A little history on the M&M Mars Company, which documents its history of paying "associates" a higher wage than their competitors:
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Mars-Incorporated-Company-History.html On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]>wrote: > Typical moonbattery, and I expected a bit more from you there Studio. > > First, M&M Mars has been known for paying their "Associates" with a higher > pay scale than their competitors. > > Second, assuming for a moment that M&M Mars was a lowdown scoundrel of a > company as you and your socialist friend(s) are attempting to portray, there > are several options for you. Don't work there, quit, and go and either > (A) Start your own candy company, as the Mars family did, or (B) go to > work for someone else. > > Of course your other option, which is probably the course of action that > you will take, is to get in line for your stimulus check, pay no taxes, and > demand that President Obama and the socialists who are currently in power > redistribute those who produce in this Nation's wealth. > > Here's the original post of this socialistic horse hockey by the way: > > http://www.topix.com/forum/city/hackettstown-nj/TAV50E56FVMGQIO7J > > On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 4:18 PM, studio <[email protected]> wrote: > >> M&M Mars is a v e r y conservative business, and the laborers that >> work there buy into conservative ideology in high percentages. >> >> Beginning in the early 2000's, M&M Mars laid-off many employees, cut >> benefits for new workers, and all the while management and execs gave >> themselves large bonuses and pay raises to go along with the tax cuts >> they got. >> (And people wonder why the divide between the rich and poor got so >> wide...) >> >> Now I hear from an ex-worker there, that Mars is getting rid of 80% of >> the workforce and training new workers that were temp workers out of a >> company they employ called Staff Management. >> >> So they're still playing the same games with lowering labor pay. >> >> The rich get richer, and the middle-class and poor get poorer. >> >> For the angry conservative laborers that defended the rich and will be >> laid-off soon... you wanted it, you got it. >> --- >> >> I've known people who work for M&M Mars and they tell me what goes on >> there. >> Of course working for a company that is owned by the richest person in >> the state of NJ, Jacqueline Mars would be a added bonus. Albeit she >> has very little over-sight of the company anymore from what I >> understand. >> >> I, like many others always enjoyed eating M&M's, and I was excited and >> proud to live in a town that has a company known world-wide for >> quality, and I was willing and able to go to work for them in 2007. >> But I was turned down without explanation, reason or even a courtesy >> call, despite being fully qualified and eager for the job. >> >> The managers there typically earn 6 figure salaries. And some of the >> execs earn 7 figure salaries. >> All while cutting back wages and benefits for starting laborers in >> around 2004-5, so that management and execs could give themselves a >> pay raise, and bonuses to go along with their tax cuts. >> >> Some of the people there do absolutely nothing all day other than to >> make sure other laborers get the work done so management looks good. >> Other laborers work a few hours then goof-off the rest of the day. It >> all depends on who you're friends with I guess. >> Now I hear they're thinking about moving to Mexico, as though they're >> mad at Obama for becoming President. >> Not enough conservative Mexicans to fill the jobs there? >> Good riddance! Go to Mexico then, and don't come back! >> >> Am I bitter at my Mars experience? Maybe a little, but you can decide >> for yourself what kind of company Mars has become. >> >> Most of the people there from what I hear are extremely conservative, >> paranoid, unsympathetic, overpaid, angry, paranoid and ignorant. >> But again, you can decide, and your experiences may honestly differ >> from mine. I'm quite sure there's good, honest, selfless, happy, >> confident conservatives that work there also. >> >> To contrast my Mars interview experience; I was also turned down by >> HMUA for a job. But am not bitter at all with them because the >> Director there understood me, explained to me his position, and was >> sympathetic to my and others problems finding meaningful employment. >> Not so at Mars. >> >> It's ok though, I'd rather not work for that company now. I don't need >> their particular dictatorial style of BS employment or their employees >> conservative BS onslaughts. >> (See the next post "Bosses are becoming meaner") >> >> I know what kind of worker I am far better than they'll ever want to >> understand, and made my former employer many hundreds of millions of >> dollars. Plus I liked working for them! >> >> All I know is that I will never ever again buy anything Mars produces, >> and have a new found understanding of the sweetness of the candy >> business...they turn some sweet people, bitter. >> >> -- >> 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/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> >> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > > -- 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.
