Nepotism, Pt. 2---Electric Boogaloo
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I'm not sure if Molly Jong-Fast thought that joking about the nepotism that allowed her second (and second rate) novel to be published would endear the few wary-yet-game readers she may have had left to her, but if that was the case, the joke is on her. She is not funny. She is not interesting. She is not talented. She comes across as spoiled, self-indulgent, and, most horrifyingly, BORING. She not only steals her mother's material (Material that had already been used by her mother, the actual writer)but she sucks in the retelling of it. For a bragart who talks so much, Molly Jong-Fast has very little to say. This book blew. As did 'Normal Girl'. Get a real job, Miranda.
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The Job Search Solution by Beshara is a returned item.  I'm actually shocked at the majority of five star ratings.

As a previous "hiring authority" myself (tooting my own horn Beshara) and a current process manager, if someone had come to me and bluntly said some of the scripts Beshara wants you to read word for word...lol, I'd hang up on them...point blank.

They are disrespectful, and the funniest is the interviewee asking me if 9 am or 3 pm would work best after I've said I'm not even interested in hiring at this time?  Not cocky here, but...I aleady said NO, and had I said yes, you're on my time because I'm hiring you.  I may have passed up on some good employees, but I've always hired respectful employees that have done very well for the company without resorting to these tactics.

He also suggests at one point that psychiatrists would disagree with him on a particular topic, but he doesn't care (forgive me, he said something along those lines).  That was a red flag...kinda like, who are you...you interview/hire/write books...so don't pretend to be a psychiatrist.

It doesn't suprise me that Dr Phil likes this guy either.  And I'm leaving that one alone!

One star...unless you like being rude, obnoxious and annoying in order to search for a job...and searching you will be doing for quite a while with this book.
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Greetings fellow amazonians my new trailer mate eugene has been away for a few days and left his copy of madden at home. I've been playing it and I realized I really miss john madden. Anyhoo as I was watching the packers seahawks game I notice that the ref who called the last "touchdown" was eugene! He had snuck away from our carnival to work a side job. Man I was almost ready to jump through the tv and strangle him because there is not much you can do at the carnival other than drinking and gambling and with eugenes botched play he cost me $75. He tried to sneak in this morning and mongo and I were waiting for him (mongo lost $40) and we asked him where he learned to ref? His answer: madden 13. That's it this game went in the trash as well as eugenes uniform. In fact I wonder why the nfl would hire someone who is legally blind anyway. Oh well there too busy counting their money.
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I credit Stern and his team for tackling an issue that's akin to poking a hornet's nest (but shouldn't be). Work automation/augmentation is a reality, and our world needs to face it. The implications for what humanity is free to do in an augmented world remain to be seen (and frankly, excite me). What's not so clear is what happens to the blue (and white) collar workers who are upended in the process. It's an uncomfortable conversation, but forward-thinking leaders are wise to begin it now.
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I call him "Nemo" because I can't pronounce things, but let's say that's his name because of that movie I never watched.

Anyways, Nemo is amazing simply for the fact that he has exposed me as a terrible housekeeper. Two days in and two cleaning cycles later, Nemo has managed to fill his bin completely with cat hair both times.

It's disturbing.

It shows that my past vacuum cleaner was a big paperweight.

It explains why every black item of clothing I have is covered with little white cat hairs.

And there Nemo sits in the corner, mocking me. Exposing my weaknesses. I know inside, he's laughing at my pain.

I think I'll keep him around.
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Fire the person who submitted the design and the person who approved the design.  Fire them both.  North Carolina doesn't look like that.
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Mike Daisy worked in a Seattle Call Center and was later promoted to a Business Development position.  Like many Amazon employees, he was somewhat overqualified for his initial position.  He criticizes a number of Amazon decisions but uses hindsight rather than explaining why the decision was bad based upon the information available at the time.  There are a few amusing tales, and it does provide some insight into the company decision-making process.  (As a side note:  I was hired by Amazon to work in their Lexington warehouse a couple of times-- I left to accept a research assistanceship and complete a M.S. degree in Computer Science at the University of Kentucky.)
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Ball cap pulled down low to eye level..  Long hair pulled into a ponytail.  Baggy, ill fitting hoodie & cargo pants.  But yeah, you can see it.  Anatomically female at birth.  Now living in two worlds.  Trying to pass as another gender by presenting in masculine clothing.

