some plants required workers to sign contracts stating that they wouldn’t kill themselves.
That about says it all.
Since it is an Xbox 360 factory, perhaps it would be appropriate to paint a large red circle in the parking lot below the building. It could be called the “Red Ring of Death”.
I must say, collective bargaining is a lot more interesting in China.
In all fairness, Ford Motor company had similar issues now deemed a result of monotonous assembly line work.
Never-the-less the official reaction is an improvement over Tianamin Square.
The Communist Party is walking on eggshells because it’s grip on power is getting shakey.
The military is content with it’s new toys but cannot be necessarily relied upon to put down a revolt.
Bull Sh!t of Duty?
Google is your friend.
Someone should alert Sid Ryan to this.
One thing about this tactic is you find out in a hurry if you’re loved and appreciated.
Quebec oughtta try it instead of another referendum.
When you come up with these Kate, is it with maniacal laughter, or merely a subdued chortle?
Absolutely brilliant MBA thinking – Install nets to prevent abused workers from killing themselves.
“The welfare of our employees is our top priority”
“…the factories, which installed nets that would catch anyone attempting to jump.”
That bit had me double checking to see if this was an Onion article.
What a strange world we inhabit.
Meanwhile, Foxconn is planning on switching to robots big time to avoid labour trouble: “The China Business News on Monday quoted Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou as saying the company planned to use 1 million robots within three years, up from about 10,000 robots in use now and an expected 300,000 next year.” http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/01/us-foxconn-robots-idUSTRE77016B20110801
“Foxconn parent Hon Hai Precision, said suicide rates among workers in his plants were smaller compared to the country’s and added a country’s suicide rate typically climbs when its GDP does.”
Right. I know whenever I start making more money than I have been before, the first thing I think about is suicide.
On the other hand, Canadian radical environmentalists get very depressed at the thought of Canada’s GDP going up.
Word is someone dressed up as Microsoft Office’s Mr.Clippy held up a sign with the following-
o – Do you want to jump?
o – Not really but I am angry
o – don’t show this tip again
Why can’t Canadian public service and auto unions threaten suicide during wage negotiations?
It would be interesting to see if Buzz Hargrove has got a pair or not.
Maybe each one of the suicidal ingrates could go back to their old job. That of being a starving bone-rack rice picker in a freezing Chinese rice paddy.
Maybe each one of the suicidal ingrates could go back to their old job. That of being a starving bone-rack rice picker in a freezing Chinese rice paddy.
~KPD
Logical fallacy , False Dichotomy.
What if job choice #3 is Chinese Revolutionary after they’ve rejected choices 1&2 and already decided they have nothing else to live for but overthrowing the bastids who cheated them?(they’re suicidal remember?)
Oz, you are a maroon and shouldn’t use big words, they might hurt you being so large and heavy.
As one who has visited many Chinese factories, and spoken with many Chinese people working in these factories, I can attest to the following,
1. Conditions are deplorable compared to Western standards, yet are much better that from where these people came from. They mostly came from rural areas and were virtually starving to death.
2. The average Chinese worker is very grateful to have any opportunity to work and earn a few bucks. Something they have not been able to do for generations. (See North Korea)
I like Microsoft products, too bad globalization sent the jobs overseas.
These Chinese workers could always quit their jobs, jump on ships, and land in Canada, US, Australia, claim refugee status and become worshipped entitled deities of the Liberal left. Many Millions before them have tried and succeeded, do what works.
Oz >
Not to disagree with you Oz, but I don’t have a problem with the term “Chinese Revolutionary” in the modern sense.
If anywhere in the world today could use a makeover for our future benefit it would be China. Their manufacturing economy is decimating ours using our own patents and technologies, unfair trade agreements and currency manipulations. Their human rights abuses remain deplorable regardless of our turning a blind eye to them. They are a colonizing natural resource threat around the world, and are expanding their military at alarming rates.
Yet still they remain the protected socialist/ communist darlings of the left, regardless of their stripping of the land and sea ecosystems, mass unregulated polluters riff with absurd corruption in all aspects of their society.
Just say’n – losing the looming Chinese superpower isn’t going to hurt us much, quite the reverse.
Actually, Sid, Buzz and Ken Lewenza would be at the edge pushing them off and then screaming that it was all managements fault.
Awwwhh Kate
Its late and I did have to Google, groan …. I didn’t see that one.
To long with the competitors products.
You sniggered while posting it didn’t you?
Whats the big deal…if you kowtow to these num nuts; that want to kill themselves….let them find there own bridge not the companies roof…bow once and every little thing…same crap..maybe there government will give them some instructions on how to the do it….///
Whats the big deal…if you kowtow to these num nuts; that want to kill themselves….let them find there own bridge not the companies roof…bow once and every little thing…same crap..maybe there government will give them some instructions on how to the do it….///
some plants required workers to sign contracts stating that they wouldn’t kill themselves.
