But actually, I've given up on private industry- and am currently interviewing for a job with my local Department of Transportation. If we run out of money for roads, we're all in trouble.
We better not run of money for roads, they're a critical part of our national infrastructure. Hopefully we'll run out of money for lackluster papershufflers who wish for nothing more than to suckle off the taxpayers teat, however. Good luck!
Yes, but Google has yet to actually turn a profit, by stock market standards.
You are correct that some people do lose out in a union. The people who would otherwise be able to make demands at a job for whatever they want wont be making an unfair salary anymore.
If that person is so valuable that they can make demands on management and get them met, how is that salary unfair? In IT in particular, the best employees are often hugely more productive than their peers, to the tune of 100% or more as opposed to low-skill workers in fields like manufacturing or warehousing, where 20-30% may mark an outstanding performer.
Either way, you need to have the freedom to reward the best employees.
That is one of the worst analogies I've seen here in a looooooooong time.
Shareholders, if they disapprove of the company's direction, can sell their stock in one of the most open and liquid markets on the planet, and "vote with their $" for another firm that they wish to own, in a matter of seconds.
Citizens of the USSR had no such freedom of choice.
I took them at their word- that they couldn't afford more salary, and that a PERMANENT job meant PERMANENT (as opposed to, we'll toss you for no reason when we feel like it). But they're liars- just like everybody else in this rotten economy.
Wow, that's a startling level of naivete on your part. I don't know where you'd go to find an economy that's less "rotten" and would provide the security you seek.
They don't want the superior job- superior jobs are not respected by stockholders or managment.
Another stupifyingly naive assertion. Shareholders and management are after profit, which can be achieved a number of ways, depending on the market in question. In a mature industry, cost cutting may well achieve a one-time gain in profit (outsourcing for cheaper labor, and hopefully a minimal reduction in performance). Quite often, however, the road to profit is through expertise and innovation (think Google), which pretty much rules out cheap-labor outsourcing for all but the most mundane tasks.
I expect them to tell the truth- and pay for it with their lives when they don't.
I'm thinking that you need some anger management counseling...
One thing that helped for me was having a water cooler at work - a cool cup of water is a fine replacement. At my new job, however, no such luck, and the tap water tastes like they scooped it up in the parking lot, so I tend to drink tea (no sugar) instead.
It's not that diet drinks aren't sweet enough, it's that they have an aftertaste that's flat-out disgusting. I try each new variant that comes out (Pepsi One, etc.), but that aftertaste just ruins it.
Well, the difference in explanations is obvious. In the first case (big bang, big crunch, rinse and repeat) they are referring to the standard big bang theory. The new theory (as far as TFA says) doesn't involve a crunch, just another big bang after the current matter in the universe dissipates.
How that part works out would be an interesting read. One aspect of the duality that binds the various aspects of M-Theory is that for certain branches of the theory, what is true at one geometric scale n is true in the opposing theory at the scale 1/n. Perhaps they are using relationship to argue that complete dissipation in one perspective constitutes absolute concentration (i.e. a big crunch) from a different perspective.
Beats me, I'm 15 years removed from my undergraduate physics courses, and I jumped ship on physics just before string theory started revving up big-time in the early 1990's.
It's also how flexible the company is in their HR policies. I asked about this (as part of several items) up front, and that was one area they couldn't do anything in. Other aspects (salary, signing bonus, etc.) were open for discussion, but not vacation time.
There may not be a search bar in IE6, but there is a search button, which brings up the little dog helper, who (gasp!) pulls results from MSN. I feel so, so... violated!
Forget the "ease" with which users can change their search engine - the bottom line is that most casual users don't really care. Many would probably ignore the search bar and browse over to Google anyway (that's what my reference case, my wife's 84 year-old grandfather does).
This is one of the most overblown issues I've seen here in quite a while, and that's saying something.
The few days off though is certainly frustrating, but is usually dependent on how long you've been at that job (been there longer, get more days off per year).
