On Thu, 12 Sep 1996, Hallam-Baker wrote:
Digitaltronics Corporation V.P of Human Relations: "Joe, thanks for coming in this morning. I'm sure you're busy, so I'll make this as short as possible. OK with you?" Joseph Shlubsky, Programmer: "Uh, sure." <nervously> Yeah, thats why we Europeans have labour laws that prevent Digitaltronics from doing any such thing without getting sued from here to eternity. Pity you guys missed out on the idea of trades unions and think that employment is some kind of serfdom in which you loose all your rights
Timothy C. May wrote: the day you sign up. If you hadn't sold your government to the cooprorations a while back you might have got out of the middle ages. I suspect that even under the weak as dishwater employment laws that you have in the US would provide ample opportunity to file a countersuit.
Right now. But consider: If Joe _worked_ for the federal government in *certain* areas, or a government contractor in *certain* areas, this could happen.
When that type of thing happens, they don't give the reason, they do it behind closed doors. How do you fight that?
Work for the competition, or start your own company. Petro, Christopher C. petro@suba.com <prefered for any non-list stuff> snow@smoke.suba.com