I guess our clothing, is a uniform of sorts.  It's how we present ourselves to the world.  Fashion is it's own economy.  The idle rich are hard to entertain.  The recent immigrants from Hong Kong carry fake purses.  Most ethnic groups come with job skills, life skills, and culture.

"Car Culture" is still uniquely "American".  In a lot of other countries, the average person is simply too poor to be able to afford a car.  Or in the case of people living on islands, they can't afford to park a car.  Even in The U.S., people in some cities pay over $400 a month for parking......with vehicles leasing at $199.

For some of these recent arrivals, cars are overwhelming.  From being swindled at the dealership because they didn't know that nobody pays sticker, to basic maintenance, to aftermarket upgrades.

My People.  I'm still the "go to" guy for all things American that they don't understand.  These little connectors allow for me to have quick & easy connections, and I can disconnect and replace just about anything with two poles.  I also have the flexibility to insert more than 1 wire, in case I choose to split the signal.

So she had a question.  Very feminine voice.  Up close, I can see the delicate features.  This was not some gender bender.  Simply a woman who does not want attention.  These connectors allowed me to help her hook-up some LED auxiliary lighting.  Piece of cake.  And if she wanted to replace any of the units, or add to them in tandem, we could use the same wiring which I just installed.

"You don't recognize me, do you?"  Um, no.  Should I?  And so the conversation turned, until the sun went down.  And many fantasies were learned, on that day.

My mind was scrambling.  I've down a lot of partying in my time.  Did we hook-up, and I forgot?  That's happened before.  But no.  She makes adult videos.  That is why the incognito look.  Not really mainstream.  More of a specialized fetish market.
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Thank you Mr. Dubay. Even though this is the grandest of all conspiracies I have yet come to know, I am sure there will be something in the near future that will only build upon your work. That which man uses to control others is slowly being depleted. The knowledge you have thrown into the modern day arena can not be beaten. Those choosing to ignore this freshly rehashed reality will soon find themselves in a world of confusion and frustration, not to mention mental and physical pain. Cognitive Dissonance is not a friend of the mind. It is the manual self- decapitation of one's mind. A task very few can complete. Once again, thank you for your hard work.
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I am in the process of ordering this shirt and the two strippers who live across the prison yard now are spying on me and calling my contraband cell phone. You remember? The cell phone I sent my cousin to bring into the prison in his rectum but he was unable to insert. Then he sent it to my uncle, but due to his recent enlarged prostate he had to wait 2 months until Medicaid sent him his Flomax pills.
So then he gave the cell phone to my aunt who's orifice's were infected by arterial Mexicans that sewed pinatas and margarita sweaters in their spare time while they were not paving asphalt down by the river, so my aunt gave the cell phone to my little brother.
I killed him and stole the cell phone out of his coffin while I was gerrymandered to his funeral.
Oops, the girls stopped looking. I think I'll get me some Zuba's instead.
Thank you 3 Wolves! You changed my life.
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Another case of human injustice and pure stupidity of colleagues. It is strange that I am usually drawn more to the stories of social minorities whose brilliance is eclipsed by prejudices and uneducated, inconsiderate,  or plainly foolish pranks by people like James Watson or Otto Hahn (linked  to Lise Meitner, discovered nuclear fission).
Then I find many others  share the same feeling of compassion or maybe sympathy. Why? Perhaps  because we all are minorities before the establishment of the few. I also  find a mystery there--why do we get so blind when we are in such an  establishment?
Gotta read it if you want to have a balanced viewpoint.  (Assuming you already have read Watson)
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My boss sent me this, and I haven't figured out yet if he was being ironic or supportive but I suspect the former. I haven't taken it out of it's box yet because I'm saving it to chuck at his fat head when I see him next. I will no doubt be making an equally ambiguous and retributive gesture.
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Maite Burns finally landed a permanent job as an Administrative Assistant after working from few companies.  After landing a permanent job, Maite was passed down from one boss to another.  This was due to boss retiring (or were asked to retire to "pursue other interest"), boss who quit due to a better/ higher position to a different company (because he knew he couldn't move up anyway or due to restructuring he or she knew he (or she)was toast anyway.)  When Maite was passed on to the second boss, Wesley Tavaazo (a department manager in an engineering division), he came across to Maite as a demanding and heartless boss.  He drove Maite to work hard and learn new things.  To add to her misery, he hired a couple of women engineers who were more horrible than Wesley.  Everyday, Maite was in the verge of walking out of her job. But she hang on.

