Bull. When I worked at a grocery store, employees were responsible for MAYBE 10% of loss. (I know that our store didn't necessarily represent the industry as a whole but bear with me here.)
Due to horrible laziness on the part of the store management, though, we had an incredible amount of customer theft. People would walk out with full carts of groceries and the managers wouldn't bat an eye.
So how did said management stay out of trouble over all the loss? Blame it on the employees.
I know that the cards you get from those places are cheap-looking, but I'd love to know where you're getting 250 cards for $7 from a regular business. If I recall correctly, last time I checked at the UPS store, they wanted $25-30 for 50 cards. Not saying that buying from the cheapo site is a good idea, just pointing that out.
It was an idle comment, but I am actually interested in a career in Japan. Feel free to email me at aajewelry@bellsouth.net (and the spambots can give my Thunderbird junk mail filters some exercise).
Why "of course" when it comes to men wanting children? Not all do, and it's all right if they don't, so don't stereotype. I'm perfectly fine in the fertility area, and my husband and I still don't want children.
1) There are six billion people on the planet, and most of them are intent on producing as many little bits of immortality as they can. I don't think the species is in any danger.
2) The happiness level of a couple bottoms out as soon as they have a baby, and doesn't recover for 20 years. This is documented. Look it up. Why on earth would I want to subject myself to that?
3) I feel absolutely no need to be immortal. If my genes die with me, well, that's just how it is.
4) What if those feelings, of mine and the original poster, ARE real? Do you have a problem accepting that other people's views can be different from your own? Why are differing views automatically wrong? Why do you assume we're in denial?
5) Speaking of which, what does it matter what the original poster thinks their purpose is on this earth? If they think they're here to worship the little green men when they land, it's not any of your business. If they think it's to "be good in their career" it's also none of your business. IF everyone's purpose on this earth is to have children, well then we've got a big problem, and it's called overpopulation.
6) I don't "owe" it to anyone to have children, not even to my parents. They certainly did invest a lot in me, but instead of having more children which will take all my time away from them, I choose to invest my time back into them as my way of thanking them. They'll be the ones in the nursing home GETTING visits instead of being ignored.
I'd like to see some studies here about how many people in nursing homes actually get visits from their children.
Personally, I'd rather not be immortal.
Not just you. My father refuses to stop using IE because his stock trading site doesn't run on Firefox. My mother refuses to switch from using Outlook because of the abilities its address book has.
Business models will just have to adapt, like they've been adapting since the beginning of time. If someone irritates the crap out of me, I won't buy from them or use their services, period, and that goes for sites that host annoying ads. Why should I have to look at that? Should I have to put up with people picking my pockets on the street or asking me intrusive survey questions just because if I don't, it will put those poor, poor people out of business?
Unfortunately, not everyone can afford to do that due to poor reception (try living in the mountains). Some people also have internet that requires a landline.
I live in a rural area of the western NC mountains. People just don't carry cells up here, for two reasons: a) this is a very poor area. The college students carry them, with very few exceptions (funded by parentals) - the locals don't, with very few exceptions.
When you're trying to raise two kids as a single parent by working at Hardee's full time because it's the only job around, an extra phone is an unreachable luxury. (Although said parent probably has full cable TV, but don't get me started on that particular rant.)
b) Service up here is horrible. Half of my town has Verizon service, the other half goes on roaming, and the town is only about two miles across. Forget having service if you drive out of town. Mountains aren't exactly conducive to cellphone service.
I personally have a Verizon prepaid phone, which still costs me $15 a month and is a strain on our finances. The winters up here are icy enough that I want it for when I'm driving, even with the poor reception. Our landline phone is necessary for our internet, or we'd probably just drop it.
There's nothing illegal or unethical about publishing the person's full name unless it is the victim of a sexual assault. That's American communication law precedent. I can probably dig up case names for you if you want.
There are many, many jobs where you have to deal with screaming customers. I could sit here and list at least 10 different ones that I've personally worked. It would be nice if there were only a few like that, but every single one that deals with customers is like that.
Kudos to the lady with the trashcan, though.
Some people, like me, have PCs because they/need/ a PC over an Apple for various reasons. The software I use won't run on an Apple. Don't be so quick to assume that everyone would be better off with a Mac, or that the only reason Random Person doesn't have one is because he's ignorant/uninformed/lazy.
Then again, the only time I ever call tech support is to find out if my DSL is down, and my husband and I build our computers, so we don't have to worry about bad tech support either way.
I don't know much about Finland, but it's doubtful that Finland has the massive influx of varied cultures and languages that the US has had since its beginning. Regardless, every language changes over time, no matter how many "proper language" nazis there are in a country.
Christmas probably got shortened to "Xmas" because it is just that. Shorter.
English (or "American English," if you will) is an extremely idiomatic language, probably because of the cultural influx I mentioned above. That's just how languages work. English just happens to change faster than many other languages, that's all. What's wrong with new ways to use words, anyhow?
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I left a soda outside once as a child and was greeted by a swig of Coke full of tiny ants. Not a pleasant experience.
Obviously you don't know too many.
Bull. When I worked at a grocery store, employees were responsible for MAYBE 10% of loss. (I know that our store didn't necessarily represent the industry as a whole but bear with me here.)
Due to horrible laziness on the part of the store management, though, we had an incredible amount of customer theft. People would walk out with full carts of groceries and the managers wouldn't bat an eye.
