Today's Laugh
Ah, yes, who needs the comic pages when you have the opinion pages. A local resident blames the surge in crime in Allentown on Bush; "Bushonomics" to be exact. The link is here but the paper removes it after about a week or so. You knew this would happen, too. The person also goes on to exult Clinton and basically theorize that more police officers equals less crime. First, she should remember local news. An Easton police officer was killed in the Easton police station by another officer's gun. Being surrounded by police didn't seem to help Officer Sollman.
Secondly, in blaming Bush for people resorting to crime because they can't get a job or implying that a low-end job is a dead end job, this person obviously has never worked in a position where one hires entry-level people. I have. I worked in restaurant management and the only thing you needed to get a job was the ability to walk in and fill out an application. You didn't even need to know how to spell or have a high school diploma. We couldn't keep the place staffed. Interestingly enough, I was surprised at how many in management started at the bottom washing dishes or bussing tables.
I also supervised newspaper carriers. Again, no real education or literacy was required yet I couldn't keep the routes filled. Jobs are out there and, regardless of education, companies will promote you if you work hard. I've had many supervisors who. I'm convinced, never completed high school. They certainly couldn't spell or do math, but they worked hard and knew how to manage people.
Rewarding the rich? Wake up woman. Rewarding those who work hard - how is that the root of crime?
1 Comments:
ok I will bite I sit here and read and catch up to what I missed every few weeks but this sparked my attention, so I will post. I work at a major company (Elizabeth Arden)and have been there well over 6 months I have a low level position with some athority but, what I see going on there kills me you say you have to work hard to get promoted I have seen people chosen for forklift positions from regular production workers which is slightly over a $2 pay raise that no where else would they get such a promotion they don't work hard a lot of them and some have the worst attitudes you'll ever see why are they picked its not their work ethic (some miss a lot of work others are just flat out LAZY) its not their attitude I run a line and have been subjected to the attitude to the point of being called stupid by one because she was tossing open product on the pallet and called her on it (not on a box on the pallet a plain wooden pallet to break when tossed or get dirty)so why are these people promoted ones that would never get anywhere anywhere else I and a few others have been told we have a fantistic work ethic compared to other line leaders but we don't get hired on permenant. Unfortunitly working hard doesn't always get you ahead oh well nuff said.
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