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- If the managers at this corporation have a 'work comes first' attitude it's clear to me, and it will be clear to their staff, that they have a 'concern for my employees health and well being come last' attitude. It is very bad for a person's health and well being to work a full day, 10 to 12 hours as you say, without a decent break. Such practices cause high stress, they can lead to increased illness and burnout. Civilised countries make laws to ensure breaks are given to workers that have people with more money and power than them in charge of their work lives. These people aren't asking for a swim in a spa pool every second hour or a paid dancing lessons, they're asking for a lunch break and to be treated like a human being, not a machine that can be thrown away when it's broken through overuse. It's the people in power over these employees who are currently helping to break them. I find this behaviour morally reprehensible as well as illegal, I also find it sad that people in a position of power can so easily get away with abusing others rights and breaking the law. From a purely business point of view it's bad business to treat employees this way. They are likely to do better work if they take reasonable breaks and are less likely to complain about smaller things if they start getting treated like human beings. You say your friend is working in human resourses, your friend should play their part in making sure the human is put back into human resourses, if they don't they're failing in their job.
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Name : Trust no manager, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 35, City : Wellington, State : NA Country : New Zealand, Occupation : Librarian, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Lower middle class,I invented a phrase to describe women who seem to have no sympathy or empathy with other women who aren't in complete control of their lives. They seem to believe that any problems in a woman's life is that woman's complete responsibility and that all problems can be controlled and managed away. This is promoted as a brand of feminism. I call them the 'I can look after myself, so screw anyone one can't' brand of feminists. Not a good sound bite I know, but I find it accurate.User Detail :
Name : Trust no manager, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 35, City : Wellington, State : NA Country : New Zealand, Occupation : Librarian, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Lower middle class,My flatmate (roommate) has been friends with a guy since kindergarten. He came out as gay as an adult, and their friendship has continued unchanged. She's straight and sometimes goes with him to a gay nightclub just to hang out with a friend and go dancing. They have a great time hanging out together. I think it's a very special thing to have such a strong friendship that has lasted all that time. Why shouldn't she be able to hang out with her friend at one of his favorite nightclubs? I don't think this friendship (or any other) should be excluded from some premises. With such a policy, this is what would happen.User Detail :
Name : Trust no manager, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 35, City : Wellington, State : NA Country : New Zealand, Occupation : Librarian, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Lower middle class,I have no idea whether ghosts exist, but I find it offensive that you have unilaterally decided and announced that those who believe in them are lunatics. What happens to a person's soul/spirit/essential self after the body dies is something that has been pondered for millennia and will go on being pondered. Science tells us that matter and energy don't cease to exist but change form. I'm not so arrogant that I pretend to know how the energy that makes up a person's essential self changes at the death of the body. The possibility that this energy can remain in some form is not something I rule out. If someone has a different opinion from you, that doesn't make them a lunatic, it just means they have a different opinion.User Detail :
Name : Trust no manager, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 35, City : Wellington, State : NA Country : New Zealand, Occupation : Librarian, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Lower middle class,As I understand it 'pre-op' transsexuals are required to live and dress as the sex they are reassigning to. If a transsexual dressed as a woman went into a male toilet they would be in danger of receiving a lot more than strange stares. They would be putting their physical safety, and possibly their life, in great danger. It would be a recipe for getting beaten up, in place away from the general public and likely assistance. I think a person's safety is more important than any discomfort I (or anyone else) may feel if a transsexual uses female toiletsUser Detail :
Name : Trust no manager, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 35, City : Wellington, State : NA Country : New Zealand, Occupation : Librarian, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Lower middle class,In my experience people often keep a death-grip on their own opinions in arguements or discussions, even in the face of hard facts and good arguements to the contrary. I think generally people like to cling to, and assert, their own opinions. Sometimes it's out of sheer tenacity and bloody-mindedness. Alot of the time I think it's because changing your own opinion shakes your world view, and your confidence in your own beliefs.User Detail :
