| Fact: It is an employer's market and the system is | | | | searches, family and pursuing passions that may |
| imperfect. All of us, recruiters, job seekers, hiring | | | | provide for long term financial stability. |
| managers, small businesses and people who still have | | | | Practically no one is paid to stop corruption and fraud. |
| jobs are part of the system. Every day people | | | | The only reasonably way to fight against corruption |
| comprise the majority stake holders at any major | | | | is to refuse to participate and take action to correct |
| corporation. The few major shareholders employ | | | | injustice. If that means earning less money than |
| every day people to engage activities that affect | | | | through unscrupulous and ruthless means, so be it. |
| other every day people. | | | | Every decision every person makes in every-day |
| The middle class has unknowingly been at war with | | | | activities contributes to the problem or the solution. |
| existing power structures for as long as there has | | | | If actions are taken out of fear, they contribute to |
| been a middle class. When industry needed labor, it | | | | the problem. If they are taken out of compassion, |
| encouraged people to become dependent on selling | | | | they contribute to the solution. Fear-based actions |
| labor in return for food, shelter and medical care. For | | | | include standard 'fight-or-flight' responses as well as |
| many years, the United States demonstrated the | | | | subtle actions; with well thought rationale, having |
| ideals of Capitalism, becoming an industrial and a | | | | roots in unconscious programming. Actions based in |
| technological leader. | | | | compassion include standard and subtle implications |
| Every-day people established labor unions to set fair | | | | too. |
| labor standards. The middle class began to enjoy | | | | For example, many people pursue professions based |
| 'free time', buying toys and contraptions to occupy | | | | on the model 'find out what they are buying and sell |
| this discretionary time. Consumerism was born. | | | | it to them'. It is a perfectly rational model until the |
| Throughout the invasion of Japanese cars, the | | | | intentional manipulation of consumers is factored in |
| introduction of Pac Man, Disco, Heavy Metal and | | | | and we realize people will buy what ever enough |
| Hip-Hop Music, middle class Americans maintained an | | | | advertising, marketing, promotion and lobbying yield |
| illusion of expansion. Credit was available to anyone | | | | convinces them they need, and that it will change |
| that 'could fog a mirror'. When overtime was cut, we | | | | based on the agenda of businesses with the most |
| financed this lifestyle on credit cards...until the elite | | | | money. |
| took a major withdrawal of middle class wealth from | | | | I propose and live by a different model that says 'If |
| the financial markets in October of 2008 and credit | | | | you have a passion within your heart, there is |
| dried up. | | | | someone that needs you to express it'. That means |
| Although 'Globalization' has been confused with | | | | hobbies can become a primary source of income. Let |
| greedy redistribution of wealth from the middle class | | | | the magnitude of that sink in. While it is not always a |
| to the elite, the idea is to tap locally abundant natural | | | | means to address an immediate need, there is |
| resources and make them available for the good of | | | | always a way to make a living doing what we love. |
| the entire planet. For example, the mid-western | | | | Compassion-based decisions move us toward what |
| American states can efficiently grow food. If the | | | | we want, whereas fear-based decisions move us |
| global system worked for the good of all, farmers | | | | away from what we don't want. Because |
| would not be paid by the government to refrain | | | | compassion expands and fear contracts, we become |
| from growing food. They would not destroy 'excess | | | | more than we were when acting out of love and less |
| crop'. What can be considered 'excess crop' when | | | | of our true selves in fear. |
| there are millions of starving people, some in shadow | | | | Rational factors, such as consumer demand, |
| towns like Detroit? | | | | competitors, barriers to entry, expected return on |
| Globalization was promoted as the wave of the | | | | investment and investment recuperation period are all |
| future, as agents of the elite manipulated legislation | | | | important considerations. They are measurable, |
| to enabled giant corporations to reduce the American | | | | coming in all sorts of charts, graphs with any number |
| labor force. American plants closed to reopen in | | | | of text-book theories. Unfortunately, information is |
| countries with abusive labor protection laws and | | | | often intentionally manipulated, like recent |
| minimal environmental protection. Corporations market | | | | global-warming statistics, rendering it deceptive. At |
| themselves as saviors, raising the living standard and | | | | best, rational factors demonstrate historical results |
| bringing hope to developing nations. At first glance, it | | | | from measured indicators. Rationale can not verify |
| looks like a good thing, to improve lives in | | | | proper weight given to intuition, predict synchronicity |
| impoverished countries. However, raising the standard | | | | or rectify thousands of years mass-programming that |
| of living in one country by lowering another, results in | | | | work is not supposed to be fun. With the current |
| zero net benefit; or worse. | | | | speed of intellectual progress, history can not predict |
| Especially because so many American people can not | | | | the magnitude of human potential for an |
| find living wages, now is the time to come together | | | | unprecedented consciousness evolution of every day |
| and demand Industry be held accountable for greed, | | | | people. |
| deception and fraud, government execute the public | | | | Regardless of man's ability to measure, every action |
| agenda and to empower ourselves against the | | | | we take matters, regardless of apparent results. |
| abuses causing this economic meltdown. Individual | | | | These seemingly insignificant actions form a collective |
