I've noticed that people on Yahoo! Answers that defend an employer's every action are naive. Do you agree?

Answer 1

Depends on what employer is is. I am self employed and I will defend myself.

Answer 2

People everywhere tend to defend employers to an extreme amount. It is usually older generations who are used to getting a 401k and being set for life after 50 toiling years of working for tha same company. In this day and age, the younger generation is employed by McDonalds and Walmart. They know that the coperation is not going to take care of them the same way as past employers. So I don't think defending the employer is naivity so much as a generation gap.

However, I agree with Fursh that employers have far too much power and should have to go through the same process to get "hired" as the employee does. They should be forced to report their past clashes with the law as employees are. They should be forced to tell you the reason they fired thier last employee the way we have to tell them why we quit.

I recently fired my employer because he was sexist and gave the males much more allowance than the females. I walked out because he wouldn't let me have my legally required break but he was going to let another boy take 2 hours off later that night. He didn't call me back and offer me my job back if I returned as he had offered another previous male employee. He refused to promote me to manager even though I was the best candidate for the job.

I didn't give my employer notice because I felt he didn't deserve it. Why don't employees give us notice when they fire us? It is always same day and your out of there. There also seems no exceptable reason to quit either. The employees know they control the market.

I hope this was helpful. :)

Answer 3

Yes, but the employers have power. They trade in their soul for favor at work. Of course the alternative is not so great.

I always wondered why employers don't have to apply to employees to get them. They should have to give references and list past employees that quit and were fired so that a potential employee could contact them and get input on what the employer is like (of course the employee would beleive every word they say and not give the employer a chance to know what is said and challenge it).

While applying for an employee, employers should have to list all violations they have had with government and its many policies whether relevant to the work or not. They would have to explain how they could provide for the employees needs and how their business is the best one of its class so the employee should work for them and not somoene else.

Answer 4

I am an employer and if I feel it's legitimate I will defend it. I was also, until just recently, an employee. So I've been on both sides.

Don't generalize like that.

Answer 5

I have only seen a few questions about employer's actions, but the questions I have seen sounded more like whining and complaining than any real issue.

Answer 6

I haven't noticed anyone defending their employer's action.

Answer 7

Depends on the situation. Sometimes the employer is wrong and sometimes the employee is right.

Answer 8

Well, if by every action you mean, for example, taking a # 2 on your presentation handout, then, yeah, they're naive.

Answer 9

That is too broad to comment. Narrow it down some.

Answer 10

My boss is my hero