At 09:45 PM 1/28/01 +0100, Jeroen wrote:
>At 15:11 27-1-01 -0500, John Giorgis wrote:
>
>> >Would you like to tell Bolder's employees that it's good for them and for
>> >the economy that they loose their jobs? I'm sure we can arrange for such a
>> >meeting. Can't guarantee your safety then, though...
>>
>>Yes, as a matter of fact, I would.
>
>Good. I just send an email to Bolder, complete with the relevant parts of
>this discussion and your email address. You should hear from them soon.
Nuts. They never wrote me anything. (I even checked my killfile.)
>> In fact, I would require two meetings
>>with them. One right now, and another one or two years from now when
>>their unemployment compensation runs out. Of course, the group at the
>>second meeting will almost certainly not be the despondent and depressed
>>group of the perpetually unemployed that you think they are.
>
>Aha. So you expect them to be quite happy to see you again after two years
>of unemployment? Why should they be happy? Being unemployed for two years
>does not make many people happy (I should know -- I've been there).
You missed my point..... my point is that the vast majority of people who
are laid off go on to find jobs within a few months. Trust me, I work at
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, where they measure such things.
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to check each other." -Andrew Sullivan 01/29/01
