Where do you draw the line on that, though? Make police officers and firefighters pay more, because they are more likely to be injured in their work? What about coal miners? People who drive more than 15 miles to work, because they are more likely to be in car accidents? Do we require documentation from men about their sexual and masturbation habits, because ejaculating at least once a week is linked to significantly-reduced prostate cancer?
Apple was the first to use Intel Core CPUs, which were an enormous improvement over the cooking devices known as the Pentium 4.
Um. . . no. Intel launched the Core architecture in January 2006, at the same time as both various PCs and the MacBook Pro and iMac were refreshed. Apple didn't get some exclusive six month-contract or something. . . and with SB and IB, they've been about two months behind the most expeditious PC makers both times - the first IB Mac launched less than two weeks ago, when the first PCs were shipping in April.
How can Apple possibly be leading the hardware market when they're using the same hardware that goes in PCs? The only hardware they lead in is displays.
I have to somewhat disagree with this. In teaching my inorganic chemistry and organic chemistry students, there is a huge difference between the chem majors and the biology majors (in genchem, they are still pretty much the same, as they haven't been "indoctrinated" yet). The chem majors know that do well, they need to practice, practice, practice. The biology students are all about memorization, flash cards, that kind of thing. Most catch on by the end, but for psych students, I strongly suggest that you drill into them from the very first day that the only way they will succeed in the class is by doing practice problems every day.
And of course there's a possibility of upselling - the 16 GB iPod when the customer came in looking for an 8 GB model!
There just aren't a lot of options to require talent in the Apple sales staff. It's like working the concession stand at a movie theater - "Would you like to buy a large? It's only a quarter more!"
I posted this above, also, but I worked for Lowe's about five years ago, and at that time, Depot paid more than Lowe's did. I know both have been hurting lately, but I was making $11.55 as a CSR in Flooring ($12.05 when I left at the end of 2007) in 2005. At the time, they gave a 10% raise if you moved up to Team Leader, and again to Sales Specialist or Department Manager (I started in 2003 at $9.50). Start looking for opportunities for advancement, work hard, and kiss ass, the lack of the last being the thing that finally boned me.
But yeah - loading 15 50# bags of mortar and a pallet of 65# tile boxes wasn't worth $12/hour then, let alone now. Or concrete or shingles, which really sucked since they weren't even my department.
I worked five years for Lowe's (2003-2008) in Cincinnati, started at $9.50 and quit at $12.05, I believe. I was a model employee, however, up until the point when I realized I could bring home the same amount bussing tables in half the hours each week.
Haha, I actually still have a pay stub from 2005 in my desk drawer (because I'm a pack rat). $11.55 in November 2005.
You know that prison guards in California can make over 100k a year.
And yet the guy in Kansas has a better standard of living
Well, I don't know about all that. He still has to live in Kansas, where the best entertainment is betting on which trailer park gets wiped out by MNF (Monday Night Funnelclouds).
So. . . if you have a family, wifey gets a job at the Apple store with you, and your monthly income is $3724/month, before taxes. Gas, food, car repair suddenly become a lot easier with that spare $1000 after taxes. And if you don't have parents around to provide free babysitting, split your shifts - that's the single best thing about working retail stores, that the hours are so very flexible.
If it had any trouble running, I would have thought to mention it in the ad - but it ran and shifted perfectly fine (I had just wanted a car that was under 180K miles before taking a 2000-mile road trip). Calling and asking, "Does it run okay?" is perfectly reasonable. But I am being honest-to-God-serious when I say that multiple people asked if it had a fucking engine.
Hes talking about feeding a family of $450 / month. Where I live, Ramen, Chef-boy-are-dee, and Penut Butter and Jelly Sandwhiches run me that much for just me
Buy your ramen from Amazon. 41 cents/pack, free shipping. Chef Boyardee, $1/can. Free shipping. Jelly and peanut butter are similarly priced. I just cut $350 from your monthly budget. $1400 if you feed the wife and two kids the same way (I don't recommend it).
