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I challenge all who read this to do a search<\/strong> of there companies public statements, either to the employees or to the public and look<\/strong> for the words \u201cGreatest Asset\u201d.<\/p>\n

I started thinking about this after trying to file some expenses and finding that \u201cwe don\u2019t pay<\/strong> for spouses meals anymore\u201d as the answer that got mine rejected. My first thoughts were what happened to \u201cwe are family\u201d or \u201cyour family<\/strong> is important to us\u201d? I travel out of country and on the days I leave and return my wife, who takes time<\/strong> off from her job to do this, takes me to the airport and picks me up when I return. The thanks she now gets for her service to my company<\/strong> is \u201cThey won\u2019t pay<\/strong> for her meals for this\u201d. It is not extravagant or out of the ordinary, and we seldom go to \u201cexpensive\u201d restaurants. Example my last two expenses turned down were, for a lunch<\/strong> at \u201cPopeye\u2019s \u2013 total cost $6.50 and a dinner at a small Mexican restaurant where her meal was about $7.00. You could say \u201cI was burned up\u201d over this, along with the temps here are 115 right now. I made the change and turned the expenses back in to see what crap they will try to pull next in refusing legitimate business expenses.<\/p>\n

I remember the \u201cgolden\u201d days of my employment first with the US Government and then with this company<\/strong>. Back then (1970 and 80\u2019s) it was a family<\/strong> thing<\/strong>. We had activities for spouses all the time<\/strong>. In the Government service they did not pay<\/strong> for her meals, that I remember, but we always had office planned gatherings where the families were included and were helpful so they could meet the people<\/strong> we work with and socialize with the other spouses, etc. In my current company<\/strong> we would have \u201cpark\u201d bar-b-ques and Christmas dinners. Most of those did pay<\/strong> for the spouse. Some places still have gatherings that somehow they find ways to pay<\/strong> for the spouse to attend activities so there is a \u201cfamily\u201d feeling and some positive focus to difficult jobs and times. That feeling of \u201cfamily\u201d would cause an employee or even the spouse to speak highly of the employer and help to alleviate those times when things were difficult \u2013 like you had to work late, or you had to be gone for extended trips, etc.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t count on finding too many of those places anymore. Corporate America has changed and not for the better. Large companies are so \u201canally\u201d focused on the bottom line they forget how that line is made and who helps to get it to positive territory with out compensation \u2013 Employees Families. They are the ones that put up with missing parents, relatives, etc for important events because they are \u201cworking\u201d.<\/p>\n

All that said, I decided to do a little search<\/strong> of our company<\/strong> web site for the words \u201cGreatest Asset\u201d to find what all is included there as I know our CEO has stated numerous times that \u201cOur employees are our greatest Asset\u201d. This is what I find:<\/p>\n

In 2003 this statement was made in an employee notice: Healthy and productive employees are an asset to the Company. …<\/p>\n

In 2007 he wrote \u201cI have said it frequently in this space: Our employees are our most valued asset. You bring the talent to execute on the Company\u2019s business strategies. In the end, you drive our success.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2008 he wrote \u201cAnd we have our team of more than 50,000 employees, with their knowledge, experience and passion for excellence \u2013 our greatest asset, the one that has distinguished us from the competition and built our reputation.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Oct 2009 he wrote \u201cYou have heard me say it many times: our people<\/strong> are our greatest asset. Investing in our people<\/strong> to sharpen their skills and broaden their perspective is something we must continue to do even in down markets. \u201c<\/p>\n

In a Safety presentation I found this about our hands: \u201cYour Hands, they are one of your greatest assets. And, as such, must be protected and cared for. Why Hand Protection is Important. … of your greatest assets. Remember! …\u201d<\/p>\n

This was just a few found in a few minutes search<\/strong>. It would appear that Corporate America, or for that matter, all Corporate leaders \u201cspeak with forked tongue\u201d. As you look<\/strong> at the CEO and top level managers pay<\/strong> and \u201cperks\u201d in the yearly reports and you really should be looking at the ones you work for and the ones you invest in, do you really believe that they are worth all that money? Beyond what is listed many have \u201cbusiness\u201d perks that provide substantial extras over what is reported. Yes they report<\/strong> the use of Corporate Jets now because of the GM fiasco. But they do not report<\/strong> all the \u201centertaining\u201d houses, condos, boats, etc. They do not report<\/strong> the costs of \u201cweekend\u201d customer meetings where top managers and spouses may be \u201cforced\u201d to attend shows, sporting events, special functions, etc\u2026 to \u201csmoosh\u201d with customers. The lowly employee can\u2019t even get his wife a chicken lunch<\/strong> for driving him to the airport while the \u201cwell-to-do\u201d can get free global trips or attend fancy functions for the need of \u201ccustomer entertainment\u201d.<\/p>\n

I have \u201csoap-boxed\u201d enough for this entry. I just hope I can get my \u201cexpenses\u201d back in time<\/strong> to pay<\/strong> off my personal credit cards. If not then the company<\/strong> is using me as an asset not treating me as an asset. They are using my money as their asset while I have to pay<\/strong> my bills, they can hold the money for several weeks or months. It is small returns yes, but it used to be we could depend on getting \u201cour money\u201d back in short order to pay<\/strong> \u201cour bills\u201d on their need. Now I am not sure that I won\u2019t get it all back and have to pay<\/strong> up for expenses they caused me to have. They do pay<\/strong> me a salary but I don\u2019t remember it being this way when we were treated like family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I challenge all who read this to do a search of there companies public statements, either to the employees or to the public and look for the words \u201cGreatest Asset\u201d.<\/p>\n

I started thinking about this after trying to file some expenses and finding that \u201cwe don\u2019t pay for spouses meals anymore\u201d as the answer that got mine rejected. My first thoughts were what happened to \u201cwe are family\u201d or \u201cyour family is important to us\u201d? I travel out of country and on the days I leave and return my wife, who takes time off from her job to do this, takes me to the airport and picks me up when I return. The thanks she now gets for her service to my company is \u201cThey <\/p>\n

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