Ford

10 days off at Christmas time. Employee discount when buying a vehicle.

Workload increases as more and more people are eliminated.

Extreme pressure.

Dog eat dog, everyone looking over their shoulder at who is watching them.

Benefits steadily eaten away.

No defined pension, no 401K match, no merit increases, no salary increases, increased healthcare costs (while benefits are reduced).

Work-life balance preached but rarely practiced.

Who you know is more important than what you know.

Downsizing and job elimination based on cost savings, not on expertise, experience, and ability to help the company.

In your attempt to right the years of your predecessors neglecting the business in order to get their bonuses and then golden parachute out of the corporation, deferring the gradual downsizing to match the continued loss of market share and the unwillingness to stand up to the government's efforts to open our markets to those who do not open theirs to our vehicles and the elimination of the middle class to the benefit of those in foreign countries to improve their economic position, please review your method for selecting whose job will be "eliminated".

Instead of making the decision based on cost, take into consideration the person's experience, both within and outside the company. They may be able to be moved into an area where "elimination" has taken place and produce to expectation.