I've been working full time since I was 15. I'm in my 50's now, and have been through down & up economies.
I find, that a lot of times, in a down economy, most employers will treat their workers like crap, knowing that
if they don't like it, they will probably stay, because it is harder to find a job, but, when the economy is up,
some employers will "sweeten the pot" to keep good workers, knowing that they could go somewhere else.
Depending on how rough they treat you in a down economy, should help make the decision to leave in an
up economy.
Heck, I can't even get techs to read the service manuals sometimes, how are you going to get end users to read them?
All of our equipment use to have a place on the back, that held the manuals. I use to say I could slit the plastic wrapper
that came on the manuals & drivers, slip a 10 dollar bill into the book, come back a year later & would have a better than
70% chance of finding the 10 dollar bill exactly where I left it! Now, our manuals come on PDF included with the drivers
disk, plus a small "basic" book, and they still don't read them, even though with a PDF it is searchable.
I think the more they use this technique, the more likely you can use your own body for
replacement parts. Granted, if you need a heart transplant, you might need it right now, but
for something like congestive heart failure, which would allow time, you could possibly use
your own tissue to grow a new one in a lab, then have it transplanted, and avoiding the use
of antirejection drugs for the rest of your life.
What I find funny is a so called scientist saying the price should be raised, to keep people from wasting it.
Oh, sort of like raising the price of gasoline to keep people from wasting it? LOL.
I just wish they could agree on something. I spent 30 minutes the other night on the phone with my father
who was trying to register some new space heater, and the website wasn't written properly, and the java
script never would display properly. Once I closed out his browser and opened a different one, it then
worked properly.
Either that, or ban java script....Some sites, I have to work between 3 browsers, depending on which one
works with a certain site.
And I read an article last week that said the SOUTH POLE ice was at an all time high!
Now, this WINTER, the south pole will melt, stirring the "earth first" crowd to go nuts,
all the while, the NORTH pole ice will be increasing. The the TOP of the world is tilted
TOWARD the sun, the ice MELTS. When the TOP of the world is tilted AWAY from
the sun, it grows.
Plus, 30-50 years worth of data MEANS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING compared to the age
of the planet!
I've only had procedures, or had a problem needing prescription pain meds a couple times.
Both times they wanted to give me a script for that crap & I refused, telling them to prescribe
something else. Just because a doctor prescribes something, doesn't mean you can't ask for
an alternative.
I guess you realize that the only reason Halliburton does some of these jobs is
because THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES LEFT that do it?
Next time, step away from the kool-aid.
Amazing...most all religions are "tolerant" of insults, but the entire world is suppose to have an hands off approach
to islam? Well, how about a giant f&&k off? Until the entire world stands up to the thugs that have hijacked a
religion, to further their own twisted reality of how the world should be. Time & time again, throughout history,
thugs have hijacked religions, to try to control how the world lives. This is nothing different.
We have a choice. We can bend over, drop our pants and take it up the rear, or, you can stand up to these clowns
and push them back into the caves. Until you hurt them to the point they make nice, this kind of garbage will
continue. They will continue to take and take and take til their goals are achieved, which would be world subjugation
to their idea of religion, and the destruction of Israel. It is up to the world to stand up, or be a slave to them.
Thanks to the politically correct movement, it has made their job easier.
I feel for teachers, I really do. They have to put up with all the red tape, helicopter parents, disrespectful students.
But, that being said, no one held a gun to their heads to force them to teach. If someone offered me a 16% raise
in THIS economy, I'd take it.
Most unions are nothing more than a money funneling scheme to political parties. You don't have a choice where
your dues go, other than to line the pockets of the union bosses.
Keep going Chicago teachers unions. You'll keep demanding the sky and it will eventually fall on your head.
If they want more money, then they should be EVALUATED just like any other employee who wants a raise.
Let's see...50% of Chicago students NEVER graduate, and even those that do, some can't even read or write.
How about fixing that, then come back and ask for a raise.
I've been "working" since I was 14. I'm 52 now, and I've been through ups and downs in the economy
multiple times. When the economy is in good shape, most companies & small employers will treat
their employees somewhat better than they do in a down economy. In a down economy, especially
this one, there are MORE available employees, than jobs to assign them to. In other words, you have
a glut of employees. When that is the case, like it or not, a business is in business to MAKE MONEY.
