Thought provoking conversation.
I used to see this frequently when I was working, but over time it started to taper off as people gave up smoking. BUT: On-the-clock cyber theft of company time has more than made up for time-wasting smoke breaks. You can't blame Amazon for banning their warehouse employees from bringing smart phones to work.
I didn't know this.
When I retired, I was very happy to give up my slot to a younger worker.
One of my brothers-in-law was a very liberal educator. He raised his two kids in this manner. What he wound up with is two kids with artsy would-be vocations that don't make money. His daughter won't talk to him because he asked for repayment of money he advanced her for student loans. The other one, well, it would be impolitic to discuss here how his son turned out.
Agreed but don't leave out potential health issues.
All well and good so long as the purchasing power of the US dollar keeps up.
I'm doing some construction work at a R&D site.
Smoking is strictly verboten.
There are two workers that slip out for very long walks to secretly "burn one".
This happens several times a day.
You simply lose production when you have smokers on the team.
When I worked at the Big B I noted that there were people who left the workplace to go outside for a smoke break about every hour. Each smoke break took about 10 min.
10x8=80 min every day spent in non-productive (and arguably destructive) activity.
I used to see this frequently when I was working, but over time it started to taper off as people gave up smoking. BUT: On-the-clock cyber theft of company time has more than made up for time-wasting smoke breaks. You can't blame Amazon for banning their warehouse employees from bringing smart phones to work.
A few years ago I went shooting at my club with a couple of interns I was mentoring and got reamed by the director. I was told he would let it go this time because I did not know it was wrong, but if he found out I went shooting with other company employees again, I would be fired. He claimed that because I was shooting with 2 other employees, it would be considered a company event if anyone was hurt. That it did not matter, even if it was after hours or on a weekend, that the company could still be held liable.
My manager was also chastised for sky diving with other company employees for the same reason.
I didn't know this.
not retiring
When I retired, I was very happy to give up my slot to a younger worker.
3. Teaching children they can be "anything they want to be, regardless of real world consequences"; without teaching discipline/that there are consequences
One of my brothers-in-law was a very liberal educator. He raised his two kids in this manner. What he wound up with is two kids with artsy would-be vocations that don't make money. His daughter won't talk to him because he asked for repayment of money he advanced her for student loans. The other one, well, it would be impolitic to discuss here how his son turned out.
That, barring some unfortunate accident or criminal action, I and nobody else am responsible for my life.
Agreed but don't leave out potential health issues.
the power of compound interest over time.
All well and good so long as the purchasing power of the US dollar keeps up.