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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 09:57 AM Original message |
Steve Jobs, Proud to Be Nonunion (from '07) |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. Nice n/t |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
38. Nice? |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 01:18 PM Response to Reply #38 |
54. I didn't think that I needed the sarcasm tag n/t |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 02:18 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Slaps forehead. |
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HappyMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. Do tell. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
3. ... |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
4. what is is that he knows? |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 02:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
56. with all due respect, fuck him. RV-taught 27 years |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
5. Steve Jobs was pretty notorious for letting go of people he didn't consider up to par. |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Union members aren't up to par? How insulting. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:22 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Can no one read here? |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Read the last sentence again. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:27 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I can see where he wouldn't have been super enthused about unions. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:30 AM Response to Reply #19 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #19 |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:45 AM Response to Reply #29 |
40. Nope--didn't see that in the argument, because it wasn't there. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
57. the fact that unions demand good salaries and working conditions |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 12:25 AM Response to Reply #57 |
70. Entirely likely. He surely had a hard eye on the bottom line. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
68. I am a union man. I'd love to see a world where unions |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 12:31 AM Response to Reply #68 |
71. That rising tide will have to lift all boats before we see that. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 08:47 AM Response to Reply #71 |
75. We need an "Arab Spring" for worker's rights. |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 09:11 AM Response to Reply #68 |
78. Most Intelligent Post award! |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 11:36 AM Response to Reply #78 |
79. I've followed him from early on. Unlike other CEO's he |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:30 AM Response to Reply #7 |
20. This is what I am talking about. Google Steve Jobs and elevators and there are more. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:29 AM Response to Reply #20 |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Read the whole thing. The man wasn't petty, he was a perfectionist micromanager. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:47 AM Response to Reply #35 |
42. If I agree with DKF you can take it to the bank. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #35 |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 02:24 PM Response to Reply #20 |
58. wow, what a fucker. Must be nice to have no concerns over people |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
76. Some are not up to par...just like some non-union employees are not up to par.. |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 09:06 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. WTF indeed |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:11 AM Response to Reply #5 |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. ... |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #13 |
24. Here is an article that explains it all. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:59 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. He appeared to be a total bastard to work for. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Who does like it? But he drives people to be better. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #28 |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. So does my union. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Good. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Often, it stifles creativity. |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. We agree on this. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:56 AM Response to Reply #39 |
46. I'm not sold on that last part either--it's simply a possibility I can't rule out in my own mind. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Apple vs google. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 02:26 PM Response to Reply #28 |
59. or crazy. most places under this type of management have huge |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. Apparently much of the creativity came from him. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 12:33 AM Response to Reply #64 |
72. And now, he's dead. If he'd been fostering creativity instead of being the |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:52 AM Response to Reply #5 |
44. Of course you can. |
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workinclasszero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
6. Well ain't that just peachy |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
8. People love heroes around here; it's good to know everything about a person. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:22 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Here here. |
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crazyjoe (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
10. Well, he has a point. It's almost impossible to fire a teacher. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #10 |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
60. no it isn't. you just have to lie, fake their evaluations two times while |
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lynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
11. Union or not, there's no room in any school for a below-par teacher - |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:17 AM Response to Reply #11 |
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lynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Sorry, wrong. In some fields you can let sub-par sneak through - |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:31 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Teaching is a career path that doesn't offer much. Take away stability (one of the few)... |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. 18K??!!! Where are you?! Try $60----$90K. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #27 |
43. Future tense: learn it, live it. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #27 |
45. Is that the starting salary? |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #45 |
63. that is a veteran teacher with a master salary. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:22 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. OH Jesus. That isn't a starting salary. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
62. if you are going to quote salaries like that tell the rest of it. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
61. amazing how we became the root of all evil isn't it. |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
15. I wonder what the Apple cult thinks about this. |
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HappyMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. What is inconvenient fact, Alex? |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:56 AM Response to Reply #15 |
47. What cult? |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #15 |
51. Very much a cult, the OS for the Mac is no better then Windows7. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
25. One reason why I think the fawning adoration of Jobs by many on the left is a tad misplaced. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #25 |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #30 |
50. Lefty types? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #50 |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #25 |
53. Not only that... |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
49. Meh...another loser that hated capitalism and democracy. |
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marlakay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
65. Can't people wait until he is dead awhile to put him down? |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. My principles can't be corrupted by toys/tools. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 12:39 AM Response to Reply #65 |
73. I don't have an ipod or an iphone and I don't think they'd make my life happier. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 12:41 AM Response to Reply #65 |
74. Well, not to put too fine a point upon it, he won't be any less dead with time. |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
69. Kick |
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