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Post by clausdk on Aug 4, 2009 18:47:54 GMT
MERTON If you read the generation thing again, you will see there is an overlap between 21 and 30 year olds. Not all your generation are "stupid or self centred", some obviously are just generation Y. But obviously there are quite a few of your generation who think the world owes them, and aren't prepared to work hard and wait for their rewards like previous generations had to. SandyK Alex you are so very wrong on this. All this wanting what you could not afford started in the late 60s early 70s, at least in Denmark, can not really say how things is in the rest of the world.. But in that timeperiode the building of "familyhouses" went through the roof, our leaders took so many loans, that our poor country was really pressed economicly, just look what happend in the 80s a lot of people was forced out of their homes and buissiness was not doing well (to put it mildly), today (thanks to the x and s gen.) our country has paid what they owe and things was looking brigth.. What happens now ? well all of the silents and babyboomers took out new loans in their homes confident that prices was going to rise forever or at least until they were not here anymore, many of them took worldtrips, building kitchens and toilets that normal people only dream of and so on. Then we have the crisis and who are the first to go out and complain ? the same lot that started our downfall in the late 70s early 80s. I myself is an x generation and I am so sick and tired of being told I have had an easy and comfortable worklife, when my parents were young the companies was almost standing in line to employ them, me I had to find an apprenticeship at a time when there was close to 10 % unemployment, really fcking hard to do, but most of us did anyway, but we have never and will probally never get the security and help from our leaders that our parents had, we are the lost generation, remember? So blaming those generations are not just out of line but downright wrong. I do not feel that the world owes my anything, but it is very natural that children want about the same livingstandard, as their parents had/has. Just my 2 cents
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2009 22:34:04 GMT
clausdk Hey, I didn't write that crap, I just passed it on. Personally, I think the rot started to set in after WW2 when they wanted to live it up after all those dark years, had lots of kids, and then many started leaving the kids at home by themselves so they could go to clubs etc. Next seemed to be the disappearance of the corner stores and the emergence of the big supermarkets and retailers who weren't just satisfied with a good living, but got greedy and opened chains of stores or gobbled up existing stores. I think most of todays problems can be blamed on GREED, and how to get rich quick, without (preferably) working too hard. Again, don't take me too seriously ! There are really lots of reasons, including the "GIMME! GIMME!" from kids brainwashed by the 4 x 3 babysitter. SandyK
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Post by tomo on Aug 5, 2009 5:17:37 GMT
I think if you don't like your work, you should leave. If you can't leave, you should stick with it. But if you don't like your work because you are being mistreated, then you have ONLY two options. You can leave or you can fight it out. The latter is totally waste of time because even if it turns your way, you are gonna have to leave anyway. You know people start to avoid you and stuff.
I think it is important to "chill". It is totally unhelpful to be anxious / angry / worried about things you can't change. Changing the way a company operates is certainly possible. You know "one man can change the course of history" jibba-jabba. But that is if you can shake up the company like smack em with a law suit or something with lawyers and everything. It is satisfying, but you have to be prepared to leave the company and spend money too.
You should worry about you can change. Leaving the company is one. Searching for another work is one. Try to find a comfy pair of shoes is one. Try to find a way so you don't have to be standing all the time is one (standing actually very strenous work). Going to see a doctor is one. (Go see a doctor, Merton. It might turn out something real bad.) Talking about it is one. But going on and on yapping about it ain't helping you one bit. ... In fact, you are still at Kmart right? Your feet still get numb, right?
Take care of yourself, man.
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Post by merton on Aug 5, 2009 7:30:54 GMT
i finally went to the doc... well, yesterday now.... that nutter gave me some funny orthotics that seem to help, hard to tell for now, and the prescribed me prednisone.... i mean, look prednisone up... for shit's sake! it can shut off your adrenal gland. another reason not to trust doctors. they're all lunatics... outta their f**king minds! and when i got to work i got lectured about how we don't get sick days until we've "earned" them by being there a year. we just get 3 unexcused absenses every 6 months.... cock suckers...
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Post by merton on Aug 5, 2009 7:53:11 GMT
and what's a 4x3 babysiter?
