Posts by LisaRose

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Wal-Mart Workers Plan Huge Protest on Black Friday

by talesin in

wal-mart, which pays a top wage of $12.00+ to its full-time employees, is under attack, once again, by its employees and those who would like to unionize them.. i can't speak to the usa, but here in canada, most wal-mart employees are not full time.

it is mostly a part-time employer, so zero benefits.

in my opinion, that makes the $12.00+ look a lot smaller when you envision the actual paycheque.

LisaRose

This is exactly the point. If Walmart is the only employer (not likely) in your town, then a low-paying job is better than no job. If a person has no education and no skills, then making $7 an hour sounds about right. "Lesser qualified" = less play

Sure, those jobs will never be highly desirable, and will never pay big bucks, but when you have people who are working as many hours as Wal Mart gives them, and still make so little they qualify for food stamps, the tax payers are subsidizing those low prices. It's unfair to workers, who need to make a wage they can live on, and its unfair to other employers who can't compete because they pay a decent wage. Wal-Mart is so big it's setting prices and wages, thus it's manipulating the market. They also are tough on their suppliers, causing a ripple effect, the suppliers have to cut wages to meet Wal Marts price demands. They are the bully of the playground.

Sure, those workers are not the smartest and most highly educated,but they are human beings who are willing to work, they should not have to rely on government subsistence. I don't think many Wal Mart employees expect forty dollars an hour, most are well aware of their limitations, but they deserve to put food on the table for their kids and to have some dignity. And how would they educate themselves out of poverty if they can't afford groceries? Education is expensive.

I don't think it should be illegal, I just don't support these types of business practices with my business, I am willing to pay a bit more and support businesses that pay their employees better, like Costco. There are other reasons I don't shop there as well, the quality of their goods is not that great, and its not an enjoyable shopping experience.

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Wal-Mart Workers Plan Huge Protest on Black Friday

by talesin in

wal-mart, which pays a top wage of $12.00+ to its full-time employees, is under attack, once again, by its employees and those who would like to unionize them.. i can't speak to the usa, but here in canada, most wal-mart employees are not full time.

it is mostly a part-time employer, so zero benefits.

in my opinion, that makes the $12.00+ look a lot smaller when you envision the actual paycheque.

LisaRose

I don't shop at Wal Mart, and this is one of many reasons why. The business model of selling cheap things at super cheap prices only works because the rest of us (tax payers) end up picking up the part of the bill through heath care costs, at least here in the US.

But Wal Mart is not evil, they are simply doing what all businesses do, attempting to make a profit by whatever legal means possible, and they couldn't do it without the cooperation of their customers, employees and the government. If people stopped buying from Wal-Mart because they don't pay a living wage, War Mart would raise the wages. It wouldn't even add the much to their overhead, Costco manages to pay their employees a decent wage while still offering low prices, so it can be done.

As far as employees, it's not as simple as just getting a job elsewhere, it's a tight economy and there aren't a lot of jobs out there for lesser qualified workers, but if every Wal Mart employee made the effort to make themselves more employable through education and training, many of them could probably get better jobs. If enough employees did that it would force Wal Mart to compete.

And if the government required employees like Wal-Mart to cover health care costs for all employees it would level the playing field for businesses that do the right thing by offering it. They also need to do something about illegal immigration, which helps keep wages at a lower level.

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My day

by Hortensia in

decided to spend the day wasting time.

drove down to redding.

on the way i saw the real woody woodpecker -- every time i see one of those red-headed woodpeckers i think of the cartoon character.

LisaRose

There are a flock of turkeys that reside in my neighborhood, they will often stroll down the sidewalk like they own the place, they never fail to make me laugh. It's true they are dumber than a box of rocks, but they get by. It's hilarious to see them courting, the males prance around, shaking their tail feathers, the females seem unimpressed for the most part. The babies are born in the spring, we see them grow all summer.

Monday is laundry day for me, but I managed to get in a little craft time. After a long dry spell I finally got my creativity back. I am making Christmas ornaments, they are very complex, with lots of layers and a vintage feel, tons of glitter and mica snow, very fun. I got a lot of supplies at the dollar store, you would be surprised what they have now. My JW mom would be rolling over in her grave, but since she didn't believe in life after death (until the new system anyway) she can't be, lol. I also managed a nap, I am a serious mapper these days.

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TYRED OF SPELING ERURS? SIK OF BAD GRAMMUR?

by Terry in

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LisaRose

Everyone makes mistakes, and I make my fair share, but it does bug me when people make spellings a error in the title of a thread. You would think they would try to at least get that right.

