Our brave new world

Imagine working eleven years for a company. You almost never use sick days and you arrive before five A.M. most of the days you work.

You are cross trained and able to work in most of it's outlets doing most of the available jobs.

You are cheerful, productive, eager and have letters in your file written by people impressed with your work.

Then, on October 26, 2018 you get called into your manager's office at 12:50 P.M. and told that they are eliminating the place you are currently working. You have been a good employee, done nothing wrong, but now you must hand in your badge and they will escort you to the door at 12:58.

Boom!

Eleven years of exemplary work gone in eight minutes! All they give you is a paper stating the above along with a few other details about your 401K and that you are eligible for unemployment. They will send you a check for your unused sick days and you will never step foot in the door again -- unless they find they need you some day in the future.

That is how its done now.