MoonlightOhio

Oh thank goodness you're not talking about me. I'm soooooooooooooo far from being a micro manager. Why hire people if they can't do their jobs. If I was a micromanager, I could never find the time to post here on UO! LMAO! That's got nothing to do with micomanaging. I'm talking about worrying about things that don't matter. "Did you take you lunch on time?" "Are those shoes up to dress code?" Things that have no bearing on the job itself, and yet are the things micromanagers cling to because they don't know how to do anything else.

If this comes to fruition, this is will be a GREAT addition to downtown. Come on home, CM.

So what was the reason they gave when they fired you? Haha. Are you this delusional all the time, or just with me? I left voluntarily. Put in my two weeks just like a good little employee, too. Well we have fundamental differences in that. Skills, appearance, social graces and connections are a must today. So the super smart guy in sweats and a hoody, should get a job although everyone else is dressed in appropriate work clothes. When people say that "clothing" and "appearance" don't matter I think they are kidding themselves and trying to come across like they don't care. I believe that if you can't confirm to simple boundaries and use common sense to dress appropriately for work, then how can I trust you to manage projects, business relationships and execute. But not wanting to dress up or religiously groom yourself it's like thumbing your nose at corporate hierarchy. I agree with you. These frivilous things ARE necessary. What I'm saying is that they shouldn't be. Because if you really think about it, it doesn't matter what you look like if you can do the job. Common sense dictates this. I think they should be, or do I have to go all Miranda Priestly on you? LOL. I'm not saying this about you personally, but what I've found is that the folks who tend to be all about dress codes and silly rules and micromanaging are the exact same people who are clueless abotu everything else. I can and do run circles around those folks.

Well we have fundamental differences in that. Skills, appearance, social graces and connections are a must today. So the super smart guy in sweats and a hoody, should get a job although everyone else is dressed in appropriate work clothes. When people say that "clothing" and "appearance" don't matter I think they are kidding themselves and trying to come across like they don't care. I believe that if you can't confirm to simple boundaries and use common sense to dress appropriately for work, then how can I trust you to manage projects, business relationships and execute. But not wanting to dress up or religiously groom yourself it's like thumbing your nose at corporate hierarchy. I agree with you. These frivilous things ARE necessary. What I'm saying is that they shouldn't be. Because if you really think about it, it doesn't matter what you look like if you can do the job. Common sense dictates this.

All I'll say to that is that I actually have worked as a server and I consistently made better tips than any of the clean shaven guys and the girls, for that matter.

I have a huge beard and it's super manly and super awesome. As far as appearance in the workplace goes, it's a ridiculous concept. When you get down to brass tacks, whether or not you're wearing jeans or have your shirt tucked in has absolutely zero bearing on how well you do your job. People are drones and ultimately stupid, and that makes them easily fooled. You put an idiot in a decent suit and people will buy what he's selling. It's a flaw of human nature and you're all sheep for buying into it. Whoa. That was a rant.

Another pet peeve: shaving. I hate it. Granted, I have a beard, but shaving my neck and shaping it up...I hate it.

Another point lost!! Um, no. I addressed the only point you made by disagreeing with it slightly. I then made a point a point of my own. Go back and read all the words.

I think most people realize that. And even if they don't, it doesn't take away from the fact that we can enjoy the food, festivals and other cultural elements today.

Yep I do care. My mother has an accent and based on where were lived, some people would assumed my mom was "the help". I cannot count the times, people would ask things like, "How long have you been here?", "Where did you come from?", "How do you like Cleveland/America compared to where you came from?" or the killer, "When did you get your citizenship?" Hello PR's are US citizens. ::) I can't tell you how many strange looks we would get at the grocery store if my mother spoke to us in Spanish. It was like we were aliens, from another planet. A lot of peopler precieve, an "accent" as immigrant. I completely understand why some people congregate in "ethnic" neighborhoods because it reminds them of home and they can speak their language freely. I know people that have moved from one country to the city and settle in a neighborhood. Once they get here, they rarely leave that neighborhood because they cannot communicate. That is just plain lazy to me. I know PR's that don't speak english, which is craZy to me! So that is why I say, learn english or return to your mother country, you need to function as a part of society. Why is it crazy that a lot of PR's don't speak English? It makes sense that most wouldn't, or at the very least not as their first language. I'd hate to get those questions your mom gets, though. Especially when you consider that a lot of the people asking them are looking down their noses.

I completely agree with this. And I have this argument nearly daily now. Spanish is taking over Milwaukee and I HATE the fact that I can't communicate with half the people in my own city. Hell, our bus schedules are written in Spanish now. Nearly all of my relatives are whining and complaining and falling behind as a result. This country has no official language, everything here has always been driving by a critical mass, and the tide is turning. Suck it up and get on board. I didnt take ANY foreign language until i got to high school, where i took 3 years of Spanish and walked out knowing pretty much nothing. If anything this will get more schools teaching a second and third language in lower grades now. What school district were you in? When did you graduate high school? I thouhgt most schools taught a second language in elementary school?? Yeah, two years of a foreign language was mandatory for me.

