Posted on 12/30/2003 6:56:51 AM PST by Zender500
The one thing I learned is that listed corporations, even if they can't afford an adequate staff of people who actually do the work and, consequently, have the worker bees do the job of 1.5 to 2 others, they always manage to afford someone in HR or training or whatever other department is assigned to insulate them from lawsuits against the PC nazis-- often by hiring one.
It's not about displacing global corporations lol, nor was that my initial argument. All I'm saying is for those who prefer not to go into work everyday and be forced to sign pledges etc, as we both agree are abhorrent, there are alternatives such as opening up your own business.
You stated the only thing to sell on the internet are wedges and I was pointing out to you that's not true, almost everything is being sold now and small businessmen are getting rich. There's nothing wrong with that and if people want freedom, independence and piece of mind without political correctness shoved down their throats that's one way to go.
There's another way to "escape the pc corporate mentality." Most people just ignore it.
Absolutely, but as you can see in this story some are not able to completely ignore it and are offended. One person filed a lawsuit in federal court, and I hope he wins. But there are other ways to fight the pc crowd too, including negative public exposure, boycotts, and word of mouth. There are also legislative possibilities like electing more conservatives to Congress and state legislatures to put a stop to it.
By the way, if you think you're out there on the net, being free and pure, why don't you post your BELIEFS about controversial subjects right on your business homepage, and only buy from and sell to those who believe as you do.
Why would I want to do that? I'm selling something commercial, it's not a political webpage.
Check your e-mail.
You can carve out your own little niche that's totally free of corporate control.
I think this is one of the reasons the Amish have been so selective about using technology. They know the more they depend on the outside world the more they become subservient to it. And the less they need the more they are free.
By the way, if you think you're out there on the net, being free and pure, why don't you post your BELIEFS about controversial subjects right on your business homepage, and only buy from and sell to those who believe as you do. Yeah, that's what I thought.
That's actually a pretty good idea. I would be more likely to buy from someone who believes as I do.
Are you sure that is true? I thought homosexuals were one of the demographic groups that Hitler and his thugs sought to exterminate.
True, but they killed Jews and some of the Nazis were part Jewish. I think there was even speculation that Hitler was. It's just that no one in Germany would dare mention it.
Quite a few Amish live not too far from me in the area, and you are right, they are very independent. The last I heard they were farming honey bees. People can make a nice living just doing that and selling it on the internet.
Get a job someplace else then, or become a large enough shareholder to effect policy change, or start your own business.
Your feelings should not dictate company policy beyond the consideration that the owner himself decides to give to your feelings.
You don't have a right to have a job that automatically comports with your personal beliefs or lifestyle choices, regardless of what the law claims for this special interest group or that.
So yes, you check it at the door, regardless of what it is. You do at my business, anyhow, and that's a right every employer should have, even if the law says otherwise.
It's also easy to give a flip response like 'find another job'. I LIKE my job, I LIKE my company. They're one of the largest corporations on the face of the planet, and they treat their people well. I have a responsible position and am good at what I do. I have no desire to leave it.
I also reserve the right to NOT play along with the PC nonsense that occasionally gets passed down. Here's a clue: most don't play along. They give it a surly "yeah yeah; right", then press on doing their jobs. I have the luxury of doing just that.
Not all do. It's grossly unfair, and if you believe that it is perfectly ok for a corporation to shove the latest gay-loving or other ultra-hip-PC crap down their employees' throats while, at the same time, you insist that employees check their beliefs at the door.......then God help you if you ever grow to be a large company.
I wonder how your employees would feel if you publicly posted your stance on this by the water cooler.
Good for you. But if they start a policy you don't like and you can't effect change through the proper processes, then you shouldn't bitch. The company is not there to make you happy. It's there to make money for its shareholders.
I also reserve the right to NOT play along with the PC nonsense that occasionally gets passed down. Here's a clue: most don't play along. They give it a surly "yeah yeah; right", then press on doing their jobs. I have the luxury of doing just that.
Then all the better for you. But that doesn't change the fact you work at their pleasure, and they can require anything of you they please. Sure, it may be a bad move on their part in that it alienates key employees, but businesses shouldn't be protected from making bad decisions.
Fact is, a business should be run exactly as the owners wish it.
Not all do. It's grossly unfair, and if you believe that it is perfectly ok for a corporation to shove the latest gay-loving or other ultra-hip-PC crap down their employees' throats while, at the same time, you insist that employees check their beliefs at the door.......then God help you if you ever grow to be a large company.
I believe everyone should check their agendas at the door - gay, religious and whatever. It's a place of business, not a sewing circle. You don't like company policy, get a job elsewhere.
I wonder how your employees would feel if you publicly posted your stance on this by the water cooler.
They are all perfectly well aware of my position.
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