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caldrail ![]() Chieftain ![]() ![]() Joined: 21 Jan 2014 Location: Rushey Platt Status: Offline Points: 1468 |
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Actually, there's a lot of cultural observance of 'fools' in many human societies, mostly the less advanced ones I note. Education goes a long way to creating contempt for the foolish. Probably why I lost my tem,per at a 'fool' the other day at work for over-stacking a pallet. At least he isn't foolsih enough to attempt communication with me right now :D
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Athena ![]() Pretorian ![]() Joined: 04 Jul 2019 Location: Eugene, Oregon Status: Offline Points: 155 |
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Hum, I guess I am a very foolish person because I make mistakes all the time. I don't think being yelled at would get positive results. That would probable undermine my self confidence even more, increasing my stress and stress reduces my brain function even more. Stress is probably the main reason many do poorly on a test. Old age seems to make our lives even more challenging, as we can't think of the word we want to use, or other things slip our minds. I try to be philosophical about this and remind myself, it isn't being human. When I took training for being a supervisor, it was the democratic model and we were trained to coach people with words of encouragement and not to yell at them. I was impressed with the notion that our families might be more successful if the democratic model I learned for supervising others, was common to all industry. Old age makes me more sensitive to such things. With intention we might be a gentler and more successful nation. |
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Making mistakes doesn't mean your foolish, it means that you're human. And I agree with what you were taught, "You can catch more ants with honey that you can with vinegar, but sometimes a little vinegar is necessary." I don't know who wrote that but to me it's common sense. |
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Athena ![]() Pretorian ![]() Joined: 04 Jul 2019 Location: Eugene, Oregon Status: Offline Points: 155 |
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Just for the sake of discussion, I am under the impression that the US modeled its industry after England's autocracy and that means being abused by an employer who doesn't give a sh*t about the employees and will dump on them or even fire them to cover their own asses or in reaction to a momentary feeling, and that this workplace reality got brought home and lead to the abuse of women and children and fights in the bar. Some of us are quick to anger and do not think twice about how we let others know we are displeased with them. I can say this from my experience of being controlled by my emotions and thoughtless at times. However, when I told the story of someone being angry with an employee who didn't load a pallet correctly, her response was to assume the problem was a danger to others, and in a moment of fear, the reaction was naturally unpleasant. She defended the angry response and related it to reacting to a child doing something dangerous. Reacting poorly in fear is then a sign of caring. Whatever, I sincerely hope the problem is in the past. However, the difference between the autocratic model of industry and the democratic model is important and I think worthy of discussion. I think it really matters when we consider families and the possibility of improving our relationships by having education for democracy and using the democratic model for industry. To tie into the topic of the thread, there is a lot we can not know, but hopefully we can treat each other well.
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I think you're correct. From what I read and see on television, US workers seem to have far less protection that, for example, Australians. We read often of people in the US being paid very low wages, and depending on tips. We read of employees dismissed out of hand, with no redress and so it goes on. It seems to me that, in some cases the fact that illegal immigration labour is so cheap, places locals in jeopardy.
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Athena ![]() Pretorian ![]() Joined: 04 Jul 2019 Location: Eugene, Oregon Status: Offline Points: 155 |
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Oh yeah you are right about those things. Do you mean it isn't like that in Australia? You have to know the only country most of us know about is our own, and we think we have the best country in the whole world. We are clueless that we are pretty low on measurements of health and happiness. You have redress if your superior is having a bad day and takes it out on you by firing you? Do you have health insurance?
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Australia is more like the UK where employees are protected by Industrial Awards and legislation, usually they can't be fired without just cause.
a. Absolutely. b. We have private health insurance companies, plus everyone is covered under our Medicare system. For example, I'm a pensioner and have whole raft of health problems. Visits to me local GP are free, as is my hospital treatment. The only downside is the waiting list, although that is prioritised. I think Australia has one of the most generous welfare systems in the western world.
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Vanuatu ![]() Administrator ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 Feb 2015 Location: New England Status: Offline Points: 2884 |
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Of course there are laws against wrongful termination of employment. Remember the beloved Unions?
In law, wrongful dismissal, also called wrongful termination or wrongful discharge, is a situation in which an employee's contract of employment has been terminated by the employer, where the termination breaches one or more terms of the contract of employment, or a statute provision or rule in employment law. Laws governing wrongful dismissal vary according to the terms of the employment contract, as well as under the laws and public policies of the jurisdiction. A related concept is constructive dismissal in which an employee feels no choice but to resign from employment for reasons that result from the employer's violation of the employee's legal rights. Edited by Vanuatu - 13 Aug 2019 at 02:25 |
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franciscosan ![]() WorldHistoria Master ![]() Joined: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Littleton CO Status: Offline Points: 10947 |
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Of course, the harder you make it for an employer to get rid of a bad apple, the more expensive you make that mistake, and the more expensive you make it for them to hire someone new, knowing that the same thing may happen again. This penalizes most of all, people who do not have any work experience. While for some people who have decent jobs, the debate is about whether everybody should get a living wage. The problem, however, for those just starting out, is just to get a job on the bottom rung of the ladder so they can get their foot in the door. It is not a matter of living wage, but any wage (with the understanding that they are not going to be stuck there). It is much easier to get a job, if you have a job, or have had a job.
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Vanuatu ![]() Administrator ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 Feb 2015 Location: New England Status: Offline Points: 2884 |
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People do fight for a job worth keeping if they are in it for the long game.
If you get fired from an entry level position, step one, show us what you got ..and already it's a bad fit find_ out_ sooner rather than later. It's easier to find another job in this market then battle with your boss. And in a bad market you won't gamble with your paycheck.
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Still round the corner there may wait, a new road or a secret gate. (J. R. R. Tolkien)
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Are we going just a little off topic here?
Back to topic, if I'm simply asked what I know, my obvious answer is either ,"About what?" or "I don't know." Bottom line, no one can know everything about everything, we're not wired that way.
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franciscosan ![]() WorldHistoria Master ![]() Joined: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Littleton CO Status: Offline Points: 10947 |
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There was an indy rock song that had the following lyrics;
"the more that you know, the less that you know, you know." How about that dynamic??
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caldrail ![]() Chieftain ![]() ![]() Joined: 21 Jan 2014 Location: Rushey Platt Status: Offline Points: 1468 |
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I remember an acerbic comment from my flying instructor when I casually said "Well you know we learn from our mistakes". His answer was "Mistakes in aeroplanes can be fatal. Learn from those who made them previously and are still around."
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Vanuatu ![]() Administrator ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 Feb 2015 Location: New England Status: Offline Points: 2884 |
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You always wonder about going off topic, when You go off topic. I think your are safe.
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Still round the corner there may wait, a new road or a secret gate. (J. R. R. Tolkien)
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franciscosan ![]() WorldHistoria Master ![]() Joined: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Littleton CO Status: Offline Points: 10947 |
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I sometimes wonder if there is anything that is completely "off-topic." I mean if everything is related to everything, then nothing is absolutely off topic. It is like the game 5 degrees of Kevin Bacon. You relate one actor (A) to another (B), to another (C), to another (D), to another (E) and you connect just about anyone in Hollywood to anyone else. Going back to the silent era is a challenge and I imagine that there are other problems that can pop up. But, I believe my brother has a friend who used study sea slugs, which turn out to have characteristic with medical implications. But, of course, that doesn't mean that if you come with something totally in left field that you will be able to bring it back into connection with highly relevant things in our daily lives. More likely, you will get totally distracted and never get back to the path.
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