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VANITY - Am I the only employer experiencing this idiocy?
Posted on 04/10/2007 1:03:17 PM PDT by hardworking
This is unashamedly a VANITY post but it is intended to be a SERIOUS one. I have finally reached the point of complete bafflement in wondering what , if anything, is being taught to our young people in school! Here are some of my RECENT experiences as an employer. Am I the only one experiencing this level of idiocy in our country? 1. Two days ago I said the word 'penicillon' in a conversation. A young employee interrupted me and asked, "What is that?" I didnt' know what she was asking until she repeated, "What is that peni...you just said". 2. I recently told an employee that we needed to 'dilute' a substance before using it. They didn't know what 'dilute' meant. 3. I recently said that a substance would go into 'suspension' and the employee looked at me with a blank stare. 4. None of our young staff can calculate a percentage WITH A CALCULATOR, let alone without one!
Can someone please tell me WHAT these kids are doing during the hours they are in school? It appears that they are not learning even the most basic skills.
TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: china; dumbingdown; education; india; publicschools
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To: hardworking
Too busy learning about Sarah having two mommies.
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:05:38 PM PDT
by
eastforker
(.308 SOCOM 16, hottest brand going.2350 FPS muzzle..M.. velocity)
To: hardworking
1. Two days ago I said the word 'penicillon' in a conversation. A young employee interrupted me and asked, "What is that?" Is it anything like penicilin?
Sorry it was to easy.
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:07:01 PM PDT
by
JimWforBush
(Motormouth always wins!)
To: hardworking
Maybe you should give your perspective employees a simple comprehension test before hiring them.
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:07:05 PM PDT
by
eastforker
(.308 SOCOM 16, hottest brand going.2350 FPS muzzle..M.. velocity)
To: hardworking
But I bet the self-esteem of your new hires is at an all time high.
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:07:16 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: eastforker
And building their self-esteem. And watching movies about all the baby polar bears that George Bush wants to kill.
-ccm
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:07:23 PM PDT
by
ccmay
(Too much Law; not enough Order.)
To: JimWforBush
I bet it was too easy as well.
Sorry, I couldnt' resist.
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:07:58 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: JimWforBush
You mean sorry it was “too” easy?
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:08:31 PM PDT
by
eastforker
(.308 SOCOM 16, hottest brand going.2350 FPS muzzle..M.. velocity)
To: hardworking
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:08:41 PM PDT
by
M203M4
(Blood, sweat, fear, tears, death. Liberty is worth all costs.)
To: eastforker; Yo-Yo
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:09:07 PM PDT
by
JimWforBush
(Motormouth always wins!)
To: eastforker
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:09:38 PM PDT
by
eastforker
(.308 SOCOM 16, hottest brand going.2350 FPS muzzle..M.. velocity)
To: hardworking
You have to hire eighth-grade dropouts. By the time they get high school diplomas, they are completely useless - with college degrees they are a danger to themselves and others around them. ;)
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:09:40 PM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
("Wise men don't need to debate; men who need to debate are not wise." -- Tao Te Ching)
To: JimWforBush
Is it anything like penicilin?Sorry it was to easy.
Or even penicillin? Which would also be too easy.
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:10:07 PM PDT
by
Pete
To: hardworking
I would suggest that your HR department is incompetent.
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:11:24 PM PDT
by
patton
(19yrs ... only 4,981yrs to go ;))
To: hardworking
Most can color within the lines and carry on inane cell phone conversations without bumping into things...but that’s about it.
To: Yo-Yo
Sorry, I couldnt' resist. I couldn't resist, either.
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:11:50 PM PDT
by
Pete
To: Pete
OMG, lol, I am going home.
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:11:57 PM PDT
by
JimWforBush
(Motormouth always wins!)
To: hardworking
Can someone please tell me WHAT these kids are doing during the hours they are in school?
This is my guess...
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:12:05 PM PDT
by
NonLinear
(This is something almost unknown within Washington. It's called leadership.)
To: Pete
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:13:02 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: hardworking
Kids these days learn to put condoms on bananas, they learn ‘alternate lifestyle choices’, they learn to scream ‘discrimination’ when in doubt, they learn to feel good about knowing nothing at all.
They don’t know what a tuning fork is, and they have never seen a prism in science class.
To them, logic is something Vulcans use.
And politely holding a door open for a woman is said to be ‘sexual harassment’.
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posted on
04/10/2007 1:13:03 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(She had the face of a trucker. She used it as a purse.)
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