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Thanks, Ralph, for running Maytag into the ground. Thanks, Ralph, for cutting and running. Thanks, Ralph, for destroying an American icon and then SELLING IT TO YOUR FORMER EMPLOYER! Does anyone else find that last one odd? He comes from WP and sells the co. to WP! Nice to see that he was responsible for integrating Amana. We all know how nice & dependable those SAV washers were. I hope he doesn't choke on his golden parachute. I do not work directly for Maytag, but we've sold them for over 70 years. So, yeah, I'm a little bitter. GOOD RIDDANCE, RALPH!

 
I'm sure there's some new company just waiting for him to come around and run them into the ground...
 
I have a freind who used to work for Exxon before the merger with Mobil. He left Exxon as he thought that it turned into the same old "hell with the employees, just make em' work harder" routine with employees being a number, not a valued person. Plus is was a very controlling, stiffled environment in which to work. Nothing he did was ever good enough for Exxon.
So he got a job with Mobil. Loved it. He thought he'd gone to heaven. Mobil truly went out of their way to make sure their employees were very happy. After 7 years on the job at Mobil, the merger came. He was invited to join Exxon-Mobil. What happened? He wound up with the same old slave driving boss he had when he worked there the first time.
How long does it take to write a resignation letter and collect your severance?
 
Glad it's not this Ralph..

When I saw the title of that post I thought -- WHAT? What did I do that was so horrible? It's so seldom there is another Ralph is the same room, space, club or anything I thought - Darn, maybe I ate too much at the wash-in or something LOL.

Ralph
 
So sad to see another American tradition go to hell (Maytag Co.). But let's face it, the only thing that matters to corporate America is the bottom line. Quality and taking care of faithful employees is long gone. Sad. Even sadder, any small successful company is soon swallowed up by the corporate giants.
Bobby in Boston
 
Of course the f***ing weasel wants out. He won't be able to run the show anymore and he will have to deal with the ghosts from his past.
 
Well, actually, I think the alternatives to the WP merger - either to a group of disinterested investors, or to a Chinese conglomerate, were not as good as the Whirlpool deal.

In particular, I think the sale to a group of bean counters would have driven Maytag even further into the ground. With either them or the Chinese, I think we would have seen Haiers rebadged as Maytags. At least with Whirlpool it has a fighting chance to restore some luster to the Maytag name.
 
Not to mention restoring quality and keeping American Jobs. With Whirlpool doing only a minimal amount of outsourcing (at least so far) we might have a fighting chance of keeping most of this industry right here.
 
beating a dead horse...

I just saw this in an article. Quote "Hake, who sold his home in Newton last month, has a change of employment package that awards him more than $12 million in the event of significant changes in job duties." I had never seen a figure before. yeah well. WAY OFF TOPIC & IN THE WRONG FORUM: I am going to be selling off the 1963 coppertone Lady Kenmore's that I had posted about last summer. The washer has a water leak, but if you have an old beltdrive laying around, you could probably fix it right up. they are not perfect that's for sure. My new warehouse is bursting at the seams. I need to start getting rid of a lot things. The dryer works but has a chip out of the porcelain. I do not have a price on them. It'll be best offer or ebay, not sure. If anyone is interested, just let me know. If you are in southcentral PA and want to look at it, just let me know as well.

 
what whirlpool did in europe to bauknecht

i don't want to be too pessimistic here (there are enough folks screaming, which is why i am whispering today) but if the way whirlpool destroyed the quality of bauknecht is any sign, then Maytag is already lost. whirlpool combines all the worst aspects of the business world with none of the positive. Maytag would have been better off with the chinese...they are profit motivated and the in-duh-vi-duals running whirlpool only by their own personal profit. what they do to the company is irrelevant to them. very sad.
 

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