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Tue Jun-01-10 02:25 PM
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| 63. It is starting to happen. It needs to become a growing trend. Time to stop freeloading businesses. |
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Yet another example of that 'personal responsiblity' businesses try to convince us we should have but they don't.
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| -Want Ad: Unemployed Need Not Apply: "No unemployed candidates will be considered" |
The Straight Story |
Jun-01-10 08:59 AM |
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That's awful and completely wrong. n/t |
tammywammy |
Jun-01-10 09:01 AM |
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Tax those businesses to extinction. |
RedCloud |
Jun-01-10 09:03 AM |
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Instead they get a $4 million tax credit. Go figure (nt) |
The Straight Story |
Jun-01-10 09:04 AM |
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More like a $4 million welfare check. |
Dappleganger |
Jun-01-10 09:32 AM |
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Aw, let's not call a spade a spade |
rocktivity |
Jun-01-10 10:00 AM |
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+99999999999 |
eShirl |
Jun-01-10 10:01 AM |
#34 |
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welfare is exactly what it is |
Shadow Creature |
Jun-01-10 12:50 PM |
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Ridiculous. |
TwilightGardener |
Jun-01-10 09:03 AM |
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Yep. Take away the tax break. |
laughingliberal |
Jun-01-10 09:04 AM |
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I read this in the AJC and they later revised the ad and took out that language, but... |
CurtEastPoint |
Jun-01-10 09:05 AM |
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And they will still filter out the unemployed apps |
704wipes |
Jun-02-10 08:35 AM |
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Why? |
Statistical |
Jun-01-10 09:05 AM |
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until the economy picks up, then he is gone. |
mkultra |
Jun-01-10 09:14 AM |
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In the article: |
jp11 |
Jun-01-10 09:16 AM |
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What about the rest of us? |
ChadwickHenryWard |
Jun-01-10 09:40 PM |
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In many cases, it is the highest paid, most experienced folks that are laid off..so they can hire |
BrklynLiberal |
Jun-02-10 06:50 AM |
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Younger folks put their jobs higher on their list of priorities. |
ChadwickHenryWard |
Jun-02-10 08:31 AM |
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and file less health & workmen's comp claims |
704wipes |
Jun-02-10 08:39 AM |
#147 |
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sell drugs, rob people, or just kill yourself already |
reggie the dog |
Jun-02-10 07:31 AM |
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My experience: It's not the best people who are kept during layoffs |
loudsue |
Jun-01-10 10:50 PM |
#110 |
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You've got that right! |
bobburgster |
Jun-02-10 06:10 AM |
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and the under 48 crowd... |
704wipes |
Jun-02-10 08:38 AM |
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The truth is, though, |
Control-Z |
Jun-02-10 04:05 AM |
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It's also an erroneous assertion. |
chrisa |
Jun-02-10 09:17 AM |
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You just know that somewhere in managment-think there's a meme that... |
JHB |
Jun-01-10 09:18 AM |
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That's exactly what it's about. |
Quantess |
Jun-01-10 10:45 AM |
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It's also invalidated by the fact that companies were working to get rid of expensive talent |
laughingliberal |
Jun-01-10 02:22 PM |
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You've got that right. Not to mention failing companies that have |
LibDemAlways |
Jun-01-10 08:10 PM |
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well, it does go along with the idea that |
unpossibles |
Jun-02-10 08:19 AM |
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good point |
treestar |
Jun-01-10 07:33 PM |
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Yes, but it is the stress of thinking about joining the unemployed which keeps |
defendandprotect |
Jun-01-10 08:57 PM |
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the more this goes on the more i think that the guys |
reggie the dog |
Jun-02-10 07:33 AM |
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There's a perception |
customerserviceguy |
Jun-02-10 06:15 AM |
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why exlude the unemployed. aren't they the most likey to be LOOKING FOR A JOB!!! |
ejpoeta |
Jun-01-10 09:10 AM |
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company tell headhunter "we can find unemployed ourselves" and wont' |
elehhhhna |
Jun-01-10 01:39 PM |
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most companies around here make you go through a temp agency. |
ejpoeta |
Jun-01-10 09:11 PM |
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exactly - and who's going to leave a steadyish job for a temp-to-hire gig? |
elehhhhna |
Jun-02-10 07:46 AM |