| power is limited. The current social systems serve to | | | | of other right-action and it makes a difference. One |
| divide and conquer every-day people into socially | | | | voice is drowned out by the loud clanks of a machine |
| contrived 'Us' vs. 'Them' camps, limiting cooperation | | | | called status quo. But a chorus of voices persistently |
| and therefore, perceived power to affect change. In | | | | singing harmoniously to a new song can draw a |
| other words, it is in the best interest of wealthy | | | | crowd. When a crowd gets big enough, the fields of |
| players to maintain status quo and the best way to | | | | injustice are trampled, making room for a new crop. |
| do that is to convince everyone else that there is | | | | Society needs to plant new seeds. |
| nothing they can do about it. | | | | Make your voice heard by contacting government |
| When every-day people experience injustice, 99.99% | | | | officials with views, opinions, concerns and demands. |
| of the time, the injustice is perpetrated by another | | | | Here is a link to facilitate contact: Speak or write with |
| every day person working in fear, hoping to maintain | | | | authority. Government works for the people, even if |
| a means to buy food, shelter and medicine. One | | | | the system is compromised. Call the White House |
| person may be a collection agent and the other a laid | | | | switch board at 202-456-1414 and leave a passionate |
| off auto worker, but they are both one, in a sea of | | | | message to the President. |
| masses, playing adversarial roles within the fabricated | | | | Research concerns. Read about history not found in |
| social structure, designed to benefit the obscenely | | | | school books. Write letters to editors, news stations; |
| rich; 2% of the people who own 98% of all wealth. | | | | comment on articles and in blogs. Join causes that |
| It is in the interest of Big-Business to manage a | | | | match your beliefs. Refrain from subscribing to 'group |
| fear-based society, by withholding life-sustaining | | | | think'; also know as 'herd mentality'. Network with like |
| necessities and to foster a divisive social structure. | | | | minds. Build vocational relationships. Sharpen critical |
| It is a scary time. It is important to acknowledge | | | | thinking skills. Ask tough questions. Refuse to accept |
| fears, strengthen personal and professional networks | | | | lame excuses and unnecessarily complicated |
| and change the way we think about employment. | | | | explanations. |
| Employment is selling time in return for the privilege | | | | Don't entrust your fate to unemployment predictions |
| of life, also referred to as 'Wage-Slavery'. | | | | or your livelihood on the whim of an employer. Use |
| Big-Business wants us to feel desperate, telling us we | | | | employment as a means to your ends and do |
| have no choice. Don't believe it. | | | | something you enjoy. Negotiate fair terms and give |
| Every day people can negotiate, learn to value their | | | | employers more than agreed. Think about the affect |
| own time and talents and refuse to participate in | | | | your actions have on other every day people at |
| systemic corruption. That means recognizing that | | | | work, in social groups and in your personal decisions. |
| every business exploits human and natural resources | | | | Be loyal first to yourself, knowing with certainty fair |
| to profit. Exploit means to earn more dollars from the | | | | employment provides for a balanced life. |
| resource than it costs. This is reasonable and in fact, | | | | Acknowledge fear and its derivatives doubt, anxiety |
| necessary in any sort of Capitalistic or trade-based | | | | and confusion without judgment. Fear in its most |
| society. In order for it to work for the good of | | | | basic state is a natural signal that action is required. |
| everyone, employees must earn enough money to | | | | Don't ignore or cover it up. Discover it. Personal |
| live a balanced life. | | | | introspection, development and acting on faith leads |
| Refusal to participate in systemic corruption applies to | | | | to empowered, right-action. But the road to survival |
| personal decisions about minimum standards for | | | | in the 21st Century job market isn't straight. In |
| employment. Employees often think of the | | | | addition to the curves of a normal scenic route, |
| Corporation as the only player setting standards, | | | | expect U-turns due to construction. |
| failing to accept responsibility for their own choices. | | | | In order to survive the 21st Century job market, |
| When every day people feel squeezed to accept | | | | every day people need to do extraordinary things. It |
| unreasonable terms, they are in victim consciousness; | | | | begins with a personal inventory of skills and talents. |
| desperation. To reclaim personal power, answer the | | | | Knowing ones self and personal passion is an on-going |
| question 'Do you work to live or live to work? Unless | | | | project. Anything within a person's soul demanding |
| people are passionate about work, they work to live. | | | | expression is something others require. Packaging and |
| Life requires sufficient income and time off to enjoy | | | | marketing takes time, effort and defiant persistence. |
| life. Refrain from making employment decisions that | | | | Go back to school, follow your passion and stop |
| do not provide for the means to enjoy life. | | | | trusting big business. Stop believing you can't do |
| Refuse full time work that will not provide for a | | | | anything to improve your life. Take your |
| reasonable life style, demands 60+ hours a week | | | | unemployment as an opportunity to open your own |
| with no additional compensation or requires 38 hours | | | | business, go to school or become socially active. |
| a week under 'part time' status (no benefits). | | | | This is a 'make-or-break moment' in human history. |
| Working full time for less than enough to survive | | | | Learn to recognize this period of uncertainty as a |
| increases stress levels by adding a lousy job to | | | | wake-up call, when every day people do |
| continued financial challenges as well as a disservice | | | | extraordinary things, have confidence in yourself and |
| to the employer. It also reduces time for job | | | | fulfill your dreams. |