Forbes seems to think he was in charge... can't exactly blame him for them not taking advantage of their position for the last 12 years, then when it's pointed out that the XBox was a success claim that he wasn't really in charge.
Build new factories? They're right there in Detroit! And suppliers aren't going to raise their prices when their market has shrunk.. they're going to have to DROP them if they expect to sell anything. Oh, and you forgot that nearly everyone with a retirement account lost money when their GM stock became worthless.
If you take on new responsibilities but don't ask for a raise and promotion-- or head for the door-- it's your fault.
Most likely, the new hires at $75k will be laid off for another fictional reason, when they find some others willing to do the job for less money.
But that's the opposite of what they did with the first guy... they abused an experienced employee while hiring newbies for nearly twice the pay. That's foolish.
Peter Gibbons: The thing is, Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care. Bob Porter: Don't... don't care? Peter Gibbons: It's a problem of motivation, all right? Now if I work my ass off and Initech ships a few extra units, I don't see another dime, so where's the motivation? And here's something else, Bob: I have eight different bosses right now. Bob Slydell: I beg your pardon? Peter Gibbons: Eight bosses. Bob Slydell: Eight? Peter Gibbons: Eight, Bob. So that means that when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my only real motivation is not to be hassled, that and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired.
This is why people call democracy two wolves and a sheep deciding what's for lunch. Authoritarians like democracy... God help you if you're a minority in their way.
Your logic is based on a faulty premise right there. Clearly, teacher's unions are not composed entirely of working teachers. They have an administrative structure!
removing the union's protection of teachers is effectively giving the administration free rein.
No, they still have to answer to the school board and the citizens.
What do you mean by "disagree"? I assure you that most "religious conservatives" realize that the science behind stem cells works, but that there are moral implications with embryonic stem cell research. And what does birth control usage have to do with science? Go bitch on some other forum; you're just ranting OT.
My high school gave nearly one million dollars a year to a football team that hadn't been to the playoffs in 33 years
Well, that's also what we do in general with schools that are failing: demand more money and better pay for teachers, and expect that will fix the problem.
The problem is that bad public schools go on; they just receive more funding and higher payrolls in an attempt to attract better teachers. Bad private schools get better, or die.
They must pre-chew the food for their students and mouth feed it to them like little birds in Maryland. I mean, they should probably ban scissors too, right?
No one wants old CRTs or desktop computers. No one... not even thrifty stores, because they can't sell them, and sometimes the PCs have pirated software, viruses, or nasty images or movies on them. They have to recycled to reclaim the metals.
American football is called that because the ball used to be snapped with the foot and field goals used to be worth more than touchdowns. The game has changed a bit in 130 years. Ignorance is not an excuse; if you're going to make inflammatory remarks, do your research. By the way, we call it soccer because in the UK... you know, in Europe... they called it asSOCiation football.
I dunno; it's been a while since I shot any of my friends in the face. I discovered that death resulted in fewer friends. Maybe we'll try baseball from now on.
Because all the bars/pubs and nightclubs are totally empty in the USA. Yup, no one ever goes anymore. And we totally don't have any chains like Dave & Buster's where adults can eat, drink, laugh, and play games. Maybe we should let people smoke weed.
I went to the comments expecting lots of sour grapes and skepticism, and I was not disappointed. Or rather I was, because the naysayers who point out that being a successful entrepreneur is not guaranteed, and would rather have a nice, safe job guaranteed by their government, are dragging the rest of us down. They criticize hedge fund managers and bankers, but when Buffett comes along and says, "Hey! The 1% pay too few taxes, so here's my plan to fix it!" they don't suspect that guy. People like Buffett who already "made it" don't want any competition; any roadblocks they put in the way of the "rich" are really to keep the middle and lower classes from joining their club. You don't think Buffett already knows how to dodge higher taxes? If he wants to be "charitable", he could just send an extra fat check right to the IRS and exhort his peers to do the same. The Federal Reserve and the IRS were created to keep the millionaires club exclusive.
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Forbes seems to think he was in charge... can't exactly blame him for them not taking advantage of their position for the last 12 years, then when it's pointed out that the XBox was a success claim that he wasn't really in charge.
