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Obama Honors Fallen Troops
From the Huffington Post:
Kenneth Mathis is the kind of man who values stability.
More than three decades ago, when he was 19, Mathis was hired by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, a government position that seemed to confer assurance of middle class comforts.
As an African American, he figured a job with a government agency would be a way around "the good old boy networks" that seemed to preclude his employment at many private businesses. He reckoned that a government job would spare him from the volatility faced by private companies, meaning his paycheck would continue through good times and bad.
Mathis later took a job that kept him at home in Houston, joining the city's Housing and Community Development Department, a position that he figured would last until retirement.
But his vision of a steady career culminating in a farewell cake and a pension came to an abrupt end last August, when his boss summoned him into his office, closed the door and told him that his job was being eliminated.
Within minutes, a pair of plain-clothes police led Mathis to another office, where he was forced to surrender his government identification card and city-issued-cell phone. He grabbed his bag and a picture of his wife before being escorted to the elevator door.Read more here.
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By: Little Dickie Dydoe on 6/07/2011 10:23AM
If America is to survive we need fewer government jobs and more private sector jobs. Private sector jobs build the economy while government jobs drain the economy. Many government jobs are totally useless and workers get paid large salaries to sit at a desk and do nothing.
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By: djkut on 6/07/2011 1:14PM
All the private sector jobs are gone overseas ????
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By: vdog on 6/07/2011 8:10PM
Where are the JOBS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE CREATED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR AFTER 10 YEARS OF TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH Dr. TRICKLE DOWN? Please let me know since people who think like you PROFESS to be the EXPERTS on jobs and their creation.
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By: linda on 6/07/2011 10:32AM
The way this acanoimee is RIGHT now it is hard on any race to get a job civial job ,government contractor.And the list go's on this country dose it care about us care care about other people.In other countries that is why this Country is the way it is.
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By: Airet on 6/07/2011 11:15AM
There are a lot of people struggling, trying to survive these desperate times. Things are not the same anymore and technology has changed the game of employment. I’m an observer by nature; I’ve notice at several job fairs, career fairs, in Washington, DC. They are no longer hiring on the spot, but refer you to their websites to apply. In my opinion, the online application allows organizations/corporations an easier way to discriminate against minorities. Years ago, a person could walk in and apply for a job; you could get a feel for the environment. When you are face to face it is difficult to discriminate and told you are (over or under qualified). Now you are referred to online applications, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to apply and many times ignored or sent an impersonal rejection letter (don’t call us, we’ll call you response). We are living in scrupulous times, and I suggest people do as 2 Chronicles 7:14 commands, "14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” Seek God for guidance and He will direct your paths for the right position regardless of people races motives, because the Bible also teaches, “If a man doesn’t work, he doesn’t eat (paraphrased)”. When desperation sets in to eat/work, in order to survive people can either turn to Christ (to become educated and pray for a plan) or crime (to be ignorant and impulsively loose control).
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By: Margaret Ferrer on 6/07/2011 3:24PM
truly stated, and remember God will make a way for each of us, even in these trying times.
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By: GG on 6/07/2011 11:43AM
That's not true!! I work in the DC area and online makes it easier to weed out the unqualified. Can't be done simply at a job fair. Do you know how many people lie on resumes???? Plus anyone who can't apply online it tells our HR Dept about your computer skills which a lot of people lack!!! Don't believe the lie about college/university doesn't make a difference. I've seen managers call someone in for an interview because they drooled over the school.
I've been called in on interviews because people wanted to know how was it to work at a certain place and why I left. Had no intentions of hiring me. The job process is one HUGE game and you have to be ready to PLAY!!!! I'm in the proces now of teaching my college grad how to job hunt. Thank God she listens!!!
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By: black man on 6/07/2011 12:56PM
How`s that HOPE AND CHANGE working for you !!!!!
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By: Mrs. DMS on 6/07/2011 1:33PM
Better than any of the perceived crap that came and is STILL coming down the pipe from the Bush years!
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By: vdog on 6/08/2011 9:44AM
HOPE and CHANGE will work out for the BETTER as soon as we finish taking our BEATDOWN FROM BUSH'S TRICKLE DOWN which will take a while since he had TWO TERMS to WRECK EVERYTHING and OBAMA has yet to get his TWO TERMS to turn things around FOOL.
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