And how many lost their jobs???

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"To me tv makes you care about people you don't know, buy crap you don't need,"

Still; Love ya Man !

I just saw, I am TWICE your age. What a shame.....
 
JerseyVics said:
I'm in the process of losing my job... no fun!

--Russ
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I lost my job 2 weeks ago.
I was employed there for almost 13 years.

Loyalty means nothing to CORPORATE AMERICA anymore.
So now, I am going to be my own boss,
and I am not working for anyone else, ever again.
 
murphypeople said:
Understanding + knowledge properly applied = Wisdom. Stay on the path.

T
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Actually, it works better if put this way...

(Understanding + Knowledge) Properly Applied = Wisdom

CULTURAL DIVERSITY is the biggest trait of AMERICA.
If you don't seek out that knowledge and have a proper understanding of it,
you can't possibly apply it correctly so that it means anything.
This is where miscommunication and embarrasment come into play,
and can possibly make a potentially good situation go bad.
 
GAMike said:
Get your news from a variety of sources...Never rely one just one source. Then believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see, and most will be fine.

While I agree with Magindat about Company executives needing to have morals enough to take a pass on excessive compensation, this is the free market economy at work.......

Most people when they interview go through negotiations of some kind, and take a look at what other executives earn for similar responsibilities at similar sized companies. Most justify thier compensation based on this criteria (and how bad they are being courted) when they can't point to company performance as the reason.

This is the American way like it or not. if you want me to carry the load in company like Ford with all the BS that I would inherit and have to own, you better step up and secure my future, because I may not be able to get another job if I cannot fix the cluster F*$# I'm stepping into.

Yea I don't like the comp plan, but hey just cause a Sheriff from Wisconsin writes himself a ticket for an improper lane change, it does not mean every Sherrif is going to fall in lock step and do likewise should they break the law.

Same goes for CEO's. A few may step up and do the right thing on bonuses(Like the Delta Airline CEO) though they don't have too, but it won't change squat over all..... JMHO

So forget about it and go find an expliotable situation of your own. Lets see when we would say "Stop" "Thats enought":coolman:

Best regards,
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Yer right, and I know. I took Economics 101. I get it. However, in my view, I boil everything down to the working man (or woman) and their families. The way I see it, those families are our future and deserve all that a society can give. The sap-sucking CEO's are already on their way to being our past. They have literllay taken food from the mouths of babes to promote themselves.

Free market... great. Secure your own future due to possibly not being able to work again... I agree. I just think 28 million is more than ANYONE needs, especially when that money is made on the backs of the hard working middle class.

When looked at from the working person's position, the current state of our capitalist republic resembles fuedalism.

Not to start a political arguement. I'm not argueing. I'm clarifying my view for the entertainment of others!

Nice to toss the ideas around without a fight, ain't it?
 
MENINBLK said:
I lost my job 2 weeks ago.
I was employed there for almost 13 years.

Loyalty means nothing to CORPORATE AMERICA anymore.
So now, I am going to be my own boss,
and I am not working for anyone else, ever again.
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you damn right there's no loyalty whatsoever (to employees, I've been very loyal to them)

hell I once worked 30+ hours straight to make sure things go smoothly, but its not reciprocal in any way, shape or form

I wouldn't go as far as saying I would never work for anyone again, but next job I see will definitely be towards my career and in the Big Apple... I'm sick and tired of this small time Jersey crap!

--Russ :mad2:
 
What I dont understand is these transnational companies keep exporting all our manufacturing jobs and yet the voters keep supporting the political party thats all for it. I dont understand how they get one vote.
 
Vortex said:
What I dont understand is these transnational companies keep exporting all our manufacturing jobs and yet the voters keep supporting the political party thats all for it. I dont understand how they get one vote.
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Because 'Free Trade Agreements' are never done as 'treaties' or they would have to go before the US Senate, and get shot down there. (Hopefully)

They keep telling us that 'Free Trade' is good for us, but the numbers say otherwise.

http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/home/Frontpage/2007/04/10/01488.html
 
The best thing on this thread is JerseyVics avatar. :D

CEO compensation is out of control with the outrageous salaries, benefits and perks. In the '60s, the typical CEO salary was about 5-10 times that of the average worker. Today, it is about 100-500 times the average worker. Simply incredible. Personally, I don't know how they can stand in front of their employees with a strait face and tell them that "everyone" has to tighten their belts and sacrifice. Yeah, right. :o

It even happens at the lower levels when the local school superintendent blames budget shortfalls on his ability to give his school teachers a 2% cost of living raise, when he is behind closed doors negotiating a big 10% increase on a $300,000 salary for himself. Sheer gall and hypocrisy. :mad:
 
magindat said:
Yer right, and I know. I took Economics 101. I get it. However, in my view, I boil everything down to the working man (or woman) and their families. The way I see it, those families are our future and deserve all that a society can give. The sap-sucking CEO's are already on their way to being our past. They have literllay taken food from the mouths of babes to promote themselves.

Free market... great. Secure your own future due to possibly not being able to work again... I agree. I just think 28 million is more than ANYONE needs, especially when that money is made on the backs of the hard working middle class.

When looked at from the working person's position, the current state of our capitalist republic resembles fuedalism.

Not to start a political arguement. I'm not argueing. I'm clarifying my view for the entertainment of others!

Nice to toss the ideas around without a fight, ain't it?
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I agree the working man gets the shaft here. No doubt. But you would never get me to take on the awesome responsibility of turning around an F'd up company like Ford without a very aggressive Comp. Plan.

I too hate that a small % of employee's make silly $ while the majority have to rob Peter to pay Paul weekly.

I do prefer however to live in a society where with hard work, the right skillset/ connections and more than a little luck anyone of us might have the opportunity to "Ring the bell" over Communism. I'm a capitalist....It's just me, I can't help it. Lol.........
 
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