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To: Srexley who wrote (198561)	11/1/2001 11:57:14 AM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Union pukes don't believe in personal freedom or accountability.... JLA

To: Srexley who wrote (198561)	11/1/2001 12:08:08 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Actually, I guess you could say I am both. I am a boss because I have people working for me and I am self employed. Flappy tries to make some kind of argument that I'm cheating my employees because I post from my desk while in between answering calls, dictating letters, drafting documents, doing closings, negotiating agreements, doing the administrative stuff, not to mention the work I do on the road, in my home, etc. In fact the job is almost 24/7 for me as it always is I suspect when you work for yourself. (For instance, [although this doesn't happen that often]I had a call at 4:15 am (at home) from a client in Asia this morning.) Fact is a union guy like flappy has no clue what it takes to run a small business. That feeling of entitlement you noticed would guarantee his failure.... JLA

To: Srexley who wrote (198561)	11/1/2001 12:24:40 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 769670

Does my boss know I post from work? Yes. He often sits 4 feet away from my work station and literally looks over my shoulder. Does he care? No. Do I get my work done every day? Yes. Does the company care how I do it as long as I do it? No. Proof is in the pudding. I've been at my present job for 21-plus years. Does the fact that I'm a union member enter into the equation? No. Non-union people at my plant also mess around on the Internet during lulls in the action. Do I post at work every day? No. When the work load is heavy (like it was Tuesday), I stay off SI. Are there any company prohibitions about not getting on the Internet during lulls in the action? No. So put to rest the fact that I'm "cheating" my employer by posting during work hours. Fact is, I ain't. On the other hand, the case of a person who works for himself and posts on SI 50 times a day between 9 and 5 is far more insidious: 1. He imposes a greater work load on his employees. 2. His bashing habit forces him to spend more time in the office, thus taking away from quality time with his wife and children. 3. By spending so much time bashing his political foes on SI, he is not growing his business as he ought to.