Ive been a research assistant for two years. The problem stems from changing schools for a PhD program and not being given any opportunities yet. When I entertained the idea of stopping at a MS I tried to find work for 6 months. Nothing happened with that.
Thats also the least productive job many PhD's could do short of not doing anything. Its like making a heavyweight boxer sell ice cream in the stands rather than fight. Why not have them designing these things?
I always thought that was the point of capitalism. Allocate resources to the most efficient people while they are alive. Unfortunately it doesn't work out that way.
Believe me, Ive been trying all of them. I get out competed in almost every one because a specialist already exists that was taught that discipline in school. Ive decided to go for a PhD now anyway, so my experience was based on when I was considering my MS terminal. I actually was really surprised how hard it was to find a job considering I have a good GPA and I have been published twice in computer vision research at reasonable conferences with another paper in progress and a journal paper expected after I finish out my research assistantship. At my new school for the PhD I wasn't even offered a TA position which was totally unexpected since I actually am enrolled in doctoral classes right now and, once again, I have a good gpa. Right now I have more of a problem then before since part time jobs that are not at a university in my discipline are even rarer. I have one "maybe" position as a programmer for a biostatistician but that is no guarantee since she already offered it to someone who apparently has a 50-50 chance of accepting.
1) You are right. Im merely trying to make a point that jobs can be created if CEO's and board members would stop being greedy.
2) These cash reserves are literally cash reserves. They are not currently being reinvested into anything. Also, my number was wrong. I heard it on the news so I think it was a fuzzy number. Its actually 1.6 trillion.
3) The unemployment rate always fails to take into account those that have given up their job search. The problem isn't that the companies should spend all their money, its that they aren't spending any of it. There are worthwhile projects that can be funded, and could create jobs, but its not being done because they all are waiting for the smoke to clear off of this economic problem which will never happen because they are causing it to continue.
I have absolutely no faith that our country will pull out of this recession for a couple decades. The dollar is weakening across the globe, we have record deficits and debt, and no politician is doing a damn thing about it because they are too busy coddling the wealthy class (i.e. themselves included), letting them get richer at everyone else's expense.
They are not invested back into the market, its being paid out to CEO's and other board members, thats the point. In fact there would be way more cash reserves if CEO's and board members were not getting record bonuses. However, I do think my number was wrong. I heard it on the news the other day but I cannot find a reference so it must have been some kind of fuzzy number. I stand corrected, its only 1.6 trillion dollars, enough to create 32000 well paid jobs or almost 50000 mediocre ones.
Yes. Treating adults like kindergartners is a definite sign of intelligence. I said nothing about their dedication. For all I know they all are the most dedicated people ever to attempt ridiculous things and the most dedicated to true stupidity.
Because in spite of my love for applied mathematics, one which I have devoted over ten years of my life to with well above average performance, I have yet to find a job doing that after over 6 months of searching.
I have no problem with not taxing corporations and taxing rich people more. The government is supposed to not give tax incentives to hire people if they don't work. Its obvious its just a line of bullshit fed to us so that the rich get richer.
What the hell are you talking about? Its harder to get a job today because companies are sitting on their cash rather than reinvesting it in themselves or other ventures. US corporations are sitting on about 10 trillion dollars worth of cash that can be spent. Meanwhile CEO's are getting record breaking bonuses. They effectively are using the tax incentives to get richer rather than to create more jobs as was intended. Futhermore, who says Im not motivated to get a job? Im as or more motivated than anyone in throughout 1960's to today, Im educated in the top 8 percent of US citizens since I have a MS in Applied Mathematics, and I have 4 years work experience in IT and scientific research. Why shouldn't I be able to get a job after applying to over 100? Its just that it was WAY EASIER TO GET A GOOD PAYING JOB IN THE 1960's WITH LESS EXPERIENCE that old farts think the younger generation is so lazy.
Whats happening is that companies are sitting on 10 trillion dollars of money partially because of incentives to employ people, but they aren't spending a damn dime. CEO's and other board members are getting record breaking bonuses, corporations are getting major tax cuts, the wealthy has continued to have major tax cuts on capital gains and income, and all of it is sold as "Trickle down economics" which is supposed to create jobs for us peons in America. Its obvious it doesn't work in our present situation. If CEO's would take 2 million instead of 8 million as a bonus they could create 120 jobs. You can't blame a person for wanting to better their situation, but you can blame the government for being full of incompetent tools who don't try to curb this problem. America is on its way out because of greedy politicians who coddle the wealthy and throw bread and circuses for the masses of undereducated citizens. They would be better off investing in science and technology projects which create jobs as well as funding the people's education rather than cutting out their revenue from the wealthy and giving whats left to the masses of poor while racking up major debts that make our dollar collapse. Our purchasing power today is the reason gas prices are so high today, and thats because the dollar is weakening, and thats because corporations are artificially deflating their stock prices while sitting on masses of cash on the order of 10 trillion while over 10 percent of the population can't find a job or gave up and defaulted to social security. Frankly, the real problem isn't that some worthwhile project couldn't be funded and used to create jobs, its that all of the money is tied up in the hands of the wealthiest 10 percent of the people.