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I think you have the answer |
Patiod |
Jun-02-10 09:14 AM |
#151 |
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Makes no sense at all. Sony Ericsson would prefer |
LibDemAlways |
Jun-01-10 09:12 AM |
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Another good point |
treestar |
Jun-01-10 07:34 PM |
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I'm sure if the tax credit was taken away, they'd put the plant somewhere else |
SocialistLez |
Jun-01-10 09:15 AM |
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This is true--when their corporate welfare check runs out, it's typical for companies to relocate. |
Dappleganger |
Jun-01-10 09:33 AM |
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I know some cities have sued |
SocialistLez |
Jun-01-10 10:34 AM |
#39 |
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It is starting to happen. It needs to become a growing trend. Time to stop freeloading businesses. |
laughingliberal |
Jun-01-10 02:25 PM |
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Trust me.. |
sendero |
Jun-01-10 07:08 PM |
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Well, the cities and states get taken to the cleaners. |
lurky |
Jun-01-10 11:19 PM |
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Sometimes... |
sendero |
Jun-02-10 06:43 AM |
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I certainly would be less than worthy for a job. Laid off with the words: |
Paper Roses |
Jun-02-10 07:14 AM |
#131 |
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No, cities should promote job growth. |
gorfle |
Jun-02-10 09:20 AM |
#153 |
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well, it makes sense, its just wrong |
mkultra |
Jun-01-10 09:15 AM |
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Yep--now corporations are just going to keep cannibalizing each other |
TwilightGardener |
Jun-01-10 09:51 AM |
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Nah, some companies are considered starter careers |
mkultra |
Jun-01-10 12:03 PM |
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At least they are being honest |
Freddie Stubbs |
Jun-01-10 09:19 AM |
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+1. n/t |
Statistical |
Jun-01-10 09:30 AM |
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The "at least they're being honest" routine doesn't excuse them from |
Raineyb |
Jun-01-10 09:44 AM |
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Yes. They can be 'honest' on their own dime. Take away the tax break. nt |
laughingliberal |
Jun-01-10 02:28 PM |
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You'll get no argument from me. Make the freeloading bastards pay. |
Raineyb |
Jun-01-10 03:19 PM |
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right, they were just trying to lighten their workload |
704wipes |
Jun-02-10 08:52 AM |
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HR/hiring associates are notoriously leery of applicants who are not currently employed |
LeftinOH |
Jun-01-10 09:19 AM |
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An applicant |
Coyote_Bandit |
Jun-01-10 09:27 AM |
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and as an on-and-off job seeker, i've grown to abhor that little "game" |
Blue_Tires |
Jun-01-10 02:20 PM |
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What's wrong with the self-employed? |
treestar |
Jun-01-10 07:37 PM |
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IMHO |
Coyote_Bandit |
Jun-01-10 09:11 PM |
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As a self employed person it is interesting to think |
treestar |
Jun-02-10 09:09 AM |
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Bam - best comment on DU this month. |
wolfgangmo |
Jun-02-10 06:43 PM |
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If we consumers and workers have to get used to the "new normal," then HR and managers should, too. |
Brickbat |
Jun-01-10 09:42 AM |
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crawl is correct!!! |
onpatrol98 |
Jun-02-10 06:09 AM |
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Recruiters and placeent agencies |
Coyote_Bandit |
Jun-01-10 09:20 AM |
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It's not bringing 180 jobs to Buckhead, it's replacing 180 jobs. |
Catshrink |
Jun-01-10 09:22 AM |
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Nothing I can see to keep them from moving the workers from another state. nt |
laughingliberal |
Jun-01-10 01:25 PM |
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This is a classic example of why the poor can never rise up the class ladder |
lunatica |
Jun-01-10 09:24 AM |
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+1 |
area51 |
Jun-01-10 10:14 AM |
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+1 |
tallahasseedem |
Jun-01-10 10:21 AM |
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+1000 nt |
laughingliberal |
Jun-01-10 02:17 PM |
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+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said... |
WillyT |
Jun-01-10 08:40 PM |
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WTF? So they're hiring but not hiring unemployed people? |
Raineyb |
Jun-01-10 09:31 AM |
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And they're more likely to take it for less money |
rocktivity |
Jun-01-10 10:31 AM |
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And these morons managed to stay employed? |
Raineyb |
Jun-01-10 02:14 PM |
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i think this is one of their thinly-veiled smokescreens |
