Stay away from Disney World: All of Chrysler going on vacation same two weeks next July
A few months back, Chrysler threw a wrench in its employee vacation plans by mandating that all white collar workers take the last two weeks of July off. The move wasn't very popular due to the short notice provide, and didn't save much money, but team Pentastar has decided to do it again next year. This time, however, employees have 11 months to plan their trip to the Magic Kingdom or a fuel-saving staycation (sorry, we'll never use that term again). Chrysler spokesperson Shawn Morgan says synchronized time off is good for helping the struggling automaker to become more efficient. The idea is that cutting down on randomly timed vacation will help projects to stay on course while also keeping different project teams from getting ahead of one another. Employees actually like the idea of getting a two week chunk of time off right in the middle of summer, provided that ample notice is given to them to plan accordingly. It also helps workers from worrying about work that is being done in their absence, helping to make the time off more enjoyable.
[Source: Detroit News]
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Seoultrain 9:13PM (8/21/2008)
Happy Holistay!
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=173067&title=Holistay
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azzo45 9:14PM (8/21/2008)
My friends in the Chrysler Design Office didn't take 2 weeks off in July this year. Neither did the ones bustin' a$$ on the Chrysler/ Nissan joint venture project.
Perhaps this story can be even a bigger pile of dog$hit by summer'09??? If you are working on something important... the "shut down" is OPTIONAL.
Same rings true @ GM... 2 week shutdown (which most employees I know HATE) but only one if you are on a "hot" deadline.
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iQuack 9:14PM (8/21/2008)
Must be scary working for Chrysler considering the mess it's in.
The company is looking for alliances with other auto companies--reminds me of how American Motors circled the drain for years and was finally bought by Chrysler.
Maybe Nissan or a Chinese company will put Chrysler out of its misery.
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Kumail891 9:41PM (8/21/2008)
damn, more flipn' tourists here in orlando. i have to pass i-drive (the disney world of streets, always loaded and causing traffic jams) everyday. but always, always, since you can turn into the street from the highway, some dude will cross about 5/6 lanes from the turn left lane to the turn right lane while the go straight lane is green! or someone will stop in the middle of the green light trying to make a turn, ba$t@rds can just make a u-turn later...
if you don't hate tourists yet (wherever you live), you will if you live in orlando for a month, less if you move during the summer.
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Epyx 10:19PM (8/21/2008)
Orlando would be a swamp without them. Don't hate the lifeblood of the area. I bet they are frustrating, I can appreciate that.
Jrejre 11:21PM (8/21/2008)
If there were no tourists in orlando there wouldn't even be a highway there and you'd be living somewhere else.
Russell 9:49PM (8/21/2008)
How about just "Stay away from Chrysler"
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Kimura 1:51PM (8/22/2008)
How about STFU?
FThorn 9:49PM (8/21/2008)
This happens all the time in the AUTO industry...you know, the one you're SUPPOSED to know something about.
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Braden 11:18PM (8/21/2008)
I don't know about Chrysler, but the absolute BEST time to go to Disney World is during Gay Pride week. Most of the travel agents know about it and specifically schedule around it. One year my family went and our agent apparently didn't know. Park was freaking EMPTY. My brother and rode Space Mountain at least 4 times in 45 minutes. Get on, ride, run from the exit all the way through the nearly EMPTY line, ride again, repeat. Those who know Space Mountain know that this is unheard of.
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Howard Mahoney 3:05AM (8/22/2008)
I lived on both coast of Florida for 4 years! incase you aren't aware of it, the whole state is built on land dredged up out of the swamps that are plentiful in Florida! If you doubt this just look at the weather report today and see all the flooding that's going on from the Keys to Jacksonville! when you put 36 inches down on the ground with no efficient drainage system guess what? It has no place to go and no slope in the land to make it go! so don't be so complaining about the people who are your lively hood! just give them a break and maybe they'll come back again!
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What do I know? 10:05AM (8/22/2008)
Chrysler has always done this. They re-tool for the new model year.
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azzo45 2:46PM (8/22/2008)
Assembly plants have always done this... blue collar shutdowns. This is supposedly for EVERYBODY (Blue & white collar). Much different.
Richard Warren 1:36PM (8/22/2008)
If it's paid vacation they didn't save a penny. It just makes things easier.
And, FThorn--exactly!
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Jose 11:07PM (8/22/2008)
Chrysler's days are over period. No mandated vacation will save them. They are at the bottom of all automotive lists for years and continue to make poor cars with poor quality, poor reliability, poor resale value and the lowest customer satisfaction in the auto industry. They have no one to blame but themselves. My only advice is to sell off the iconic Jeep brand then close shop forever.
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