How long will these workers receive $600?
Brooklyn Layoffs and Halt to Kingdom Hall construction projects
by James Jack 75 Replies latest jw experiences
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sir82
who gets $600 a month?
That is the current stipend for US special pioneers. A married SP couple would get $1200/month.
A large percentage, although not all, of laid-off Bethelites get reassigned to be special pioneers.
The unluckiest ones get reassigned as just plain old "pioneers", no "special", no economic support at all, just a "keep warm & well fed" & a hope that someone in their new congregation is willing to hire them.
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Slidin Fast
Bludee Hell! The financial side of this organisation is beyond redemption. They make VW look like saints. What next? When will the silent majority wake up? -
carla
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Vidiot
James Jack - "...the Governing Body announced that a total of 1600 Bethelites will be let get go and not transferred to Warwick ..."
Wow, that's some Donald-Trump-level corporate downsizing.
Who the hell are they gonna house at all those apartments there and/or serve the GB, then?
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Vidiot
Slidin Fast - "When will the silent majority wake up?"
We are waking up.
Why else do you think we end up here?
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redvip2000
"omg......this could be it!!" The big A is long past you've been put on notice. Say good by to your room and job and three square a day. Time to rejoin the real world and get a life.
yea cause you know those laid off slaves and the KH workers will make a huge different in preaching results. By the way, 220 000 people were born today alone. Can they at least get to those?
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LongHairGal
Wow, another Bethel downsizing!...I have lost track. Is this the third or fourth wave?
As Sir82 said, this must come as a shock to those who were expecting to be in the new luxury compound.
I'll tell you one thing: I would not want to be in any of the halls where yet another group of fired bethelites is sent. While some may be lucky and some brother with a business may reluctantly hire them, what about the rest? I wonder if the previous groups of fired bethelites are settled? Maybe, maybe not.
The remaining responsible working rank and file Witnesses (who were probably criticized for working for a living and barely hanging onto their jobs) are going to be hit up for money left and right for every Tom, Dick and Harry....This is adding insult to injury. I am sure these appeals will be unrelenting.
Just glad I'm not there!!
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Beth Sarim
You got to feel really bad for those who have worked at Bethel for say 30-40 years and then sent away with next to nothing for marketable skills, sad. -
Vidiot
I know this sounds mean, but I have a hard time feeling bad for people who've set themselves up to be screwed.