Things that disturb you about the US
Jul 24th 2005, 10:34 pm
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Re: Things that disturb you about the US
Originally Posted by fatbrit
One thing that disturbs me in the US business world is that corporations do not have the ability or the inclination to inspire loyalty in either their employees or their customers. S'pose with such a large population, they believe they can happily keep pissin' and rippin' people off. I see this as very shortsighted.
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Jul 24th 2005, 10:38 pm
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Re: Things that disturb you about the US
Originally Posted by fatbrit
One thing that disturbs me in the US business world is that corporations do not have the ability or the inclination to inspire loyalty in either their employees or their customers. <<snip>>
Customers? If an employer looses some, they'll find another market/niche to gain other customers...
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Jul 24th 2005, 10:43 pm
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Re: Things that disturb you about the US
Originally Posted by NC Penguin
It's the inclination of the employer IMHO. Employees are pretty much replaceable and when the employer has shareholders, it is they whom the employer aims to please.
Customers? If an employer looses some, they'll find another market/niche to gain other customers...
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Customers? If an employer looses some, they'll find another market/niche to gain other customers...
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Jul 24th 2005, 10:47 pm
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Re: Things that disturb you about the US
Originally Posted by fatbrit
Train 'em, sack 'em, train 'em, sack 'em! Totally brainless! If employees are not productive enough, the only one you need to sack is the manager.
I'm thinking of employees who are nearing retirement or employees who "cost too much" (and are genuinely entitled to a higher salary). Such employees are the ones who are replaceable, in the minds of the "Board" and other bigwigs.
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Jul 25th 2005, 12:23 am
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Re: Things that disturb you about the US
The biggest thing that disturbs me is that Dubbya got voted in as president, not once (rigged or not), but twice. Reason it is disturbing is not so much thats he's a bufoon, but the fact that it says something about a lot of the population. Seems to me Bush (or is that republican policies as a whole?) attract the worst of America - the greedy, fat cat business types, the religious fruitcakes, the poorly educated, and the selfish (who would vote that way just to save a perceived one or two dollars on tax to the detriment of society).
The other thing thats distubing is obviously lack of a national health service - which has the knock on effect of almost forcing a lot of people work for Fatbrits "hire and fire them" big companies, just so you can get medical benefits. Land of opportunity it might be, but ever becoming less and less so.
The other thing thats distubing is obviously lack of a national health service - which has the knock on effect of almost forcing a lot of people work for Fatbrits "hire and fire them" big companies, just so you can get medical benefits. Land of opportunity it might be, but ever becoming less and less so.
Jul 25th 2005, 12:33 am
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Re: Things that disturb you about the US
Originally Posted by evoal2003
Other than Sarah's situation,the fact that you can walk into the local Walmart and buy the biggest gun you have ever seen with just a driving license.
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Jul 25th 2005, 12:36 am
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Re: Things that disturb you about the US
Originally Posted by krizzy
Because John Kerry is a people pleaser.....a flip flop man.....with a nasty wife......
Jul 25th 2005, 12:37 am
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Re: Things that disturb you about the US
Originally Posted by BritGuyTN
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Jul 25th 2005, 1:22 am
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Re: Things that disturb you about the US
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Jul 25th 2005, 1:22 am
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Re: Things that disturb you about the US
Here's what disturbs me. I've just got back from a weekend away. There's a clown magnet on our fridge and the remote is missing. :scared:
Jul 25th 2005, 1:25 am
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Re: Things that disturb you about the US
Originally Posted by sibsie
Here's what disturbs me. I've just got back from a weekend away. There's a clown magnet on our fridge and the remote is missing. :scared:
Jul 25th 2005, 1:26 am
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Re: Things that disturb you about the US
Originally Posted by sibsie
Here's what disturbs me. I've just got back from a weekend away. There's a clown magnet on our fridge and the remote is missing. :scared:
Jul 25th 2005, 1:31 am
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Re: Things that disturb you about the US
Originally Posted by Eskimo
have you seen the film "it" ? :scared:
Jul 25th 2005, 1:39 am
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Re: Things that disturb you about the US
Originally Posted by sibsie
Here's what disturbs me. I've just got back from a weekend away. There's a clown magnet on our fridge and the remote is missing. :scared:
A friend of-a friend of-a friend (yeah I know, that's how they all start) was housesitting for someone and looking after their two children, one evening the daughter told this woman she had been having nightmares and couldn't get to sleep, so the woman escorted the girl back to her bedroom, on the way she noticed a life-sized clown in the corner of one of the rooms in this house; she thought it was strange because she hadn't seen it before. The woman put the girl to bed and then went to make her daily call to the owners, she told them about the life sized clown, the owners were puzzled and then started freaking out because they didn't have a life sized clown.
Apparently, this life sized clown was a dressed up schizophrenic who had broken into the house and was living off the family's food. The police also thought he may have been trying to abuse the girl, and that was the cause for her nightmares.
Sounds to me more like one of those teen horror stories, but it kept be enthralled for 2 minutes.
Jul 25th 2005, 1:42 am
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Re: Things that disturb you about the US
Originally Posted by anotherlimey
I don't know, or think, this is true but I'll post it here because its about clowns and sounds a bit freaky.
A friend of-a friend of-a friend (yeah I know, that's how they all start) was housesitting for someone and looking after their two children, one evening the daughter told this woman she had been having nightmares and couldn't get to sleep, so the woman escorted the girl back to her bedroom, on the way she noticed a life-sized clown in the corner of one of the rooms in this house; she thought it was strange because she hadn't seen it before. The woman put the girl to bed and then went to make her daily call to the owners, she told them about the life sized clown, the owners were puzzled and then started freaking out because they didn't have a life sized clown.
Apparently, this life sized clown was a dressed up schizophrenic who had broken into the house and was living off the family's food. The police also thought he may have been trying to abuse the girl, and that was the cause for her nightmares.
Sounds to me more like one of those teen horror stories, but it kept be enthralled for 2 minutes.
A friend of-a friend of-a friend (yeah I know, that's how they all start) was housesitting for someone and looking after their two children, one evening the daughter told this woman she had been having nightmares and couldn't get to sleep, so the woman escorted the girl back to her bedroom, on the way she noticed a life-sized clown in the corner of one of the rooms in this house; she thought it was strange because she hadn't seen it before. The woman put the girl to bed and then went to make her daily call to the owners, she told them about the life sized clown, the owners were puzzled and then started freaking out because they didn't have a life sized clown.
Apparently, this life sized clown was a dressed up schizophrenic who had broken into the house and was living off the family's food. The police also thought he may have been trying to abuse the girl, and that was the cause for her nightmares.
Sounds to me more like one of those teen horror stories, but it kept be enthralled for 2 minutes.
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/madmen/statue.asp
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