Last week, MyFoxDetroit showed footage it had secretly taped of at least 15 autoworkers at a Chrysler plant “drinking beer and smoking marijuana before heading to work.” Chrysler has told the television station that it has suspended the employees without pay pending an investigation, and that it will likely determine next actions today. Check out the video below.
At the Detroit Free Press, Mitch Albom says lots of people drink (and sometimes smoke) at lunchtime and maybe it’s not as huge a scandal as some are making it out to be.
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FYI, they were fired.
I lived in a place a while back where ’2-joints and a six-pack’ lunches were customary, expected, and openly discussed on the job. In a span of about 10 towns, not just one or two jobs.
So, no surprise to me.
I don’t think it is a huge deal. Sure, it’s probably a liability issue for the company but as far as the public goes I don’t think there’s anything to be outraged or write news stories about. My coworkers have been known to tip back a few during business lunches so I don’t really see a difference except that the heaviest equipment they operate after lunch in my office is a laptop.
Well Runner how about you let these drunk and high Chrysler employees install the brakes, air bag controls, and seat belts in your car and not mine. This could explain why Chrysler’s vehicles are absolute trash as they are assembled by intoxicated personnel. I doubt all employees at Chrysler do this which is sad. If you are a Chrysler employee I highly recommend you either stock pile some of you salary for when they go bankrupt AGAIN or try to find a job at a more respectable car company such as anyone except for Chrysler and Fiat. I have documented evidence that Chrysler makes the least dependable and lowest quality vehicles as my $36,000.00 car a brand new 2006 Chrysler 300C (Hemi) experienced a total engine failure while parked after just five years of ownership and 95,000 miles. Chrysler admitted it was a malfunction but would only assume 50% of the liabilities by making me pay $4,200.00 for a new engine. in case you are car savvy the problem turned out to be the valve seat in the engine head completely blew and sent metal fragments throughout my internal combustion chamber, I wonder if one of these guys in the video installs value seats in Chryslers. I wouldn’t be surprised one bit. They took billions of tax payer money and still can’t manage to make a reliable vehicle that is downright pitiful. I hope our next president doesn’t make the same mistake twice next time just let them fail and save humanity from their sorry excuses for vehicles. By the way after just 6,000 miles after the installation of my “new engine†the car completely shut off on me twice back to back last week while DRIVING!!! After the second start it remained on. I will be taking it in just to record it in my files for “When†but not “If†the engine dies prematurely “AGAINâ€. One last thing, since the engine’s spontaneous shut off last week the incident blew out my headlights and fog lights. So if you live in Pasadena and you see a 2006 black Chrysler 300C driving at night with its high beams on I apologize as they are currently the only lights I have that function. I wonder if Chrysler will have the courtesy to at least replace them free of charge or if they will make me pay for half the cost “AGAINâ€.