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Would you agree with this list ? ( http://247wallst.com/special-report/2014/08/07/236519/2/ )
From the introduction:
While companies have websites, public relations teams, and recruiters to tailor their message to prospective hires, employees have far fewer forums to communicate their views. Glassdoor.com, a career community website, provides the opportunity for employees to give their own opinions, and for potential employees to research the company. To identify the 75 Best Companies to Work For, 24/7 Wall St. examined company ratings provided by current and former employees to Glassdoor.com.
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Being a market leader also appears to help. Many well-reviewed companies are the leaders in their respective industries, and as a result are financially successful. Apple, Intel, Procter & Gamble, and Walt Disney are all among the top-rated employers on Glassdoor.com and among the largest public companies in the world by market capitalization. Others are leaders in public relations, like Edelman and auditing giant EY, formerly Ernst & Young.
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Not surprisingly, companies with strong employee reviews also give CEOs good grades. It would seem leadership matters, not just for running a company and producing returns for shareholders, but also for promoting employee satisfaction. Among the 75 best companies to work for, 38 have CEOs with an approval rating of 90% or higher. In all, just 10 CEOs have an approval rating below 80%, and all have the endorsement of at least two-thirds of their employees.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 16 2014, @10:23PM
The employees they have, they abuse (after paying them poverty wages).
They're also NOT "job creators"; they *export* jobs. [googleusercontent.com] (orig) [prwatch.org]
They pay so poorly that their employees need food stamps, housing assistance, etc. [googleusercontent.com] (orig) [popularresistance.org]
WalMart actually tells new hires how to apply for that stuff.
Tired of people on gov't assistance?
Demand that the megacorporations pay people a living wage.
-- gewg_
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 16 2014, @11:40PM
...the Feds RAISE minimum wage to a LIVABLE wage for full time work (40 hours a week).
Not gonna happen because business owners will just close down for good or leave the country for cheaper places to do business in if they can because they were forced to do so by high operating costs--mostly wages paid to employees. The Feds WILL NOT jeopardize (whatever) incoming tax revenues are paid by these companies. The bulk of the money is used for national defense and a 'tiny bit' of it goes for TRUE social welfare paid to the population at large in the form of Social Security benefits and Food Stamps.
Businesses leaving the USA for 'cheaper pastures' elsewhere in the world has been going on since NAFTA became law in 1994.
The Feds in Washington, DC know if they rock the boat too hard the house of cards will collapse all around them--it is poised to do that right now anyway!
So either nothing is done or the minimum wage is bumped upward by a token amount--giving the entry level workers a temporary pay raise that evaporates a month or two later when higher prices for everything kick in because business owners are forced to pass the increased costs on to the customers^Wconsumers who do business with them--including the employees themselves!
Unless there are other options available, life in the USA--and by extension life on Planet Earth--will turn into either
http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm [marshallbrain.com]
or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Venus_Project [wikipedia.org]
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 17 2014, @01:08AM
higher prices for everything kick in because business owners are forced to pass the increased costs on to the customers
Previously debunked here. 1c increase on a $16 item. [soylentnews.org]
Most people don't even realize just how much the 1 Percenters are skimming off before they pay the help.
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the Feds
That was also addressed in that thread. (Go up 2 posts.)
The way this is done is LOCALLY.
Don't expect it to happen while you sit on your ass.
This is going to require some AFK time from a bunch of people.
1) Find someone who stands for workers.
2) Convince her/him to run for office.
3) Make sure s/he gets elected.
There aren't any shortcuts.
Showing up at the polls every 2 years and voting for the lesser of 2 evils ain't gonna get it done.
Other cities are also on the path to a living wage. [googleusercontent.com] (orig) [commondreams.org]
-- gewg_
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 17 2014, @01:25AM
Answers to above
1) We did.
2) He did.
2) He did, but lied about everything to get elected, now it's worse.