Posted on 07/03/2012 9:49:34 AM PDT by mojito
Potential employers have to respond to the incentives and disincentives that exist in today's world, and those do not favor conventional permanent employees.
I know you're hard-working, motivated, tech-savvy and willing to learn. The reason I can't hire you has nothing to do with your work ethic or skills; it's the high-cost Status Quo, and the many perverse consequences of maintaining a failing Status Quo.
The sad truth is that it's costly and risky to hire anyone to do anything, and "bankable projects" that might generate profit/require more labor are few and far between. The overhead costs for employees have skyrocketed. So even though the wages employees see on their paychecks have stagnated, the total compensation costs the employer pays have risen substantially.
Thirty years ago the overhead costs were considerably less, adjusted for inflation, and there weren't billboards advertising a free trip to Cabo if you sued your employer. (I just saw an advert placed by a legal firm while riding a BART train that solicited employees to sue their employers, with the incentive being "free money" for a vacation to Cabo.)
(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...
It'll fix small business good, reeeeaal goooood!
As planned.
(I just saw an advert placed by a legal firm while riding a BART train that solicited employees to sue their employers, with the incentive being “free money” for a vacation to Cabo.)
Just an example of our litigious society. I wonder how these things would have worked out 75 years ago. We have become a nation of whiners and benefit addicts. My Grandfather for instance had a construction company and even during the depression, kept his employees on the payroll even though there was little work and some of that work did not pay as they went bankrupt. He did this up to the point of losing his last asset, his house, when he closed the doors. However, while he was a utopian employer, he would have burried a pick in the head of anyone who sued him over some alleged workplace issue.
We just fired a liberal. But unlike this article’s message, we plan to hire another liberal...to fire the day after the Nov election even if Odumbo wins or loses. It’s great therapy, really.
But, but.. EVERY American MUST work so illegal alien’s FREE health care is paid for!
The concept of working is outdated anyway, and just a thing that old right-wing bible-clingers push. Young progressive enlightened folks know that the future lies in free government handouts.
Dear Hiring Manager
Thank you for your letter of August 15. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you
that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me a position in your company at this time.
This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large number of rejection letters.
With such a varied and promising field of candidates it is impossible for me to accept all refusals.
Despite your company’s outstanding qualifications and previous experience in rejecting applicants,
I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at this time. Therefore I will assume the position
in your company on September 4th. I look forward to seeing you then. Best of luck in rejecting future applicants.
Sincerely,
xxxxxx
LOL!
4 years ago no one was afraid of being retaliated against or SWAT'd for their speech or blog comments. 4 years ago no one thought our President might declare martial law and cancel the presidential election so he could stay in office. 4 years ago no one thought we'd withdraw from Iraq COMPLETELY. 4 years ago no one thought NASA would be all but eliminated. 4 years ago no one thought we'd have SELF PROCLAIMED Marxists in our White House. 4 years ago we'd never thought that leaks of highly classified information would become a common occurrence from the White House. 4 years ago we'd never thought that a president would flood Mexico with UNTRACED guns as a plan to undermine our 2nd Amendment rights. 4 years ago we never thought our president would attempt to ban domestic oil drilling in the United States. 4 years ago we never thought that not buying health insurance would be a CRIME, punishable with a fine. 4 years ago we never thought we'd have a president whose religion is unclear. 4 years ago we never thought we would have a president that would say "57 States". 4 years ago we never thought we'd have a president whose nanny was a transvestite. 4 years ago we never thought our president would overturn Federal Law without consent from Congress. 4 years ago we never thought we'd have a president who has illegal alien relatives living in the United States. 4 years ago we never thought our president would SUE our States. 4 years ago we never thought our president would disallow associating Islam with terrorism. 4 years ago we never thought our president would be ineligible to hold office and be allowed to stay in office. 4 years ago we never thought we'd have a president who is actively working to destroy the private sector while funneling billions of dollars to public and government sector union enterprises. 4 years ago we never would have seen naked photos of our president's mother on the Internet. 4 years ago we never thought we'd have an openly gay-friendly president who throws gay military parades. 4 years ago we never thought we'd have a president who forces a university to remove a Christian cross prior to his speech. 4 years ago we never thought our president would force religious institutions to administer contraceptives and subsidize abortions. 4 years ago we never thought our president would wage war on Bibles in our military. 4 years ago we never thought our president would require a teleprompter while speaking to 6th graders at an elementary school. 4 years ago we never thought our president had once eaten dog. 4 years ago we never thought our president had once used an alias. 4 years ago we never thought our president's parents would both be communist activists. 4 years ago we never thought our president and his regime would have complete control of our news media and its message. 4 years ago we never thought our president would wage war on our free-market, capitalist Republic and our Constitution and succeed at doing so, unchallenged and with impunity. 4 years ago we never thought a president would actively work to 'CHANGE' or 'TRANSFORM' America into another form of government. 4 years ago we failed to realize that a race card can allow one powerful person to destroy all that our Forefathers fought and died for.