How the hell do you spend $400/month on groceries? That's $4/meal, EVERY meal. Two bowls of cereal in the morning should cost you a buck, maybe a buck and a half. Buy a 5# bag of chicken for $8, a bag of pasta for $4, and a bottle of tomato sauce for $2.50, and you have $1.25 full-dinner meals. You could even have a beer with every meal, and still be cutting your food bill in half.
Hell, if you had two bowls of cereal every morning, made sandwiches for lunch, you could have an $8 steak for dinner every single night!
I can't speak for him, but I'll break down my budget for you and the GP (I live in the greater Cincinnati area) I rent a house with a roommate, $500/month covers my rent and utilities. Car payment: $200/month (2005 Honda Accord, ~100K miles, in good shape) Car/motorcycle insurance: $70/month (motorcycle is paid for) Gas: $150/month (more in winter, less in summer, thanks to motorcycle) Groceries: $200/month College loans: $300/month Credit card bills from undergrad: $100/month Cell: $40/month (T-Mobile) Total: $1560/month
I'm currently looking to ditch the roommate, I expect about a $300 increase in rent and utilities to move into a 2-bedroom apartment by myself.
Funny what happens after Jobs dies. Retail workers get raises, Chinese production labor gets raises, one day off and two more slices of bread a week, and Apple stock pays dividends for the first time in twenty years. California finally gets auto registration fees from Apple's CEO.
And yet Bill Gates, who has given billions to philanthropy, is the "evil one."
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The government doesn't want me to speed, so it taxes me if I do?
What kind of commie pinko fluoridating scam is this?!
Where do you draw the line on that, though? Make police officers and firefighters pay more, because they are more likely to be injured in their work? What about coal miners? People who drive more than 15 miles to work, because they are more likely to be in car accidents? Do we require documentation from men about their sexual and masturbation habits, because ejaculating at least once a week is linked to significantly-reduced prostate cancer?
No, we're bitching about a guy that said since his employer treats him well, that somehow means OF COURSE it also treats its customers well.
Apple was the first to use Intel Core CPUs, which were an enormous improvement over the cooking devices known as the Pentium 4.
Um. . . no. Intel launched the Core architecture in January 2006, at the same time as both various PCs and the MacBook Pro and iMac were refreshed. Apple didn't get some exclusive six month-contract or something. . . and with SB and IB, they've been about two months behind the most expeditious PC makers both times - the first IB Mac launched less than two weeks ago, when the first PCs were shipping in April.
How can Apple possibly be leading the hardware market when they're using the same hardware that goes in PCs? The only hardware they lead in is displays.
I have to somewhat disagree with this. In teaching my inorganic chemistry and organic chemistry students, there is a huge difference between the chem majors and the biology majors (in genchem, they are still pretty much the same, as they haven't been "indoctrinated" yet). The chem majors know that do well, they need to practice, practice, practice. The biology students are all about memorization, flash cards, that kind of thing. Most catch on by the end, but for psych students, I strongly suggest that you drill into them from the very first day that the only way they will succeed in the class is by doing practice problems every day.
Of course I'm frugal, I'm trying to live on $2000/month. I eat out once per paycheck, it's my celebration.
And I'm a bachelor, so yes, it's very definitely "simple fare."
But yes, that's exactly what's wrong with this country - no one bothers to live within their means anymore.
No, that's technically a cross-sell.
And of course there's a possibility of upselling - the 16 GB iPod when the customer came in looking for an 8 GB model!
There just aren't a lot of options to require talent in the Apple sales staff. It's like working the concession stand at a movie theater - "Would you like to buy a large? It's only a quarter more!"
I was saying that the higher taxes in the UK vs. the US translate to lower cost of living in the UK versus in the US.
I posted this above, also, but I worked for Lowe's about five years ago, and at that time, Depot paid more than Lowe's did. I know both have been hurting lately, but I was making $11.55 as a CSR in Flooring ($12.05 when I left at the end of 2007) in 2005. At the time, they gave a 10% raise if you moved up to Team Leader, and again to Sales Specialist or Department Manager (I started in 2003 at $9.50). Start looking for opportunities for advancement, work hard, and kiss ass, the lack of the last being the thing that finally boned me.
