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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 08:59 AM Original message |
Want Ad: Unemployed Need Not Apply: "No unemployed candidates will be considered" |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
1. That's awful and completely wrong. n/t |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
2. Tax those businesses to extinction. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Instead they get a $4 million tax credit. Go figure (nt) |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. More like a $4 million welfare check. |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:00 AM Response to Reply #24 |
33. Aw, let's not call a spade a spade |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:01 AM Response to Reply #24 |
34. +99999999999 |
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Shadow Creature (105 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:50 PM Response to Reply #24 |
47. welfare is exactly what it is |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
3. Ridiculous. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
5. Yep. Take away the tax break. |
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CurtEastPoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
6. I read this in the AJC and they later revised the ad and took out that language, but... |
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704wipes (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:35 AM Response to Reply #6 |
145. And they will still filter out the unemployed apps |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
7. Why? |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:14 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. until the economy picks up, then he is gone. |
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jp11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:16 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. In the article: |
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ChadwickHenryWard (692 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
103. What about the rest of us? |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:50 AM Response to Reply #103 |
129. In many cases, it is the highest paid, most experienced folks that are laid off..so they can hire |
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ChadwickHenryWard (692 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:31 AM Response to Reply #129 |
143. Younger folks put their jobs higher on their list of priorities. |
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704wipes (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:39 AM Response to Reply #143 |
147. and file less health & workmen's comp claims |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:31 AM Response to Reply #103 |
134. sell drugs, rob people, or just kill yourself already |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
110. My experience: It's not the best people who are kept during layoffs |
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bobburgster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:10 AM Response to Reply #110 |
123. You've got that right! |
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704wipes (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:38 AM Response to Reply #110 |
146. and the under 48 crowd... |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 04:05 AM Response to Reply #13 |
120. The truth is, though, |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:17 AM Response to Reply #13 |
152. It's also an erroneous assertion. |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:18 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. You just know that somewhere in managment-think there's a meme that... |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:45 AM Response to Reply #14 |
43. That's exactly what it's about. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #43 |
61. It's also invalidated by the fact that companies were working to get rid of expensive talent |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 08:10 PM Response to Reply #61 |
89. You've got that right. Not to mention failing companies that have |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:19 AM Response to Reply #43 |
140. well, it does go along with the idea that |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 07:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
86. good point |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 08:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
94. Yes, but it is the stress of thinking about joining the unemployed which keeps |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:33 AM Response to Reply #94 |
135. the more this goes on the more i think that the guys |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:15 AM Response to Reply #7 |
125. There's a perception |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
8. why exlude the unemployed. aren't they the most likey to be LOOKING FOR A JOB!!! |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
55. company tell headhunter "we can find unemployed ourselves" and wont' |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:11 PM Response to Reply #55 |
97. most companies around here make you go through a temp agency. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:46 AM Response to Reply #97 |
136. exactly - and who's going to leave a steadyish job for a temp-to-hire gig? |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:14 AM Response to Reply #55 |
151. I think you have the answer |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
9. Makes no sense at all. Sony Ericsson would prefer |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 07:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
87. Another good point |
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SocialistLez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
11. I'm sure if the tax credit was taken away, they'd put the plant somewhere else |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:33 AM Response to Reply #11 |
25. This is true--when their corporate welfare check runs out, it's typical for companies to relocate. |
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SocialistLez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:34 AM Response to Reply #25 |
39. I know some cities have sued |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
63. It is starting to happen. It needs to become a growing trend. Time to stop freeloading businesses. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 07:08 PM Response to Reply #39 |
84. Trust me.. |
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lurky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:19 PM Response to Reply #84 |
111. Well, the cities and states get taken to the cleaners. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:43 AM Response to Reply #111 |
128. Sometimes... |
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Paper Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:14 AM Response to Reply #25 |
131. I certainly would be less than worthy for a job. Laid off with the words: |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:20 AM Response to Reply #25 |