Blue_Tires |
Jun-01-10 02:23 PM |
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Unbelievable. Especially since I don't think I've ever seen a city demand the |
Raineyb |
Jun-01-10 03:20 PM |
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Corporate welfare recipients denying jobs to the very tax-payers who made it possible |
Dappleganger |
Jun-01-10 09:31 AM |
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I thought that Sony Ericcson was tanking? But if they are looking for a free ride... |
onehandle |
Jun-01-10 09:36 AM |
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And the creation of a permanent unemployed underclass continues apace |
MadHound |
Jun-01-10 09:37 AM |
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A Permanent Unemployed Underclass |
Macoy |
Jun-01-10 01:25 PM |
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I heartily agree. |
wolfgangmo |
Jun-02-10 07:05 PM |
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This is revolting n/t |
JeffersonChick |
Jun-01-10 09:42 AM |
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So if you're not employed... |
AngryOldDem |
Jun-01-10 09:54 AM |
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Found cached ads from "The People Place" showing this |
suffragette |
Jun-01-10 09:59 AM |
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WTF? |
tallahasseedem |
Jun-01-10 10:16 AM |
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Has Ericsson ever heard of "headhunters"? |
rocktivity |
Jun-01-10 10:38 AM |
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Sadly, this has been going on for years |
LibertyLover |
Jun-01-10 10:41 AM |
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"independent contractor" |
nashville_brook |
Jun-01-10 05:20 PM |
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That's even fucking dumber than the idiots who run credit checks on job applicants |
Sebastian Doyle |
Jun-01-10 10:42 AM |
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I always say some people prefer to quash the powerless than reaping more profit. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jun-01-10 12:13 PM |
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Time for Vandelay Industries on the resume.....n/t |
msanthrope |
Jun-01-10 12:14 PM |
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I got this YEARS ago |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Jun-01-10 01:05 PM |
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HR and Recruiters Have All of these Stupid Rules When Screening Candidates |
Yavin4 |
Jun-01-10 01:10 PM |
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"Don't hire anyone who salts their food before tasting it" |
Quantess |
Jun-01-10 01:35 PM |
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Recind the tac credit then. |
Dawson Leery |
Jun-01-10 01:17 PM |
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First, thanks for the link........ |
DimplesinMI |
Jun-01-10 01:26 PM |
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i'd love to read it if you find the link -- was just commiserating about this yesterday |
nashville_brook |
Jun-01-10 05:17 PM |
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It's a matter of "choice" vs. "necessity". |
Xithras |
Jun-01-10 01:55 PM |
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They can do what they like with their money. Take away the tax break. |
laughingliberal |
Jun-01-10 02:32 PM |
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They can't violate anti-discrimination laws... |
LeftyFingerPop |
Jun-01-10 02:38 PM |
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Likely true. Take their tax break, anyway. nt |
laughingliberal |
Jun-01-10 03:42 PM |
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It's not illegal to discriminate |
Xithras |
Jun-01-10 03:56 PM |
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I would think that an employed applicant would be MORE inclined to leave for a better position |
rocktivity |
Jun-01-10 03:07 PM |
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Then take the tax credit away. |
Dawson Leery |
Jun-01-10 06:59 PM |
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I highly doubt that this practice is even legal. n/t |
LeftyFingerPop |
Jun-01-10 02:18 PM |
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Really? How so? Employment status is not a protected class. nt |
kelly1mm |
Jun-01-10 07:03 PM |
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There is no such thing as a "protected class" |
liberation |
Jun-01-10 08:44 PM |
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The EEO is right wing? |
boppers |
Jun-01-10 10:15 PM |
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The term "protected class" is a red herring |
liberation |
Jun-02-10 02:36 AM |
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splain, please? |
boppers |
Jun-02-10 03:53 AM |
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"Protected Class" is a legal term - look it up. nt |
kelly1mm |
Jun-02-10 12:40 PM |
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Horrible. Thanks for posting this. I hope the company gets lots of bad press |
Liberal_in_LA |
Jun-01-10 02:26 PM |
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Hopefully a mob of the unemployed will become quite violent w/these A-Holes |
Echo In Light |
Jun-01-10 02:27 PM |
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in a perverted twist of logic |
melm00se |
Jun-01-10 02:57 PM |
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Long term unemployment is at 17%. |
