You are so right Michael. Funny, this seems pervasive in other areas of work. It used to be that it was okay to have a job like janitor or other semi-skilled work and still get respect. I mean, at least you worked. It was a valuable service. Now, if you are not degreed and carry an MBA, people think you are incompetent. This country is slowly loosing the pool of skilled people like machinists, etc. We need more respect for everyone that works. Period.
-Gary > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 9:48 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: just when you think you've heard it all ... > > > That was an excellent article. Good discussion on the culture that > exists in U.S. airport security. Poor training, low wages, little to no > benefits, and being the butt of jokes all combine to demoralize these > people and does not encourage others to want to work in security. Pay, > in and of itself, is not the cause. It is only one factor in the > equation. It is the combination of all of these things that creates the > culture in which these people work. You didn't discuss that in your > original post. Your only statement was a quip about the comparison to > them and people who flip burgers and I was trying to point out that pay > is not the only factor. Seeing that you sent this article, it appears > as though you get that. > > However, there was not a single line in the article about how capitalism > is to blame though. European countries all engage in capitalistic > activities and they were being held up as examples of the way things > should be done. Seems to me that capitalism isn't a significant reason > either. > > Respectfully, > > Michael Corrigan > Programmer > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Todd > To: CF-Community > Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 9:22 AM > Subject: Re: just when you think you've heard it all ... > > > Um .. have a go at this ... > > > http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/flight.risk/stories/part3.m > ain > bar.html > > Todd > > > Hate to break it to you Todd, but capitalism or the rate of pay has > > little to do with it. Incompetent people are going to be > incompetent no > > matter how much or how little you pay them. A persons work ethic is > not > > defined by their level of pay, it is defined more by their level of > > self-respect, self-dignity, and self-pride. Take my boss for > instance. > > She's worthless and gets paid plenty to do so. On the other side, > I'll > > go to Burger King for lunch and see the people working in the back, > > hustling their buns off (no pun intended)! I've had jobs where I > > scrubbed toilets, cleaned pig pens, and swept rocks out of a parking > lot > > and didn't get paid very much for doing it. (Especially the pig pen > > one. I didn't get paid because that was punishment for screwing > around. > > My dad found out and sent me to Mr. Brown's farm to work for the > summer, > > but that's another story) But I'll tell you this, those were the > > cleanest toilets, the cleanest pig pens, and there was not a rock to > be > > found on that parking lot. Why you ask? Because I take pride in my > > work. A persons work is a reflection of themselves. Sloppy work > > generally means a sloppy person. Organized work generally means > > organized person. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
