Apologies in advance for responding to Gould in Jim's response - Gould is
already filtered but I can't let some of his uninformed responses go
unanswered...

Well there's a good trick. "I'm going to call BS on everything you say, but
don't even bother to offer any counterpoints because your butt is big time
filtered." :-)


No. my problem was the fact that the longshoremen making 90K a year were
fighting the implementation of the technology used by UPS and FedEx every
day - a lot of their practices are yesterday's technology. In addition, I
don't think it was a coincidenct that the timing of the work stoppage
coincided with election time...

What? No wonder this guy's got me on filter.
We don't speak the same language. There has been nothing in this thread to this
point referring to a specific work stoppage.
Where I live, you can't do random drug testing at the fire dept.
because the
union won't allow it. Some stoned jackass is going to kill somebody
one of
these days as a direct result of union policy.

When that happens, the jackass and his two immediate supervisors should
be
fired- or maybe jailed. You can't sit around the firehouse and get
stoned
without somebody knowing about it. You might find it surprising, but pee
tests
are almost TOTALLY defeatable. There's an OTC product called "Clean Pee"
that
works almost 100 percent of the time. (It's probably even sold in drug
stores
that require their new hires to take a pee test). For $10 bucks, a clean
and
sober buddy will pee in the cup for you, or pee into a test tube you cap
and
take into the restroom. Why would this be news to a guy working in
forensics?

Exactly the reason that I don't even acknowlege urine tests - I use blood
evidence. The fact that you talk about them as if they would be used in a
forensic investigation shows that you are the one who does not know
procedures.

Once again, a complete disconnect.
I said that urine tests were hogwash and that shouldn't be news to a forensic
engineer....and filterman comes back with


Blood evidence is required, and immediately after the incident
or at random if applicable. And BTW, one of the firemen has a patch growing
in his yard, and everyone at the firehouse knows about it, but no one will
do anything about it...

Why do unions cry every time
someone wants to put a job out for competitive bid? Because they can't
compete. They are a burden to society, and anyone who is in a union is
supporting the ideals, making them leftist by association.

Who hires Forensic Engineers? Sounds like a civil service job to me. If
so,
good thing *you* are required to submit a competitive bid every time an
opportunity to ply your trade arises. That should keep your income
suitably
suppressed. We wouldn't want some government agency to guarantee you a
certain
annual income and benefits (all at taxpayers expense) along with some
measure
of protection against unjust or politically motivated firing... those
things
might discourage free competition for *your* job, and make you a leftist
by
association.

Attorneys, insurance companies, and large corporations are my primary
clients, although I will occasionally work for an individual if they want to
foot the bill. And yes, I also do work for many government agencies and
municipalities. I am in the private sector, and woek 60 to 80 hours per
week, thank you. And once again, you are showing your ignorance to the
engineering practice. It is illegal for an entity to retain my services on
the basis of price. Engineers are required to submit a statement of
qualifications, and are chosen on that basis. Once the firm has been
selected, then we negotiate a fee for services. Granted, I can't charge
twice what my competitor does, but I will say that my firm is the most
expensive in our region, and we still manage to hold an 80% market share.
Furthermore, unions are not necessary for protection from unjust
firings...there is federal legislation in place for that already, and our
so-effective court system if you wish to pursue it in civil court...

and for the record, yes I am a white collar worker now, with a salary and a
bonus dependent on the company's profitability. I do not get raises or
bonuses on the basis of a predetermined schedule (unions) and if I quit
producing, I'm out on my can, as it should be...when others around me quit
producing, I toss them out so they don't sponge my profits...

however, I put myself through college, working 45 hours a week on average,
doing things like roughnecking, road construction, concrete formwork,
framing, and carpentry, so don't tell me I don't know what it's like to work
for a living...what I do know is that it's the best motivation to get a
white collar career...






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