CEO lays off workers due to Obama reelection?

whygohome

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/0 ... f=business

Las Vegas CEO Reportedly Fired 22 Workers Because Of Obama's Reelection

One Las Vegas CEO reportedly had an extreme reaction to President Obama's reelection.

“David,” whose full name and company have yet to be disclosed, told CBS Las Vegas that he fired 22 of his 114 employees as a direct result of Obama’s win, arguing that “elections have consequences” and that he needs “to survive.” CBS Las Vegas said “David” refused to identify himself for “obvious reasons.”

“I had to lay off 22 people today to make sure that my business is gonna thrive and I’m gonna be around for years to come,” the CEO said. “I have to build up that nest egg now for the taxes and regulations that are coming my way.”

The CEO would be among the first, if not the first outright, to fire workers as a direct result of Obama's reelection, a threat made many times before the presidential election. The new political push by employers was the result of both the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which made such declarations legal, and a June conference call in which Mitt Romney urged employers to tell their workers how they voted.

The company head, who described his workers as “mostly Hispanic,” said that he warned them about a month ago that if Obama won reelection, provisions like Obamacare and extra payroll taxes would force him to make certain considerations in order to keep his business running. Instead of firing workers, other companies, like Papa John's, said they would pass on the costs of Obamacare to consumers.

“David” is one of many CEOs that warned employees of consequences if Obama won reelection. Billionaire and Westgate Resort head David Siegel emailed a memo to his employees in the lead up to the election warning them to vote for Romney or else. But in the wake of Obama’s win, Siegel is saying that he gave all of his employees raises.

Some companies, like Wynn resorts, went even further by giving their employees voter guides. Peter Bos, CEO of real estate developer Legendary Inc., attached his filled-out election ballot, which included a vote for Romney, to his employees paychecks.

JC29856

there was story awhile back about a company email from the CEO warning his employees that if obama is elected there could be layoffs...i wonder if its the same douch?

polaris_x

this is really the crux of the election for a lot of republicans tho ...

right now - major corporations have been sitting on a boatload of cash ... there is a feeling that most of these companies are going to reinvest overseas ... because they feel that the current administration is unfairly penalizing their "good" faith ...

pandora

Again the little guy gets punished, terrible but what's the alternative?

Business is business if you try to have a heart in business it gets stomped on
broken in half and set on fire.

Most employees have no idea what it is like to run a company
and think it's easy peasy. Wish I was the boss I'd....

This administration certainly hasn't shown much appreciation of business,
big or small. And with the talk of higher taxes on all levels mixed with the truly
rotten economy and more people living off entitlements,
I think we can plan on seeing more fed up retaliation and some exit stage left.
Just making more unemployed and the deficit grow larger.
More struggling little guys with more unhappiness.

I wish everyone knew who the real bread and butter is,
it's business, before we're toast.

whygohome

pandora wrote:

Again the little guy gets punished, terrible but what's the alternative?

Business is business if you try to have a heart in business it gets stomped on
broken in half and set on fire.

Most employees have no idea what it is like to run a company
and think it's easy peasy. Wish I was the boss I'd....

This administration certainly hasn't shown much appreciation of business,
big or small. And with the talk of higher taxes on all levels mixed with the truly
rotten economy and more people living off entitlements,
I think we can plan on seeing more fed up retaliation and some exit stage left.
Just making more unemployed and the deficit grow larger.
More struggling little guys with more unhappiness.

I wish everyone knew who the real bread and butter is,
it's business, before we're toast.

I think these CEOs and the like are full of shit. 93% of post-recession gains in 2011 went to the top 2%. On CNBC and Bloomberg there were an endless # of headlines over the years that read something like this: "Company XYZ posts record quarterly profits, lays off 3,000."

These people are the problem. People who make tens of millions complaining that the president doesn't like them. They sound and act like children.

The whole idea of Obama being anti-business or anti capitalist (among other criticisms) is so far removed form reality it is disturbing. These accusations have an IQ level of about 32.

Cosmo

whygohome wrote:

I think these CEOs and the like are full of shit. 93% of post-recession gains in 2011 went to the top 2%. On CNBC and Bloomberg there were an endless # of headlines over the years that read something like this: "Company XYZ posts record quarterly profits, lays off 3,000."

