The Ballad of Fluor

(courtesy of the Fluor message board on Yahoo)

Sung to the tune of “The ballad of Jed Clampett” (aka the Berverly Hillbillies)

Come and listen to a story about a fortune 500 company named Fluor
A poor engineering company, barley kept the shareholders at the door,
Then one day a young bright executive was shopping for polo knockoffs from a China mill,
An idea popped into his head, “Hey we can outsource everything and save a bill”.

Billions that is, massive profit, practically stealing.

Well the first thing you know ol Fluors doin Manilla workshares,
And once they were trained, they moved all the work over there,
Said “Manilla and New Delhi is were you wanna be”,
So they loaded up the jobs and ran for more profitability.

All the work, except management that is, to hell with the rest.

Well now its time to say goodbye to most of Fluors US employess,
The companys RIFed all the workers and brought them to their knees,
They’re not invited back unless they learn spainish and move to the Philipines,
Not even it they’re even willing take a quarter cut of pay it seems.

Profits that is. Greed to the core. Global economy you see.

Y’all don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out now, ya hear


PS Engineer Ed may be allready operating a cashier at the local Home Depot.