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> I don't understand how there could be that many jobs eliminated by a merger while the beer output remains the same. This is what a merger is for. You use it
by krageon 7y ago
> I don't understand how there could be that many jobs eliminated by a merger while the beer output remains the same.
This is what a merger is for. You use it to enhance "synergy" (I hate that I have a legitimate for this now) and in so doing can fire as many people as possible to maintain production.
> It also often takes years for mergers to completely eliminate redundant employees.
It is possible to prepare for a merger by pre-emptively selecting/preparing a dossier (if that is necessary, this is the US so probably not) so you can fire them as soon as all the paperwork clears.
> It's hard to believe any manufacturing industry org has an anti-Republican political agenda.
I don't see why, but I'm also not at home in this political setting.
- smt88 7y agoI know what merge are for and how they work. I’m skeptical of the number. Even half of 40,000 is a huge number for a company with ~170,000 employees, especially in manufacturing.
- krageon 7y agoI have no idea how it is with the openness of paperwork/tax filings in the US, but if you are very interested I'm sure you could investigate the veracity of these claims. I agree with you in principle that it is a high number, but I do not think it is unthinkable. Especially if there have been "too few" firings over the years and a company has accumulated a relatively large amount of supporting staff.
- AlexTWithBeard 7y agoCutting almost 25% of the workforce due to the merger is at least theoretically possible. Cutting 25% of the workforce because aluminum process went up (and beer consumption fell 1%) certainly looks like too much of a stretch.
- MR4D 7y ago40,000 in the INDUSTRY. An industry of 2,190,000 people. That’s less than 2% over three years (including 2016, 2017, and 2018 according to the article).