Labor is a tremendous part of that profit. If you can shed higher paying employees for less, you do it
to keep the profit margins higher. In and up economy, the more business you do allows you to keep
the higher paying employees. It's "not fair", but, that is how business works. I've seen stories all over
the web where people get ticked off how their employers treat them, quit, and start their OWN business.
If you think you are shafted, you can go somewhere else.
One thing I do is I have a LONG memory. If an employer treats me poorly in a down economy, when the
economy comes back, I ask for more money, if I don't get it, I go somewhere else to work.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but, does TPB actually "store" files? I thought they only had torrents?
So why does the media continue to call it a file sharing site? (yes it was a rhetorical question)
Recall ALL devices? Yeah, unless they break the door down and take it from me, not gonna happen.
I guess if you don't return it, they will simply block the IMEI number so your phone won't work.
Sometimes the good ideas come from places you would think of as "backwards".
EVERYONE who votes, would be required to dip their right index finger into a PERMANENT ink that
can't be washed off by soap, water, or chemical. Nature would have to wear it off as your skin ages and
flakes off, which would take a few weeks or months.
For the fashion conscience, make it a UV ink that would only show up under that type of light, therefore
it wouldn't be seen. In the middle east, and other countries, they use a purple ink.
So, in other words, Apple is like Breaking Bad that Apple loves to do
illegal things, take out the competition any way possible, and overcharge
for their product?
Yep, sounds about right.
The only way this will work, is if all "vehicles" look like a moped. After they get everyone driving those,
then the "required" uniform will then look like a chairman Mao suit, and then we'll all be happy little
"comrades". Waving a magic wand and mandating an entire industry to achieve a certain fuel standard
is a good way to kill off an entire industry. Another notch in Obama's belt to bring down the American
way of life a peg or two. Why he hates America can be found by watching the 2016 movie.
80-100 is about right. You live long enough to see your children (if you have any), grow up and have children of their own.
You get to experience a whole LOT of things in your lifetime. I remember when my grandfather passed away at the age
of 99 in 1991. Towards the end, he would get mad if someone said "hey you are almost 100 years old". He didn't want to
live to 100...he didn't know anyone other than our immediate family. Still as alert as ever, he still walked about 1/2 mile
a day from "the old folks home" to "the beer joint" (as he called it) to have a cold beer. I saw him last on Christmas in 1990.
Took him back to his place, never thinking that in less than 30 days he would be gone. He willed himself to go. He had seen
it all. The turn of the century, airplanes, cars, ww1, ww2, radio, television, man on the moon all within his lifetime.
So, using my grandfathers experience, I'd say 80-100 is a hell of a lifetime.
Yep, another reason I refuse to fly. It use to be in the USA, you were FREE to travel as you wish.
But, now we have the TSA goons groping everyone, now they are checking trains, some bus lines
etc. How long until on toll roads you are asked "I want to see your papers!"
Until the American public fights back, the government will keep infringing upon your rights as an
American citizen. Those that give up liberty, in the name of freedom, DESERVE NEITHER!
Why?
Several reasons, the biggest is the TSA.
I am an American citizen, and with that gift comes basic rights.
I have the right to NOT be molested, not to be groped, x-ray'd and
to be thought of as a criminal just to make some statement. Instead of
focusing on 80 year old grandmothers, they should be PROFILING those
that want to kill us. But, in our politically correct world, that isn't possible.
Two, flying use to be an experience, people would dress up, people would be
friendly, kind, but now the seats are so jammed together, it isn't anything more
than a bunch of cattle jammed together.
Sorry, I don't want to show up at least an hour or more early, strip down, take off
my shoes, be groped, fondled etc....just for a 2-3 hour trip. I'll just DRIVE and save
the money.
to get the job done. If it is 8, then 8, but, sometimes, clocking out at 5 is NOT an option.
Successful businesses work until the job is done and don't worry about what the clock says.
I can't stand to work with people that watch the clock, more than they do actually working.
If you are that lazy, get the hell out and let me work with someone that actually wants to work.
For men:
1. DON'T have sex
2. Wear a condom if having sex
For Women:
1. DON'T have sex
2. Make sure a man is wearing a condom if having sex.
Pretty simple isn't it?
