imperial america

[ialman]

a friend of mine arranged for a meeting last night to discuss some labor issues that resulted from the decision of her american company to let her go. according to her, the meeting she had with her HR director and an expat was very short, and the words of her american manager were these: "i'll cut to the chase. your position is no longer needed.

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[toxic_ph]

Hey, what do you expect from a nation where some people would actually kill their relatives for money? It's their culture dude. And of course, you have to factor in their perceived entitlement to almost anything.

Labor is still easy to source out here. And that makes it easy for foreign companies to just toss people around. Running a business can be brutal, but hey, there's karma.

keep the call center industry rolling. Alman, they are laying off people here and they are so worried about skyrocketing gas prices (and I have a feeling, food will come in next). Sa loob ko lang: "oy, umayos kayo, kiliti pa lang yan compared sa Pinas". hahahahaha

[ialman]

haha. i think these americans are just really worried about their diminished purchasing power and unpaid mortgages on their homes. sub-prime ba? parang may alam ako dun. pretty soon, there would be so many new homes up for auctions from banks. maka-invest nga dyan ng condo unit, haha! in my dreams!

[toxic_ph]

yeah a lot of sub prime mortgages. and now, they're having foreclosures even in the wealth side of the fence. This is one country where you can actually live on utang.

actually, with a stronger peso (or a weaker dollar), you can scavenge for cheap houses here :)