Maybe if they would actually provide a service worth a damn people would use their service. I don't want to go to a unemployment agency to be treated like a child and dressed up like a retard. I want to get a damn job. They would be better off on spending 14,000 on scholarships to a community college.
Its actually funny how stupid social workers actually are. By social workers I also include private unemployment agencies. They actually think this motivational crap does something, when really it makes people look like morons and also makes the more intelligent people feel like children.
Minimum wage is 10 percent less than it used to be due to inflation. The deflationary environment of the US lately hasn't changed that percentage much. Furthermore, being paid under the table is illegal, working for that wage doesn't give you enough to retire, and also doesn't give you social security benefits nor good medical care. Im not a big fan of social security, but its pretty much what a late 20's person with a good education and decent (not the best but well above average) performance in college has to look forward to in this shit-hole country.
We are upset at this because CEO's and other board members are getting record breaking bonuses, corporations are getting major tax cuts, the wealthy has continued to have major tax cuts on capital gains and income, and all of it is sold as "Trickle down economics" which is supposed to create jobs for us peons in America. Its obvious it doesn't work in our present situation. If CEO's would take 2 million instead of 8 million as a bonus they could create 120 jobs. You can't blame a person for wanting to better their situation, but you can blame the government for being full of incompetent tools who don't try to curb this problem. America is on its way out because of greedy politicians who coddle the wealthy and throw bread and circuses for the masses of undereducated citizens. They would be better off investing in science and technology projects which create jobs as well as funding the people's education rather than cutting out their revenue from the wealthy and giving whats left to the masses of poor while racking up major debts that make our dollar collapse. Our purchasing power today is the reason gas prices are so high today, and thats because the dollar is weakening, and thats because corporations are artificially deflating their stock prices while sitting on masses of cash on the order of 10 trillion while over 10 percent of the population can't find a job or gave up and defaulted to social security.
Yes. Between the ages of 30 and 50 it is much, much easier. In fact this age bracket has more experience, similar education, and I am competing for positions with them. Who wins? Them. Today you can't get many jobs without experience, and with more college grads then ever I am forced to compete with more people than older folks will until maybe they hit 50.
Frankly, the borg analogy applies more to Apple than Microsoft these days just because Apple has a wider presence, and non-fanboi's tend to think the follow the same path as "resistance is futile".
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Ive been a research assistant for two years. The problem stems from changing schools for a PhD program and not being given any opportunities yet. When I entertained the idea of stopping at a MS I tried to find work for 6 months. Nothing happened with that.
Thats also the least productive job many PhD's could do short of not doing anything. Its like making a heavyweight boxer sell ice cream in the stands rather than fight. Why not have them designing these things?
I always thought that was the point of capitalism. Allocate resources to the most efficient people while they are alive. Unfortunately it doesn't work out that way.
Believe me, Ive been trying all of them. I get out competed in almost every one because a specialist already exists that was taught that discipline in school. Ive decided to go for a PhD now anyway, so my experience was based on when I was considering my MS terminal. I actually was really surprised how hard it was to find a job considering I have a good GPA and I have been published twice in computer vision research at reasonable conferences with another paper in progress and a journal paper expected after I finish out my research assistantship. At my new school for the PhD I wasn't even offered a TA position which was totally unexpected since I actually am enrolled in doctoral classes right now and, once again, I have a good gpa. Right now I have more of a problem then before since part time jobs that are not at a university in my discipline are even rarer. I have one "maybe" position as a programmer for a biostatistician but that is no guarantee since she already offered it to someone who apparently has a 50-50 chance of accepting.
1) You are right. Im merely trying to make a point that jobs can be created if CEO's and board members would stop being greedy.
2) These cash reserves are literally cash reserves. They are not currently being reinvested into anything. Also, my number was wrong. I heard it on the news so I think it was a fuzzy number. Its actually 1.6 trillion.
3) The unemployment rate always fails to take into account those that have given up their job search. The problem isn't that the companies should spend all their money, its that they aren't spending any of it. There are worthwhile projects that can be funded, and could create jobs, but its not being done because they all are waiting for the smoke to clear off of this economic problem which will never happen because they are causing it to continue.
I have absolutely no faith that our country will pull out of this recession for a couple decades. The dollar is weakening across the globe, we have record deficits and debt, and no politician is doing a damn thing about it because they are too busy coddling the wealthy class (i.e. themselves included), letting them get richer at everyone else's expense.
They are not invested back into the market, its being paid out to CEO's and other board members, thats the point. In fact there would be way more cash reserves if CEO's and board members were not getting record bonuses. However, I do think my number was wrong. I heard it on the news the other day but I cannot find a reference so it must have been some kind of fuzzy number. I stand corrected, its only 1.6 trillion dollars, enough to create 32000 well paid jobs or almost 50000 mediocre ones.
Yes. Treating adults like kindergartners is a definite sign of intelligence. I said nothing about their dedication. For all I know they all are the most dedicated people ever to attempt ridiculous things and the most dedicated to true stupidity.
Because in spite of my love for applied mathematics, one which I have devoted over ten years of my life to with well above average performance, I have yet to find a job doing that after over 6 months of searching.
