mawby Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I used to work for a really nice family sized company that looked after its employees. It got gobbled up just over a year ago by a big American corperation and besides sacking a few people, stopping all our bonuses and generally turning a deadicated team or hard working employees into a bunch of totally unmotivated numbers in their big payroll system, they are also responsible for this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JWcIghK370 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Can I ask what was the name of this huge Yank incooperation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I think I feel sick!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Can I ask what was the name of this huge Yank incooperation? DOH!! Let me guess ADP!!!?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawby Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 Can I ask what was the name of this huge Yank incooperation?The video title should give that away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2JayZ Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 hahah that video brilliant lovin it. i might show it round my work n see what they think. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Oh my god - it's like Band Aid but a million times worse. When I joined my current company, it was already a large very successful company - but it seemed they really cared for their employees. These days, they really care about £££'s and share prices and I don't think morale is what it was - but that video has just made me feel soooooo much happier about where I work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHanky Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I used to work for a really nice family sized company that looked after its employees. It got gobbled up just over a year ago by a big American corperation and besides sacking a few people, stopping all our bonuses and generally turning a deadicated team or hard working employees into a bunch of totally unmotivated numbers in their big payroll system, they are also responsible for this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JWcIghK370 EEEE god, that is bloody awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Our Yank owners just shut us down last week and transferred all business to the ... GERMANS. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonut Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 It stinks. My company's about to be sold off to whoever can stump up enough dosh to satisfy his greed Been hovering over our heads since last summer. Hey ho, onwards an upwards. They're all tarred with the same brush. Said our bonus is protected (yeah, right!) ...stuff em, one holiday coming up:p Hi mark, how ya doin? Hows Vicky? Hows the Scooby sport wagon? Luvin the supe hugely, not stopped grinning yet! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Who the heck are ADP? that video is grim lol I know how you feel. My last two jobs (I spent several years in each) started really well as small companies with a highly motivated workforce, got bought out by larger companies and went rapidly downhill. It was so bad the only solution was to move on. I've just started my new job, at a small company... lol but I can say, having worked for companies of 30-50 employees and companies with 100k employees, small companies can be a lot more fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Welcome to the world of takeovers.. at least you still have a job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Ah, what a lovely life and fun filled employment to be had in the magical world of ADP hey matey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I used to work for a really nice family sized company that looked after its employees. It got gobbled up just over a year ago by a big American corperation and besides sacking a few people, stopping all our bonuses and generally turning a deadicated team or hard working employees into a bunch of totally unmotivated numbers in their big payroll system, they are also responsible for this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JWcIghK370 Assuming your company was privately owned, you can't blame ADP. They are a big, crap corp, of course, and deserve disdain for that alone. But the fact you now work for them is because the owners of your company sold out - and despite being good employers to you previously, they obviously didn't take the employees into consideration when the big cheque arrived! I hope you all got a nice chunky bonus when the sale went through, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Can I get it on MP3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 So you're still at this place Mawbs? At least someone at head office has a sense of humour if they allowed that to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawby Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 So you're still at this place Mawbs? At least someone at head office has a sense of humour if they allowed that to happen.If they take away my ability to work from home then I might look else where. Unfortunately they use an inhouse programming language which isn't a transferable skill. I pick stuff up pretty quick though but it will still be a pain finding another job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 At least you've got time to look whilst still being employed. Grin and bare it for the moment. Once you can program in one language, others come easily. When I'm looking at taking people on I'm more interested in their methodologies than the language they know. Hope it turns out ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Looks like they last bought new PCs in the '80s, and clothes for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millsy Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Oh my god - it's like Band Aid but a million times worse. When I joined my current company, it was already a large very successful company - but it seemed they really cared for their employees. These days, they really care about £££'s and share prices and I don't think morale is what it was - but that video has just made me feel soooooo much happier about where I work! That sounds familiar. Think this sort of thing is common place nowadays. Mind you if someone wanted to buy out Andy Mills Ltd I'd sell it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazla Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Doom Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 oh dear!.. I feel abused after having watched that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjodrell Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Is it only me who noticed that video is from the early 80's ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Is it only me who noticed that video is from the early 80's ?No. I noticed it too. And see post 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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