WOHM's who say they have to work

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WOHM's who say they have to work
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Sun, 10-29-2006 - 4:17pm

For those of you that WOH and say you have to do it to make ends meet. Do you really do it to make ends meet or do you do it cause you want to keep up a certain lifestyle? Do you know how to live with out debt or without having to keep up with the joneses?


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Registered: 03-27-2003
Sun, 11-05-2006 - 7:40pm

How is it a valid point? It has nothing to do with sah/woh. It was intended as a slam, especially considering the source of origin.

Dj

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Registered: 07-26-2006
Sun, 11-05-2006 - 7:43pm
I didn't say it pertained to SAH/WOH debate. I must say the last couple of weeks many many many subthreads haven't pertained to that subject. You can say it was a slam. That is fine. I didn't see it that way. Nor do I think who said it really should matter.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Sun, 11-05-2006 - 8:21pm

how did it pertain to the discussion then? Perhaps there was a subthread going on that I missed but I didnt see any reason for time spent on the internet to be brought up in relation to the topic originally being discussed.

And when posters have a track record for making veiled slams, it does kind of matter who posted it. Especially when said poster is on here as often or more often than anyone else. Like I said-hypocritical and adds nothing.

Dj

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Registered: 07-26-2006
Sun, 11-05-2006 - 8:40pm
I do believe said poster is a SAHM not a paid WOHM...correct?
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Sun, 11-05-2006 - 10:24pm

Ohhhh....I just love a happy ending!! :-)

And of course, you looked fabulous!




Edited 11/5/2006 10:27 pm ET by lauren1063

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Registered: 03-23-2003
Sun, 11-05-2006 - 11:01pm

Not everyone has a job like a collector does. That's the whole point. Some people have jobs with actual downtime. There simply isn't other work that could be done at those time. Some people get paid more for what they know than what they do. Some people just need to be available for a specific task when it's needed.

It's also about work style. Some people are marathoners. Some people are sprinters. Some people can produce an enormous amount of work in a short time, but then need recovery time.

The bottom line is, if the employer doesn't have an issue with internet usage, why should some other poster on the internet have a problem with it?

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Registered: 03-23-2003
Sun, 11-05-2006 - 11:03pm
You miss the point. There is not a poster here who can call anyone out on posting time, because everyone here spends time posting. To try to attack another poster by insinuating they are of poor character simply by virtue of posting is just stupid.
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Registered: 03-23-2003
Sun, 11-05-2006 - 11:06pm
Actually, it's been said many times. You're just too hung up on individual words to see it.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Sun, 11-05-2006 - 11:12pm
Yes, a pretty militant one. And? Where is the relevence in the comment she made? What was the context in relation to what was being discussed?

Dj

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Registered: 08-27-2005
Mon, 11-06-2006 - 1:22am

"what i find laughable at this point is the defensive remark that it's just another window i'm allowed to surf during the day,boss plays too,yada yada...that is *not* some modern technology in the work world today. that's a job that's probably underpaid and lacks passion."

Some companies specifically and openly allow surfing during the day. It is also usually explicitly written that it is allowed as long as one's regular work is not being disturbed.

"and fwiw,dh sort of job is evolving. a call center environment is the direction a lot of companies are going. in houston alone,there are many areas of business that are going that direction - from finance to pharmaceutical to medical and oil divisions. centralizing divisions is replacing smaller outfits wasting overhead dollars,i'm sure."

I'm not sure what that has to do with internet access, though. Even if they are centralizing (which is not my experience of the R&D side of pharmaceutical research, btw), those employees who needed net access before will continue to need it.

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