This aspect is particular troubling, considering how modern workers change jobs more often, which leads to a more liquid labor market, but screws the individual in terms of gaining tenure and the "extra" vacation time that comes along with that. I've worked full-time for 15 years now, but since I just took a new job 6 months ago, I get 2 weeks vacation. That's frickin' ridiculous!
I don't believe the search issue with IE7 is non-changeable, just that the default is set to MSN. Microsoft would then have a stranglehold on users who are too inept to select their own search engine....
"Foot in the door" is truly the operative phrase when it comes to certifications. By and large, they help get past the initial hurdles on the way towards getting a job, but once you're in there, it's performance that counts.
Which, if you think about it, is the appropriate role for a certification. It says to an employer, "this guy has displayed X level of knowledge in Y subject," and gives them a better idea of your qualifications for a job. Once hired, however, they'll find out whether you're a slacker, an overachiever, or the guy who steals out of the lounge refrigerator and flatulates so loud you can hear it from 5 cubicles over. That's what probationary hiring periods are for....
So if you earn some magic sword that you could sell for USD$5K real-world dollars, it may be the case that you should be taxed on that USD$5K of income right now, before you sell it. Maybe.
If the market for those items were considered robust enough (not sure how you'd measure that), I'd say you're very likely going to be taxed at the time of acquisition, not the time of sale. Just like winning items on a game show, it doesn't take the sale of those items to generate a taxable event, merely the acquisition of those items represents income received. Just ask the people who got cars from Oprah...
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Insert the phrase "at a given price" in there a couple times, and that might make sense.
But actually, I've given up on private industry- and am currently interviewing for a job with my local Department of Transportation. If we run out of money for roads, we're all in trouble.
We better not run of money for roads, they're a critical part of our national infrastructure. Hopefully we'll run out of money for lackluster papershufflers who wish for nothing more than to suckle off the taxpayers teat, however. Good luck!
Yes, but Google has yet to actually turn a profit, by stock market standards.
Google is actually raking in the dough, with a profit margin over 20%.
And that was so easy compared to a few clicks on Ameritrade...
Thanks for reinforcing my point.
You are correct that some people do lose out in a union. The people who would otherwise be able to make demands at a job for whatever they want wont be making an unfair salary anymore.
If that person is so valuable that they can make demands on management and get them met, how is that salary unfair? In IT in particular, the best employees are often hugely more productive than their peers, to the tune of 100% or more as opposed to low-skill workers in fields like manufacturing or warehousing, where 20-30% may mark an outstanding performer.
Either way, you need to have the freedom to reward the best employees.
Not trolling, I'd just like to see where those numbers come from. I went to www.bls.gov, but that number just doesn't jump off the page...
That is one of the worst analogies I've seen here in a looooooooong time.
Shareholders, if they disapprove of the company's direction, can sell their stock in one of the most open and liquid markets on the planet, and "vote with their $" for another firm that they wish to own, in a matter of seconds.
Citizens of the USSR had no such freedom of choice.
Link, please?
I took them at their word- that they couldn't afford more salary, and that a PERMANENT job meant PERMANENT (as opposed to, we'll toss you for no reason when we feel like it). But they're liars- just like everybody else in this rotten economy.
Wow, that's a startling level of naivete on your part. I don't know where you'd go to find an economy that's less "rotten" and would provide the security you seek.
They don't want the superior job- superior jobs are not respected by stockholders or managment.
Another stupifyingly naive assertion. Shareholders and management are after profit, which can be achieved a number of ways, depending on the market in question. In a mature industry, cost cutting may well achieve a one-time gain in profit (outsourcing for cheaper labor, and hopefully a minimal reduction in performance). Quite often, however, the road to profit is through expertise and innovation (think Google), which pretty much rules out cheap-labor outsourcing for all but the most mundane tasks.
I expect them to tell the truth- and pay for it with their lives when they don't.
I'm thinking that you need some anger management counseling...
It is amazing, considering how they've had the names right above the numbers on the jerseys for decades.
Or maybe it's just a reference to Ricky Williams finally clearing through his smoky haze and recognizing teammates.
