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Friday, June 13 Fleetwood Industries laid off 463 of its; 8,000 workforce., including 300 at its diesel motorhome plant in Decatur, IN. Source - RV Business.
Fleetwood layoffs
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A revised report today quotes the total Fleetwood layoffs at over 600.
One of the local Indy stations had a special report on it night before last. Several of the workers at the Decatur plant were quoted as saying they were given no notice at all, they were called into the personnel office and their personal effects were brought to them and then they were escorted out of the plant. Management did not give a statement and they looked pretty shoddy with just the info that was given.
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Having been on both sides of the table, I can say that there's never a good or best way to handle layoffs. One never knows how an employee will react to the news, or if they'll cause a problem going back to the workplace to gather their belongings. Sometimes, it's best to just get it over with, but I'd say it should be done in a way that provides dignity for the employee.
I recall one company who called folks to their exit interview via the PA system. "OK Joe, you're next, come on down so we can give you your pink slip". Some companies would have an army of security folks at the ready.
I recall one company who called folks to their exit interview via the PA system. "OK Joe, you're next, come on down so we can give you your pink slip". Some companies would have an army of security folks at the ready.
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Whenever I was on the "management" side of the table, I expected to find the tires of my car slashed when I went out to the parking lot at night.
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I recall one time we had planned a layoff for the end of the day shift. Somehow (time for a new PR person) I got scheduled to be interviewed by local TV channel to discuss the state of the industry, at the same time. I sat at my desk, answering questions for the TV cameras, and watching the people affected by the layoffs file out the adjacent building.
The interviewer and cameraman had their backs to the scene and fortunately didn't catch on to what was happening. I was very nervous during the interview, having visions of our company being the lead story on the 6 o'clock news that evening. Thanks to an inattentive and bored news person, we were just a short news filler.
The interviewer and cameraman had their backs to the scene and fortunately didn't catch on to what was happening. I was very nervous during the interview, having visions of our company being the lead story on the 6 o'clock news that evening. Thanks to an inattentive and bored news person, we were just a short news filler.
