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Buckeye_Democrat

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22. If those supervisors indeed told them their jobs...

Reply to Alexander Of Assyria (Reply #6)

Tue Dec 14, 2021, 05:41 PM

Dec 2021

... were in jeopardy if they left for home when they still had plenty of time to seek shelter there and to be with their families, then they ARE sociopaths. And I'd prefer to never allow such a person to be a supervisor or manager anywhere else!

How about putting them in jail? Is that okay with you?!

And if they're only following orders, the same could be said of Nazis or cruel plantation overseers who were not even the slave owners.

People matter a LOT more than company profits.

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KY Candle factory workers threatened with firing if they left before tornado, employees say [View all] 634-5789 Dec 2021 OP

A company representative who WASN'T THERE... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2021 #1

They haven't learned anything from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. no_hypocrisy Dec 2021 #2

I've only recently experienced a pleasant work atmosphere. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2021 #3

I agree with all except the part about it's ok for managers to die. Judging them all as Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2021 #6

If those supervisors indeed told them their jobs... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2021 #22

On CNN this moment...survivors say they were NOT allowed to leave. 634-5789 Dec 2021 #8

My husband is a manager in a factory and I think your comment is disgusting. There are generally Luciferous Dec 2021 #12

The first warning went off hours before the tornado hit. Mary in S. Carolina Dec 2021 #15

Seriously? taliluna6 Dec 2021 #4

I understand the reaction but tornadoes are not hurricanes jimfields33 Dec 2021 #5

They had a 30 minute warning taliluna6 Dec 2021 #9

Wow. Not a lot of time. I feel for everyone. jimfields33 Dec 2021 #10

Yeah, you don't always get much warning with a tornado. Luciferous Dec 2021 #14

This disinformation - You DO have advanced notice Mary in S. Carolina Dec 2021 #16

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2021 #18

No, they're not. AngryOldDem Dec 2021 #21

I understand your reaction but there were numerous notices the entire evening. Torchlight Dec 2021 #23

Seriously? Were you there? Do you know why they worked there? For how long? Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2021 #7

I didn't mean to disparage the workers, taliluna6 Dec 2021 #11

Apologies, the workers are mostly all care about but the middle managers are also workers. Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2021 #19

Come On Alexander Mary in S. Carolina Dec 2021 #17

I hope these workers can sue the living shit out of their employers. smirkymonkey Dec 2021 #13

So this morning they line up the company chaplain malaise Dec 2021 #20