It doesn’t have to be this way

After reading hearing about the walk out planned by fastfood workers  I am saddened there is not more understanding with this problem.  If employers for the fast food companies, McDonalds, Wendy’s, Burger King and all others would learn how to pay appropriately then there would not be this problem.  Sadly the wisdom to make this happen…

This article is close, but it’s wrong

I’m not sure how I ended up on the inc.com website today?  I guess it really doesn’t matter.  The article had a great title “The 20 Most Powerful Words in Business” I’ll save you the time discovering what the misguided statement is “When working in a team or group environment, I will place the interests…

Big Profits for banks, oil and real estate.

There is news every week about how the economy is doing.  There are highlights about certain segments that are going great,  Home Sales Power Optimism, Banks See Record Profits, and Americas New Energy Boom Is Bust for Foreign Suppliers. However, this party didn’t seem to include the middle class.  We’ll have to wait and see…

Pay People, Especially Poor People, More

Reading an article today by Ralph Nader, America’s Miserly Wage Needs an Upgrade, got me thinking.  I look at the the companies I have worked for over the years I am saddened by the wages  for which people will trade their time. Unfortunately, I have worked for low wages myself out of desperation.  Like it explains…

The World is Falling Apart

It’s astounding; we are taught as children not to believe the chicken littles running around, but when the Wall Street Journal prints an article that says the “sky is falling” it becomes the most popular story for the day. I think people are pessimistic and love to find things that prove the worst is happening….