Few years later,  Wesley quit for a better position in another company.  Rumor had it that his decision was due to his boss' refusal  to promote him to a Directorship position which is a rank higher than a manager.  Rumor had it, that the department was going to merge to another division, putting Maite's job in jeopardy because there was already an existing executive admin in this division.  Luckily, Maite was spared by the division's VP, Jake Banneker, and told her to just keep doing what she was doing and even though Banneker had his own executive assistant who support him and his staff, Maite will be reporting to him--making him her boss # 3. (Sort of).  This created tension between her and the existing admin (Asha Montgomery).  Maite  felt insecure because there was no one to back her up, and no one in particular to impress.  Then, the company restructured resulting in massive reduction in force.  Despite having no one to back her up, her job was spared. (And Paola and Shirley (the only two women engineer hired by Wesley whom Maite had conflict with), despite rising to the top, their position was affected by the RIF--reduction in force.

VP Banneker hired an insider (Charles Jenkins, Maite's boss #4)  to fill the Directorship position.  Jenkins was a fine boss, but he too, had shortcomings.  They had a rough start but Maite shifted strategies and  was able to reverse the situation. About the time when their relationship improved, the company suffered a major financial lost.  The engineering division was spun off forming a new start-up company--resulting in Jenkins' departure.
In the new spun off company, a new Senior VP was added.  When Maite saw the name of this mystery VP posted by the office door, she was shocked.  She couldn't possibly work with this person!  Was it Wesley? Paola? Or Shirley?

Romina Wilcox did a great job in telling this story.  It's filled with corporate politics written in a suspense yet, funny way.  (Of course, not to ignore that the author had written two corporate thrillers book).  The character are engaging, and the plot line is realistic.

But gentleman, don't give this book a pass. You might learn a lot from the five male manager in the story.

Highly recommended to every working people.  Girls and boys, young and old.
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I have not read this book, but I listened to an interview on Wall Street Journal This Week (podcast). It is sad that corporate and Wall Street has driven the "front line force/employees" to the ground and view employees as a commodity. However, this corporate greed, arrogance and uncaring attitude has promoted one thing - entrepreneurship. Unfortunately, entrepreneurship takes a good amount of capital, something that many employees do not have. Therefore we are stuck with the mercy of our corporate employers, while we pursue the American Dream - the welfare of our family. But that American Dream could also be that you part of, for example, the Google team.
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OK Brindle, what do you got here?..

...Not sure what I was expecting, but that was direct. I think we have a winner for the daily 'xtube awards,' no substance, just, you know, Sometimes you just want to F***.

At least she wrapped up the poor guys before the very public sexing. That was just...well, if you like depraved, here's your story. 3 random guys in 10 minutes. Mechanics and grammar were fine.

I think I'm still in shock.
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This guy Thomas is a real sicko.  A drug and sleep sex?. Damn!!! Angela and Steve are a good fit, But Thomas and Kimberly are hoping to screw it up.  Thanks for such good reading. Gonna read part 3 now.