I have no problem with not taxing corporations and taxing rich people more. The government is supposed to not give tax incentives to hire people if they don't work. Its obvious its just a line of bullshit fed to us so that the rich get richer.
What the hell are you talking about? Its harder to get a job today because companies are sitting on their cash rather than reinvesting it in themselves or other ventures. US corporations are sitting on about 10 trillion dollars worth of cash that can be spent. Meanwhile CEO's are getting record breaking bonuses. They effectively are using the tax incentives to get richer rather than to create more jobs as was intended. Futhermore, who says Im not motivated to get a job? Im as or more motivated than anyone in throughout 1960's to today, Im educated in the top 8 percent of US citizens since I have a MS in Applied Mathematics, and I have 4 years work experience in IT and scientific research. Why shouldn't I be able to get a job after applying to over 100? Its just that it was WAY EASIER TO GET A GOOD PAYING JOB IN THE 1960's WITH LESS EXPERIENCE that old farts think the younger generation is so lazy.
Whats happening is that companies are sitting on 10 trillion dollars of money partially because of incentives to employ people, but they aren't spending a damn dime. CEO's and other board members are getting record breaking bonuses, corporations are getting major tax cuts, the wealthy has continued to have major tax cuts on capital gains and income, and all of it is sold as "Trickle down economics" which is supposed to create jobs for us peons in America. Its obvious it doesn't work in our present situation. If CEO's would take 2 million instead of 8 million as a bonus they could create 120 jobs. You can't blame a person for wanting to better their situation, but you can blame the government for being full of incompetent tools who don't try to curb this problem. America is on its way out because of greedy politicians who coddle the wealthy and throw bread and circuses for the masses of undereducated citizens. They would be better off investing in science and technology projects which create jobs as well as funding the people's education rather than cutting out their revenue from the wealthy and giving whats left to the masses of poor while racking up major debts that make our dollar collapse. Our purchasing power today is the reason gas prices are so high today, and thats because the dollar is weakening, and thats because corporations are artificially deflating their stock prices while sitting on masses of cash on the order of 10 trillion while over 10 percent of the population can't find a job or gave up and defaulted to social security. Frankly, the real problem isn't that some worthwhile project couldn't be funded and used to create jobs, its that all of the money is tied up in the hands of the wealthiest 10 percent of the people.
Or spent on scholarships to a community college. Dressing up like a retard never helps people get jobs except at the circus.
Maybe if they would actually provide a service worth a damn people would use their service. I don't want to go to a unemployment agency to be treated like a child and dressed up like a retard. I want to get a damn job. They would be better off on spending 14,000 on scholarships to a community college.
Its actually funny how stupid social workers actually are. By social workers I also include private unemployment agencies. They actually think this motivational crap does something, when really it makes people look like morons and also makes the more intelligent people feel like children.
Minimum wage is 10 percent less than it used to be due to inflation. The deflationary environment of the US lately hasn't changed that percentage much. Furthermore, being paid under the table is illegal, working for that wage doesn't give you enough to retire, and also doesn't give you social security benefits nor good medical care. Im not a big fan of social security, but its pretty much what a late 20's person with a good education and decent (not the best but well above average) performance in college has to look forward to in this shit-hole country.
We are upset at this because CEO's and other board members are getting record breaking bonuses, corporations are getting major tax cuts, the wealthy has continued to have major tax cuts on capital gains and income, and all of it is sold as "Trickle down economics" which is supposed to create jobs for us peons in America. Its obvious it doesn't work in our present situation. If CEO's would take 2 million instead of 8 million as a bonus they could create 120 jobs. You can't blame a person for wanting to better their situation, but you can blame the government for being full of incompetent tools who don't try to curb this problem. America is on its way out because of greedy politicians who coddle the wealthy and throw bread and circuses for the masses of undereducated citizens. They would be better off investing in science and technology projects which create jobs as well as funding the people's education rather than cutting out their revenue from the wealthy and giving whats left to the masses of poor while racking up major debts that make our dollar collapse. Our purchasing power today is the reason gas prices are so high today, and thats because the dollar is weakening, and thats because corporations are artificially deflating their stock prices while sitting on masses of cash on the order of 10 trillion while over 10 percent of the population can't find a job or gave up and defaulted to social security.
Yes. Between the ages of 30 and 50 it is much, much easier. In fact this age bracket has more experience, similar education, and I am competing for positions with them. Who wins? Them. Today you can't get many jobs without experience, and with more college grads then ever I am forced to compete with more people than older folks will until maybe they hit 50.
Me too.
Neither do US corporations who are sitting on 10 trillion dollars of cash they will not spend on jobs.
Have you even tried to get a job lately? Its not easy regardless of your education level. Its particularly hard for us younger people.
Your typing is all weird.
Sort of. I'm a math nerd, and I can program, but my computer science skills are nowhere near this guy's.
Nerd.
Frankly, the borg analogy applies more to Apple than Microsoft these days just because Apple has a wider presence, and non-fanboi's tend to think the follow the same path as "resistance is futile".
Yes, and they are never at work or charity events.