Name : Trust no manager, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 35, City : Wellington, State : NA Country : New Zealand, Occupation : Librarian, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Lower middle class,I prefer to only go to female doctors for gynecological reasons. The gender of the doctor makes a very big difference. I just don't believe that men get how embarrassing and vulnerable gynecological examinations are for many women. If I found the examination difficult and wanted the doctor to stop I'm not convinced a man would be sympathetic, that they'd get that such examinations can stir up very vulnerable feelings. There's another big gender difference. Recently, in New Zealand, a male doctor pled guilty to rape and sexual assault of female patients during gynecological and breast examinations. Several of the patients complained, they weren't believed. It was only when more patients came forward to complain that they were believed and something was done.User Detail :
Name : Trust no manager, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 35, City : Wellington, State : NA Country : New Zealand, Occupation : Librarian, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Lower middle class,Gidday Robert. The plastic beaker you're referring to is a foam holder that insulates the bottle and keeps it cold. It stops the heat of the hand, and the heat of the Australian climate from warming the beer. Australia is a very hot country, and New Zealand is pretty warm, too. It's probably because of the climate that beer is traditionally drunk cold, and that's preferably ice cold, both in Australia and New Zealand, not warm as it's traditionally drunk in the United Kingdom. Most Aussies (Australians) and Kiwis (New Zealanders) find drinking warm beer about as appealing as drinking boiled cola!User Detail :
Name : Trust no manager, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 35, City : Wellington, State : NA Country : New Zealand, Occupation : Librarian, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Lower middle class,Yes! I'm also tired of hearing about 'inner beauty'. I'm also ugly by society's standards and my own. I'm a fat woman, size 22/24 in New Zealand sizes, and I've had enough comments from 'gee, have you ever thought of going on a diet' to men calling out 'fat bitch' at me in the street to know that society thinks that fat people are ugly. I think some people must realise that this fact might be hurtful for fat people because I've had a number of people try and get me to do the 'believe you're beautiful' thing, including a psychologist. I refuse to do it. Trying to delude myself into believing in a fairytale doesn't make me feel better. What's wrong with saying, 'I'm ugly, life's tough, I'm just going to get on with my life'. For those of you in any doubt, YES I have tried dieting, for twenty years, and I'm not going to do it anymore.User Detail :
Name : Trust no manager, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 35, City : Wellington, State : NA Country : New Zealand, Occupation : Librarian, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Lower middle class,Gidday. I'm a New Zealander, but Australia and New Zealand's slang is often similar so I feel qualified to reply. I've known for sometime that the term 'spunk' means something different in England, i.e. semen. But 'spunk' is a commonly known and accepted term for (male) 'good looker' in Australia and New Zealand so I also use the term as it's commonly used here. I don't know how commonly known the English meaning is 'down under'. The term 'fanny' means the same in New Zealand as it does in England, we also laugh/gasp/growl when we hear Americans use the term. I think it means the same in Australia as it does in England. I think the term 'fanny' used to refer to the backside is an American usage. I have an example of how strangely diverse regional slang can be. In Australia to call someone a 'dag' (an unpleasant person) is a serious insult, but in New Zealand to call someone a 'dag' (a funny, fun person) is quite a complement. Slang's a funny thing isn't it?User Detail :
Name : Trust no manager, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 35, City : Wellington, State : NA Country : New Zealand, Occupation : Librarian, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Lower middle class,This is an individual thing, so many woman will have very different views on the subject. My view is that I would like a man to act and talk like he really wants to get to know me and that he's interested in me. If I get the feeling that he finds me attractive that would be nice too. If I get the feeling that a man wants to 'catch' me like I'm a prize trout I find that sleezy and a turn off. I think it depends what each individual man and woman is truly after. If a man is after a casual encounter I think it usually shows, you get that 'vibe'. If the woman he approaches wants more than that, or if she wants to feel more special than a casual ****, she'll be turned off. If you really like the woman, want to see her more, try telling her how you feel, I think that's quite a turn on. But don't forget, the person your approaching has the right to say no, and there is always the possibility that they will.User Detail :
Name : Trust no manager, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 35, City : Wellington, State : NA Country : New Zealand, Occupation : Librarian, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Lower middle class,I don't know what the official reason is for 'slow' children taking the short bus is. But I think the most likely reason is that kids with an intellectual handicap would be very likely to be ridiculed and/or physically bullied by the 'normal' kids because of their difference. I imagine most intellectually handicapped kids would be less able to cope with bullying than other kids. A bus would also be a very vulnerable place for them to be, the bus driver is busy driving the bus and wouldn't be able to keep a close eye on what's going on.User Detail :
Name : Trust no manager, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 35, City : Wellington, State : NA Country : New Zealand, Occupation : Librarian, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Lower middle class,
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