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Circuit City = Greedy Bastards
Unbelievable.
Circuit City has proudly announced that it is firing about 3,400 employees who were paid above the market rate. They're firing them presumably because those employees made the mistake of being, you know, good employees. Or alternatively made the mistake of staying with Circuit City too long.
And they're going to replace them with new hires at a lower rate.
I'm not kidding. Here's Circuit City's news release about it, and in case they take it down, here's a key excerpt:
So I couldn't resist writing to them at PR_Director@circuitcity.com:
Bastards.
Incidentally, I originally wrote "fora" rather than "forums", but I revised it to the less-correct but more common form because I didn't want them to write me off as an eggheaded intellectual. I want them to worry.
Circuit City has proudly announced that it is firing about 3,400 employees who were paid above the market rate. They're firing them presumably because those employees made the mistake of being, you know, good employees. Or alternatively made the mistake of staying with Circuit City too long.
And they're going to replace them with new hires at a lower rate.
I'm not kidding. Here's Circuit City's news release about it, and in case they take it down, here's a key excerpt:
The company has completed a wage management initiative that will result in the separation of approximately 3,400 store Associates. The separations, which are occurring today, focused on Associates who were paid well above the market-based salary range for their role. New Associates will be hired for these positions and compensated at the current market range for the job.
So I couldn't resist writing to them at PR_Director@circuitcity.com:
Subject: Congratulations!
I'd like to congratulate Circuit City on your brilliant plan to "separate" approximately 3,400 store Associates and hire new ones at a lower salary.
In fact, I've decided to emulate your approach by "separating" myself as a consumer from Circuit City. I will never shop at Circuit City again, and neither will any member of my family. I'll be urging my friends to take their business elsewhere, too.
Please note, I was a fairly frequent customer, and in the past I had written positively about Circuit City in a number of online forums, as well as recommending CC to friends and family.
Your corporate behavior is nothing short of contemptible, and I will not forget it.
Bastards.
Incidentally, I originally wrote "fora" rather than "forums", but I revised it to the less-correct but more common form because I didn't want them to write me off as an eggheaded intellectual. I want them to worry.