Just a guy who has 3/4's of a century under his belt.
Love my ex-wife and my kids, some of the grand-kids,
and most of my elderly friends, who keep dying off.
Enjoy playing snooker 2 hours a day and, having the
talent to make 3 and 4 cushion cushion bank shots.
I work hard to Handicap Horse-races 4 hours a day
5 days a week. Been doing it for 20 years now, and,
getting most of them right.
Life is good. I like myself. (Can't you tell?)
Not bad, when I think of other paths I could
have followed, and did, for a while.
The decline and fall of America.
Bad Limited Liability Laws.
Bad Lobby Law Enforcement.
Bad Media Political Propaganda.
He works in Washington DC.
He is in control.
His name is Republican* or Democrat*.
Depending on which is in office.
A rumor is spread, by advertising dollars.
Paid to the Media.
Voters are responding.
Like Pied Piper followers.
* Not to be found upon a soap-box in the park.
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A comment on Conversation: Employer's 'Codes of Conduct' are violations of my civil rights
Your conduct is your business as long as it is legal.
When it becomes otherwise, it is subject to justice.
In a sense you are indeed owned. Geographically
you are owned by a powerful government who claims
authority over you and the space you occupy. You
are a slave. Plain and simple.
When you find yourself well enough armed to dispute
your status, do so, if you want to. Until then accept
reality. Or find a Federal Judge to agree with you.
When you do, please let us all know.
R H, Please, no more responses. I am at home, alone. LOL
A comment on Conversation: Should Americans be Doomsday Preppers or should they just spend their money and time on themselves and live in the moment?
Back in the day, when I was young, there were from time to time
men that stood on street corners, holding placards, signs, or banners,
proclaiming Doom is Near, and other types of Dire Warnings. Some
had dates when these awful things would occur. They never happened.
The human mind is a mystery. Take an example of Telemarketing.
A good telemarketer can get a person on the other end of a phone line,
(or in today's world) a cell phone, to open his or her wallet and spend
money (sometimes a great deal of money) for a product or service
never heard of before the telephone rang. This doesn't work as well
today as it did before Congress changed the laws, and moved the
telemarketing off-shore, depriving our nation of over $5 Billion Dollars
annually. Telemarketing today comes from India with an accent, and
the $5 Billion Dollars lost to our economy became much more after the
unemployment benefits and forever-welfare kicked in. Maybe, those
Doomsday Preppers felt 'economic collapse' was coming. And it did.
To answer your query.
This is not a realistic plan for the future.
But we should take it with a grain of salt.
I live on the California central coast, near the Pacific Ocean.
The drums of War being beat by North Korea need be taken seriously.
Their leader is suggesting they "Make War upon other nation's shores".
(A tongue-in-cheek response to the policy of the US since 1946).
They have developed missiles armed with nuclear warheads.
Their leader was referring to the USA as their target.
Being a Target is a worry to people living near a 'First Strike Target Area'.
About 30 miles as the crow flies from Vandenberg's missile base. .
About 6 miles as the crow flies from the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant.
If either one had a serious problem of any type, Boom, and bye bye.
While my opinion is that all governments are led by evil men,
I have retired here, and will take my chances.
A comment on Conversation: Employer's 'Codes of Conduct' are violations of my civil rights
Thank you TED for giving R H a platform to provide us all with his entertaining debate.
I am still laughing, as I surmise R H is also.
Sometimes we all take things a bit to seriously.
Thank you R H. You made my day.
A comment on Conversation: Employer's 'Codes of Conduct' are violations of my civil rights
For some reason, TED didn't put the little 'reply' thingy up there.
So this is in response to your "That's the rub, isn't it?" response.
Yes, you have a choice R H. That is your Civil Right. Your choice.
Yes you can choose not to work for large successful profitable
companies because they can exercise their right to, effectively,
control your personal life. That is your Civil Right. Your choice.
Now I see you are moving your argument to losing your 'civil liberties'.
How is your livelihood threatened R H?
Is this a ploy to keep a conversation going?
Making it into an echo?
Quit Whining.
Accept defeat. Your Toast.
A reply on Conversation: Employer's 'Codes of Conduct' are violations of my civil rights
The thing in the closet has had no say in your argument.
The Employer.
The other party who has standing in your argument.
Since the contract was created by the Employer, and not yourself,
the Employer can write requirements for employment that must be
acceptable to potential Employees, and that acceptance certified
by signature and date. If a potential Employee wishes to change
the terms, he or she should do so before putting ink to paper.
A morals clause is common enough in Employment Contracts.
You will find also that other types of contracts to have within their
terms, exclusions based upon conduct. The most common ones
I can think of are Insurance Policies. Since I have written several
of them from scratch, I know that the Insured must meet certain
requirements before benefits can be paid.
I wrote Contracts of Insurance. They are not Civil Rights contracts.
Just My Contracts. ha ha ha
Civil rights work both ways.
Yours just haven't been violated, except in your singular opine.
Sorry R H Take 2 Aspirin and call me in the morning.
A reply on Conversation: Employer's 'Codes of Conduct' are violations of my civil rights
Next time you have a contract to sign. Read it, mull it over, then draw a line through
those parts you disagree with. Initial and date the ends of the lines, sign it, if you
were going to, and hand it back for the other party to sign. Make sure you get a
signed copy, before you leave.
The shock value is worth the deed.
A reply on Conversation: Employer's 'Codes of Conduct' are violations of my civil rights
Very good. I knew you were a wolf in sheep clothing. haha
You're not a 'whiner' after all. You just like a great argument.
I bet your Mom let you stir the cake batter, to mix it up.
A reply on Conversation: Employer's 'Codes of Conduct' are violations of my civil rights
I wouldn't go so far as to call Employment a privilege.
You might have the State try to make you get a license for the privilege of digging dirt.
The employer would not want to be 'represented' by an 'off the clock' employee.
That is one step beyond. Liability issues appear for greedy attorneys.
But, asking an employee to act responsibly 24/7/365 via contract, is not a bad idea.
Provided the foolish applicant will sign such an agreement in the first place.
That whiner thingy still seems to fit.
A reply on Conversation: Employer's 'Codes of Conduct' are violations of my civil rights
I took the State of Arizona to Federal Court on a Civil Right's issue, and I won.
They had cheated by treating me badly a number of different ways during their
law suit with myself.
Never got a dime back for my Attorney Fees from Arizona courts.
They guard the money well. Once they have it, you don't get it.
You will find it tough to find a Federal Judge to allow you into his courtroom
with this kind of issue. Call it 'civil rights', but you are wrong.
A reply on Conversation: Employer's 'Codes of Conduct' are violations of my civil rights
Well said.
This topic is trash.
Show him the door.