Originally posted by Hdbngr8:
Originally posted by sigma:
[Lastly, and most importantly, your attempted line of logic is flawed. That particular Ford plant offers an incentive if you drive a Ford. It doesn't claim that you have to drive a Ford in order to work for Ford, just that you'll get better parking if you choose to do so. If Boeing was giving out free airline tickets to its' employees, then it would have every right to dictate that those free tickets were only valid on flights using Boeing equipment.



My real aim was to highlight the fact that large corporations are attempting (and have been successful for some time now) to control how an employee spends his/her time and money while outside of the work environment. I see this as only the beginning, and that Ford will likely take that to the next level. To me it is just a silly way to try and force the employees to buy a Ford product.

Yes, I recently heard the McDonald's has said if you do not eat 2 out of 3 meals at your restarant you will be fired. Additionally, DeWalt has said that if you don't use their drills for home improvement projects you will not be able to use the restrooms in your building. NASCAR has also made it 'illegal' for their employees to watch other forms of racing such as WRC or F1

Ryan Trollin!