That about says it all.
Since it is an Xbox 360 factory, perhaps it would be appropriate to paint a large red circle in the parking lot below the building. It could be called the “Red Ring of Death”.
I must say, collective bargaining is a lot more interesting in China.
In all fairness, Ford Motor company had similar issues now deemed a result of monotonous assembly line work.
Never-the-less the official reaction is an improvement over Tianamin Square.
The Communist Party is walking on eggshells because it’s grip on power is getting shakey.
The military is content with it’s new toys but cannot be necessarily relied upon to put down a revolt.
Bull Sh!t of Duty?
Google is your friend.
Someone should alert Sid Ryan to this.
One thing about this tactic is you find out in a hurry if you’re loved and appreciated.
Quebec oughtta try it instead of another referendum.
When you come up with these Kate, is it with maniacal laughter, or merely a subdued chortle?
Absolutely brilliant MBA thinking – Install nets to prevent abused workers from killing themselves.
“The welfare of our employees is our top priority”
“…the factories, which installed nets that would catch anyone attempting to jump.”
That bit had me double checking to see if this was an Onion article.
What a strange world we inhabit.
Meanwhile, Foxconn is planning on switching to robots big time to avoid labour trouble:
“The China Business News on Monday quoted Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou as saying the company planned to use 1 million robots within three years, up from about 10,000 robots in use now and an expected 300,000 next year.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/01/us-foxconn-robots-idUSTRE77016B20110801
“Foxconn parent Hon Hai Precision, said suicide rates among workers in his plants were smaller compared to the country’s and added a country’s suicide rate typically climbs when its GDP does.”
Right. I know whenever I start making more money than I have been before, the first thing I think about is suicide.
On the other hand, Canadian radical environmentalists get very depressed at the thought of Canada’s GDP going up.
Word is someone dressed up as Microsoft Office’s Mr.Clippy held up a sign with the following-
o – Do you want to jump?
o – Not really but I am angry
o – don’t show this tip again
Why can’t Canadian public service and auto unions threaten suicide during wage negotiations?
It would be interesting to see if Buzz Hargrove has got a pair or not.
Maybe each one of the suicidal ingrates could go back to their old job. That of being a starving bone-rack rice picker in a freezing Chinese rice paddy.
Maybe each one of the suicidal ingrates could go back to their old job. That of being a starving bone-rack rice picker in a freezing Chinese rice paddy.
~KPD
Logical fallacy , False Dichotomy.
What if job choice #3 is Chinese Revolutionary after they’ve rejected choices 1&2 and already decided they have nothing else to live for but overthrowing the bastids who cheated them?(they’re suicidal remember?)
Oz, you are a maroon and shouldn’t use big words, they might hurt you being so large and heavy.
As one who has visited many Chinese factories, and spoken with many Chinese people working in these factories, I can attest to the following,
1. Conditions are deplorable compared to Western standards, yet are much better that from where these people came from. They mostly came from rural areas and were virtually starving to death.
2. The average Chinese worker is very grateful to have any opportunity to work and earn a few bucks. Something they have not been able to do for generations. (See North Korea)
I like Microsoft products, too bad globalization sent the jobs overseas.
These Chinese workers could always quit their jobs, jump on ships, and land in Canada, US, Australia, claim refugee status and become worshipped entitled deities of the Liberal left. Many Millions before them have tried and succeeded, do what works.
Oz >
Not to disagree with you Oz, but I don’t have a problem with the term “Chinese Revolutionary” in the modern sense.
If anywhere in the world today could use a makeover for our future benefit it would be China. Their manufacturing economy is decimating ours using our own patents and technologies, unfair trade agreements and currency manipulations. Their human rights abuses remain deplorable regardless of our turning a blind eye to them. They are a colonizing natural resource threat around the world, and are expanding their military at alarming rates.
Yet still they remain the protected socialist/ communist darlings of the left, regardless of their stripping of the land and sea ecosystems, mass unregulated polluters riff with absurd corruption in all aspects of their society.
Just say’n – losing the looming Chinese superpower isn’t going to hurt us much, quite the reverse.
Actually, Sid, Buzz and Ken Lewenza would be at the edge pushing them off and then screaming that it was all managements fault.
Awwwhh Kate
Its late and I did have to Google, groan …. I didn’t see that one.
To long with the competitors products.
You sniggered while posting it didn’t you?
Whats the big deal…if you kowtow to these num nuts; that want to kill themselves….let them find there own bridge not the companies roof…bow once and every little thing…same crap..maybe there government will give them some instructions on how to the do it….///
Whats the big deal…if you kowtow to these num nuts; that want to kill themselves….let them find there own bridge not the companies roof…bow once and every little thing…same crap..maybe there government will give them some instructions on how to the do it….///