These people are the problem. People who make tens of millions complaining that the president doesn't like them. They sound and act like children.

The whole idea of Obama being anti-business or anti capitalist (among other criticisms) is so far removed form reality it is disturbing. These accusations have an IQ level of about 32.

...
I also feel bad for the 92 remaining employees who will have to pick up the work of the 22 that were axed... because his business didn't shrink by 20% starting Wednesday... did it? Are they going to get raises?

whygohome

Cosmo wrote:

whygohome wrote:

I think these CEOs and the like are full of shit. 93% of post-recession gains in 2011 went to the top 2%. On CNBC and Bloomberg there were an endless # of headlines over the years that read something like this: "Company XYZ posts record quarterly profits, lays off 3,000."

These people are the problem. People who make tens of millions complaining that the president doesn't like them. They sound and act like children.

The whole idea of Obama being anti-business or anti capitalist (among other criticisms) is so far removed form reality it is disturbing. These accusations have an IQ level of about 32.

...
I also feel bad for the 92 remaining employees who will have to pick up the work of the 22 that were axed... because his business didn't shrink by 20% starting Wednesday... did it? Are they going to get raises?

Raises?!?!?!? Yeah right! It's funny to see that all these fuckbags use Obama as a scapegoat to cover up for their grotesque behavior.

Cosmo

whygohome wrote:

Raises?!?!?!? Yeah right! It's funny to see that all these fuckbags use Obama as a scapegoat to cover up for their grotesque behavior.

...
That's why I asked... his business didn't shrink by 20% yesterday... did it? If there is still work to be done by 114 employees... now, 92 employees have to do the work of 114, right?
I mean, I can understand lay-offs in the case of diminishing workload... that's to be expected. Does he think 20% of the work is going to disappear because President Obama was re-elected? What is his business... making 'President Romney' stickers and hats?

whygohome

Cosmo wrote:

whygohome wrote:

Raises?!?!?!? Yeah right! It's funny to see that all these fuckbags use Obama as a scapegoat to cover up for their grotesque behavior.

...
That's why I asked... his business didn't shrink by 20% yesterday... did it? If there is still work to be done by 114 employees... now, 92 employees have to do the work of 114, right?
I mean, I can understand lay-offs in the case of diminishing workload... that's to be expected. Does he think 20% of the work is going to disappear because President Obama was re-elected? What is his business... making 'President Romney' stickers and hats?

His business may actually expand in the coming months. I just don't get these people that pull shit like this.

Oh, Romney hats? No. They have factories in China for that.

Prince Of Dorkness

Yeah. And I really believe that, too.

I'm sure that "David" is a real person.

And... you'd think that one of these 22 employees would have come forward by now. Guess they're too busy demanding food or something.

Those lazy moochers.

SatansFuton

Sounds like bullshit to me. Just some angry Romney supporter calling in trying to make Obama supporters feel bad. "Elections have consequences" has been a buzz phrase since Obama got elected in 2008, literally every person I know who voted for McCain posted that on Facebook, and this election was no exception.

gimmesometruth27

SatansFuton wrote:

Sounds like bullshit to me. Just some angry Romney supporter calling in trying to make Obama supporters feel bad. "Elections have consequences" has been a buzz phrase since Obama got elected in 2008, literally every person I know who voted for McCain posted that on Facebook, and this election was no exception.

+1

really, would it have been any different had romney won and his tax plan had not been implemented and he could not get obamacare repealed?

this is sour grapes and nothing more. a rich fuck upset because he most likely gave millions to romney and he got nothing back on his "investment" and now he has to fire people to prove a point.

people like this, this sore loser, make me laugh.

SatansFuton

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

SatansFuton wrote:

Sounds like bullshit to me. Just some angry Romney supporter calling in trying to make Obama supporters feel bad. "Elections have consequences" has been a buzz phrase since Obama got elected in 2008, literally every person I know who voted for McCain posted that on Facebook, and this election was no exception.

