Comments on: Marvin Windows And Doors Refusing To Fire Any Workers http://diamond.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2009/04/06/marvin-windows-and-doors-refusing-to-fire-any-workers/ Just another blogs.foxbusiness.com weblog Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:00:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Joe http://diamond.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2009/04/06/marvin-windows-and-doors-refusing-to-fire-any-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Joe Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:29:04 +0000 http://diamond.blogs.foxbusiness.com/?p=157#comment-152 I think what Marvin Windows did , is phenomenal. It is true if people don't have jobs, they don't spend money and our economy sinks deeper in the hole. The economy revolves around people and businesses spending money and creating value. We need to bring manufacturing back, to create value and not just move money hand to hand. We need to increase our exports and pay off our foreign debtors. The only way we will become strong again , is by creating goods to sell and to be at the top of our game again in the products we make. Marvin windows has displayed something that has been lost in our culture. Loyalty to those who have helped build and expand a business. This is always reciprocated by the loyalty of the employees to their employer. It is reflected in the quality of their work and innovation of an organization's people. Incentives for people to buy homes will do nothing in the long run, if they get their home foreclosed on when they lose their job. I think what Marvin Windows did , is phenomenal. It is true if people don’t have jobs, they don’t spend money and our economy sinks deeper in the hole. The economy revolves around people and businesses spending money and creating value. We need to bring manufacturing back, to create value and not just move money hand to hand. We need to increase our exports and pay off our foreign debtors.

The only way we will become strong again , is by creating goods to sell and to be at the top of our game again in the products we make. Marvin windows has displayed something that has been lost in our culture. Loyalty to those who have helped build and expand a business. This is always reciprocated by the loyalty of the employees to their employer. It is reflected in the quality of their work and innovation of an organization’s people.

Incentives for people to buy homes will do nothing in the long run, if they get their home foreclosed on when they lose their job.

]]> By: Henry http://diamond.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2009/04/06/marvin-windows-and-doors-refusing-to-fire-any-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Henry Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:49:55 +0000 http://diamond.blogs.foxbusiness.com/?p=157#comment-151 I congradulate Marvin windows. Usually the first thing companies look at when time gets a little rough is who can we lay off. I was a consultant for a company and their expenses were high, until it was just a break even deal and insome cases lose money. I was a consulant, advisor, and investigator to find fraud, mismanagement and theif. I put on my investigating hat. In five days I found out why they weren't earning money. An abanded building had been turned into a club house. For three days I watched this building and there were at least three employees in there all day.These were salary people. I wanted in that building bad, but they haad a lock on it when I did get a chance I went in. There were two pool tables shuffle board, ping pong tables, poker table with chips and cards,wet bar that looked like a commerical bar. big lounge chairs two TV and a lot of other things. When I called the director that hired me and gave him a run down on, he said good. I left him a map at Avis rent a car showing him everything. He brought the company President with him. They fired so many people that they had to bring people in from other plants until they could hire employees to run the operation. I am sure that there was fifty people who would have lost their job . I did this for years and a company should look at their waste inside their operation before a lay off is even considered. A company needs new blood to look for waste. I never worked over ninety days for one company at a time. I congradulate Marvin windows. Usually the first thing companies look at when time gets a little rough is who can we lay off. I was a consultant for a company and their expenses were high, until it was just a break even deal and insome cases lose money. I was a consulant, advisor, and investigator to find fraud, mismanagement and theif. I put on my investigating hat. In five days I found out why they weren’t earning money. An abanded building had been turned into a club house. For three days I watched this building and there were at least three employees in there all day.These were salary people. I wanted in that building bad, but they haad a lock on it when I did get a chance I went in. There were two pool tables shuffle board, ping pong tables, poker table with chips and cards,wet bar that looked like a commerical bar. big lounge chairs two TV and a lot of other things. When I called the director that hired me and gave him a run down on, he said good. I left him a map at Avis rent a car showing him everything. He brought the company President with him. They fired so many people that they had to bring people in from other plants until they could hire employees to run the operation. I am sure that there was fifty people who would have lost their job . I did this for years and a company should look at their waste inside their operation before a lay off is even considered. A company needs new blood to look for waste. I never worked over ninety days for one company at a time.

]]> By: Greg Powell http://diamond.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2009/04/06/marvin-windows-and-doors-refusing-to-fire-any-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Greg Powell Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:42:05 +0000 http://diamond.blogs.foxbusiness.com/?p=157#comment-150 Rebecca, My only job outside of either my business or my families buisness was pumping gas way back in 1977. Not counting washing dishes, making sandwiches, and pumping aviation fuel to put my self through college. That leaves a 25 year track record of being my own boss. I could not agree more with you placing the highest value on employees. My current buisnees has been left in a train wreck as our market place new housing starts has been completely destroyed. At this point my building has gone in to foreclousure, having extreme difficutly in getting paid from all of our customers, which means we can not pay our suppliers in a timely manner. To be short were in a real jam. At this point I have not let go one person. I have invested many years in putting together a team to do the job right. Without me and the pyrmid of people (employees) behind me were nothing but a collection of equipment. I have resisted pressure from all sides including my wife to drop the hatchet. Instead I choose to move forward not backward. Yet I am not a fool, when its truly time I will let people go all of them. Greg Rebecca,

My only job outside of either my business or my families buisness was pumping gas way back in 1977. Not counting washing dishes, making sandwiches, and pumping aviation fuel to put my self through college. That leaves a 25 year track record of being my own boss. I could not agree more with you placing the highest value on employees. My current buisnees has been left in a train wreck as our market place new housing starts has been completely destroyed. At this point my building has gone in to foreclousure, having extreme difficutly in getting paid from all of our customers, which means we can not pay our suppliers in a timely manner. To be short were in a real jam. At this point I have not let go one person. I have invested many years in putting together a team to do the job right. Without me and the pyrmid of people (employees) behind me were nothing but a collection of equipment. I have resisted pressure from all sides including my wife to drop the hatchet. Instead I choose to move forward not backward.

Yet I am not a fool, when its truly time I will let people go all of them.

Greg

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