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And getting business owners and stockholders and the like to invest in more employees is tough; employees are one of the riskiest parts of business, and large businesses do whatever they can to reduce risk. Wendy P.
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It's like the documentary done a few years ago on anti-abortion activists who had abortions -- "well, MINE was necessary, I shouldn't be judged!" Or Leona Helmsley, and only the little people pay taxes. Except, of course, that one's actually true. Wendy P.
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True in the real world. But Elon probably flies in and out of Austin, or at least money-makers he cares about. Wendy P.
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According to an article I read, no actual controllers were fired. Just everyone else. Because, after all, what does a man need besides himself in a giant organization that involves coordinating with others? Wendy P.
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When I was with IBM this was roundly recognized, and there was actually a very valid non-management senior technical career path, with significantly senior technical positions equivalent in pay to at least two levels of management, and maybe more. Of course, then people could go off to the Research division. Wendy P.
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My husband is in that; the best part, is I got a call from someone about PLEASE can I go. But I was already committed to something else. There's no better way to go out than on top. Wendy P.
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This Texan went to a blue buckle on the blue belt; western Massachusetts! Wendy P.
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Well, not sure about the point of no return, but definitely in the “decades to recover” territory. Wendy P.
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When orchestras began having blind auditions, the number of women selected went up. Wendy P.
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Yes. If some groups discriminate against women and/or minorities because of “workplace fit,” why is it worse to discriminate against majorities for the same reason? And shouldn’t diversity of opinion be something to be valued? The lack thereof leads us to institutions like the Catholic Church. Wendy P.
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Except that reality is that they exist, they have the same rights as everyone else, and they’re being radicalized by a combination of propaganda and isolation from competing ideas. Politics may not be as local as it used to be, but community action sure is. And inviting someone you disagree with to a table or project where you both can contribute is a way to keep it local and fight at least the isolation from exposure to the outside world. I live in a liberal bubble; it’s a little harder to do that. But damn I was sick of Texas. I have good friends here who wish they’d been there on Jan 6, but they listened to me when I told them, based on my personal experience, why I thought they were full of shit. That’s the first step Wendy P.
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I think that we’re forgetting that “democratic,” “fair,” “legal,” “American,” and lots of other concepts (like “true”) are seen very differently by the non-center left and right. And that the farther out on the fringe, the less respect one has for the others’s viewpoint, or even their right to a different viewpoint. We have to fix that. Freedom means different things to different people. I don’t agree with all of their definitions, but just calling them wrong doesn’t help. Gotta engage with respect for their experiences Wendy P
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There was undoubtedly some discussion of “well they did it for Reagan.” In 2020 Jimmy Carter (who was elected in his 50’s) said that both were too old in his opinion. Yep. Wendy P.
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Thanks for that Wendy P.
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My son and I just finished streaming a new Netflix series called Zero Day; it’s a political chaos show, but in it the leadership is more reasonable. But they pretty much throw every modern political chaos ingredient in. Well acted, Robert DeNiro is the star Wendy P.
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It’s just really quiet on SC. I’m traveling right now, so posting less. And, yes, getting tired of the uproar. Normalization of chaos. Wendy P.
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The point was that Republicans are willing to use verbal and media weapons to get elected that Democrats aren’t. Wendy P.
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Somebody else already wrote the book. Wendy P.
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Royalty
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Personally I loved it. Can you shut it after the GI Joe jumpers exit? Wendy P.
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Yes, it includes domestic flights. It’s going to end up being part of “cooperating with the authorities” I’ll bet. Wendy P.
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Toadies’R’Us Wendy P.
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Well, just as everyone’s OK until it’s their ox being gored, everyone is quite convinced that their company or service really is necessary. Because they know in detail how it improves things. Wendy P.
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Lurking after 15 years, 8 month & 19 days
wmw999 replied to freeheelbillie's topic in Introductions and Greets
Welcome back! I don’t know anything about the DZ, but I do know about de-entering after a long layoff. Been 24 years and 2000 jumps since I started again. Enjoy! Wendy P.
