Ah, so its a GOD given right

Post #263,179 by bepatient 7/31/06 12:09:10 PM Reply	Ah, so its a GOD given right that every single person should get a new job that pays them more than their last job. Anything else is simple proof that they are being exploited by evil capitalist pigs. Somehow I don't think that spoiled mentality is shared by our predecessor generation. Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #263,831 by mmoffitt 8/4/06 9:50:37 PM Reply	Heh. every single person should get a new job that pays them more than their last job. ... Somehow I don't think that spoiled mentality is shared by our predecessor generation. Er, my memory (circa 20th century up until the Reagan Revolution) was that the generally shared "mentality" was that there existed something called "The American Dream." It went sort of like this: 1) Go to school. Get good grades. 2) Work hard. Get an honest day's pay for an honest day's work. 3) Doing 2 will get you promoted so that your standard of living actually goes up. 4) Achieve the American Dream. Now the shared "mentality" goes something along these lines: 1) Go to school. Get good grades. Major in something that is going make you hireable in a position that is going to take at least 5 years after your grad school graduation to outsource your job to some third world country for 1/10th the wages you'll be paid. 2) Work hard - very hard if you want to maintain your standard of living over the 5 years you'll be employable until the greedy owners of the business you work for figure out how to get Mohammad to do your job for 3 cents on the dollar. Remember, you owe the corporation loyalty - especially if you're salaried (in such case you'll need to give from 10-25% more work gratis). The corporation owes you nothing. 3) Doing 2 will give you a job for a handful of years. Then you'll need to go back to Step 1 and repeat the cycle. And don't complain - this is the Murican Way. 4) This is the American nightmare. bcnu, Mikem It would seem, therefore, that the three human impulses embodied in religion are fear, conceit, and hatred. The purpose of religion, one might say, is to give an air of respectibility to these passions. -- Bertrand Russell
Post #263,834 by bepatient 8/4/06 10:05:35 PM Reply	Somehow I think you misinterpreted the dream into "the guarantee". And all that college education lands you a call center job? Overstating the outsource issue...after all...everybody in every sector answers phone or writes code. Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #263,839 by bepatient 8/4/06 10:18:51 PM Reply	Oh, and another thing. Those realizing the American Dream??? Immigrants. Chinese/other orientals/latinos. See it here in the city all the time. Start with a food card. Work hard. Save money. Get another cart. Work hard. Upgrade to a restaurant. Move the 7 family members out of the 2 br apartment to a house. Work hard, Save more, move into a nice 300k house in the suburbs. (right around the corner, great people) Small store owners. Whole family lives upstairs. Work 14-16 hours a day..kids work there too...same deal. See...thats the ethic that existed with OUR grandparents...and the honest days work was past on to our parents. And folks in that generation that lost their job...found another one. If it paid the same or less...they were >still supporting their family<. It was an ETHIC. Now the ETHIC is gone. If I am unfortunate enough to lose my 100k job...its beneath me to work somewhere for 80k. I, instead, become "disenchanted" and stay home. You think this is "the right thing" and its solely to blame on "big greedy companies". BS. Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #263,965 by mmoffitt 8/6/06 7:50:32 PM Reply	You think people don't take pay cuts today? Think again. As best I can tell, that is the ETHIC you seem to embrace - work more for less compensation. That IS every Murican corporation's desired "work ethic" for its ~~wage slaves~~ employees. Our guidelines for pay increases (I am MOST UNFORTUNATELY a manager) state that "above average performance" should be "rewarded" with a 3.5% increase. Swell. Above average performance yields a real -0.1%. IOW, work hard, very hard so that your performance will be above average and your real income will only go down one-tenth of a percentage point. Izzat the "work ethic" you're looking for? bcnu, Mikem It would seem, therefore, that the three human impulses embodied in religion are fear, conceit, and hatred. The purpose of religion, one might say, is to give an air of respectibility to these passions. -- Bertrand Russell
Post #263,975 by bepatient 8/6/06 8:56:45 PM Reply	You are confused the ethic has NOTHING to do with corporations. And your attitude is so far removed that I have no doubt that you simply don't understand what I'm talking about. Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}

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