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Exactly. This is not the same country it was just 4 years ago. The rate at which the CHANGE has been implemented is shocking.
4 years ago no one was afraid of being retaliated against or SWAT'd for their speech or blog comments. 4 years ago no one thought our President might declare martial law and cancel the presidential election so he could stay in office.
4 years ago no one thought we'd withdraw from Iraq COMPLETELY. 4 years ago no one thought NASA would be all but eliminated. 4 years ago no one thought we'd have SELF PROCLAIMED Marxists in our White House.
4 years ago we'd never thought that leaks of highly classified information would become a common occurrence from the White House. 4 years ago we'd never thought that a president would flood Mexico with UNTRACED guns as a plan to undermine our 2nd Amendment rights.
4 years ago we never thought our president would attempt to ban domestic oil drilling in the United States. 4 years ago we never thought that not buying health insurance would be a CRIME, punishable with a fine.
4 years ago we never thought we'd have a president whose religion is unclear. 4 years ago we never thought we would have a president that would say "57 States". 4 years ago we never thought we'd have a president whose nanny was a transvestite.
4 years ago we never thought our president would overturn Federal Law without consent from Congress. 4 years ago we never thought we'd have a president who has illegal alien relatives living in the United States.
4 years ago we never thought our president would SUE our States. 4 years ago we never thought our president would disallow associating Islam with terrorism.
4 years ago we never thought our president would be ineligible to hold office and be allowed to stay in office.
4 years ago we never thought we'd have a president who is actively working to destroy the private sector while funneling billions of dollars to public and government sector union enterprises. 4 years ago we never would have seen naked photos of our president's mother on the Internet. 4 years ago we never thought we'd have an openly gay-friendly president who throws gay military parades.
4 years ago we never thought we'd have a president who forces a university to remove a Christian cross prior to his speech. 4 years ago we never thought our president would force religious institutions to administer contraceptives and subsidize abortions.
4 years ago we never thought our president would wage war on Bibles in our military. 4 years ago we never thought our president would require a teleprompter while speaking to 6th graders at an elementary school.
4 years ago we never thought our president had once eaten dog. 4 years ago we never thought our president had once used an alias. 4 years ago we never thought our president's parents would both be communist activists. 4 years ago we never thought our president and his regime would have complete control of our news media and its message.
4 years ago we never thought our president would wage war on our free-market, capitalist Republic and our Constitution and succeed at doing so, unchallenged and with impunity. 4 years ago we never thought a president would actively work to 'CHANGE' or 'TRANSFORM' America into another form of government.
4 years ago we failed to realize that a race card can allow one powerful person to destroy all that our Forefathers fought and died for.
Its already had a huge effect.
It's the main reason many businesses have failed to hire more workers already.
The principle effect of Obamacare, will be to drive the hiring overseas.
Thank you.. I rattled this off, off the top of my head. I’m going to make a post out of it.
That is priceless!
“Just an example of our litigious society. I wonder how these things would have worked out 75 years ago.”
Such an ad was illegal 75 yrs ago, morover it was considerd unprofessional and boarderline immoral. The culture has changed quite a bit in the generation or so that such ads have been legal.
You've clearly crossed the line into sadism.
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