Not sure if there was a writing prompt for this trip but I just wanted to sound off about the day we all had...I think I liked the time we spent at Sherwin Williams the best...I have been to the steel plant before, so that was not new to me...I found the breadth and depth of SW to be very interesting. Not sure I realized how long they have been around and surely did not know they own so many brands. I liked the way they seemed to value their employees by offering training, and doing things to ensure retention. They worked to validate their staff. I think this is sorely missed in most companies. People want to feel they are worth something to those around them...so on that note...thanks to all for their contributions throughout the day, and special thanks go out to Mr. Testa for his time, energy, and enthusiasm for these trips. Mr. Jo thanks for your time as well...
Just my 2 cents on the day.
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It was on the news today that Mittal Steel is going to lay off about 450 steelworkers in Cleveland on a temporary basis.
Also, they said how they were scaling back production in North America by 40% due to the economy right now.
Worldwide it's cutting production by 35%.
Wow. That is a lot of cutting back...
Thanks for the compliment Mr Loman. I also enjoyed S-W. I have been telling any student who will listen that they should go to work for this company while in college and intern with them. It sounds like a great place to work.
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I don't think that corporations value their employees. More often than not, they see them as just another commodity, capital to be used. The underlying motive is always profit, profit at any cost.
Of course, speaking to the Vice President of Human Resources, we would be told how wonderful the company was. However, we have an example of a teacher in our own school lost her employment at the Sherwin Williams research facility due to the company's desire not to pay her salary.
Companies like SW and Arcelor Mittal will outwardly show the public how wonderful they are while laying off droves of employees and literally "covering the earth" with the products that they refuse to recycle. A greed-infused capitalist mantra will never bring about utopia.
While I don't think it is quite as bad as Cyrus makes it sound, his reasoned, supported, and articulate comments are well-taken.
Nice job!
I am mad that I was not able to make it Sherwin Williams but I must say that my Uncle has his own painting business and has many of the same opinions about Sherwin Williams as this article shows. While I know my Uncle is not the most credible source in some people's eyes I do value his opinion to be relevant enough since he has been painting professionally for many years. Sherwin Williams is the only place he will buy his paint from and all the time he tells me about other brands of paints that just aren't as good, but yet people buy them. Many consumers are not worried as much anymore about quality as much anymore as they are concerned with price and quantity.
hi Mr. loman its Vitzy ha. well i wish i could have experienced this trip hopfully i remmember to get to the rest of the trips sry i am being lazy about the posts :/ great post and comments guys
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