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Offline Rictor

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Newsflash: the e-economy sucks.
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According to a survey released this month by Dublin-based consulting firm SkillSoft, 97 percent of IT professionals feel traumatized by their daily work. Indeed, 80 percent of them get tense just thinking about going to the office.

Why are jobs becoming more stressful all the time? There are three reasons:

First, hyperactivity is now a badge of honor. In the modern office, there is little place for the people who puts their feet up on the desk, push back the chair, and stare at the passing clouds for a few minutes. If you aren't rushing around like a hamster on steroids, the boss thinks you are lazy. You will be downsized before you've had a chance to say "mañana."

Next, we have created an ever more demanding, 'round-the-clock business culture. Shops are always open in many countries. The call center will take our orders in the middle of the night. The markets switch from one time zone to another. As consumers, that's great. We can get anything we want, when we want it. As producers, it's not so great. We have to be plugged into the working world all the time -- it is hardly surprising we feel under pressure.

So technology, wealth and the brave new e-world have done nothing to make people any happier. Sure, you drive a Merc, but you work 70 hour weeks and take calls at 11pm on you cellphone. Makes me wonder if the Amish are on to something.

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Offline Turambar

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Re: Newsflash: the e-economy sucks.
the US economy isnt doing too great either.  good thing the Bush administration managed to successfully distract the public with this immigration thing.
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Offline Kosh

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Re: Newsflash: the e-economy sucks.
the US economy isnt doing too great either.  good thing the Bush administration managed to successfully distract the public with this immigration thing.

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Despite the statistics of strong growth, the US economy has some very serious long term issues that I just don't see getting addressed.
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Offline Mars

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Re: Newsflash: the e-economy sucks.
Like the... what is it... 8 trillion dollar debt.

 

Offline Mefustae

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Re: Newsflash: the e-economy sucks.
$20 says they'll wake up one day and simply think 'we control the largest nuclear arsenal in the world, why do we have to pay debts?'. :p

Now, if you'll excuse me, i'm going to ridicule a mate of mine who has his heart set on the IT industry about what he's going to encounter once he gets in there. :D

 

Offline Mars

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Re: Newsflash: the e-economy sucks.
Careful, don't give em any ideas!

 

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Re: Newsflash: the e-economy sucks.
This is why I want to be a pilot.
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Offline Nuke

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Re: Newsflash: the e-economy sucks.
people work hard because marketing makes them want a car and a big house or a condo and some cushy furnature, not just a couch but a whole set and an ipod and health insurance, a cell phone, cable, broadband, a big ass stereo with speakers too big for the space theyre placed in, and vacations and fast computers, and a $200 $5 watch. people are spoiled. because of this they need more money, thus they work long hours. usually they go into debt which sucks even more life out of them and makes the art of spending money far less effietient. of course the long hours make people impatient so life becomes even less effietient because everyone wants what they want now, rather than later and thus are willing to spend money they dont have. product is being used and noone pays for it. take my brother for exmple hes probibly had his livingroom furnature replaced a dozen times in the last 3 years. he buys on credit, keep it for a few months untill they reposess it, then he finds another store and repeats the process. where do you think the national deficit comes from, nobody actually owns anything. people think that having more stuff will improve their lives, when infact it enslaves them, and the mob that is america encourages it. what people need to do is simplify. slow the **** down. take your time. i work less than 30 hours a week and rack up about 2000 a month (before taxes of course), and all i do is put bikes together.
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Offline aldo_14

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Re: Newsflash: the e-economy sucks.
I must be one of the 3%, then.

  

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Re: Newsflash: the e-economy sucks.
Digi-Porn, thats where the cas is... ;7
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