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Anyone who gives up a little LIBERTY, in the name of SECURITY, deserves NEITHER! "Benefits also include more security"
I've been working full time since I was 15. I'm in my 50's now, and have been through down & up economies. I find, that a lot of times, in a down economy, most employers will treat their workers like crap, knowing that if they don't like it, they will probably stay, because it is harder to find a job, but, when the economy is up, some employers will "sweeten the pot" to keep good workers, knowing that they could go somewhere else. Depending on how rough they treat you in a down economy, should help make the decision to leave in an up economy.
Heck, I can't even get techs to read the service manuals sometimes, how are you going to get end users to read them? All of our equipment use to have a place on the back, that held the manuals. I use to say I could slit the plastic wrapper that came on the manuals & drivers, slip a 10 dollar bill into the book, come back a year later & would have a better than 70% chance of finding the 10 dollar bill exactly where I left it! Now, our manuals come on PDF included with the drivers disk, plus a small "basic" book, and they still don't read them, even though with a PDF it is searchable.
I think the more they use this technique, the more likely you can use your own body for replacement parts. Granted, if you need a heart transplant, you might need it right now, but for something like congestive heart failure, which would allow time, you could possibly use your own tissue to grow a new one in a lab, then have it transplanted, and avoiding the use of antirejection drugs for the rest of your life.
What I find funny is a so called scientist saying the price should be raised, to keep people from wasting it. Oh, sort of like raising the price of gasoline to keep people from wasting it? LOL.
I just wish they could agree on something. I spent 30 minutes the other night on the phone with my father who was trying to register some new space heater, and the website wasn't written properly, and the java script never would display properly. Once I closed out his browser and opened a different one, it then worked properly. Either that, or ban java script....Some sites, I have to work between 3 browsers, depending on which one works with a certain site.
And I read an article last week that said the SOUTH POLE ice was at an all time high! Now, this WINTER, the south pole will melt, stirring the "earth first" crowd to go nuts, all the while, the NORTH pole ice will be increasing. The the TOP of the world is tilted TOWARD the sun, the ice MELTS. When the TOP of the world is tilted AWAY from the sun, it grows. Plus, 30-50 years worth of data MEANS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING compared to the age of the planet!
I've only had procedures, or had a problem needing prescription pain meds a couple times. Both times they wanted to give me a script for that crap & I refused, telling them to prescribe something else. Just because a doctor prescribes something, doesn't mean you can't ask for an alternative.
I guess you realize that the only reason Halliburton does some of these jobs is because THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES LEFT that do it? Next time, step away from the kool-aid.
Amazing...most all religions are "tolerant" of insults, but the entire world is suppose to have an hands off approach to islam? Well, how about a giant f&&k off? Until the entire world stands up to the thugs that have hijacked a religion, to further their own twisted reality of how the world should be. Time & time again, throughout history, thugs have hijacked religions, to try to control how the world lives. This is nothing different. We have a choice. We can bend over, drop our pants and take it up the rear, or, you can stand up to these clowns and push them back into the caves. Until you hurt them to the point they make nice, this kind of garbage will continue. They will continue to take and take and take til their goals are achieved, which would be world subjugation to their idea of religion, and the destruction of Israel. It is up to the world to stand up, or be a slave to them. Thanks to the politically correct movement, it has made their job easier.
I feel for teachers, I really do. They have to put up with all the red tape, helicopter parents, disrespectful students. But, that being said, no one held a gun to their heads to force them to teach. If someone offered me a 16% raise in THIS economy, I'd take it. Most unions are nothing more than a money funneling scheme to political parties. You don't have a choice where your dues go, other than to line the pockets of the union bosses. Keep going Chicago teachers unions. You'll keep demanding the sky and it will eventually fall on your head. If they want more money, then they should be EVALUATED just like any other employee who wants a raise. Let's see...50% of Chicago students NEVER graduate, and even those that do, some can't even read or write. How about fixing that, then come back and ask for a raise.
