UPDATE: My husband and his job

[PA_jen]

Thankfully he didn't get laid off. But the company is hurting badly.

No more overtime. (in past years they would be working overtime from Halloween until the plant yearly shut down in early Dec.)

They let go all temp workers. They also have an entry level position called labor pool 8 people from that employment group let go.

They are running 1 line which means orders are practically nothing and will run just one line rest of the year.

They did indicate plant will shut down Dec 16th and open back up Jan 3rd. I take it as a good sign they have a startup date, but it can change as can the Shutdown date. They will move people around to various departments as needed.

I really want him to look for a new job but His Grandmother and Father in steeled this "You have to be loyal to your company" mindset. This company is close to closing up shot. When the union negotiates the contract management threats to closed up and move the plant to New Jersey to get them to take whatever contract scraps they want to throw at them. Thankfully move people stand firm and they do have an excellent health plan. He has max out the top of the pay scale which isn't even $20.00

I am not holding my breath that he will get a cost-of-living increase this upcoming year.

He has been there for 8 years, and I have only been at my job for 3 years coming up later this month. I am very close to making his hourly rate.

[Bev54]

1. Long gone are the days of loyalty from employers, that was a long time ago.

I know I and most of my co-workers were totally loyal to our company and felt they were loyal back, then things changed at the top and the company was no longer loyal to employees. I stuck it out for 15 more years, which was a mistake, hated my job then. I finally quit.

[PA_jen]

4. ...

[Mariana]

2. See if you can convince him to apply for jobs anyway, just in case.

Remind him that if he gets an offer, and he's not ready to leave his current company, he can always decline it. It's just so much easier to find a new job when you already have one.

[PA_jen]

5. I've already been talking to him about it.

[MLAA]

3. Whew, gives you some breathing room to consider your options.

[PA_jen]

6. yes, thank you.

[SheltieLover]

7. Convince him to start sending out resumes. He can always decline an offer.

That would be a great thing to do now before the company goes under & he can use the shut down period for interviewing.

When the writing is on the wall, it's foolish not to act imo.

Best of luck to you both!

[calimary]

11. Yep. Do it. You never know...

[SheltieLover]

13. 👍

The writing seems to be on the wall from what she shared with us.

And he was fortunate eniugh to get a heads up!

[Beacool]

8. That's wonderful!!!

At least it won't ruin your holidays. Maybe next year he should start looking around. It's always good to have a plan B, just in case.

[Bayard]

9. His company will not be loyal to him

Unless they're a small family company, those days are long gone. Its a totally different environment than his grandmother and father worked in. Companies are now quite impersonal, loyal only to their stockholders. Employees are a means to an end.

I was a recruiter/headhunter for more that 30 years before retiring. One of the main points to make to a candidate who was hesitant to leave their current employer, even for a promotion and more money than they were likely to get from them, was that--the company has their stockholders. You have yours--your family. You need to do what's best for yourself and your own stockholders.

Companies are begging for workers now. He should not have a problem finding something more stable, and better paying.

[orangecrush]

10. Been through that so many times

Retired and bitter now.

Company has loyalty to shareholders.

Not to employees.

Reagan threw us all overboard 40 years ago.

[Demobrat]

12. His Grandmother and Father instilled this "You have to be loyal to your company" mindset

This made me sad to read. He is playing by rules that changed a long time ago.

[grantcart]

14. This is a workers market

There is more demand and less supply for workers with his skill set.

I strongly recommend that he use the shut down time to LOOK at options. Doesn't have to take any but it doesn't hurt to have options.

There is an HR manager who is pulling his/her hair out wondering where can they find an employee like your husband.

Even if he gets a better offer his present employers could still come back and offer more and he stays but makes more money.

Think of it as a poker game. Would you rather play with 5 cards or 10 cards. No harm in getting more options, can only be a benefit.