153. No, cities should promote job growth. |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
12. well, it makes sense, its just wrong |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:51 AM Response to Reply #12 |
30. Yep--now corporations are just going to keep cannibalizing each other |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #30 |
44. Nah, some companies are considered starter careers |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
15. At least they are being honest |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:30 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. +1. n/t |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:44 AM Response to Reply #15 |
29. The "at least they're being honest" routine doesn't excuse them from |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:28 PM Response to Reply #29 |
66. Yes. They can be 'honest' on their own dime. Take away the tax break. nt |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. You'll get no argument from me. Make the freeloading bastards pay. |
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704wipes (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:52 AM Response to Reply #15 |
148. right, they were just trying to lighten their workload |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
16. HR/hiring associates are notoriously leery of applicants who are not currently employed |
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Coyote_Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:27 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. An applicant |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
60. and as an on-and-off job seeker, i've grown to abhor that little "game" |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 07:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
88. What's wrong with the self-employed? |
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Coyote_Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:11 PM Response to Reply #88 |
98. IMHO |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:09 AM Response to Reply #98 |
150. As a self employed person it is interesting to think |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
157. Bam - best comment on DU this month. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:42 AM Original message |
If we consumers and workers have to get used to the "new normal," then HR and managers should, too. |
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onpatrol98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:09 AM Response to Reply #16 |
122. crawl is correct!!! |
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Coyote_Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
17. Recruiters and placeent agencies |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
18. It's not bringing 180 jobs to Buckhead, it's replacing 180 jobs. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
52. Nothing I can see to keep them from moving the workers from another state. nt |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
19. This is a classic example of why the poor can never rise up the class ladder |
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area51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #19 |
35. +1 |
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tallahasseedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:21 AM Response to Reply #19 |
37. +1 |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
58. +1000 nt |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 08:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
91. + 1,000,000,000... What You Said... |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
22. WTF? So they're hiring but not hiring unemployed people? |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:31 AM Response to Reply #22 |
38. And they're more likely to take it for less money |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:14 PM Response to Reply #38 |
57. And these morons managed to stay employed? |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:23 PM Response to Reply #22 |
62. i think this is one of their thinly-veiled smokescreens |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #62 |
73. Unbelievable. Especially since I don't think I've ever seen a city demand the |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
23. Corporate welfare recipients denying jobs to the very tax-payers who made it possible |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
26. I thought that Sony Ericcson was tanking? But if they are looking for a free ride... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
27. And the creation of a permanent unemployed underclass continues apace |
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Macoy (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #27 |
51. A Permanent Unemployed Underclass |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:05 PM Response to Reply #51 |
158. I heartily agree. |
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JeffersonChick (338 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
28. This is revolting n/t |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
31. So if you're not employed... |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
32. Found cached ads from "The People Place" showing this |
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tallahasseedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
36. WTF? |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
40. Has Ericsson ever heard of "headhunters"? |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
41. Sadly, this has been going on for years |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 05:20 PM Response to Reply #41 |
78. "independent contractor" |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
42. That's even fucking dumber than the idiots who run credit checks on job applicants |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
45. I always say some people prefer to quash the powerless than reaping more profit. |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
46. Time for Vandelay Industries on the resume.....n/t |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
48. I got this YEARS ago |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
49. HR and Recruiters Have All of these Stupid Rules When Screening Candidates |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 01:35 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. "Don't hire anyone who salts their food before tasting it" |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
50. Recind the tac credit then. |
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DimplesinMI (281 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
53. First, thanks for the link........ |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 05:17 PM Response to Reply #53 |
77. i'd love to read it if you find the link -- was just commiserating about this yesterday |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
56. It's a matter of "choice" vs. "necessity". |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:32 PM Response to Reply #56 |
67. They can do what they like with their money. Take away the tax break. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:38 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. They can't violate anti-discrimination laws... |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #68 |
