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To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (19253)	12/9/2003 10:49:53 PM
From: alanrs	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793648

"They had that on previous jobs." Ann, whatever they had at previous jobs is all well and good, but they don't have that previous job anymore. For whatever reason. Life is far too complex to lay things at the door of some "greedy people" who are making life difficult. Sometimes life is fair and sometimes it is not. There is also the difficulty of "fair", like beauty, being in the eye of the beholder. Railing against the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune is one way of dealing with being laid off, although probably not the most effective. It has been my experience that self pity is always a waste of energy. ARS

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (19253)	12/9/2003 10:49:58 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793648

Are the restaurants providing some health coverage? They had that on previous jobs Ever hear the old WWII song, "This is the Army!"? You had you breakfast in bed before, but you won't have that here, anymore. If they have been out of work as long as you say, they either are totally unrealistic about what they are worth, or won't face the fact that they have to take less money and bennies. And relocate. The new Health Care savings account is perfect for people in high turnover businesses.

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (19253)	12/9/2003 10:53:21 PM
From: kumar	Respond to of 793648

Are the restaurants providing some health coverage? They had that on previous jobs. Asking questions along these lines, before even considering an interview, is often an inhibitor to even making an interview appointment. I tend to keep them after the employer and I have reached some level of understanding that its a good fit for both.

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (19253)	12/10/2003 1:41:43 AM
From: kumar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793648

I guess, this upsets you too ? : news.bbc.co.uk

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (19253)	12/10/2003 7:44:58 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793648

Kerry is on your side, Ann. "The New Republic" SPEAKING FROM THE HEARTLAND by Clay Risen Candidate: John Kerry Category: Domestic Policy Grade: D Last month John Kerry jumped on the anti-offshore outsourcing bandwagon by introducing his "Call Center Consumer's Right to Know" bill in the Senate. The bill would require that call center operators identify themselves and their location at the beginning of each call; as the bill's press release states, "There are more than 50,000 call centers in the United States and an estimated 6 million employees work in these centers. As companies move these operations abroad, many of these jobs are needlessly threatened at a time when we seek economic growth and job creation." The bill joins similar proposals in New Jersey and North Carolina, as well as a raft of anti-offshoring legislation across the country, at the federal, state, and local levels. The stated intention of Kerry's plan may be simply to help consumers make "informed choices" about their call-center usage (whatever that means), but the practical implications are obvious and odious. As the National Foundation for American Policy notes in a recent study of anti-offshoring legislation, "[The bill] assumes that if Americans discovered they were speaking to foreigners they would either hang up the telephone or protest in another manner." The bill, in fact, does nothing to protect, let alone produce, jobs; all it does is foment an already strong wave of anti-foreign labor sentiment. But hey, there's nothing like a little reactionary nativism to kick off the holiday season. tnr.com