm doing something that's more important, helping people avoid becoming economic zombies. Feels good.

[sproutster]

15. I was called a resource to my face

They dehumanize us (the ones who get laid off, or no raises etc)

[IndyBob]

16. I too am lucky

to work for a smaller company, of which I am (a very small) part owner. A group of us decided to form our own employee owned company 10 or so years ago.

Our motivation was to regain control of how our business is done. We could not have left at a better time, right after we took off the old company was re-sold and became part of Tyco International. The one that had the asshole Dennis Kozlowski in charge.

We started small - I was number 11. We are now up 95 or so. Ultimately, we would like to get to 2 or 3 hundred employees max. Any larger, and we become what we worked hard to leave.

[stepnw1f]

17. Wish I Felt Better About It (nt)

[sgxnk]

19. personally

i don't think corporations are bad.

corporations are part of the great engine of capitalism

personally though, i work for myself trading futures. futures of corporations though. so, i guess i benefit from corporations

[electricmonk]

20. I work for an 'employee owned' company

If anything it has actually gotten worse since it went from family owned to employee owned. The former owner wasn't concerned about getting rich. As long as we made enough to cover payroll and expenses plus a bit extra he was happy. We got decent raises and bonuses and were generally treated fairly. After he retired and the company was converted into an employee owned corporation things went downhill fast. They told us we would have representation on the board and a say in major purchases and expidentures but that turned out to be a lie.

At my last review I got excellent remarks but a less that 1% raise. After that I told my boss, "Damn, glad I don't suck. I would hate to see what you're giving others." He apologized and said his hands were tied. Then for weeks after that management couldn't figure out why moral was in the toilet.

Hopefully if all goes to plan this is my last year as a serf. Crossing fingers, toes and any other body part to bring me luck.