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Do I care what you think about me

Twenty years working for the same company,

Tried it, did it, was I shown any worth

I’d have got less even if I was the last person on earth,

Companies don’t really appreciate what you do

They are just out to exploit you,

Work twenty years plus get a gold plated watch

Then they lay you off because they don’t give a toss,

How many jobs has the pandemic cost,

The company’s took the money to keep you on

But when the money dried up, they cut and run,

And you soon found out your employment was done,

Did they fight, did they struggle to protect your job

No, they just decided to cut their loss,

Do you think they’re scratching around for work and money now,

I don’t think they are because the money you earned them allows,

Them a life of comfort for a while

And when things start to calm down,

At the right time they’ll start up again

It’s you that feels the hardship and the pain,

Any show of loyalty to you they feigned,

They left you outside in the pissing the rain,

While they sat within their homes cosy and warm

Has the penny dropped yet had the idea dawned,

That in the life of work you’re merely a pawn,

To be used, then abused, then discarded

By corporations that are essentially cold hearted,

Don’t give your life up that easily

Because it will just leave you filled with misery,

Strike out and try to do much more

Kick down and open new doors,

Show them the same loyalty they showed you

Be the success you always wanted to be in truth.