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Post by tomo on Aug 5, 2009 10:45:56 GMT
and when i got to work i got lectured about how we don't get sick days until we've "earned" them by being there a year. we just get 3 unexcused absenses every 6 months.... cock suckers... I am pretty sure that sick day restriction is illegal. You should check the law and the contract. Note if the contract is illegal, it is void. Regarding unexcused absenses, that is probably legal. Forget what I wrote here before. Anyways, it's real good to hear you got orthotics. They help alot. Your feet's gonna complain alittle, but it is better than alternative.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2009 12:00:36 GMT
and what's a 4x3 babysitter? TV
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Post by clausdk on Aug 5, 2009 16:16:32 GMT
clausdk Hey, I didn't write that crap, I just passed it on. Personally, I think the rot started to set in after WW2 when they wanted to live it up after all those dark years, had lots of kids, and then many started leaving the kids at home by themselves so they could go to clubs etc. Next seemed to be the disappearance of the corner stores and the emergence of the big supermarkets and retailers who weren't just satisfied with a good living, but got greedy and opened chains of stores or gobbled up existing stores. I think most of todays problems can be blamed on GREED, and how to get rich quick, without (preferably) working too hard. Again, don't take me too seriously ! There are really lots of reasons, including the "GIMME! GIMME!" from kids brainwashed by the 4 x 3 babysitter. SandyK Alex Good to hear, I was also a bit shocked by your post, that was far far away from what usually comes from you and I agree with all the things you do not copy paste
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Post by merton on Aug 10, 2009 6:12:21 GMT
well, i just quit. apparently they decided that i ought to get 6 mixed carts (meaning i have to sort them and drag them from the stock room to the floor and back.... which even walking that distance takes about 5 minutes at least) out to the floor in 10 minutes time... which was ridiculous and then it seemed my lack of politesse did me in. i've got a little less than 3 months to find out whether to be happy or sad about this.
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Post by merton on Aug 13, 2009 2:18:40 GMT
my lease is up on october 31st and that's about the same time my money will run out.
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Post by guadixman on Jan 22, 2010 15:17:21 GMT
This is an old thread but worth replying to.
Reality check - shoes are not good for your feet. Nearly all joggers and runners suffer problems with their feet every year.
There are a tribe of indigenous people up in the mountains in NW Mexico that live as they always have done - by NOT wearing shoes. They have since time immemorial held running races and it is not unusual to see people, men and women in their 70s' running up and down hills for maybe 40 miles or more to visit family and friends or take part in races.
There is a running race I think it is in Idaho over 70 mountanous miles and one of these people (I forget the name of the Mexican tribe) decided to enter. Normally they prefer to keep themselves to themselves, not surprising once the Spanish mass murderers came on the scene. This man won by a huge margin - he was hours ahead and he was 59 years old!
There are some big names in sport medecine who are now encouraging runners to NOT wear shoes. What are these sport gurus telling people to do - run like these Mexican people do - in fact you are forced to run differently when barefoot and guess what there is no shock to the heels - no injuries.
When I took up jogging after kicking that nasty vicious narcotic, nicotine, I listened to some experienced long distance runners.
What did they all say - listen to your body - let your legs tell you when they are ready to lengthen the stride, so I never had a problem with my feet but rather with my knees. This resolved itself as the knees got used to being used quickly and constantly. It's true I was into 'power walking' long before the term was ever coined so I suppose that helped.
Steel toe capped boots yes a good idea but they don't protect from stepping or jumping down onto nails that some lazy chippie cannot be bothered to flatten.As one who hates shoes - I never suffer from cold feet and prefer to use sandals as much as possible. I have a design for sandals that would include steel toe caps and a waterproof covering (Goretex) for bad weather - do you think I can get those stupid prats in suits to grubstake the idea of course not.
BTW - the word brogues is derived from Gaelic and when the highlanders feet got wet they also dried out faster because the feet can breathe via the slashed leather. Nearly all armies that supplied the 'closed boots' for their soldiers suffer from various foot fungus problems. The superb Africa Corps supplied 'suede desert boots' for their soldiers which let the feet breathe - no foot problems and no sand got in, unlike the crap British army boots that were totally unsuitable for the desert.
Bipeds are not nor ever have been born fitted with shoes or boots, yes I know there are situations where protective shoes should be worn but Angela remembers so well the long summers (they are always long when you are young) when she never wore shoes at all.
This is another case of received wisdom or brainwashing that turns out to be b/s but good for shoe companies profits - Nike/Addidas.
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