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 BA>> apparently once hired there it's almost impossible for the employer to
 SH> fire
 BA>> you - sort of like civil service in this country.

 SH>   See that's too much in the wrong direction, employers
 SH>   need to be able to fire someone if they are a complete
 SH>   incompantant.

 Problem is, employers all too often are not the company owners,
 they are also employees. And all too often they want to fire
 someone to cover up their own screwups. Or because the worker
 refused to do something stupid or dangerous.

 When my current boss was new he wanted me to change some
 programming in ways that would have massively screwed up the
 operation. I didn't actually refuse, just pointed out how really
 not so good that would be.

 I now realize I should have just asked him to jot down some
 notes on how he wanted it to work, then go ahead and make the
 changes.

 Never should I even consider making such a change by verbal
 order from this guy. I've heard him blame another worker for
 disasterous changes he ordered. Guy's a real scapegoater.
 Fortunately the union kept that man from being fired. We also
 had a Mexican immigrant employee (legal) retire recently. On his
 last day the boss thanked him for the sensitivity education.
 Which was a reference to the complaints to the civil rights
 people. I know the retiree, one of the best. So the boss
 deserved whatever he got.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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