But yeah - loading 15 50# bags of mortar and a pallet of 65# tile boxes wasn't worth $12/hour then, let alone now. Or concrete or shingles, which really sucked since they weren't even my department.
Quit coding for Torvalds then, you goof.
I worked five years for Lowe's (2003-2008) in Cincinnati, started at $9.50 and quit at $12.05, I believe. I was a model employee, however, up until the point when I realized I could bring home the same amount bussing tables in half the hours each week.
Haha, I actually still have a pay stub from 2005 in my desk drawer (because I'm a pack rat). $11.55 in November 2005.
Here are several scruffy (and one neck-bearded) Apple associates, and here is one with what looks like dreds, and here are several with arm ink.
Yeah, but the whole Apple store only carries what, 10 products, with an average of three possible upgrades? Not too complicated.
"Sorry, I'll have to get Bob to help you decide if you want to get the 8 GB or 16GB iPod, I only know about the 8 GB and 16 GB iPhone."
That's the beauty of working at the Apple store, though. Everyone comes in so stoned that they're polite.
Probably free tuition too, if you chose to use it.
On what metric do you base this allegation?
This metric would be my guess.
You know that prison guards in California can make over 100k a year.
And yet the guy in Kansas has a better standard of living
Well, I don't know about all that. He still has to live in Kansas, where the best entertainment is betting on which trailer park gets wiped out by MNF (Monday Night Funnelclouds).
So. . . if you have a family, wifey gets a job at the Apple store with you, and your monthly income is $3724/month, before taxes. Gas, food, car repair suddenly become a lot easier with that spare $1000 after taxes. And if you don't have parents around to provide free babysitting, split your shifts - that's the single best thing about working retail stores, that the hours are so very flexible.
If it had any trouble running, I would have thought to mention it in the ad - but it ran and shifted perfectly fine (I had just wanted a car that was under 180K miles before taking a 2000-mile road trip). Calling and asking, "Does it run okay?" is perfectly reasonable. But I am being honest-to-God-serious when I say that multiple people asked if it had a fucking engine.
Hes talking about feeding a family of $450 / month. Where I live, Ramen, Chef-boy-are-dee, and Penut Butter and Jelly Sandwhiches run me that much for just me
Buy your ramen from Amazon. 41 cents/pack, free shipping. Chef Boyardee, $1/can. Free shipping. Jelly and peanut butter are similarly priced. I just cut $350 from your monthly budget. $1400 if you feed the wife and two kids the same way (I don't recommend it).
How the hell do you spend $400/month on groceries? That's $4/meal, EVERY meal. Two bowls of cereal in the morning should cost you a buck, maybe a buck and a half. Buy a 5# bag of chicken for $8, a bag of pasta for $4, and a bottle of tomato sauce for $2.50, and you have $1.25 full-dinner meals. You could even have a beer with every meal, and still be cutting your food bill in half.
Hell, if you had two bowls of cereal every morning, made sandwiches for lunch, you could have an $8 steak for dinner every single night!
You forgot one other point - if you can't afford kids yet, don't have them.
Coat hangers are surprisingly cheap, these days.
You forgot one thing:
WoW subscription: $15
I can't speak for him, but I'll break down my budget for you and the GP (I live in the greater Cincinnati area)
I rent a house with a roommate, $500/month covers my rent and utilities.
Car payment: $200/month (2005 Honda Accord, ~100K miles, in good shape)
Car/motorcycle insurance: $70/month (motorcycle is paid for)
Gas: $150/month (more in winter, less in summer, thanks to motorcycle)
Groceries: $200/month
College loans: $300/month
Credit card bills from undergrad: $100/month
Cell: $40/month (T-Mobile)
Total: $1560/month
I'm currently looking to ditch the roommate, I expect about a $300 increase in rent and utilities to move into a 2-bedroom apartment by myself.
Funny what happens after Jobs dies. Retail workers get raises, Chinese production labor gets raises, one day off and two more slices of bread a week, and Apple stock pays dividends for the first time in twenty years. California finally gets auto registration fees from Apple's CEO.
And yet Bill Gates, who has given billions to philanthropy, is the "evil one."