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  Women in Workforce/Glass ceilings/my mentor

  by Stacy Smith in

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  my finace recently started work at a wage which will take me years to reach even though our qualifications will be about the same.

  many women have claimed that the glass ceiling exists and that women are paid less for the same jobs that men do.. what reasons explain this in your mind?

  is it because women might have children?

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  micheal

  First off, it is totally unfair and it is wrong. There is absolutley no reason whatsoever that a man should get more pay than a woman if they have similiar jobs. Basically, though women have taken many giant steps over the last number of years and have broken down many barriers, it is still "a man's world".

  As a man who's mom is his hero, I would love nothing more than women gaining greater oppurtunity in the workplace, especially when it comes to pay. Hopefully this process will speed up and take on greater momentum.
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  "Working" Interview, wish me luck!!!

  by maybesbabies in

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  i have a "working" interview tomorrow for a really great, high-paying job!!!

  i'm so excited, just last week i was despairing that i hadn't recieved a single response to all the resumes i'd sent.

  the only problem is that i'm a smoker, and it's a smoke free workplace, so i have to hide my dirty little habit!!!

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  micheal

  Good luck, hope all works out for you
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  Ozzie's point for contemplation this weekend

  by ozziepost in

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  the bible teaches that there is a redeemer for fallen humans...........

  .................but not for the fallen angels.

  any ideas?

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  micheal

  Why wouldn't they get the same treatment as humans?

  Because they will die just like Adam and Eve died. These fallen angels didn't have offspring, so there is no need for a ransom, they will have the same fate as Adam and Eve did, everlasting death.
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  Ozzie's point for contemplation this weekend

  by ozziepost in

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  the bible teaches that there is a redeemer for fallen humans...........

  .................but not for the fallen angels.

  any ideas?

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  micheal

  My only guess would be that every human has sinned. Whereas most angels have not. Plus angels didn't have offspring who were brought into this situation innocently, angels don't procreate, whereas humans have.

  Just my two cents.
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  Jesus & God is not the same

  by U.2.K. Tha Greate$t in

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  i have proof that jesus is not god , not in the sight of eyes but in words.

  alright check this out!

  im not gonna give out too many details only a few, some might agree & some might not agree,.

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  micheal

  Bare in mind that these are my views, i have been studying on my own from the king james bible for about 12 years.

  Nice try, I don't believe you for a second. You have jw and jw "logic" written all over you.
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  Knowing What You Know Now---Would YOU Try To Persuade a Potential JW?

  by minimus in

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  .....not to join, have a bible study, and learn more about the "truth" or would you not say anything, believing it's not your business?.

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  micheal

  If it were the truth, of course. But since it is not, why waste their life time.
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  Do meetings help Depression?

  by Gadget in

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  i read this on another thread:when i asked if they knew my son had clinical depression, they said, well, even he says he feels better when he studies and goes to meetings, and shrugged their shoulders.).

  i've been told this by my ex too, that when she attends meetings it makes her feel better.

  anybody else noticed this?

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  micheal

  I have to admit, when I saw the title of this thread I honestly laughed my head off. Do meetings help depression? Does critisicm of everything you have ever done for the last 20 years help depression?

  They don't feel guilty if they've attended a meeting.

  This makes alot of sense. That's why no one really looks forward to going to the meetings but they sure feel better after they went.
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  Hi....I am new

  by fusion1975 in

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  i have lurked for quite awhile (about 9 months) and just wanted to finally log on and get my first post.

  i was raised in the truth.

  i don't know how often i will get to post....i have a worldly mate and currently i am unable to post from home.

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  micheal

  Hi Fusion, great to have yah
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  Love Is The Watchtower's Greatest Weakness

  by metatron in

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  i recently attended a witness get-together and found that despite my fake hours and lack of nearly all meeting attendance,.

  i had no trouble 'blending in' - even with committed elders.

  i'm not a social genius by any reckoning - but a smile, a few jokes,.

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  micheal

  That may be true Micheal, but I agree with Metatron that taking the ``high road" and exuding a considerate, thoughtful, optimistic personality is not only the most principled course, but may well be the most effective way of puncturing the WT's stereotype of a skulking, bitter, self-important ``apostate" to anyone who shows signs of disaffection, fading or slowing down.

  I agree 100%. But it must be natural and real and not a typical jw "love" that is forced and put on with only conversion in mind.
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  Love Is The Watchtower's Greatest Weakness

  by metatron in

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  i recently attended a witness get-together and found that despite my fake hours and lack of nearly all meeting attendance,.

  i had no trouble 'blending in' - even with committed elders.

  i'm not a social genius by any reckoning - but a smile, a few jokes,.

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  micheal

  I recently attended a Witness get-together and found that despite my fake hours and lack of nearly all meeting attendance,

  I had no trouble 'blending in' - even with committed elders. I'm not a social genius by any reckoning - but a smile, a few jokes,

  and expressing genuine concern about suffering people can go along way towards breaking down the mental barriers they

  may have erected.

  Yes, you may have done this but make no mistake, many if not all spoke behind your back saying in a very arrogant tone something to the effect, " Isn't it funny metatron can come to get togethers but can't make it to the meetings". Which really proves your point regarding the lack of love they feel.