Modern Slavery - Page 2

wolf · 10-11-2007, 01:19 PM

very sweet of you, cicero.

I finally have a moving date, still struggling to get my stuff into boxes.

BrianR · 10-11-2007, 02:38 PM

My company does the indentured servitude bit, kinda.

If we train you from square one, you are indebted for $10,000. We will give you a job at a given pay rate and you must work at it for two years. If you complete the two years, the debt is cleared. If you work one year and 364 days, then quit, you owe the whole debt.

The pay rate is the same as a driver who trained elsewhere gets.

I make sure the people who want to be like me understand this. Two so far have gone for the brass ring. Time will tell if they stay or not.

Brian

glatt · 10-11-2007, 02:54 PM

There is a law firm here in DC that pays its employees poorly, but dangles a HUGE bonus in front of them when they finish the fiscal year. They have a reputation of forcing their people to work unusually long hours. A real sweatshop.

If you believe the stories, each year, the day after the bonuses go out, they get resignations from something like 10%-20% of their employees. Seems like a pretty crazy business model. Instead of having people come and go throughout the year, they have a massive turnover all at once.

Aliantha · 10-11-2007, 06:32 PM

maybe they figure they can plan for that sort of thing based on previous years? Sounds like it'd work on the face of it, although I'm sure there's a lot more to it.

10-11-2007, 01:19 PM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	very sweet of you, cicero. I finally have a moving date, still struggling to get my stuff into boxes. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-11-2007, 02:38 PM	#2
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	My company does the indentured servitude bit, kinda. If we train you from square one, you are indebted for $10,000. We will give you a job at a given pay rate and you must work at it for two years. If you complete the two years, the debt is cleared. If you work one year and 364 days, then quit, you owe the whole debt. The pay rate is the same as a driver who trained elsewhere gets. I make sure the people who want to be like me understand this. Two so far have gone for the brass ring. Time will tell if they stay or not. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

10-11-2007, 06:32 PM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	maybe they figure they can plan for that sort of thing based on previous years? Sounds like it'd work on the face of it, although I'm sure there's a lot more to it. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-11-2007, 02:54 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	There is a law firm here in DC that pays its employees poorly, but dangles a HUGE bonus in front of them when they finish the fiscal year. They have a reputation of forcing their people to work unusually long hours. A real sweatshop. If you believe the stories, each year, the day after the bonuses go out, they get resignations from something like 10%-20% of their employees. Seems like a pretty crazy business model. Instead of having people come and go throughout the year, they have a massive turnover all at once.

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