Re: Strike One, Strike Two...

From: tschibasch <tschibasch_at_yahoo.com_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 23:32:47 -0000

> > I give credit to the management for at least warning the workers that
> > medical benefits were getting reduced. SyVox cut its medical coverage
> > and simply didn't tell anyone; and they got away with it!
>
> Yes, John. But Syvox wasn't even remotely a normal working environment.
> Using them as a basis of comparison is like holding up Danny Salisbury
> as an example of a regular guy. You're talking about something waaaaay
> beyond societal norms.
>
> Syvox didn't "get away with it." It went under, as it was destined to.
> (If it hadn't gone when it did, employee lawsuits from all the
underhanded
> tactics it used would have killed it off by now.)
>
> --J

It's true what you say. SyVox might not have been a "normal" company,
but it was the only thing in my universe for many years...

It's a small world: A new programmer was hired here yesterday. Nice
fellow. He made the rounds in the office, and after introductions we
both spoke about our backgrounds. I told him of my years of
linguistics research, and he remarked that his brother had worked for
a speech recognition company in the 1980s during the industry's
infancy. In 1988, after two years of long hours and low pay, his
brother left. All fed up, he was sure this company would soon go out
of business.

I asked where was this company was, and its name.

Tarzana, in the San Fernando Valley he answered. But he was unsure of
the name.

Um, was it Speech Systems, by chance???

He looked amazed. YES!!

So I gave him the update...

John
Received on 2003-10-21 16:32:49