Posts by GrreatTeacher

i was just watching dinesh d'souza talking about a chinese newspaper, and he was saying that the chinese communists like to have a form of communication that isn't 'officially' from the government but can transmit what they want people to hear.

instantly reminded me of the gb, how they have agendas and outlines for circuit overseers, schools, even supposedly spontaneous experiences at conventions that are used to push certain ideas.

they do the effective job at the time, but most jws wouldn't be able to track it down in print later.

GrreatTeacher

I've literally heard from a school principal at a school where I once worked that parent contact should only be verbally in person or over the phone because written communication leaves a paper trail.

Like, duh? Any written communication had to be personally approved by her.

Then I worked for another principal who was always asking if we put it in writing so we had a record of our parent contacts!

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Have You Had Any Experiences With “Karen’s”?

by minimus in

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have you ever had to deal with these crazy intrusive people flipping out on you?

just curious.

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GrreatTeacher

Of all the different types of Karens, the customer service, "let me speak to the manager" types are my favorites simply for how spectacularly ineffective they are. Just like toddlers, screaming won't get you what you want, and neither will flopping down on the floor.

The key is to keep it friendly and smiling, ask continuous questions and, most importantly, never refer to the company as " you" when speaking to an employee. That sets up an "us vs them" scenario that puts the customer at odds with the employee/ business.

I've found it works best when talking to an employee to call the company "them." It puts the employee on your side and sets up a subtle "us vs them" with the company on the outside and the employee and customer on the same side.

Example: "I understand that they want to keep loss at a minimum, but I don't feel comfortable leaving my bag from the other store up front with you. I mean, that leaves you responsible if something happens! I wouldn't want to do that to you! Do you have a stapler, maybe? Could you just staple it shut? Or, I could put the whole thing in my purse? Thank you so much!"

Works much better than: "You think I'm going to steal from you? You say that you love your customers, but you obviously don't. I'm not giving you my damn bag. I want to talk to your manager! And then you will honor this coupon!!"

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Elders accused of playing rape tape to victim, 15; case goes to Utah Sup. Court

by Corney in

a woman is suing a local congregation ("kingdom hall of jehovah’s witnesses, roy, utah, an unincorporated association"), individual elders and watchtower ny after, she claims, a judicial committee forced her to listen an audio recording of her own rape.

the trial court summarized the facts as alleged by the plaintiff as follows:.

at the time of the judicial committee, plaintiff was fifteen years old.

GrreatTeacher

So, I suppose there will be "a renewed motion by one of the parties?"

Shame it's being dragged out so long.

I wonder what Watchtower Legal has to say about this unofficially? Do you think they prohibit this type of behavior now because of all the trouble this caused?

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If you are vaccinated you don’t have to wear a mask

by minimus in

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so president biden says..

GrreatTeacher

Thanks, Wings for some sanity on the subject.

I know you've mentioned your mom was a nurse.

Looks like she knocked some good sense into you on the medical front.

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Has someone messaged me ?

by jhine in

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hi folks .

i haven't been on for a while and looked in today to see a notification that l had a pm .

however l can't see anything newer than a couple of months ago , which l had already opened .

GrreatTeacher

Congratulations!

Yes. Lots of people have messages that Simon removed because a poster was harassing people.

He said he hasn't got around to removing the notification icon yet and to just ignore it.

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Chipotle says employees can make $100,000 after just 3 years on the job

by Iamallcool in

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https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/10/business/chipotle-wage-increase/index.html .

GrreatTeacher

Good for you. The modest 3 bedroom house next door to me is no more than 1500 square feet and rents for $2700 a month.

My mortgage is less than that because I bought my house years ago.

My son will never be able to afford to live in the neighborhood where he grew up.

I'm not moving because this is my home. The entire state has gotten expensive because of population growth pressure. It doesn't mean I should have to move out to BFE to live.

It does mean, however, that employers need to offer higher wages to fill local jobs. We already have a seafood shortage because no one can afford to work in picking houses and HB1 visas have been stopped which used to supply the cheap labor. And this in the state of Maryland defined by its seafood industry as well as coastal tourism.

Also, my MIL lives on Social Security alone and gets $40 a month in food stamps.

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Chipotle says employees can make $100,000 after just 3 years on the job

by Iamallcool in

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https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/10/business/chipotle-wage-increase/index.html .

GrreatTeacher

Try rent at $2000 a month.

No government subsidies. It's that sweet spot where you make too much for help and not enough to live on. Except healthcare depending on whether your state picked up the Medicare expansion or not.

We shouldn't be paying people so little that they have to resort to public subsidies anyhow.

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Chipotle says employees can make $100,000 after just 3 years on the job

by Iamallcool in

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https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/10/business/chipotle-wage-increase/index.html .

GrreatTeacher

Not impressed. Of course SOMEBODY will make $100,000 after 3 years of job promotions. Not the average person. The average person will be lucky to make $15 an hour which is not enough to live on.

That's like Mary Kay who claims all their recruits can drive pink Cadillacs. No, only a very tiny percentage of people, and if they don't make their sales for one month they lose it. Look at the website Pink Truth. It's an addictive rabbit hole about the cult of Mary Kay. So many JW vibes.

Advertising about the amount that a handful of employees will make in 3 years time is no way to fill empty jobs. People want to know what they can actually expect to make. Maybe offering an upfront signing bonus would do the job better. Or creating better schedules where people aren't knocked off the schedule when it's not busy and then demanded to come in with only 24 hours notice. They have that reputation. So maybe they should fix that problem. People don't want to be treated like robots. If they want robots, then they should get some.