One of the reasons why being a woman is awesome, is when you find a bargan. You feel so happy and warm inside, you scream SCORE! in your mind, and you feel so good knowing that you could have spent that money on the purchase you're about to make, when indead you could have put it towards something else.
I am saying this, because I found my bargan of the week, a cage. We have decided that we are getting a baby dwarf bunny next week. So one thing that women are also good at, is "nesting". I bought the cage on KSL for 35 dollars. After Dave and I went to pick it up, we went to Petsmart and Bird World, we looked at cages to see if we had saved any money. We TOTALLY did, about 100 dollars. Yahoo! now since we have the most vital part of that bunnie's life, I can officially slowly finish the nesting process.
Now, the name part, the hardest part of all. Dave decided the boy name, which will be Tyrannosaurus Rex and we will cal him "Rexie", if it is a girl, I think I have decided on Sweet Pea. When we get it, we wont be able to tell the sex for a few more weeks. so until then we will call it bunny, or it, or something like that.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Honesty
Is honesty really the best policy? I submit that it is not. Ever since companies have made the move to computer-controlled hiring programs and surveys, honesty in applicants has become a liability. Gone are the days of an employer “feeling out” a prospective employee through interviews. These days, the interview is a formality. An attempt to rate a person on a human level by another human, but it is the soulless, intuitionless machine that we trust to make decisions.
Am I being too melodramatic? I doubt it. For example, I just completed my “interview” with a major security company. I arrived in a suit and tie a few minutes early as we’re told and taught to. I had previously filled out an application online and completed the questionnaire that goes with it, that list of statements with response choices ranging from “Strongly Agree” to “Strongly Disagree”. The computer passed me through. When I arrived at the designated place, I was greeted by a secretary who sat me in a conference room and handed me yet another “assessment”. I answered every question truthfully and honestly. As this was a security company, the questions were about honesty, integrity, criminal history, drug use, and the like. I have never used any illegal drugs, nor do I have a criminal history. My personal integrity is very important to me. Confident in myself and my answers, I turned in the assessment. I then waited about 15 minutes while a computer scored my assessment. The manager came to collect me for the human part of the interview.
It lasted all of five minutes.
He asked about a couple of my responses, and a general “How much should an employee be allowed to steal before he’s fired” question. Then he sighed, and told me the computer had scored my responses as “not recommended for employment.” When I asked why, he told me that he didn’t know, the computer won’t divulge the reasons behind its decisions. I got the impression that had the decision been up to him, I would have had at least a shot at a real interview. He looked apologetic and told me that his hands were tied. Company policy states that if the computer returns “not recommended”, then that person is right out.
One of the first clichés that we learn is “Honesty is the best policy.” I believe that many of the world’s problems would be solved if people would just be honest. Personal integrity and honor should be important to everyone. Sadly, this is not the case.
We live in a world where greed and dishonesty are the norm. But it goes beyond that. Greed and dishonesty are accepted, expected, and even encouraged. Anything to get ahead, to gain an advantage.
Honest people are at a huge disadvantage in such a world. People work and sweat for years, and invest that hard-earned money to provide for themselves in retirement, and Bernie Madoff takes it for himself. Athletes work and train to give the best performance they can, to excel in the field of human physical achievement, and Barry Bond’s steroids set records.
A truly honest, honorable man tries to feed his family, and the computer rejects him for his honest answers.
What has happened to us?
Am I being too melodramatic? I doubt it. For example, I just completed my “interview” with a major security company. I arrived in a suit and tie a few minutes early as we’re told and taught to. I had previously filled out an application online and completed the questionnaire that goes with it, that list of statements with response choices ranging from “Strongly Agree” to “Strongly Disagree”. The computer passed me through. When I arrived at the designated place, I was greeted by a secretary who sat me in a conference room and handed me yet another “assessment”. I answered every question truthfully and honestly. As this was a security company, the questions were about honesty, integrity, criminal history, drug use, and the like. I have never used any illegal drugs, nor do I have a criminal history. My personal integrity is very important to me. Confident in myself and my answers, I turned in the assessment. I then waited about 15 minutes while a computer scored my assessment. The manager came to collect me for the human part of the interview.
It lasted all of five minutes.
He asked about a couple of my responses, and a general “How much should an employee be allowed to steal before he’s fired” question. Then he sighed, and told me the computer had scored my responses as “not recommended for employment.” When I asked why, he told me that he didn’t know, the computer won’t divulge the reasons behind its decisions. I got the impression that had the decision been up to him, I would have had at least a shot at a real interview. He looked apologetic and told me that his hands were tied. Company policy states that if the computer returns “not recommended”, then that person is right out.
One of the first clichés that we learn is “Honesty is the best policy.” I believe that many of the world’s problems would be solved if people would just be honest. Personal integrity and honor should be important to everyone. Sadly, this is not the case.
We live in a world where greed and dishonesty are the norm. But it goes beyond that. Greed and dishonesty are accepted, expected, and even encouraged. Anything to get ahead, to gain an advantage.
Honest people are at a huge disadvantage in such a world. People work and sweat for years, and invest that hard-earned money to provide for themselves in retirement, and Bernie Madoff takes it for himself. Athletes work and train to give the best performance they can, to excel in the field of human physical achievement, and Barry Bond’s steroids set records.
A truly honest, honorable man tries to feed his family, and the computer rejects him for his honest answers.
What has happened to us?
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Worlds best husband right here!
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter! Our very first easter sucked. I worked the 7 to 3 shift, got off at 4 which pissed me off, then I came home, packed a weeks worth of everything and me and dave went to his parents house where we will pretend to live in a big clean house for the next week since his whole family is in the Bahamas. Then we ate frozen burritos and brats. At least that leaves a lot of improvemennt for next year, right? oh, and boo to work for not letting me watch any conference. Thbth. thank goodness there is a Ensign!
I dont know how to bring this on, so ill just say it. My husband is the most wonderful man alive! In a conversation we had, I told him that I didnt agree on the video games he has been playing and I felt like it took away from our "home spirit" and since Ive had the spirit with me so strong at school, which they call a "temple of learning" and the rest of the day, then coming home and it be gone, I also stressed a few other things, then we agreed on no more Halo and thost type of shooting games, but uplifting games like sports, etc. Ever since we have changed those ways the spirit dwells even more in our home and there is a more love feeling in our home. That was a big change for him, and Im so very proud of him for making that choice!
I dont know how to bring this on, so ill just say it. My husband is the most wonderful man alive! In a conversation we had, I told him that I didnt agree on the video games he has been playing and I felt like it took away from our "home spirit" and since Ive had the spirit with me so strong at school, which they call a "temple of learning" and the rest of the day, then coming home and it be gone, I also stressed a few other things, then we agreed on no more Halo and thost type of shooting games, but uplifting games like sports, etc. Ever since we have changed those ways the spirit dwells even more in our home and there is a more love feeling in our home. That was a big change for him, and Im so very proud of him for making that choice!
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Blog spot is lame... that is all.
I think blog spots are stupid. Nobody ever reads it, (at least mine). If they do, I cant tell because nobody leaves comments. Because of that, its hard to write knowing that. Really the only fun thing to do is to pick a new style for the damn thing, and what drives me even more crazy is that some people live for there stupid blog spots. It's there whole life and everyone knows how great they are because of there stupid blog. Plus it makes everyone else hopeless because it makes other peoples life feels like theres is more suckish. lol, is that even a word? Well anyways, just thought I'd get that off my chest. Thank you, that is all. :)
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