"marx404" > wrote in message
...
> As most of you here know, I work at a Saturn dealership. I think you
> might
> find this interesting on how Saturn treats thier employees and
> thinks of
> people.
>
> Last Wed night while driving home down a dark I95 southbound, I
> drove into a
> very heavy rainstorm. In a second's time, with no time to react, a
> wheel
> came out of nowhere and smashed in the front of my 94 SL2. The wheel
> came
> off a car going northbound on the highway, crossed a deep grassy
> median,
> struck me with such velocity that it bounced on my hood and flew
> over 3
> lanes of 95. I found the driver and the wheel the next day. My car
> is
> totalled. The saturn saved my life. Seems the driver didnt have lug
> bolts in
> his tire and the entire wheel came off while he was speeding. He has
> no
> ins., is a ghetto bro and the car is stolen. I reported this to the
> FHP and
> they said they cant do anything, nice. At least I am alive, one more
> foot
> higher and it would have been the windshield.
>
> I had the car towed to work. My ins. came out and declared the car
> totalled.
> I asked my boss for a loaner until I can get another car. (remember
> I sell
> cars?) He saw this as an opportunity to sell me something instead of
> helping
> me out and tried selling me some of the most expensive cars on the
> lot. our
> dealership is doing poorly and I am damn nearly broke, espacially
> due to the
> hurricanes, so I cant afford much.
>
> My boss and the GM refuse to give me a loaner car to get to work. To
> make
> matters worse, I am borrowing my wifes car to get to work which she
> needs to
> get to her work, so I am displacing her. Her car is on its last
> legs.
>
> Saturday, my boss took ing a beautiful used SL and tolfd me I could
> have it
> for $3K. I was finally relieved and happy that he was finally going
> to help
> me like he promised so many times. An hour after promising me the
> car, he
> sold it. Then and only after me telling him how upset I was, he came
> up to
> me and said:
>
> "Retail comes before people"
>
> This must be Saturns new logo. Then the General Manager called me
> and told
> me that "I" have a bad attitude????? And offered me an unsafe used
> car to
> drive for "a few days" I drive 65 miles a day on the hwy, no good. I
> told
> him I need a safe car to drive and would like the car checked out ,
> his
> reply was " I drive used cars all the time w/o checking them out"
> and "you
> can look at the car and tell if it is safe".
>
> In the meanwhile they are working me to the bone and wont give me
> any time
> off to look for a new. I am one of the top salesman there but I can
> tell you
> now that I came there with a love for Saturns and the company and
> now feel
> deeply betrayed and insulted. I am so tired and upset and so is my
> family
> (who all own saturns). My next car will not be a saturn.
>
> "Retail comes before people"
>
> I guess they are no longer "a different kind of company" when they
> treat
> people (especially thier employees) as bad or worse than any other
> car
> company.
>
> --
> marx404
>
>
>

Please don't take this as a nasty remark, but Saturn and your boss are
not responsible to have you get to work. That is your responsibility.
I don't think others here have to rely on their boss to get them to
work unless its in a car pool.

Now having said that I would like to touch on the $3,000.00 auto and
how you got screwed out of it. Question? Did you place a retainer or
binder on the vehicle he (The manager) offered you. Would you not
expected the dealership to do the same to any customer that came in
and wanted that vehicle? I would have. You could have placed a few
bucks on the car to hold it and then worked out the details later
which would have been the smart thing to do.

I am glad to hear that you can still type in the group after such a
crazy accident. Does not your insurance have "Uninsured Motorist
Coverage" or similar coverage's as they do in New York? (We have that
stupid No Fault) and if the car was stolen as you said I can hazard a
guess that the cars owners insurance still is held responsible for
your damages since many times the loser of the car left the keys in
the ignition. Then we have that "what are lawyers for" and they can
sue the people and insurance company since it was not your fault.

I had many years ago a similar situation with a tire on I-90 which as
a miracle to just roll over the car from the hood on back. But it
scared the hell out of me so I am as I said glad you survived.

You could also take a rental car with your company (dealership) as a
work around, since people obviously don't come first and money and
profits do, I am sure they can give you a good rate and maybe cheaper
than regular customers if your such the great salesman you claim and
they need you. Put a positive spin on the situation and see if you can
rise to the top of a bad situation and I would remember the attitude
of the dealership and look for another job.

Elector