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I need a good cry but I can't. Please help?

by ohnightdivine in

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besides being overworked and overstressed almost everyday in the past few months,.

i've had to deal with a 'broken heart', insecurities with my physical appearance (gained a lot of weight),.

and being lonely because i started distancing myself from the 'congregation', i just want to cry, sob, and bawl out here in my bedroom.

LisaRose

I used to have that problem a lot, it was very hard to feel what I should feel, it wasn't healthy. It seems like you are doing fine but the reality is you aren't dealing with any thing that way, just kicking the can down the road. I have gotten better, but now it's too far the other way, I get all emo over sappy commercials, eck.

You could try watching a movie, find one that is a weeper, or listen to music that moves you. I also recommend journaling and meditation.

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Reject "worldly" fantasies, pursue Kingdom "realities"!!!

by DATA-DOG in

have you had the pleasure of hearing this doozy??

i believe it was presented at the circuit level first, it has filtered it's way down.. the poor eldub opens with this definition of the word fantasize:.

"to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, ect.

LisaRose

It's a false argument, most people do not want everything to be given to them, they know it's only by hard work and sacrifice that they can have the life they desire. It's neither wrong nor selfish to have personal goals and dreams, to want to have financial security, nor is it unattainable. That's the reality.

They are creating the fantasy, a panda petting paradise, a world free of pain and sorrow, that can be yours simply by doing everything they tell you to do. You don't have to make any decisions, you don't have to worry, your Watchtower mother feeds you and decides what's best for you. Bu t you will never grow up, you will be helpless without mother to take care of you and tell you what to think, do and say.

This is why most JWs never figure out they have been fooled, they are helpless babies, they have lost the ability to think or reason for themselves. When presented with facts that conflict with what they have be told, they just shut down, they are unable to process it.

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Reject "worldly" fantasies, pursue Kingdom "realities"!!!

by DATA-DOG in

have you had the pleasure of hearing this doozy??

i believe it was presented at the circuit level first, it has filtered it's way down.. the poor eldub opens with this definition of the word fantasize:.

"to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, ect.

LisaRose

Reject Kingdom fantasies, pursue worldly realities.

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Working on Thanksgiving

by free2beme in

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every year now, we all get story after story of the cruel practive of taking people away to work on thanksgiving.

while i was not raised to celebrate the holiday, and even after taking it on, i still see it as a dinner and at best a few friends and family members eating together.

yet for most americans, it is not really that big of a deal to work on thanksgiving.

LisaRose

I think it's sad that we can't have a few days a year that are not all about shopping and buying things. The holidays should be about spending time with loved ones and taking a break from the every day.

I say let people be home with their families, shop another day, relationships are more important than things. On black Friday I will boycott any business that opened up on Thanksgiving and shop at those that didn't.

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Why are people so dramatic

by rebel8 in

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i want to retire.

i'm quite a ways off from the age to collect social security and all.

i don't hate working--i actually like it.

LisaRose

I am right there with you on that one, I hate the drama queens. I am not working at this point, so I am mostly free of drama, and I am grateful for that, but when I was in Colorado I had space at an antique cooperative, there was always something. The manager was a bully, it was her way or nothing, and she fostered drama by constantly playing favorites. People fought over which vendors they bought from ( I carry creative CO-OP, so you can't) who carried what kind of things ( I did snow angels first!) And accusations (she's copying me!). People who had space upstairs whined to get a downstairs space, or a bigger space. People got kicked out for various reasons, others got mad and left, we even had a lawsuit by a vendor (she won) . People who didn't sell well were jealous of those who did. We had one guy that ordered every one around like he was the boss, he said we were just a bunch of bored housewives (I gave him hell about that) The owner was an alcoholic slum Lord.

I loved my business there, haven't found a place out here yet, but I don't miss the drama.

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Feeling sad over a wasted life in watchtower

by wannaexit in

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it's been 12 years since i first read ray franz's books and the scales came off my eyes.

by that time i was in my forties.. since 2002 i went back to school and have worked with 3 very professional organizations.

but my biological clock is ticking away and while my peers are looking forward to retirement, i am only beginning.

LisaRose

I recently had a milestone birthday, so it has caused be to think about things. It occurred to me that no matter what I had done in my life, I would probably have regrets about something by this point. Obviously joining a cult is pretty high up on the "wished I hadn't" scale, but no life is free from mistakes, foibles and plain bad choices, and of course we are all still making them. It also occurred to me that I did learn some things from the JWs, it did teach me some discipline, so it wasn't completely a negative thing. If I had it to do over again, of course I wouldn't, but I lived through it and are above it, and for that I am grateful.

As they say, gratitude is an attitude.