So how did said management stay out of trouble over all the loss? Blame it on the employees.
I agree. I can't understand this attitude that music should magically always be free.
Stupidity. The minute my husband not only tells me I have to do ALL the chores, but writes me a program about it, he'd be tossed out the door.
I know that the cards you get from those places are cheap-looking, but I'd love to know where you're getting 250 cards for $7 from a regular business. If I recall correctly, last time I checked at the UPS store, they wanted $25-30 for 50 cards. Not saying that buying from the cheapo site is a good idea, just pointing that out.
It was an idle comment, but I am actually interested in a career in Japan. Feel free to email me at aajewelry@bellsouth.net (and the spambots can give my Thunderbird junk mail filters some exercise).
Too bad those of us looking for positions in Japan can't seem to find any. :)
Why "of course" when it comes to men wanting children? Not all do, and it's all right if they don't, so don't stereotype. I'm perfectly fine in the fertility area, and my husband and I still don't want children. 1) There are six billion people on the planet, and most of them are intent on producing as many little bits of immortality as they can. I don't think the species is in any danger. 2) The happiness level of a couple bottoms out as soon as they have a baby, and doesn't recover for 20 years. This is documented. Look it up. Why on earth would I want to subject myself to that? 3) I feel absolutely no need to be immortal. If my genes die with me, well, that's just how it is. 4) What if those feelings, of mine and the original poster, ARE real? Do you have a problem accepting that other people's views can be different from your own? Why are differing views automatically wrong? Why do you assume we're in denial? 5) Speaking of which, what does it matter what the original poster thinks their purpose is on this earth? If they think they're here to worship the little green men when they land, it's not any of your business. If they think it's to "be good in their career" it's also none of your business. IF everyone's purpose on this earth is to have children, well then we've got a big problem, and it's called overpopulation. 6) I don't "owe" it to anyone to have children, not even to my parents. They certainly did invest a lot in me, but instead of having more children which will take all my time away from them, I choose to invest my time back into them as my way of thanking them. They'll be the ones in the nursing home GETTING visits instead of being ignored.
I'd like to see some studies here about how many people in nursing homes actually get visits from their children. Personally, I'd rather not be immortal.
We just bought a copy of Shanghai Noon. The thing has somewhere between 5 and 10 minutes of previews on it that can't be skipped. What fun.
I don't smoke because I'm severely allergic to it. What's your point?
Not just you. My father refuses to stop using IE because his stock trading site doesn't run on Firefox. My mother refuses to switch from using Outlook because of the abilities its address book has.
Business models will just have to adapt, like they've been adapting since the beginning of time. If someone irritates the crap out of me, I won't buy from them or use their services, period, and that goes for sites that host annoying ads. Why should I have to look at that? Should I have to put up with people picking my pockets on the street or asking me intrusive survey questions just because if I don't, it will put those poor, poor people out of business?
Assuming you live in an area where that (taking public transportation) is practical or even possible.
That's a good point too. Cellphones just aren't up to working for everyone just yet.
Unfortunately, not everyone can afford to do that due to poor reception (try living in the mountains). Some people also have internet that requires a landline.
I live in a rural area of the western NC mountains. People just don't carry cells up here, for two reasons: a) this is a very poor area. The college students carry them, with very few exceptions (funded by parentals) - the locals don't, with very few exceptions. When you're trying to raise two kids as a single parent by working at Hardee's full time because it's the only job around, an extra phone is an unreachable luxury. (Although said parent probably has full cable TV, but don't get me started on that particular rant.) b) Service up here is horrible. Half of my town has Verizon service, the other half goes on roaming, and the town is only about two miles across. Forget having service if you drive out of town. Mountains aren't exactly conducive to cellphone service. I personally have a Verizon prepaid phone, which still costs me $15 a month and is a strain on our finances. The winters up here are icy enough that I want it for when I'm driving, even with the poor reception. Our landline phone is necessary for our internet, or we'd probably just drop it.
Why should everyone have a cellphone? They're expensive, especially for lower income folks.
There's nothing illegal or unethical about publishing the person's full name unless it is the victim of a sexual assault. That's American communication law precedent. I can probably dig up case names for you if you want.
There are many, many jobs where you have to deal with screaming customers. I could sit here and list at least 10 different ones that I've personally worked. It would be nice if there were only a few like that, but every single one that deals with customers is like that. Kudos to the lady with the trashcan, though.
My personal favorites are the cars swerving all over the highway, the only thing visible behind the windshield the back of XYZ City map...
Some people, like me, have PCs because they /need/ a PC over an Apple for various reasons. The software I use won't run on an Apple. Don't be so quick to assume that everyone would be better off with a Mac, or that the only reason Random Person doesn't have one is because he's ignorant/uninformed/lazy.
Then again, the only time I ever call tech support is to find out if my DSL is down, and my husband and I build our computers, so we don't have to worry about bad tech support either way.
I don't know much about Finland, but it's doubtful that Finland has the massive influx of varied cultures and languages that the US has had since its beginning. Regardless, every language changes over time, no matter how many "proper language" nazis there are in a country. Christmas probably got shortened to "Xmas" because it is just that. Shorter. English (or "American English," if you will) is an extremely idiomatic language, probably because of the cultural influx I mentioned above. That's just how languages work. English just happens to change faster than many other languages, that's all. What's wrong with new ways to use words, anyhow?
Every time my IE crashes, it takes the shell with it. I haven't had one single OS failure that's been Firefox related.