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posted by davidt
on Tuesday June 26 2001, @09:00AM
A Bloke once in love with a girl from Chorlton writes:
From "The Scotsman" Saturday 23rd June 2001, front page:
MOTOROLA INSULTS STAFF WITH PHONE OFFER, by Frank O'Donnell.
"It used to be that a P45 signalled the end of a working relationship. But for the employees at the doomed Motorola plant in Bathgate, their cheerless walk to the dole queue wil be Marked by a V50.
As a symbol of their years of service on the production line, th US company has decreed that each worker should be given a £200 Motorola V50 WAP handset as a 'sweetener'.
The decision was yesterday branded as "an insult to the thousands of sacked workers, by Danny Carrigan of the [union] AEEU. He said 'A cynical person would say the phones will be handy for anyone trying to ring round to look for a job.'
[the article ends with the following irony, which makes this missive relevant to this website...]
One worker said: 'At least it comes with a a ring tone composer. We can programme it to play What Difference Does It Make? by The Smiths.' "
Once again we have a shining example of corporate stupidity combined with a damning laissez-faire attitude to those ordinary souls who work hard to make their dough.
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Dear Jim,
We have plenty of openings at our manufacturing offices.
Sincerely,
Kathie Lee Gifford, and Nike Incorporated