I lived in a very small town in NC for two years. Think stereotypical rural, middle of nowhere small Southern town. The county's community college recently proposed adding a culinary school that would open a restaurant for students to learn and work at, and would use all local ingredients. A local politician shot down this proposal, on the basis that "it would destroy" local small businesses in the community by providing competition.
One of my old fb friends is voicing her outrage, and I chimed in that "I can't wrap my head around how education, career training and job opportunities could be seen as a bad thing for any community." Other local people chimed in that their tax dollars shouldn't be used to fund things like this, and/or fund the competition (I'm assuming the person who said competition is actually a restaurant owner).
I retorted that vocational students shouldn't be seen as a threat, or as competition. They should be seen as an investment in this community, and as a sign of growth in an otherwise stagnant area, and how these students may very well become future employees of other local restaurants as they would no longer have to leave the county to advance their education or find gainful employment.
People are still retorting that this would "put them out of business" and "the school would be ok as long as they had no restaurant of their own." Really? Can a culinary school function without a restaurant? Somebody please stop me from arguing small town politics in a state I no longer live in...
ETA: Now the restaurant owner is also spouting off about how she already has to pay for insurance for her employees, so she really can't afford the culinary school's competition setting up shop a block away from her!
Am I bored enough on this Friday afternoon to keep engaging? I could write another rant about the dangers of restaurant work and how it is her duty as an employer to provide healthcare. Thanks Obama! lol
Here is a good laugh: I spent Sunday talking to my FIL about my chlamydia when I meant to be saying Clematis. I spent like 15 minutes talking about this plant and how it blooms on the dead ends so I have to remember to trim it back this fall, blah, blah, blah but I kept using the wrong word. My FIL never said a word, he just kept talking about the plant with me, etc, Finally my H came in the room and heard me and was like "WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY", and we all had a good laugh and drank some wine
I was poking around on my Pinterest boards and found a limited addition print that I pinned last year. I only found out about it long after it sold out:
So I decided to poke around online to see if it's been re-issued. It has not. Not only that, but the artist released a SECOND version a couple months ago and that one immediately sold out as well:
Both of them originally retailed for $50 each, and now a bunch of fuckers on eBay are selling them for nearly $200 apiece.
I'm doing nothing today except sitting my ass on the couch and watching you tube videos of concerts. It's pretty awesome. I haven't been home for more than 18 hours at a stretch so far this month until today. And it's glorious!
Sadly, I have to leave the house tomorrow. My car needs brakes.
My son's k moving on ceremony was today. One of the classes sang a song about money. The boys held up signs with pictures of money and the girls walked around with shopping bags singing about how they like to spend money. I commented to H how sexist it was. I did think the song and act was cute just couldn't get past the gender stereotypes being instilled in kindergarten.
monsterz, were you in the small NC town? Seriously though, I'd say something about that.
I've pretty much stepped out of the fb argument but it's still raging on. More circular logic about how "we're a small town and we can't afford to have restaurants with professionally trained chefs." Never mind the fact that if you never invest in the community that will never change!
monsterz, were you in the small NC town? Seriously though, I'd say something about that.
I've pretty much stepped out of the fb argument but it's still raging on. More circular logic about how "we're a small town and we can't afford to have restaurants with professionally trained chefs." Never mind the fact that if you never invest in the community that will never change!
HA - no. This was actually in the suburbs of a large major metro area. I'm not going to say something about it, today was the last day of school and it wasn't my son's class but another kindy class that did this.
Post by dreamcrisp1 on May 22, 2015 16:07:01 GMT -5
Well. I'm so disappointed. I got the job offer yest and the salary is so ridiculously low. It's seriously a slap in the face. I have no idea what to do and I'm really defeated. This shouldn't be so hard. I tried to negotiate and they said its firm. So I'm thinking of just declining and waiting for another but.... I've barely had any response in the months I've been searching. I wish they had told me the salary would be so low upfront so I would have known.
Well. I'm so disappointed. I got the job offer yest and the salary is so ridiculously low. It's seriously a slap in the face. I have no idea what to do and I'm really defeated. This shouldn't be so hard. I tried to negotiate and they said its firm. So I'm thinking of just declining and waiting for another but.... I've barely had any response in the months I've been searching. I wish they had told me the salary would be so low upfront so I would have known.
That's frustrating. It is annoying in the beginning when they ask before an interview what your salary range is or what you were previously making but I have come to appreciate that so I don't waste my time or theirs when I know I won't take the job.
Post by dreamcrisp1 on May 22, 2015 19:27:34 GMT -5
Thanks for the support. You guys are great! After talking to my boyfriend, I've decided to take the job. The work, itself, is exactly what I want to be doing and what I am finishing up my postgraduate in. The experience will really benefit my career. It's a huge risk but we've decided that it is worth it. The pay is still shitty so that sucks but I'll makei it work! Hopefully, after the first couple of months, once I do great (), I will get better pay. Either way, it will take me further than my current job is doing and I have people on my side who are willing to help and make it work.
monsterz, were you in the small NC town? Seriously though, I'd say something about that.
I've pretty much stepped out of the fb argument but it's still raging on. More circular logic about how "we're a small town and we can't afford to have restaurants with professionally trained chefs." Never mind the fact that if you never invest in the community that will never change!
That's ridiculous. My parent's had a restaurant in a teeny tiny town...also NC but pretty far from your little town. Yikes! I've never even heard of your town! And I've been in NC (on and off) for 20+ years.
My parent's did really well AND there was a couple of big chains that were already there and a few others that opened over time. Their business would slow for about a month after a new restaurant opens then it would go back up to normal. If you have good food, other restaurants won't matter because people will still come back.
It was back in the mid 90s and I remember Wal-Mart coming in for the first time. People were against it. I was too young to understand why. But my parents were excited because it would bring in more traffic.