One of the staples of corporate I.S. development is processing data, and increasingly these days that data lives in a relational database.
Thank you, Mr. Obvious!
In the spirit of the event, maybe they could just host the event on an IRC channel and save all parties involved a lot of travel.
One thing that helped for me was having a water cooler at work - a cool cup of water is a fine replacement. At my new job, however, no such luck, and the tap water tastes like they scooped it up in the parking lot, so I tend to drink tea (no sugar) instead.
It's not that diet drinks aren't sweet enough, it's that they have an aftertaste that's flat-out disgusting. I try each new variant that comes out (Pepsi One, etc.), but that aftertaste just ruins it.
Well, the difference in explanations is obvious. In the first case (big bang, big crunch, rinse and repeat) they are referring to the standard big bang theory. The new theory (as far as TFA says) doesn't involve a crunch, just another big bang after the current matter in the universe dissipates.
How that part works out would be an interesting read. One aspect of the duality that binds the various aspects of M-Theory is that for certain branches of the theory, what is true at one geometric scale n is true in the opposing theory at the scale 1/n. Perhaps they are using relationship to argue that complete dissipation in one perspective constitutes absolute concentration (i.e. a big crunch) from a different perspective.
Beats me, I'm 15 years removed from my undergraduate physics courses, and I jumped ship on physics just before string theory started revving up big-time in the early 1990's.
It's also how flexible the company is in their HR policies. I asked about this (as part of several items) up front, and that was one area they couldn't do anything in. Other aspects (salary, signing bonus, etc.) were open for discussion, but not vacation time.
There may not be a search bar in IE6, but there is a search button, which brings up the little dog helper, who (gasp!) pulls results from MSN. I feel so, so... violated!
Forget the "ease" with which users can change their search engine - the bottom line is that most casual users don't really care. Many would probably ignore the search bar and browse over to Google anyway (that's what my reference case, my wife's 84 year-old grandfather does).
This is one of the most overblown issues I've seen here in quite a while, and that's saying something.
The few days off though is certainly frustrating, but is usually dependent on how long you've been at that job (been there longer, get more days off per year).
This aspect is particular troubling, considering how modern workers change jobs more often, which leads to a more liquid labor market, but screws the individual in terms of gaining tenure and the "extra" vacation time that comes along with that. I've worked full-time for 15 years now, but since I just took a new job 6 months ago, I get 2 weeks vacation. That's frickin' ridiculous!
That said, it's still a waaaaay-overblown issue. It's gotta start somewhere....
I don't believe the search issue with IE7 is non-changeable, just that the default is set to MSN. Microsoft would then have a stranglehold on users who are too inept to select their own search engine....
Mod Parent up - just because one company takes an equity stake in another, that doesn't constitute a merger.
What we need is a top 10 list of annoying tactics use to shill for magazines...
10. "Best of..." lists
9. "It's the End of..." headlines
8. "Year in Review"
7. "Hot New [stuff] for Next Year"
etc.
etc.
etc.
"Foot in the door" is truly the operative phrase when it comes to certifications. By and large, they help get past the initial hurdles on the way towards getting a job, but once you're in there, it's performance that counts.
Which, if you think about it, is the appropriate role for a certification. It says to an employer, "this guy has displayed X level of knowledge in Y subject," and gives them a better idea of your qualifications for a job. Once hired, however, they'll find out whether you're a slacker, an overachiever, or the guy who steals out of the lounge refrigerator and flatulates so loud you can hear it from 5 cubicles over. That's what probationary hiring periods are for....
While you're at it, that sounds like a summary from a porn movie:
"naked people and animals in pristine nature, violating something"
So if you earn some magic sword that you could sell for USD$5K real-world dollars, it may be the case that you should be taxed on that USD$5K of income right now, before you sell it. Maybe.
If the market for those items were considered robust enough (not sure how you'd measure that), I'd say you're very likely going to be taxed at the time of acquisition, not the time of sale. Just like winning items on a game show, it doesn't take the sale of those items to generate a taxable event, merely the acquisition of those items represents income received. Just ask the people who got cars from Oprah...