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temp work in Silicon Valley, from the point of view of the temp. Compare almost the same story written from the point of view of Amazon.com's management.
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What is the point?
Yes factory works sucks. So like the workers said "Get a CS degree."
"Workers in india would never stand for this."
Thats nice to know, so why are you here?
Nobody MADE anyone work there. Nobody forced people to come to the US to work deadend jobs 24/7 for $8/h.
Thats life. Thats how it works. You don't like it leave.
It's not the company's job to make the lowend workers get rich. They're not supposed to care for you.
You think it's any different for high level programers sysadmins or whatever? You don't think they can get a phone call "Very nice work on that project you finished yesterday. Very impressive. Oh and this was your last day."
Thats life. It's not anyone's job to make your life peachy. It's your job. Don't whine to me about how the corparate machine is ruining your life.
In Soviet Russia, the television watches YOU!
You're being silly.
The goal of the company is to make a profit. Not to make the world a better place.
Everyone is out to make a profit. You want to help people and make them happy?
PayPal me some $$$ it'll make me happy, it'll pay for college and I will think the world is a happy place.
Till then I'll be out to make a profit. Just like you.
In Soviet Russia, the television watches YOU!
You don't get a choice white boy. Grow up!
Umm. I hate to point it out, but you are the exception pal! Not everyone has your brains, spunk, and determination. The issue is the state of employment. It's not a choice except for those dynamic individuals who rise above the supression of the masses. Like you.
So back off Superman.
Thats nice to know, so why are you here?
It's nice to see that the pig-ignorant are alive and well. You might have had a fraction of a point to make, but with that statement, you blew all your credibility.
Reading your post did remind me of Jeff Foxworthy though...
*** Where are we going? And what's with this handbasket?
The world needs ditch diggers too.
...the worker(s) who didn't get an education. They wouldn't be there if they'd taken school seriously instead of screwing around.
The legal immigrants are here to take a chance at a better life. No matter how much they whine, it's still better than from where they came. Otherwise, they'd go home. God forbid they have a backbone and fix their own country.
As for the illegal border-crossers, there should be a bounty on their heads anyway. Funny to hear someone say they want to be part of this country; and the first thing they do is ignore our immigration laws....
I should know better than to argue with a market
fundamentalist. It's just like trying to talk
reasonably with a fundie Jesus person or a Communist.
One gets so lost in the maze of one's opponent's
faulty preconceptions that one barely knows where
to start.
Ben "You have your mind on computers, it seems."