Ironic to say the least. On Oct 24, 2016 7:30 AM, "Bear Guy" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Toyota plants are not unionized. > My nephew works in one and says they are great employers. > > Thatbearguy > @Thatbearguy > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Modern Parable >> >> >> >> >> *A Japanese company (Toyota ) and an American company (General Motors) >> decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River. Both teams practiced >> long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race.* >> >> *On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile* >> * . * >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate >> the reason for the crushing defeat. A management team made up of senior >> management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate >> action. Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people paddling and 1 >> person steering, while the American team had 7 people steering and 2 people >> paddling. Feeling a deeper study was in order, American management hired a >> consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second >> opinion. They advised, of course, that too many people were steering the >> boat, while not enough people were paddling. Not sure of how to utilize >> that information, but wanting to prevent another loss to the Japanese, the >> paddling team's management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering >> supervisors, 2 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent >> steering manager. They also implemented a new performance system that would >> give the 2 people paddling the boat greater incentive to work harder**.** >> It was called the 'Rowing Team Quality First Program,' with meetings, >> dinners and free pens for the paddlers. There was discussion of getting >> new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices* >> *,* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> * and bonuses. The pension program was trimmed to 'equal the >> competition' and some of the resultant savings were channelled into morale >> boosting programs and teamwork posters. The next year the Japanese won by >> two miles. Humiliated, the American management laid off one paddler, halted >> development of a new canoe, sold all the paddles, and cancelled all capital >> investments for new equipment. The money saved was distributed to the >> Senior Executives as bonuses. The next year, try as he might, the lone >> designated paddler was unable to even finish the race (having no paddles), >> so he was laid off for unacceptable performance, all canoe equipment was >> sold and the next year's racing team was out-sourced to India. Sadly, the >> End.l Here's something else to think about: GM has spent the last thirty >> years moving all its factories out of the US , claiming they can't make >> money paying American wages. TOYOTA has spent the last thirty years >> building more than a dozen plants inside the US . The last quarter's >> results: **TOYOTA makes 4 billion in profits while GM rack**s* >> >> >> * up 9 billion in losses. GM folks are still scratching their heads, and >> collecting bonuses... * >> >> *IF THIS WEREN'T SO TRUE IT MIGHT BE FUNNY.* >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> >> >> __._,_.___ >> ------------------------------ >> >> ------------------------------ >> > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