+1

really, would it have been any different had romney won and his tax plan had not been implemented and he could not get obamacare repealed?

this is sour grapes and nothing more. a rich fuck upset because he most likely gave millions to romney and he got nothing back on his "investment" and now he has to fire people to prove a point.

people like this, this sore loser, make me laugh.

I considered that too, but I think it might just be somebody who isn't the CEO of shit making that phone call. Even if he is a CEO, he didn't have to lay people off right after the election, it's trying to make a point at other people's expense. And of course sour grapes. Obamacare doesn't even go into effect until 2014 does it?

kenny olav

This is what capitalism does... it makes executives think they own their workers... because, in fact, they do.

dimitrispearljam

kenny olav wrote:

This is what capitalism does... it makes executives think they own their workers... because, in fact, they do.

true!

pandora

whygohome wrote:

pandora wrote:

Again the little guy gets punished, terrible but what's the alternative?

Business is business if you try to have a heart in business it gets stomped on
broken in half and set on fire.

Most employees have no idea what it is like to run a company
and think it's easy peasy. Wish I was the boss I'd....

This administration certainly hasn't shown much appreciation of business,
big or small. And with the talk of higher taxes on all levels mixed with the truly
rotten economy and more people living off entitlements,
I think we can plan on seeing more fed up retaliation and some exit stage left.
Just making more unemployed and the deficit grow larger.
More struggling little guys with more unhappiness.

I wish everyone knew who the real bread and butter is,
it's business, before we're toast.

I think these CEOs and the like are full of shit. 93% of post-recession gains in 2011 went to the top 2%. On CNBC and Bloomberg there were an endless # of headlines over the years that read something like this: "Company XYZ posts record quarterly profits, lays off 3,000."

These people are the problem. People who make tens of millions complaining that the president doesn't like them. They sound and act like children.

The whole idea of Obama being anti-business or anti capitalist (among other criticisms) is so far removed form reality it is disturbing. These accusations have an IQ level of about 32.

Boy from the posts this hits a nerve with the Democrats... kind of funny really.

Do you think this guy is in the top 2% with 114 employees? Now 92. Perhaps
49 and some contract labor next year or very part time non benefit workers.
:wtf: to fuckin stay afloat.
He is a small businessman. You guys make him out as a rich fuck.
Your anger is misplaced.

And everyone hates him though he has employed and been good to many many
people. We don't hear a kudos for that though. Typical.

Do any of you appreciate your jobs?

whygohome

pandora wrote:

whygohome wrote:

pandora wrote:

Again the little guy gets punished, terrible but what's the alternative?

Business is business if you try to have a heart in business it gets stomped on
broken in half and set on fire.

Most employees have no idea what it is like to run a company
and think it's easy peasy. Wish I was the boss I'd....

This administration certainly hasn't shown much appreciation of business,
big or small. And with the talk of higher taxes on all levels mixed with the truly
rotten economy and more people living off entitlements,
I think we can plan on seeing more fed up retaliation and some exit stage left.
Just making more unemployed and the deficit grow larger.
More struggling little guys with more unhappiness.

I wish everyone knew who the real bread and butter is,
it's business, before we're toast.

I think these CEOs and the like are full of shit. 93% of post-recession gains in 2011 went to the top 2%. On CNBC and Bloomberg there were an endless # of headlines over the years that read something like this: "Company XYZ posts record quarterly profits, lays off 3,000."

These people are the problem. People who make tens of millions complaining that the president doesn't like them. They sound and act like children.

The whole idea of Obama being anti-business or anti capitalist (among other criticisms) is so far removed form reality it is disturbing. These accusations have an IQ level of about 32.

Boy from the posts this hits a nerve with the Democrats... kind of funny really.

Do you think this guy is in the top 2% with 114 employees? Now 92. Perhaps
49 and some contract labor next year or very part time non benefit workers.
:wtf: to fuckin stay afloat.
He is a small businessman. You guys make him out as a rich fuck.
Your anger is misplaced.

And everyone hates him though he has employed and been good to many many
people. We don't hear a kudos for that though. Typical.

Do any of you appreciate your jobs?

Your post does not apply to what I have said. While I was using this story as a starting point, I was ultimately addressing a larger problem.

