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Krajkerjac · 06-30-2014, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PHXLT1

I doubt it. None of them are into cars. Not as a hobby anyway. Besides I've said nothing wrong or negative. I don't want to start a new job but I'm certain they are worried too.

You'd be surprised who reads forums....

PHXLT1 · 06-30-2014, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Krajkerjac

You'd be surprised who reads forums....

Holy! Hi boss! Whut chu doin here?!

*Camaro_Corvette* · 06-30-2014, 06:01 PM

HookemHorns · 06-30-2014, 06:46 PM

5 years of continuous profit loss...I would most likely have left 3 years ago.

GSUNCSU · 06-30-2014, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MMC

Leave, you will sleep better. I went through this at Kodak.

Me too, in Columbus GA... But they had plenty of cash on hand. Antonio The Destroyer...

PHXLT1 · 07-02-2014, 06:47 AM

We got an ultimatum. ........start turning a profit or we shut you down.

PoorMansCamaro · 07-02-2014, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by PHXLT1

Well truth be told, I am not job hunting. I like (not love) my job and I make a good living doing it. I would be lying if I said the thought did not cross my mind. Anyone with a Mortgage, car payment, utilities, wife, kids and the need to eat would. I'm going to try and ride out the storm but be ready should this boat sink.

is your kind of work not available elsewhere?

*Camaro_Corvette* · 07-02-2014, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by PHXLT1

We got an ultimatum. ........start turning a profit or we shut you down.

Hope you guys can build a new plan or direction before it's too late. Good luck. I hate seeing guys lose a job they actually like.

el ess A · 07-02-2014, 08:01 AM

I guess it depends. If YOU are the reason or part of the reason the company is losing money, then yes, you probably need to go.

If you're doing what you can to produce for them and for whatever reason they're still losing money, then you need to look at the 5-year plan (if they don't have a 3 to 5-year plan going forward, then YES...pack up and run) and try to pinpoint why they're losing money. Sometimes, as in life, market conditions and other external factors may override a company's best efforts to make a profit.

But if you believe management just isn't making the right decisions, then it might be a good idea to go job hunting.

luis550 · 07-02-2014, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by PHXLT1

Holy! Hi boss! Whut chu doin here?!

i'm here checking up on you.

jk

my advice is to sit down and write the positive things about your job and the negatives. if the negatives outweigh the positives then leave. Also take into account what the company is doing to turn the boat around.

ChrisBlair · 07-02-2014, 09:45 AM

I'm in a similar situation. It's obvious to me that the company is limping along, after over a year of layoffs, maybe a dozen rounds, in order to just keep on keeping on while the end-game plays out. Lots of management still, very few people doing the work, and they even laid off people who were very busy and who would be playing big roles in impending off-site projects that the customer has already paid for. It tells me that there will be no "next time" for that, and we know it.

The elephant in the room is so obvious but management won't address it. Ominous.

PHXLT1 · 07-02-2014, 03:07 PM

We have a competitor close by and they are doing well so it's not like there is no business. How do I know they are doing well you ask? I worked there for 8 years till the economy went in the toilet. Plus many of the management worked here for many years and I know them all well. Would I go back? No.

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el ess A Older Than Dirt Drives: 2010 & 2013 Camaros Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Aiken, SC Posts: 4,564	I guess it depends. If YOU are the reason or part of the reason the company is losing money, then yes, you probably need to go. If you're doing what you can to produce for them and for whatever reason they're still losing money, then you need to look at the 5-year plan (if they don't have a 3 to 5-year plan going forward, then YES...pack up and run) and try to pinpoint why they're losing money. Sometimes, as in life, market conditions and other external factors may override a company's best efforts to make a profit. But if you believe management just isn't making the right decisions, then it might be a good idea to go job hunting. __________________ 2010 2SS TE, 1 of 822/2013 Camaro ZL1 vert, 1 of 54

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ChrisBlair Buick 455 Fan Drives: 1970 Buick, 2012 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston MA Posts: 5,957	I'm in a similar situation. It's obvious to me that the company is limping along, after over a year of layoffs, maybe a dozen rounds, in order to just keep on keeping on while the end-game plays out. Lots of management still, very few people doing the work, and they even laid off people who were very busy and who would be playing big roles in impending off-site projects that the customer has already paid for. It tells me that there will be no "next time" for that, and we know it. The elephant in the room is so obvious but management won't address it. Ominous. __________________

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PHXLT1 Drives: black Z28 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: el mirage Posts: 1,323	We have a competitor close by and they are doing well so it's not like there is no business. How do I know they are doing well you ask? I worked there for 8 years till the economy went in the toilet. Plus many of the management worked here for many years and I know them all well. Would I go back? No. __________________ My family 1994 Z28 (mine) 2015 Camaro (wife's) 2015 Silverado (mine!) 54 Belair (wife's) 2004 silverado (daughters)

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HookemHorns Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 Red Hot Convertible Join Date: May 2011 Location: Arkansas Posts: 859	5 years of continuous profit loss...I would most likely have left 3 years ago.