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This may not sound so bad to others, but I'll fill you in in some background:
I've worked here since 1982; full-time since '86. They NEVER, the place where I work, nor the County government, have ever laid-off anyone, nor even mentioned it, nor tried to cut full-time hours.
We had a meeting today. They are encouraging a "voluntary" reduction of up to 20% of your pay for us non-exempt workers. Wonder what happens if nobody volunteers? I'm certainly not going to. I need that money. They keep saying, "There will be no lay-offs this year." (Exempt=dept. heads and those with MLS library degrees. I'm non-, which means the state labor laws apply to me, and even though I'm salaried, I technically am paid hourly, and eligible for overtime--not that they ever give it.)
On top of it, you know how the seniority works, in case of lay-offs? I have worked there since 1982. Someone with a MLS can start today; if they wanted to cut someone tomorrow, theoretically they could axe ME, and keep Ms. MLS, even though I have decades of experience, and, in my case, are doing the same job. Isn't it lovely how they reward employee loyalty? I can and do accept that someone with a MLS should be paid more, but this is rotten.
I honestly think that, within the next year, there will be lay-offs, and my job will be on the line, even for the simple reason that I am at the top of my pay level; they could hire someone else a lot cheaper.
I've worked here since 1982; full-time since '86. They NEVER, the place where I work, nor the County government, have ever laid-off anyone, nor even mentioned it, nor tried to cut full-time hours.
We had a meeting today. They are encouraging a "voluntary" reduction of up to 20% of your pay for us non-exempt workers. Wonder what happens if nobody volunteers? I'm certainly not going to. I need that money. They keep saying, "There will be no lay-offs this year." (Exempt=dept. heads and those with MLS library degrees. I'm non-, which means the state labor laws apply to me, and even though I'm salaried, I technically am paid hourly, and eligible for overtime--not that they ever give it.)
On top of it, you know how the seniority works, in case of lay-offs? I have worked there since 1982. Someone with a MLS can start today; if they wanted to cut someone tomorrow, theoretically they could axe ME, and keep Ms. MLS, even though I have decades of experience, and, in my case, are doing the same job. Isn't it lovely how they reward employee loyalty? I can and do accept that someone with a MLS should be paid more, but this is rotten.
I honestly think that, within the next year, there will be lay-offs, and my job will be on the line, even for the simple reason that I am at the top of my pay level; they could hire someone else a lot cheaper.