I've been "working" since I was 14. I'm 52 now, and I've been through ups and downs in the economy multiple times. When the economy is in good shape, most companies & small employers will treat their employees somewhat better than they do in a down economy. In a down economy, especially this one, there are MORE available employees, than jobs to assign them to. In other words, you have a glut of employees. When that is the case, like it or not, a business is in business to MAKE MONEY. Labor is a tremendous part of that profit. If you can shed higher paying employees for less, you do it to keep the profit margins higher. In and up economy, the more business you do allows you to keep the higher paying employees. It's "not fair", but, that is how business works. I've seen stories all over the web where people get ticked off how their employers treat them, quit, and start their OWN business. If you think you are shafted, you can go somewhere else. One thing I do is I have a LONG memory. If an employer treats me poorly in a down economy, when the economy comes back, I ask for more money, if I don't get it, I go somewhere else to work.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but, does TPB actually "store" files? I thought they only had torrents? So why does the media continue to call it a file sharing site? (yes it was a rhetorical question)
Recall ALL devices? Yeah, unless they break the door down and take it from me, not gonna happen. I guess if you don't return it, they will simply block the IMEI number so your phone won't work.
Because they let marketing & sales staff pick the names.
Sometimes the good ideas come from places you would think of as "backwards". EVERYONE who votes, would be required to dip their right index finger into a PERMANENT ink that can't be washed off by soap, water, or chemical. Nature would have to wear it off as your skin ages and flakes off, which would take a few weeks or months. For the fashion conscience, make it a UV ink that would only show up under that type of light, therefore it wouldn't be seen. In the middle east, and other countries, they use a purple ink.
So, in other words, Apple is like Breaking Bad that Apple loves to do illegal things, take out the competition any way possible, and overcharge for their product? Yep, sounds about right.
Those that sign up, will be at the mercy of the UN (useless nations), bank on it.
The only way this will work, is if all "vehicles" look like a moped. After they get everyone driving those, then the "required" uniform will then look like a chairman Mao suit, and then we'll all be happy little "comrades". Waving a magic wand and mandating an entire industry to achieve a certain fuel standard is a good way to kill off an entire industry. Another notch in Obama's belt to bring down the American way of life a peg or two. Why he hates America can be found by watching the 2016 movie.
Unless the moon & earth are in a geostationary orbit, won't this think drift around? I guess having it "anchor" in space will negate that problem?
80-100 is about right. You live long enough to see your children (if you have any), grow up and have children of their own. You get to experience a whole LOT of things in your lifetime. I remember when my grandfather passed away at the age of 99 in 1991. Towards the end, he would get mad if someone said "hey you are almost 100 years old". He didn't want to live to 100...he didn't know anyone other than our immediate family. Still as alert as ever, he still walked about 1/2 mile a day from "the old folks home" to "the beer joint" (as he called it) to have a cold beer. I saw him last on Christmas in 1990. Took him back to his place, never thinking that in less than 30 days he would be gone. He willed himself to go. He had seen it all. The turn of the century, airplanes, cars, ww1, ww2, radio, television, man on the moon all within his lifetime. So, using my grandfathers experience, I'd say 80-100 is a hell of a lifetime.
Yep, another reason I refuse to fly. It use to be in the USA, you were FREE to travel as you wish. But, now we have the TSA goons groping everyone, now they are checking trains, some bus lines etc. How long until on toll roads you are asked "I want to see your papers!" Until the American public fights back, the government will keep infringing upon your rights as an American citizen. Those that give up liberty, in the name of freedom, DESERVE NEITHER!
Why? Several reasons, the biggest is the TSA. I am an American citizen, and with that gift comes basic rights. I have the right to NOT be molested, not to be groped, x-ray'd and to be thought of as a criminal just to make some statement. Instead of focusing on 80 year old grandmothers, they should be PROFILING those that want to kill us. But, in our politically correct world, that isn't possible. Two, flying use to be an experience, people would dress up, people would be friendly, kind, but now the seats are so jammed together, it isn't anything more than a bunch of cattle jammed together. Sorry, I don't want to show up at least an hour or more early, strip down, take off my shoes, be groped, fondled etc....just for a 2-3 hour trip. I'll just DRIVE and save the money.
to get the job done. If it is 8, then 8, but, sometimes, clocking out at 5 is NOT an option. Successful businesses work until the job is done and don't worry about what the clock says. I can't stand to work with people that watch the clock, more than they do actually working. If you are that lazy, get the hell out and let me work with someone that actually wants to work.
For men: 1. DON'T have sex 2. Wear a condom if having sex For Women: 1. DON'T have sex 2. Make sure a man is wearing a condom if having sex. Pretty simple isn't it?