Not long ago I was approached by a guy who is trying to make some money by selling self-improvement books. He had just moved into the area, with the hopes of finding a better job than he had working for a company of carpet cleaners chapel hill nc. He explained that he was laid off from work and moved up here but so far has not been as successful as he had hoped he would be. I invited him to attend the Wednesday morning business networking meetings that I go to at the local IHOP. Maybe he could drum up some business there!
Equal pay for equal work – my take on the wage gap problem
by Mary AnneWomen have come a long way in their struggle for equality with men. But generally speaking, women still do not earn as much money in the job market as men do. Women earn only about 77 cents for every dollar that men earn.
I find this news very discouraging; I feel that women should earn the same amount of money if they are doing the same work as their male counterparts.
When I first entered the job market umpteen years ago, I found that the company that I worked for systematically paid the male employees more money than they paid the female employees – for the exact same job. When I inquired why that was so, the reply was that “men had families to support and needed the money more than the females did.”
The logic behind that assumption was that the men that worked there were married, with children, and that the wives stayed home to take care of the children. And the assumption continued that the women that worked there were young and single and only had to worry about supporting themselves. So the company felt that they were paying their employees based on their employees needs, rather than on their level of production.
I have always felt that if I am producing at the same level as another person, I should be paid the same as that other person, regardless of marital/family status. I ended up going to work for a large, unionized corporation, where the union contract prevented that type of wage gap discrimination. For me, that was the best option for me to be treated more fairly.
Reducing the costs
by Mary AnneWhen I keep hearing that the United States Post Office is struggling financially and is looking for ways to reduce the cost of running the organization, I immediately think about how much money they could save if the stopped individual home delivery six days a week and instead delivered to cluster mailboxes five days a week.
The reason that I think this would help them save money is because if they only delivered mail to a neighborhood centralized clustered mailbox then they would reduce the amount of time that the delivery person had to actually go to deliver the mail. In addition, if they used commercial cluster mailboxes that had a lock and key to them, the mail would be very secure.
And delivering the mail only five days a week instead of six days a week would reduce costs tremendously, don’t you agree? I know I wouldn’t mind not getting the mail delivered on a Saturday – sometimes I don’t even like to leave the house on a Saturday to go down to the mailbox and get the mail!
Making the best decision
by Mary AnneThe article written by Alonso Kramer
I was trying to use thewww.texaselectricityproviders.com/ website to figure out what the best options were for my energy utilities. I really need something I can rely on. At my one of my old houses, we had some problems with the provider. My husband and I always felt like we were being overcharged and it seemed like the electricity would cut out randomly for what seemed like no reason. We both decided we really wanted to do our research for the next house and avoid the same problem. We are set to move into our new house next month. We are both really excited. It is a lot bigger and a lot nicer than our first house together. However, since it is so big, I am a bit concerned about the price of our utilities and if we can handle it. My husband told me that he really thinks we will be fine. I just get a bit concerned because electricity is essential. I do not want to be strained for money so making the decision for the most cost-efficient and reliable source would be ideal for me right now.