Forum Post: Why OWS anti corporate drum beat is not resonating with corporate employees
Posted 11 years ago on May 29, 2012, 4:22 p.m. EST by 22250flatshot
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I picked one of the more hated corporations, Halliburton. With about 70000 employees, the drumbeat of anti corporatism won't find much traction with a Halliburton employee.
Quote>>>Halliburton average salary is $75,222, median salary is $72,000 with a salary range from $28,080 to $912,000. Halliburton salaries are collected from government agencies and companies. Each salary is associated with a real job position. Halliburton salary statistics is not exclusive and is for reference only. They are presented "as is" and updated regularly. <<<
I doubt Halliburton employees hate their company, with wages as presented.
And how many nazi generals said - "not for me! he's crazy! I'm otta here"
I don't need to tell you - gordon gekko was right
but greed and humanity usually are not compatible
I'd be willing to bet you cannot find an employee who is willing to publically admit to building the showers in Iraq that electrocuted our soldiers.
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yes, the 1% pays off upper and middle management, and on down,. as far as they can. as these are the people that become the defenders of the military/corporate/banster structures,. outside of work! These are the people you argue with on thanksgiving,. the ones who defend the system, as they actively ignore all the ills, and only seem to ever see their pay check!
If they are getting a decent paycheck, why would they argue against their own company.? That doesnt make sense.
"If they are getting a decent paycheck, why would they argue against their own company?" errrrrr.... their conscience, and the legacy that they leave their children??
the legacy will be a job for their children.. you dont know that if your mom and dad work at Halliburton,, you too get a job a Halliburton? no need of college or all that silly expense .
At some point your kids grow up, and put things together. As much as I would like to think, i was a perfect parent, i know that I was not.
OK, then 70000 people are horrid. Good luck spreading the hateful message of OWS that unless you kowtow to the OW line, even against your own best interest, you are evil.
This movement, which has some good ideas is doomed by rigid ideologic thinking like yours, Odin.
No i am sure that some of those 70,000 people go to church, and are somehow able to morally justify their employment in Halliburton. And yes, it is not unlike many of us, including me have done in the past. We are not a hateful group of people that you portray us to be, I assure you, rather we are a group of people who want the rule of law returned to this country, and justice to be meted out fairly to all especially to the rotten bankers who caused so much human misery, and of course we want a government representative of the people, not corrupt special interests. There's nothing "hateful about that, is there 2250??
Halliburton was a bad choice. It would make more sense to choose corporations that the public is more familiar with. Besides WalMart, like Dan suggested below, places like Coca Cola or Amazon would have been excellent choices.
Inside The Lives Of Amazon Warehouse Employees: Long Hours, Long Walks, And Heavy Lifting:
http://huff.to/5iVnit
Wal-Mart: Greed and the High Cost of Low Price:
http://corporategreedchronicles.com/2011/11/25/wal-mart-greed-and-the-high-cost-of-low-price/
Coca-Cola: Millions to Washington Politicians, Billions to Invest in China:
http://corporategreedchronicles.com/2011/11/16/coca-cola-millions-to-washington-politicians-billions-to-invest-in-china/
Good links. Also, interesting comment from you to the admins, below.
Halli-who?
Not all companies/corporations are bad. Just like not all people are bad. Do Halliburton employees have any problem with a company who's average worker(I'm not including management) is paid $8.00/hr.? That's roughly $16,640/year. The lowest Halliburton salary that you mentioned above is almost double this. The company I'm talking about employs around 1.4 million people in the U.S. I've never heard of Halliburton until I read your post. You can find Walmarts in just about every town or city you come to. Ask a Walmart employee if they love their job.
Halliburton's KBR: Kickbacks, Bribes, Ripoffs & War Racketeering:
http://corporategreedchronicles.com/2011/11/16/kbr-kickbacks-bribes-ripoffs-war-racketeering/
Halliburton Loopholes: Solving Challenges with Crony Capitalism
http://corporategreedchronicles.com/2011/11/15/halliburton-loopholes-solving-challenges-with-crony-capitalism/
Ahhh.... I get it.