Any updates on possible layoffs in Benton Harbor.
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481 people forced to retire or fired. Does anyone have a better number?
Yep, it's happening this week. Wife worked there 6 years and let go yesterday along with 100's of others. More to come this week....I thought the tariffs and tax break would help but I guess the German has other ideas
Enjoying my first day without a job in over 20 years after being led to one of those booked conference rooms yesterday. Whirlpool didn't have to move to India as R&E in Benton Harbor is made up mostly of Indians and Brazilians already.
Large company receives huge tax breaks and today was a slaughter house it's the first day of 5 planed to DUMP hard working dedicated employees
Why after 10 years of service are we walked out and told your paid till Friday if you have things to wrap up please do so and turn in all your equipment Friday
Sending our jobs to Inda and expect us to be greatful
Fk off Whrilpool
And the real slap in the face is the employment agency guy you introduced us to. When he says so how you doing? Well how do you fkn think home mortgage car payment children and no job How do you think I'm doing a--hole well how far are you willing to commute
At this point I walked out
YOU EXECS SHOULD BE ASSHAMED OF YOURSELFS ONLY TO PROTECT YOUR JOB WITH ALL SHAREHOLDERS ON YOUR CALL THIS THURSDAY YOU CANGET THE PAT ON THE BACK FOR SLASHING YOUR ONLY ASSETS THAT CAN BAIL YOUR ASSES OUT OF THE MESS YOU HAVE MADE DUE TO YOUR BAD JUDGEMENT WE THE DEDICATED EMPLOYEE PAY THE PRICE
THANKS AGAIN
YOU KNOW THIS DIDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN THIS WAY THERE WERE OTHER OPTIONS BUT THIS WAS THE EASY WAY OUT
GOOD FOR YOU GUYS WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR PAYMENTS I WANT YOU TO THINK OF US THAT DON'T HAVE A JOB TO MAKE OURS
$425mm charge down a day before 4qtr report
AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW 21% TAX RATE
NICE MOVE GUYS
NICE MOVE
SLEEP WELL WE WILL STAY UP WORRYING ABOUT HOW WE WILL MAKE OUR PAYMENTS YOU SLEEP WELL TONIGHT!!!
People being cut today " not good"
Whirlpool is moving 70% engineering to India... Designing jobs are almost completing 100% going o India,..
Human resources has all conference rooms booked for week of jan 29th 2018...