jobs Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/jobs/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:20:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 They’ve Got it Made! https://smthingscount.com/2020/05/22/theyve-got-it-made/ Fri, 22 May 2020 15:39:58 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9219 “They’ve got it made!”  We’ve all said this as we watch people doing their jobs.  We’re convinced they’re overpaid for what they do. Are they?

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]]> AT&T Takes Money, Fires People https://smthingscount.com/2018/08/10/att-takes-money-fires-people/ Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:22:31 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7154 [From Support the Fight for Good Jobs at AT&T] AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson made a promise to invest in his workforce and create at least 7,000

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]]> Lots of Jobs! https://smthingscount.com/2017/07/10/lots-of-jobs/ Mon, 10 Jul 2017 15:21:24 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6037 Great news, in case you missed it.  U.S. jobs have been growing for 80 straight months!  Good for our economy AND for many people struggling

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]]> Horray for IKEA! https://smthingscount.com/2017/05/24/horray-for-ikea/ Wed, 24 May 2017 15:24:36 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5908 [IKEA just came up a big notch in my corporate-responsibility mind. I’ll let this article speak for itself.]   Since the start of the civil

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]]> Not a Contradiction–Just an Enlightened Bottom Line https://smthingscount.com/2017/04/10/not-a-contradiction-just-an-enlightened-bottom-line/ Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:10:11 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5796 Here’s a bit of seeming contradiction that I think is a brilliant idea:  the Kentucky Coal Museum is installing solar panels on its roof.  It

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]]> My Oreo Fix Not worth 600 Families’ Lives https://smthingscount.com/2016/03/07/my-oreo-fix-not-worth-600-families-lives/ https://smthingscount.com/2016/03/07/my-oreo-fix-not-worth-600-families-lives/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:14:42 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4644 A tall, cold glass of milk.  A package of chocolaty Oreos…no longer in my immediate future.  My conscience won’t allow me.  Here’s what’s happening: Irene

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]]> https://smthingscount.com/2016/03/07/my-oreo-fix-not-worth-600-families-lives/feed/ 2 Shoppers: Make that Really a Good Deal https://smthingscount.com/2015/12/09/shoppers-make-that-really-a-good-deal/ Wed, 09 Dec 2015 22:53:39 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4363 Attention, Walmart shoppers:  Those deals you’re getting aren’t such good deals.  Set aside for the moment that you can get similar items elsewhere on sale

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]]> Immigrants, English, and Crime https://smthingscount.com/2015/09/22/immigrants-english-and-crime/ Tue, 22 Sep 2015 17:29:21 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4154 Immigrants refuse to learn English, our national language, and cause greatly increased crime in our neighborhoods.  We hear this all the time. The National Academies of

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]]> Your Buns won’t Fit into this Satchel https://smthingscount.com/2015/05/26/your-buns-wont-fit-into-this-satchel/ Tue, 26 May 2015 17:47:20 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3810 Dig the gum and gunk off those old leather airline seats and put them to good use rather than tossing them into the landfill.  That’s

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]]> Work for a Quarter an Hour? https://smthingscount.com/2015/01/05/work-for-a-quarter-an-hour/ Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:24:30 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3395 Would you work for 25 cents an hour?  You might if you’re encouraged to believe that’s all you’re worth.  But, wait–there are labor laws to

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