Build new factories? They're right there in Detroit! And suppliers aren't going to raise their prices when their market has shrunk.. they're going to have to DROP them if they expect to sell anything. Oh, and you forgot that nearly everyone with a retirement account lost money when their GM stock became worthless.
You forgot to mention that nearly everyone with a retirement count lost a bunch of money-- you know, the 99%. SUCKERS
Judging from your earlier paranoid post, I'm guessing this guy was Arab or Persian, right?
They could do this now, and yet they don't. Why are you a paranoid nutjob?
But that's the opposite of what they did with the first guy... they abused an experienced employee while hiring newbies for nearly twice the pay. That's foolish.
Peter Gibbons: The thing is, Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.
Bob Porter: Don't... don't care?
Peter Gibbons: It's a problem of motivation, all right? Now if I work my ass off and Initech ships a few extra units, I don't see another dime, so where's the motivation? And here's something else, Bob: I have eight different bosses right now.
Bob Slydell: I beg your pardon?
Peter Gibbons: Eight bosses.
Bob Slydell: Eight?
Peter Gibbons: Eight, Bob. So that means that when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my only real motivation is not to be hassled, that and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired.
Yeah, it's just like how those religious minorities in China during the Cultural Revolution were holding back Mao's plans for success.
I didn't realize that California had military spending! Here I thought it was the federal government's right to keep a standing army.
Clearly the solution is pure democracy. Then we can vote to enable Herr Hitler to put his great plans for the Fatherland into practice.
This is why people call democracy two wolves and a sheep deciding what's for lunch. Authoritarians like democracy... God help you if you're a minority in their way.
No, they still have to answer to the school board and the citizens.
What do you mean by "disagree"? I assure you that most "religious conservatives" realize that the science behind stem cells works, but that there are moral implications with embryonic stem cell research. And what does birth control usage have to do with science? Go bitch on some other forum; you're just ranting OT.
Well, that's also what we do in general with schools that are failing: demand more money and better pay for teachers, and expect that will fix the problem.
The problem is that bad public schools go on; they just receive more funding and higher payrolls in an attempt to attract better teachers. Bad private schools get better, or die.
They must pre-chew the food for their students and mouth feed it to them like little birds in Maryland. I mean, they should probably ban scissors too, right?
No one wants old CRTs or desktop computers. No one... not even thrifty stores, because they can't sell them, and sometimes the PCs have pirated software, viruses, or nasty images or movies on them. They have to recycled to reclaim the metals.
American football is called that because the ball used to be snapped with the foot and field goals used to be worth more than touchdowns. The game has changed a bit in 130 years. Ignorance is not an excuse; if you're going to make inflammatory remarks, do your research. By the way, we call it soccer because in the UK... you know, in Europe... they called it asSOCiation football.
I dunno; it's been a while since I shot any of my friends in the face. I discovered that death resulted in fewer friends. Maybe we'll try baseball from now on.
You are a stupid prick.
No bars or clubs in San Fran?
Because all the bars/pubs and nightclubs are totally empty in the USA. Yup, no one ever goes anymore. And we totally don't have any chains like Dave & Buster's where adults can eat, drink, laugh, and play games. Maybe we should let people smoke weed.
I went to the comments expecting lots of sour grapes and skepticism, and I was not disappointed. Or rather I was, because the naysayers who point out that being a successful entrepreneur is not guaranteed, and would rather have a nice, safe job guaranteed by their government, are dragging the rest of us down. They criticize hedge fund managers and bankers, but when Buffett comes along and says, "Hey! The 1% pay too few taxes, so here's my plan to fix it!" they don't suspect that guy. People like Buffett who already "made it" don't want any competition; any roadblocks they put in the way of the "rich" are really to keep the middle and lower classes from joining their club. You don't think Buffett already knows how to dodge higher taxes? If he wants to be "charitable", he could just send an extra fat check right to the IRS and exhort his peers to do the same. The Federal Reserve and the IRS were created to keep the millionaires club exclusive.
It's also dangerous to be around those who believe they're more advanced or, if you will, "progressive".
The females also kill the young of other females out of jealousy.
Nobody really cares about your sick fascination with that site.