I don't consider myself a republican, but I tend to vote that way. Naive people assume that means I'm a bible thumping-gun carrying-war mongering asshole. I honestly think everyone in washington sucks. They aren't doing their job. Too many of them care more about their own personal agendas, or sabotaging the agenda's of their fellow politicians, than actually fixing the economy and progressing the United States as a successful civilization. This is the same on BOTH sides of the two parties. Neither one is better than the other, they're all full of shit and they're all out there to do something other than make our lives easier/better. You've got hundreds and thousands of Ivy League law degrees out there running this country and with all those supposed "smart minds" working together they can't come up with a solution or get this economy back on track? Give me a break. If I was as bad at my job as congressman are at theirs, I'd be fired...and so should they.
Back to why I vote republican: They have more of a tendency to allow me to hold onto my own hard earned money than democrats. Sorry if I sound like a dick, but I haven't exactly been rolling in cash lately, and if I want to be anytime soon I'm going to have to work my ass off for it. That being said: why the fuck would I want to give it to other people who don't work as hard as I do? If I become president and CEO of a company I started and risked everything to build, and it becomes a top global company where I'm worth billions, what gives anyone, let alone a government started upon a free-market economy idea, to take it and redistribute it? None.
Healthcare you say? What makes you think healthcare is going to be better if the government is running it? Have you been at the mercy of a transportation system for your commute run by a goverment agency? Have you been on the CTA? It's an absolute joke. It's inefficient and a waste of money. Privatize that shit already.
War in Iraq: as long as there aren't any terrorists blowing up my building, I don't give a fuck, keep the war on their doorstep, not mine. If it means a nuke won't go off on my city, assassinate that psychopath. If it helps millions of oppressed people from being under the mercy of a tyrant political/militant group....bonus.
Immigration: It's cool if you want to be in the US, I don't blame you, my ancestors did it too. But if you're gonna come here, do it legally, and respect/adapt to our culture. I'd love to hear of another country that welcomes and respects different cultures as much as the US does. Japan won't allow it's population to fall under 95% full blooded Japanese citizens despite a declining population that's leaving them in a huge economic shitstorm (how is this not racist by the way?) I can respect your culture, but if I have to read signs more carefully because there's two languages on it since millions of people who showed up illegally are forcing their culture on our society, then I have a beef. If I want to watch a movie on TV really bad but it's on a spanish channel, I can't understand it and it ruins the fun. "Oh but it's too hard to be come a legal immigrant these days": That's because so many people have been doing it illegally for so long that the government has attempted to make it more difficult. (Another reason not to allow the government to take over healthcare, they can't even run efficient border control.) Talk about a homeland security nightmare. We don't know who is crossing over or what they're brining with them (guns, drugs, bombs, AIDS).
Bleeding heart bullshit: Save it. I'm no more of a dick than you are just because I have the balls to admit how we ALL think: we're out for ourselves. Everyone is and it's become more apparent to me now more than ever during these economic times. Don't pretend like you care more about people half way across the country and their "rights", because you don't, you're just saying you do for your own personal agenda, whether it's self-righteousness, impressing some hippie girl, or trying to fit in with a group of activists. It's garbage and most people are tired of it by now. Now get out of the street.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
They Lied to You
....that is, the people who told you "you can't buy happiness". To quote a ridiculously hilarious comedian: "You can't buy happiness? Oh really? Try frowning on a waverunner".
I've recently left my previous hell hole logistics job (thank god) as I found a new wonderful job through social networking. Yes, social networking does exist and it does work. Forget monster.com, forget careerbuilder, if you need a job then talk to everyone you know that has a job, or even other people who are looking. Because if you have a friend looking for a job, and he/she gets one, there's a decent chance that company is hiring more than one person.