74. Likely true. Take their tax break, anyway. nt |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 03:56 PM Response to Reply #68 |
76. It's not illegal to discriminate |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 03:07 PM Response to Reply #56 |
70. I would think that an employed applicant would be MORE inclined to leave for a better position |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 06:59 PM Response to Reply #56 |
81. Then take the tax credit away. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
59. I highly doubt that this practice is even legal. n/t |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 07:03 PM Response to Reply #59 |
82. Really? How so? Employment status is not a protected class. nt |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 08:44 PM Response to Reply #82 |
93. There is no such thing as a "protected class" |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:15 PM Response to Reply #93 |
107. The EEO is right wing? |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 02:36 AM Response to Reply #107 |
118. The term "protected class" is a red herring |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 03:53 AM Response to Reply #118 |
119. splain, please? |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #118 |
154. "Protected Class" is a legal term - look it up. nt |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
64. Horrible. Thanks for posting this. I hope the company gets lots of bad press |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
65. Hopefully a mob of the unemployed will become quite violent w/these A-Holes |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
69. in a perverted twist of logic |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 07:03 PM Response to Reply #69 |
83. Long term unemployment is at 17%. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
71. These thugs rule needs to be broken. Its past time to drastically rein in hiring practices |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
75. How is that even legal? |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:09 AM Response to Reply #75 |
139. t's NOT legal |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
79. I hate companies that steal other companies' valuable employees. They should train their own. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
80. This should be challenged |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
85. That makes no sense. |
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Synicus Maximus (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
90. Point one the add does not say anything about the majority of |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
92. It explains a lot about Sony/Ericsson's management... |
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SunDrop23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:20 AM Response to Reply #92 |
126. One more year tops in the US, then Sony Ericsson will be long gone... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
95. That is messed up! |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
96. Soup Kitchen Sign: "We Don't Serve Hungry People." |
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mreilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
99. Screw them; I'm going the opposite route |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 01:16 AM Response to Reply #99 |
115. +1000 nt |
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nebenaube (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:53 AM Response to Reply #99 |
149. You sound like a good human! n/t |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
100. I think it's the RECRUITER who is doing this, not SONY ERICCSON |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:47 AM Response to Reply #100 |
138. I don't think so |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
101. Nobody who invented the "Memory Stick" should get a tax break. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
102. Yank their business license |
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Mr. Ected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
104. I Was Unemployed For Almost A Year, Once Upon A Time |
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Timbuk3 (727 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
105. Well, there's anothe product I'll no longer buy |
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Digit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:21 PM Response to Reply #105 |
108. Ditto for me |
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pundaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
106. I'll buy Sony gear, but not if it's for sale. Same with erickson. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
109. Boycott Sony. IMMEDIATELY. Then let's work on federal legislation to |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:07 AM Response to Reply #109 |
130. K&R 1000 |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
112. The expenses of hiring, training, and paying an employee's wages and benefits are |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
113. Meanest thing I ever heard. |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
114. Stupid. |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
116. That sign reflects my experience applying to jobs too. n/t |
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LaPera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 02:23 AM Response to Original message |
117. Does anyone even have the slighest doubt that this pig fuck is a republican? |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:51 AM Response to Original message |
121. Put a Federal 10% "hiring tax" on compnaies for each employed candidate selected over an unemployed |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:11 AM Response to Original message |
124. Shameful. Boycott Sony Ericcson n/t |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
127. Personally, I couldn't work for assholes like this. n/t |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
132. I'm ok with this... |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
133. i have been saying this for years, grow weed, brew meth |
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Celebration (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
137. this is a RECRUITMENT company |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
141. Another fine example of why this country SUCKS! n/t |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
142. He sounds really "concerned." nt |
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scentopine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
144. Human Resource People - have turned from helpful liason for employee |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:51 PM Response to Reply #144 |
156. The change in department name was another step in the de-personalization of the workplace. It used |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
155. Job listing might as well tell them to get a low wage service job and be done with it. |
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