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03-21-2003, 12:18 PM
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This was just brought to my attention on the autox mailing list.
I don't support this war, at least I don't see the urgency. Pep Boys has been firing employees because there military involvement interferes with their jobs. Regardless of whether or not this war is morally justified the men and women of the armed forces pledge their lives to defend our freedom. They're not the ones that decided to go to war. Without them we wouldn't be free.
AN EXTRA SUPER BIG
to the jackasses who run Pep Boys.
Here's an article:
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/busines...reservist.html
Cheers, Joe
I don't support this war, at least I don't see the urgency. Pep Boys has been firing employees because there military involvement interferes with their jobs. Regardless of whether or not this war is morally justified the men and women of the armed forces pledge their lives to defend our freedom. They're not the ones that decided to go to war. Without them we wouldn't be free.
AN EXTRA SUPER BIG
to the jackasses who run Pep Boys.Here's an article:
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/busines...reservist.html
Cheers, Joe
03-21-2003, 12:28 PM
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I do not support the war either, but believe you are right on. They will not be getting my business and I hope they get slapped with significant damages in the suit.
My company is laying people off, but we have a reservist who has been deployed and I am proud to say that he has a job if he comes home alive. I hope he does very soon, he's a great kid.
My company is laying people off, but we have a reservist who has been deployed and I am proud to say that he has a job if he comes home alive. I hope he does very soon, he's a great kid.
03-21-2003, 03:44 PM
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I saw a thing on the news about this. According to Pep Boys there were other reasons for the firing, not related to his being called to duty. So, maybe its not just a case of Pep Boys being evil.
I definitely don't trust corporations, but I'd want more facts before picking a side.
I definitely don't trust corporations, but I'd want more facts before picking a side.
03-21-2003, 04:23 PM
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Being a business owner, I know that companies fire people for a different reason, because sometimes they can't claim the reason they actually fired them for.
In this instance, the company claimed the employee abandoned his job, when he got deployed....when the company could have claimed something else....
I don't understand how they did that knowing what they put his family through, and knowing that the Feds would get him for it.
There are some legitamite situations where I've fired someone "indirectly"....but this is total BS
People don't understand how dirty a job HR is......
In this instance, the company claimed the employee abandoned his job, when he got deployed....when the company could have claimed something else....
I don't understand how they did that knowing what they put his family through, and knowing that the Feds would get him for it.
There are some legitamite situations where I've fired someone "indirectly"....but this is total BS
People don't understand how dirty a job HR is......
03-21-2003, 04:50 PM
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I would not doubt the possibility of Pep boys firing someone for missing work. Generally speaking the larger the corporation is the more impersonal they become.......this is the sad fact about big bisness.
03-21-2003, 08:20 PM
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omg.
Wow that's sad man.
I wouldn't have imagined that from a chain store. They could try to cover their asses better than that. Plus this guys gonna get rich off them.
I hope our boys come back safely.
U S A!
I wouldn't have imagined that from a chain store. They could try to cover their asses better than that. Plus this guys gonna get rich off them.
I hope our boys come back safely.
U S A!
03-22-2003, 08:09 AM
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Originally posted by BlueGargantua
I would not doubt the possibility of Pep boys firing someone for missing work. Generally speaking the larger the corporation is the more impersonal they become.......this is the sad fact about big bisness.
I would not doubt the possibility of Pep boys firing someone for missing work. Generally speaking the larger the corporation is the more impersonal they become.......this is the sad fact about big bisness.
You cannot fire someone for serving their country. Employers are required to keep a position open for the returning employee.
03-22-2003, 09:58 AM
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Re: omg.
Originally posted by BongMan
I hope our boys come back safely.
U S A!
I hope our boys come back safely.
U S A!
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03-22-2003, 09:44 PM
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I hope this guy gets to sue them for a lot of money IF that is the only reason for him being fired. It is kinda sad that people in the military have to work two jobs sometimes to make ends meet. The money isn't enough for your life. I actually hope they call me to leave. I would miss my family very much, but for some odd reason I don't feel like I am doing enough here. Anyways I won't be shopping at Pep Boys anytime soon.
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