Losing a Job
The unemployment rate is up to 12.3% in the State of California alone right now. (California: Department of Development Employment) Those of us who have jobs are thankful to be in and have whatever job it is and others of us who have been laid off, fired, or just plain can't get employed are having a tough time finding a job. Especially if they are looking for a job that: is in their field of interest, pays well, (some form of health insurance), near their residence and has a competent set of people in management...overall it seems pretty impossible. Over a year ago I was watching the Jay Leno show and the guest star of the evening was the Vice Presidential nominee Joe Biden.
What drove more of America to wake up and pay attention more to the presidential campaigns was that people were more concerned with how they were going to put food on the table due to unemployment and raising a family with no health insurance, no savings, and no way of receiving some sort of relief from the anxiety of getting an income.
Humans have the uncontrollable need to label and to find reason in their circumstances and the world around them. From a very young age the need to ask (why?) and to question becomes innate part of their instincts. However as we grow older, especially Americans, we stop questioning those of authority and take for granted that the situation that we are in is how it should be. A lot of us, especially at work are either too lazy or too afraid to stand up vs. the status quo and say what is either bothering us or what you believe needs to be changed. Looking at Enron, the slogan was (Ask Why?) so how did 30,000+ not see that their company was going bankrupt. Was it simply stupidity or did they all assume the "Don't ask, don't tell" ostrich in the sand approach?
What drove more of America to wake up and pay attention more to the presidential campaigns was that people were more concerned with how they were going to put food on the table due to unemployment and raising a family with no health insurance, no savings, and no way of receiving some sort of relief from the anxiety of getting an income.
Humans have the uncontrollable need to label and to find reason in their circumstances and the world around them. From a very young age the need to ask (why?) and to question becomes innate part of their instincts. However as we grow older, especially Americans, we stop questioning those of authority and take for granted that the situation that we are in is how it should be. A lot of us, especially at work are either too lazy or too afraid to stand up vs. the status quo and say what is either bothering us or what you believe needs to be changed. Looking at Enron, the slogan was (Ask Why?) so how did 30,000+ not see that their company was going bankrupt. Was it simply stupidity or did they all assume the "Don't ask, don't tell" ostrich in the sand approach?
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