Basically I'm selling Fiber Optic Ethernet to businesses. Very comparable to my CDW years that I very much cherished. Same type of sales process, only I don't have to become their bitch after I close them. No more quoting just to quote, no more "where's my package?" or "this doesn't work, fix it for me". I just close the deal, then I'm out. Kinda like a one night stand, but sales related.
I consider myself extremely lucky to have found this job. This is exactly what I told myself I would hold out for, and it took me 8 months to find it. I could've settled for something just as bad as my logistics job, but as tough as it was, I didn't cave, and it paid off dividends. Given I've only been with this company 3 weeks, my manager is a great guy, I have access to upper management, and based on what I learned in training just about every department in the company is sales conscious or geared to make my job easier and help me be more successful. I also met the CEO and he's the farthest thing from the typical CEO. This guy is a genius and I may just refer to him next time I'm in need of predicting the future.
Best part of this job is the compensation. Not only am I compensated very well up front, but the commission and bonus structure is uncapped and very rewarding. If you close a deal, you will get paid. Period.
Basically that means my life just got about 10 times better. It's amazing how happy one can be when you change environments, as well as have the notion you will be compensated for hard work. Money = Freedom, and to me Freedom = Happiness. It's not a materialistic concept, it's the ability to do what you want with your life. Just the thought of money has made me happier because I haven't even been here long enough to receive my first paycheck. Money = Happiness and don't you forget it.
Random Idea: I tend to feel left out as almost everyone I work with these days gets like 20 mintues off of every hour at work to go smoke a cigarette. I really don't want to take up smoking, but it would be nice to get some fresh air, only I feel out of place standing next to people who are smoking when I'm just standing there. If I could develop a product where people could make a habit of using on a regular basis that they would not allowed to use indoors, then I just might be able to tap a market that no one else has touched to this point. To be revisited later....or never again.
I've recently left my previous hell hole logistics job (thank god) as I found a new wonderful job through social networking. Yes, social networking does exist and it does work. Forget monster.com, forget careerbuilder, if you need a job then talk to everyone you know that has a job, or even other people who are looking. Because if you have a friend looking for a job, and he/she gets one, there's a decent chance that company is hiring more than one person.
Basically I'm selling Fiber Optic Ethernet to businesses. Very comparable to my CDW years that I very much cherished. Same type of sales process, only I don't have to become their bitch after I close them. No more quoting just to quote, no more "where's my package?" or "this doesn't work, fix it for me". I just close the deal, then I'm out. Kinda like a one night stand, but sales related.
I consider myself extremely lucky to have found this job. This is exactly what I told myself I would hold out for, and it took me 8 months to find it. I could've settled for something just as bad as my logistics job, but as tough as it was, I didn't cave, and it paid off dividends. Given I've only been with this company 3 weeks, my manager is a great guy, I have access to upper management, and based on what I learned in training just about every department in the company is sales conscious or geared to make my job easier and help me be more successful. I also met the CEO and he's the farthest thing from the typical CEO. This guy is a genius and I may just refer to him next time I'm in need of predicting the future.
Best part of this job is the compensation. Not only am I compensated very well up front, but the commission and bonus structure is uncapped and very rewarding. If you close a deal, you will get paid. Period.
Basically that means my life just got about 10 times better. It's amazing how happy one can be when you change environments, as well as have the notion you will be compensated for hard work. Money = Freedom, and to me Freedom = Happiness. It's not a materialistic concept, it's the ability to do what you want with your life. Just the thought of money has made me happier because I haven't even been here long enough to receive my first paycheck. Money = Happiness and don't you forget it.
Random Idea: I tend to feel left out as almost everyone I work with these days gets like 20 mintues off of every hour at work to go smoke a cigarette. I really don't want to take up smoking, but it would be nice to get some fresh air, only I feel out of place standing next to people who are smoking when I'm just standing there. If I could develop a product where people could make a habit of using on a regular basis that they would not allowed to use indoors, then I just might be able to tap a market that no one else has touched to this point. To be revisited later....or never again.
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