"Vic Smith" wrote in message

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I had a couple weeks ago converted to hourly from salaried with the
contracting company I worked for. They had boosted my rate with the
insurance company. I had become "too expensive."
Later that day I went to Vince's office to tell him what a joy it been
to work for him - I never burned bridges.
All he could say was "What?" and "I'll take care of it" and "You ain't
going nowhere" before he stormed out the office.

Almost the exact same thing just happened to my wife. She's contracted out
and the company decided she should retire (and they would put a worker in at
half her rate). The client went down to the contractor and met with one of
the VP's. Problem solved when he said he would not re-up the contract
without her. Weeks of worry evaporated instantly. She's happy to know that
she's well enough appreciated for her client to visit home base on her
behalf.

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Bobby G.