kramer

Joined

• started 8 topics
• posted 185 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by kramer

• 
  5

  Asking to reduce the local Bethel family: a know management strategy

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  gorby has worked in some management positions and is now an management advisor for a > 20.000 employee corporation.. once in the five years we have reorganizations, integrations and restructures.. one of the used strategy's is to ask the people the following question:.

  "if you had to reduce 50% of your work, what priority's would you choose?".

  so, we ask our employee feedback for a 50% reduce of their work.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  kramer

  really? you ask employees how to reduce 50% of the work force? what sort of stupid management would do that, maybe to a select group of people in a workshop setting to kick around options, and every five years the firm you claim to advise reduces the work force by 30%??? this is nonsense, almost as nonsense as the post you made the other day about your 'non-witness insider' professor, with special access to the financials of the watchtower - dream on
• 
  24

  red flag to a bull those carts can't resist !

  by possum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  went to a market yesterday and there it was a cart manned by a middle-aged women and a young one.

  in a really respectful, friendly manner i approached them and enquired if watchtower society had done anything about its "two witness policy" post royal commission.

  knew nothing of 2 witness rule.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  kramer

  Yeah, well done Possum... You really don't have a clue do you?
• 
  7

  Have they announced the new meeting arrangement yet?

  by JimmyPage in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was thinking it will be at the midweek meeting and not today.

  is that correct?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  kramer

  Yes, it's official. All mid week meetings are now in fancy dress. But brothers and sisters should use their bible trained consciences when selecting their attire, so brothers or sisters thinking of cross dressing or carrying weapons as part of their costume would need to think about what sort of witness this would give to people in the world.
• 
  138

  My Mother Died Two Weeks Ago

  by Perry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  none of my jehovah's witness relatives called to tell me or my family.

  just found out this morning.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  kramer

  How did you find out?
• 
  17

  Annulment of baptism for a minor?

  by Tornintwo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've seen references to baptism annulment on a few websites, does anyone know if there has ever been a successful annulment of a baptism?.

  eg.

  a minor claims they didn't understand a key wtbts teaching prior to baptism, is there any realistic chance of annulment?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  kramer

  The concept of an annulment is ridiculous, if 20 years ago you verbally agreed to dedicate your life to the creator and the W&BTS , but now have changed your mind, so what, what's the point of asking the organisation for permission to change your mind and ask for their grace to agree an annulment??
• 
  2

  Speech

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we, the guardians of doctrine, are not dogmatic.

  just obey!

  100 years of kingdom rule is a fact!.

  1. 
  2. 
• 

  kramer

  Thank you brother , that was a very helpful and illuminating post
• 
  22

  How to Read Financial Statements

  by JeffT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just put an entry on my blog.

  thought it might be useful in all the discussions about money.

  feel free to post questions or comments either here or on my blog.. http://pathologicallyintellectual.blogspot.com/.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  kramer

  Thanks for that very simple explanation,

  i can't believe that they won't publish worldwide consolidated accounts I wonder what the charity's reason for not doing this is?
• 
  52

  Let's Consolidate World Branch Layoff Threads - Oct 2015

  by TheListener in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there has been many threads from various posters around the world about recent bethel layoffs.. so far i remember threads about:.

  south africa.

  united states.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  kramer

  What is also unbelievable is posters like Slidin Fast posting made up numbers of reductions and then others saying OMG can't believe it, Britain branch will either have a slight decrease or possible 15% increase, plans aren't finalised yet.
• 
  24

  Money, Money, Money...and Money, Money, Money

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i made a post of this, but feel it warrants a thread.

  in central london ( paddington) the " property management company" we refer to as jehovers witnesses, bought a church building, which is now a kingdom hall, but with the outside appearance of a church.. i got an explanation from bethel " it's just a building".

  well let's give the organisation credit for its business sence.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  kramer

  "Since the WT has taken over EVERYTHING, "

  Not sure what you mean by this, " the WT' hasn't taken over anything, congregations are still independent charities, whose assets are still governed by the local members of the charity, the WT owns nothing, in the UK anyway. But it could be argued they are better placed to transfer ownership to other charities with similar objects - such as a centralised worldwide charity with very similar objects - Like - WT-USA. But this is really not a simple matter.
• 
  14

  What will you do?

  by Defianttruth in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been thinking, "what if it does fail and there is a mass exodus?".

  i have been wronged and damaged greatly by these ones.

  every one needs to handle this situation in his or her own way, but as for me if it does happen, i will meet them with open arms.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  kramer

  you think there will be a mass exodus??? 0% growth is the best you can hope for, otherwise its 1-2% for the next 10 years at least