Week 10 EOC- Job Analysis

The only job that I can speak about, from experience is my current job at Ann Taylor Loft. I have been working for the company for about a year now. I have had nothing but good experiences with this job. I do not see myself leaving this job anytime soon. I can see myself advancing and even making a career out of it. I have learned so much about retail with this job. I love the people I work with and the work that I do. I hope to one day be able to do visuals for Ann Taylor.

 "With the large number of unskilled positions to be filled, employee turnover rates that often approach 100 percent or more per year, a labor pool that grows increasingly diverse, and increasing job complexity, employee training is the key to quality guest service and operational profitability." I think getting the job with Ann Taylor was one of the best things that happened to me. I am very happy with my job and with my co-workers. I get along with them and the customers. I can see myself succeeding with this job and going very far. My overall analysis of the job is that it is very good place to work.

Harassment in the NFL- EOC Week 9

The incident with NFL player Ray Rice and domestic violence has everybody talking. Most people feel that Ray Rice should be punished for his actions. Most people believe that he should lose his job because he is a public figure. Many people, including kids look up to Ray Rice and wear his jerseys. I think Ray Rice is making the NFL look bad because he represents them. The NFL should not tolerate their athletes putting their company in jeopardy. It makes the NFL seem like they are okay with domestic violence. If Ray Rice gets away with it that easily others might think they can too. “We are all the product of our past and have to live with our memories and personality they cannot be erased.”- Jane Hersey

            Ray Rice should have to face the consequences. Since he is a public figure, his consequences are more likely to be worse and I think he should just have to deal with that. He knew what he was doing was wrong, just like everybody else does. The video that got out of the incident showed everything. He has no excuse for his actions. “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” -Mahatma Gandhi

            The victim made a statement that Ray Rice should not be punished by losing his job. That should not matter at all because she may be just scared or even paid money to say that. I still think he should be because it may give the NFL a bad reputation. The company should not put their name on the line. “All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do.” -Leo Tolstoy

Power Behind the Thrown- EOC week 8

In the movie Nine to Five, three women try to find there spot in the workplace. There were many parts in the movie where steps in job training were not followed. One woman found herself training all of the new people. It was not fair because she would train them and they would get promoted over her. The only reason she was not being promoted was because she was a woman. It was wrong because she was one of the best employees but could never move up. “Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you anymore.” ― Lady Gaga

          Another time where job training was not properly followed was when the new girl was left to make copies alone and she did not really know how to. They should have shown her how to do it before leaving her. I do not think it was right for her to get yelled at by the boss for not knowing how to stop the machine. It was his fault for not making sure she was properly trained.  “The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” ― Barack Obama

            The sexist boss in this movie could not really do his job right. He made his employees get him food and buy his gifts. He would try to hit on all of the girls. Pretty much everything he did caused everything else to go wrong, especially the training process. “Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Minimum Wage- EOC Week 7

Minimum wage is the lowest wage permitted by law or by a special agreement. In my opinion, minimum wage should be enough for anybody with any situation to live on. Minimum wage should vary because everybody has different things that they have to deal with and pay for. Most people have families and are not just supporting themselves. It is not fair to give a person with two kids the same wage as somebody living alone. “No family gets rich from earning the minimum wage. In fact, the current minimum wage does not even lift a family out of poverty.”  - Jon Corzine

            The fact that it is so hard to find a job in these times, is a huge factor of why minimum wage should be higher. Many adults raising families are finding minimum wage jobs as there only choice to earn an income. Minimum wage was created in a time where these jobs were for teenagers and were not that busy. Now that times have changed, minimum wage should too. “Anyone who's tried to pay a heating bill, fill a prescription, or simply buy groceries knows all too well that the current minimum wage does not cut the mustard.”- Sherrod Brown

            I believe that there should be a more accurate way to measure what a proper income would be for people in all types of situations. Minimum wage is currently not even enough for somebody only supporting themselves. Prices on everything are rising while our pay checks stay the same. The people who make these numbers should take everything into consideration such as location, family, and past employment.  “The minimum wage is not something that you want to stay on as a permanent basis. For example, if you have a minimum wage job, you don't stay there 20 or 30 years. You don't put your children through college working on minimum wage.” – John Raese