Dawson Leery |
Jun-01-10 07:03 PM |
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These thugs rule needs to be broken. Its past time to drastically rein in hiring practices |
TheKentuckian |
Jun-01-10 03:13 PM |
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How is that even legal? |
City Lights |
Jun-01-10 03:47 PM |
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t's NOT legal |
Whoa_Nelly |
Jun-02-10 08:09 AM |
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I hate companies that steal other companies' valuable employees. They should train their own. |
McCamy Taylor |
Jun-01-10 06:11 PM |
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This should be challenged |
noamnety |
Jun-01-10 06:34 PM |
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That makes no sense. |
Lucian |
Jun-01-10 07:15 PM |
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Point one the add does not say anything about the majority of |
Synicus Maximus |
Jun-01-10 08:14 PM |
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It explains a lot about Sony/Ericsson's management... |
liberation |
Jun-01-10 08:42 PM |
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One more year tops in the US, then Sony Ericsson will be long gone... |
SunDrop23 |
Jun-02-10 06:20 AM |
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That is messed up! |
Odin2005 |
Jun-01-10 09:05 PM |
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Soup Kitchen Sign: "We Don't Serve Hungry People." |
Sparkly |
Jun-01-10 09:06 PM |
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Screw them; I'm going the opposite route |
mreilly |
Jun-01-10 09:13 PM |
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+1000 nt |
laughingliberal |
Jun-02-10 01:16 AM |
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You sound like a good human! n/t |
nebenaube |
Jun-02-10 08:53 AM |
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I think it's the RECRUITER who is doing this, not SONY ERICCSON |
Toucano |
Jun-01-10 09:14 PM |
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I don't think so |
rox63 |
Jun-02-10 07:47 AM |
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Nobody who invented the "Memory Stick" should get a tax break. |
Touchdown |
Jun-01-10 09:18 PM |
#101 |
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Yank their business license |
guitar man |
Jun-01-10 09:20 PM |
#102 |
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I Was Unemployed For Almost A Year, Once Upon A Time |
Mr. Ected |
Jun-01-10 09:52 PM |
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Well, there's anothe product I'll no longer buy |
Timbuk3 |
Jun-01-10 09:54 PM |
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Ditto for me |
Digit |
Jun-01-10 10:21 PM |
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I'll buy Sony gear, but not if it's for sale. Same with erickson. |
pundaint |
Jun-01-10 10:10 PM |
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Boycott Sony. IMMEDIATELY. Then let's work on federal legislation to |
kestrel91316 |
Jun-01-10 10:32 PM |
#109 |
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K&R 1000 |
Joanne98 |
Jun-02-10 07:07 AM |
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The expenses of hiring, training, and paying an employee's wages and benefits are |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jun-01-10 11:33 PM |
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Meanest thing I ever heard. |
Mimosa |
Jun-01-10 11:33 PM |
#113 |
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Stupid. |
moondust |
Jun-02-10 12:22 AM |
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That sign reflects my experience applying to jobs too. n/t |
alp227 |
Jun-02-10 01:37 AM |
#116 |
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Does anyone even have the slighest doubt that this pig fuck is a republican? |
LaPera |
Jun-02-10 02:23 AM |
#117 |
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Put a Federal 10% "hiring tax" on compnaies for each employed candidate selected over an unemployed |
DailyGrind51 |
Jun-02-10 05:51 AM |
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Shameful. Boycott Sony Ericcson n/t |
Catherina |
Jun-02-10 06:11 AM |
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Personally, I couldn't work for assholes like this. n/t |
Ganja Ninja |
Jun-02-10 06:28 AM |
#127 |
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I'm ok with this... |
Cid_B |
Jun-02-10 07:16 AM |
#132 |
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i have been saying this for years, grow weed, brew meth |
reggie the dog |
Jun-02-10 07:29 AM |
#133 |
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this is a RECRUITMENT company |
Celebration |
Jun-02-10 07:46 AM |
#137 |
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Another fine example of why this country SUCKS! n/t |
Fire1 |
Jun-02-10 08:21 AM |
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He sounds really "concerned." nt |
newtothegame |
Jun-02-10 08:27 AM |
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Human Resource People - have turned from helpful liason for employee |
scentopine |
Jun-02-10 08:32 AM |
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The change in department name was another step in the de-personalization of the workplace. It used |
BrklynLiberal |
Jun-02-10 12:51 PM |
#156 |
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Job listing might as well tell them to get a low wage service job and be done with it. |
Jkid |
Jun-02-10 12:46 PM |
#155 |
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