As they say, turnabout is fair play. I love the turnabout in this short British video. Yes, female victims ARE still being judged on these questions–mentally, at least, in the best of settings.
(Wait for the video to load, then right-click to “unmute” to get the sound.)
Thanks to Mark O’Donnell for this one.
I’m angry! Donald Trump continues to portray Muslims as evil people bent on killing Americans because Allah wants them to. This is SUCH a perversion of true Islam, which is a peace-loving religion. He refuses to acknowledge that ISIS and their kind are being disowned by most Muslims. In fact, they want them to go away so they can live out two of their religion’s teachings–peace and harmony.
Yesterday in an interview Trump said it again: “Islam hates America.”
Get it through your thick skull, Trump–you are WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!
You’re on your way! Several companies liked your resume enough to ask you in for an interview. You’ve picked out your businesslike outfit to wear, gotten a haircut, shaved extra carefully, reviewed what you said in your resume, and thought about the highlights of your work life so far and your personal strengths that you want to get across.
Now, review what you should NOT say during that interview.
Click on “8 Things to Never Tell an Interviewer — Even If They’re True” to make sure you don’t say any of these job-prospect killing statements.
If you were a business owner, would you hire anyone who walked through your door and asked for a job–no background checks or interviews, just hired on the spot, no questions asked? That’s what Greyston Bakery, in Yonkers, N.Y., does. No openings? The person goes on a waiting list until there is an opening.
Many of these new hires are ex-felons, immigrants, and addicts. That doesn’t matter. If they want to work, Greyston will train them and start them on the job. These workers will also receive help with childcare, affordable housing, and healthcare. Of course, if they don’t do their jobs properly, they also receive a boot out the door.
This company–quite successful, by the way–has a philosophy that business should be socially just. What a novel idea!
Oh, and if you’ve ever eaten a Ben & Jerry’s brownie…they baked it.
For more details, go to the grist.org article on their site.
I would like to thank Jody at www.mystateart.com for featuring me in her blog, My State Art. Her blog highlights people from various aspects of the artistic life–writers, poets, artists, musicians. Her goal is to “celebrate the independent artist.” The blog, only six months old, is an interesting read if you enjoy “meeting” the people behind the kinds of artistic works you enjoy. The articles are short but give a nice overview of the people she has interviewed.
Try it. You might like it.
Hire better teachers by giving them a more thorough interview. Ask prospective teachers about their education, experience, educational philosophy, attitudes toward children and learning. Then take them to the firing range to see how they handle a gun. If they pass all of your expectations, you have a winner. If they pass only the first part but want nothing to do with firearms, they’re out. Those who are just bum shots—you’ll have to decide how much it will cost to train them to hit the tall people instead of the short ones.
I got this idea from the Arkansas Christian school (note that public schools all over are considering following suit) whose principal pointed out that it’s their “right as American citizens and Christians to protect [their] children.” So, they’ve armed their teachers and have armed people at their church services, as well, so that God doesn’t have to work overtime to protect the flock while He’s being worshiped.
Gives new meaning to the old saying, “Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.”