And, the CEOs--who have done very well in recent years--who threatened workers with layoffs if Obama was reelected deserve all the vitriol they will receive.

In a country that talks about freedom and liberty so much, it is people like this who threaten it.

pandora

whygohome wrote:

pandora wrote:

whygohome wrote:

I think these CEOs and the like are full of shit. 93% of post-recession gains in 2011 went to the top 2%. On CNBC and Bloomberg there were an endless # of headlines over the years that read something like this: "Company XYZ posts record quarterly profits, lays off 3,000."

These people are the problem. People who make tens of millions complaining that the president doesn't like them. They sound and act like children.

The whole idea of Obama being anti-business or anti capitalist (among other criticisms) is so far removed form reality it is disturbing. These accusations have an IQ level of about 32.

Boy from the posts this hits a nerve with the Democrats... kind of funny really.

Do you think this guy is in the top 2% with 114 employees? Now 92. Perhaps
49 and some contract labor next year or very part time non benefit workers.
:wtf: to fuckin stay afloat.
He is a small businessman. You guys make him out as a rich fuck.
Your anger is misplaced.

And everyone hates him though he has employed and been good to many many
people. We don't hear a kudos for that though. Typical.

Do any of you appreciate your jobs?

Your post does not apply to what I have said. While I was using this story as a starting point, I was ultimately addressing a larger problem.

And, the CEOs--who have done very well in recent years--who threatened workers with layoffs if Obama was reelected deserve all the vitriol they will receive.

In a country that talks about freedom and liberty so much, it is people like this who threaten it.

People like this man... a small business owner? :fp:
You can not compare him to the 2% and to do that is a real problem.

You didn't answer my question either... do you appreciate your job?
Because most jobs are provided by guys like this, struggling small businessmen
who went after a dream and in doing so provided for many.

whygohome

pandora wrote:

whygohome wrote:

Your post does not apply to what I have said. While I was using this story as a starting point, I was ultimately addressing a larger problem.

And, the CEOs--who have done very well in recent years--who threatened workers with layoffs if Obama was reelected deserve all the vitriol they will receive.

In a country that talks about freedom and liberty so much, it is people like this who threaten it.

People like this man... a small business owner? :fp:
You can not compare him to the 2% and to do that is a real problem.

You didn't answer my question either... do you appreciate your job?
Because most jobs are provided by guys like this, struggling small businessmen
who went after a dream and in doing so provided for many.

People like this man? YES!!! People who lay off workers because of spite. People who send emails and letters to their employees to vote Romney or they will be fired.

My fucking god, I am NOT TALKING ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. I AM TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO PRIDE THEMSELVES ON BEING SPITEFUL AND SELFISH.

End of conversation. You are simply misconstruing and misrepresenting what I am saying. You are 100% off.

Do I appreciate my job? Yes.

pandora

whygohome wrote:

pandora wrote:

whygohome wrote:

Your post does not apply to what I have said. While I was using this story as a starting point, I was ultimately addressing a larger problem.

And, the CEOs--who have done very well in recent years--who threatened workers with layoffs if Obama was reelected deserve all the vitriol they will receive.

In a country that talks about freedom and liberty so much, it is people like this who threaten it.

People like this man... a small business owner? :fp:
You can not compare him to the 2% and to do that is a real problem.

You didn't answer my question either... do you appreciate your job?
Because most jobs are provided by guys like this, struggling small businessmen
who went after a dream and in doing so provided for many.

People like this man? YES!!! People who lay off workers because of spite. People who send emails and letters to their employees to vote Romney or they will be fired.

My fucking god, I am NOT TALKING ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. I AM TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO PRIDE THEMSELVES ON BEING SPITEFUL AND SELFISH.

End of conversation. You are simply misconstruing and misrepresenting what I am saying. You are 100% off.

Do I appreciate my job? Yes.

His business is struggling, you are assuming it is out of spite, these lay offs.

Do you own a business? no but you appreciate your job, does your boss appreciate you?

Could it be out of worry and struggle that these workers were laid off?
Or is your mind set on blaming the business owner...
it appears to me the latter but why?

pandora

speaking of the 2% another poster brought up...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123561551065378405.html

Feb 2009

do we think this is right on?