Well my view is from a more personal persepctive. I do think people should learn english or go home. If you have no real desire to participate in society but sponge of the system, then you shouldn't be here. "Thank you MayDay"? Oh you just wait to I get my hands on that precious little 5 year old of yours. ;D Ooh, look at the leaps we're making today, eh? Are you saying that if a person immigrates to the U.S. and doesn't learn the language they're "sponging off the system?" Because if so, that's quite a statement.

Oh noes, we replied to more than one of each other's posts! Please. :roll:

No honey, that sometimes, correct. My uncle could have stayed in Panama. His family is loaded - Oprah style. So not everyone that comes to the states is poor or oppressed. And you'll note that I never said anything about being poor or oppressed. I said "better." You're the one that interpretted that as being strictly financially better. Says a little something about you, hmm? The short answer is, I don't know. But I'm not ALL people, and I can't look into people's heads and see why they do what they do. What I CAN do is choose not to judge. And since immigrating to the U.S. and not learning English doesn't hurt me, I'd have no reason to judge in the first place. Just because you're bilingual doesn't mean you don't have prejudices. Why do you care, is the bigger question?

Because even in that circumstance, it's better than what you came from? Not exactly a new concept, MTS.

Another pet peeve: people who say things like, "If you don't speak English, get out!" This country has no official language and was founded by the immigrants of many cultures. If you can't accept that, then YOU get out.

To put it into perspective, he was a giant turd of a person. I don't know if that changes anything, but there you go.

Let's see.... I've dumped 10 lbs of ketchup on a guy's car, under the sweltering sun, and made sure to get it down into the air vents. Everytime he turned his A/C on, the wonderful smell of ketchup wafted through. Haha. Same guy. We had him drive out to the middle of nowhere, telling him to meet us a party. We had him park at the end of a long driveway, walk to the house. About 10 other guys were poised in the bushes and jumped out, surrounding him and lighting him up with paintballs. We chased him back to the car and continued to shoot at him and the car until he took off. We also stole this guy's Christmas decorations and left empty beer kegs in his front yard. Man, now that I think about it, we were pretty harsh on this kid. :(

I drink beer often enough to be able to tell if the lines were cleaned or not. :)

David, where was the photo that is your avatar taken?

I hate that too lol. That's why prefer energy drinks over drinking mud. The reason it's so hot when you get it is because a comfortable mildly hot temp. is one in which bacteria grows really fast. That's why I rarely drink iced tea from restaurants*. The stuff's loaded with bacteria. I can't do energy drinks, though. They ALL taste like something that should never be ingested. * the iced tea I previously mentioned getting at the McDonald's drive-thru is never for me. It's for my lady, who drinks it like water.

You need so much help, and I'm only one person. The word store is implied. If someone was going to visit you, would they say, "I am going to MoonlightOhio," or would they say, "I am going to MoonlightOhio's."? The noun home, house, place of business, is implied. Sort of like ending a sentence in a preposition. Which is proper? Where is Kroger's Grocery Store at? or: Where is Kroger's Grocery Store at, a$$hole? Hit a nerve, did we? But you're still wrong. It's not "Where is Kroger's Grocery Store?" It's, "Where is THE Kroger Grocery store?" And you know how I know this? Because it's Kroger and not Kroger's. But yes, if someone was coming to visit me, they'd say "Hey, I'm going to Josh's house." Because the house is mine. But since Kroger is an establishment, adding a possessive "s" would the equivalent of saying that you're going to the building in which Kroger resides. And really, how stupid is that? So we should call it Lowe, and not Lowes. How about McDonald instead of McDonalds. N/A. the proper name of both includes an S. LOWE'S is the name of the store. (see image on their website) McDonald's is the proper name of the restaurant. Precisely. Had the Kroger Company been so inclined to put "Kroger's" on the front of every location, that would be the name of business. Since they didn't, "Kroger's" is incorrect.

I was JUST looking at that website yesterday. HILARIOUS. If you haven't, you should check out their Facebook page. It's got a lot more photos.

Yeah, I can't drink coffee for a good 10-15 minutes after I get it. My mom's the complete opposite. She makes coffee with boiling water and then puts it in the microwave to make it even hotter. I don't get it. Or understand it, physically.

Yes...and here's another...when they add the 's' to Anyway.. It is NOT "anyways!" It is just Anyway! That kills me, too. Stop adding "s's", people! Mine is people who drive 25 in a 45. Wake up, Gertrude. That bothers me more than fast drivers. When I'm in the car, 9 times out of 10, I've got places to be that don't include being behind Grandma.