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the ugly american
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once again, you've missed the point
> damn the poor and the old! Why can't everyone get into college
> and graduate with a guaranteed full time job just like myself?
i wasnt guaranteed a job when i finished school- and there are plenty of unskilled labor positions that are supported by unions that fight for the benefits. not everyone has to be a college grad.
> it makes me feel good about myself when I hear stories of people
> being turned away from medical care because they had no way to
> pay for it. They deserved to die. Let those of us who can afford
> insurance live. It's called Darwinism
i know you fancy youself a great satirist, but you've done better!
> When I'm 80 and on my death bed, I want to look back at my life
> and be glad that I was stuck with a boring, dead-end job with
> great benefits.
i dont hate my job. i would guess that everyone has moments that are boring to some degree but i feel overall you get what you give in reference to how rewarding your job is to you.
> I like working for a company where some guy I've never met and
> could not identify me in a police lineup is driving a new Jaguar
> on his way back from the airport after a month's vacation in
> Australia to his $4 million house in the valley thanks to the
> hard work that I put in day in and day out.
why do you think it is wrong to be successful? most of the people (yes, they are people) who have the big car, house, income,etc. have earned it through hard work and sacrifice. ive known a few who have done it. i wouldnt want to trade places with any of them because im not willing to put in the 75 hour weeks and be away from my family to make all that $ but i dont begrudge them their hard earned rewards. i have to admit that there is a tinge of jealousy sometimes when i see the new car or house that one of my old classmates have.....but then i realise that i have everything i really need and a great life and family to go with it!
>I'm glad when they
> complain that too many of the employees are wanting to take paid
> vacation or funeral leave. After all, many of them hadn't been
> there a year.
thats why we have unions(although i think some of the unions have forgotten their purpose). i work a union job. my representitives negotiate a contract that allows for funeral leave, etc. i know there are still many people who dont work for a union, but if they dont feel they are being treated fairly, they have the right to seek other employment.
> But when the stock market inevetibly dips, my job will be one of
> the first to go and I really won't know what I'll do then.
i was looking for a job when i found this one..... i guess i would quit whining and go out and pound the pavement!
> damn the poor and the old! Why can't everyone get into college
> and graduate with a guaranteed full time job just like myself?
i wasnt guaranteed a job when i finished school- and there are plenty of unskilled labor positions that are supported by unions that fight for the benefits. not everyone has to be a college grad.
> it makes me feel good about myself when I hear stories of people
> being turned away from medical care because they had no way to
> pay for it. They deserved to die. Let those of us who can afford
> insurance live. It's called Darwinism
i know you fancy youself a great satirist, but you've done better!
> When I'm 80 and on my death bed, I want to look back at my life
> and be glad that I was stuck with a boring, dead-end job with
> great benefits.
i dont hate my job. i would guess that everyone has moments that are boring to some degree but i feel overall you get what you give in reference to how rewarding your job is to you.
> I like working for a company where some guy I've never met and
> could not identify me in a police lineup is driving a new Jaguar
> on his way back from the airport after a month's vacation in
> Australia to his $4 million house in the valley thanks to the
> hard work that I put in day in and day out.
why do you think it is wrong to be successful? most of the people (yes, they are people) who have the big car, house, income,etc. have earned it through hard work and sacrifice. ive known a few who have done it. i wouldnt want to trade places with any of them because im not willing to put in the 75 hour weeks and be away from my family to make all that $ but i dont begrudge them their hard earned rewards. i have to admit that there is a tinge of jealousy sometimes when i see the new car or house that one of my old classmates have.....but then i realise that i have everything i really need and a great life and family to go with it!
>I'm glad when they
> complain that too many of the employees are wanting to take paid
> vacation or funeral leave. After all, many of them hadn't been
> there a year.
thats why we have unions(although i think some of the unions have forgotten their purpose). i work a union job. my representitives negotiate a contract that allows for funeral leave, etc. i know there are still many people who dont work for a union, but if they dont feel they are being treated fairly, they have the right to seek other employment.
> But when the stock market inevetibly dips, my job will be one of
> the first to go and I really won't know what I'll do then.
i was looking for a job when i found this one..... i guess i would quit whining and go out and pound the pavement!
