...Growing up, I was taught to pick up what I got out, or I was in minor trouble. Was I ever paid to pick up my Barbie dolls or my favorite stuffed animals? Nope - but I don’t need to be. Although getting paid may be nice to some people, that’s not how the real world works. The government doesn’t pay you to do your chores. In fact, they’re taking away the money you earned from your JOB to go towards taxes. Everyone has different opinions, but sometimes it’s backed up with evidence. Children and teens think they should get paid, but their parents said they never did when they were younger, and still don’t today! Without chores - paid or not, we would all be living in these filthy pig stys. Say your parent(s) tell you that they agree with you and will start paying you to do your chores. What’s going to happen when you take off one week and you think that it’s worth not getting the money that week? Those dust bunnies are sitting in the corner just laughing at you because you got lazy. If your mom and dad didn’t go to work for a week with no excuse, then they would more...
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...Let's be blunt: If you like to take lots of vacation, the United States is not the place to work. Besides a handful of national holidays, the typical American worker bee gets two or three precious weeks off out of a whole year to relax and see the world -- much less than what people in many other countries receive. And even that amount of vacation often comes with strings attached. Some U.S. companies don't like employees taking off more than one week at a time. Others expect them to be on call or check their e-mail even when they're lounging on the beach or taking a hike in the mountains. "I really would like to take a real, decent vacation and travel somewhere, but it's almost impossible to take a long vacation and to be out of contact," said Don Brock, a software engineer who lives in suburban Washington. "I dream of taking a cruise or a trip to Europe, but I can't imagine getting away for so long." The running joke at Brock's company is that a vacation just means you work from somewhere else. So he takes one or two days off at a time and loses some vacation each year. Only 57% of U.S. workers use up all of the days they're entitled to, compared with 89% of workers in France, a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Brock's last long holiday was more than 10 years ago, when he took a two-week drive across the country. 'Americans work like robots' It's a totally different story in other parts of the world. Nancy Schimkat, an American who lives in Weinheim, Germany, said...
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...The large amount of money made off college sports has led to some questioning as to whether student athletes can be considered amateurs any longer, and whether they should instead be paid for their efforts. This debate over whether or not NCAA athletes should be paid boils down to a disagreement over whether their scholarship is compensation or whether they deserve more incentives. One side argues that athletes do get paid by going to school for free with scholarships covering all expenses so that they do not need additional money, while the other side argues that if the school is going to make money off of the athlete’s names, then they should get a portion of the money. NCAA football coaches made $53.4 million; meanwhile, the 13,877 Division...
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...school's name. According to NCAA rules, “You are not eligible for participation in a sport if you have ever: Taken pay, or the promise of pay, for competing in that sport” (NCAA Regulations 1).Even though the athletes are the one making the money for the college the students are not paid for their time spent playing sports. The NCAA has the capabilities to pay the students but it has not happen yet. The college athletes have no incentive to stay in college and finish their degrees, as many cannot afford to pay for the increasingly expensive college...
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...You make billions for an organization because of your talents, your name, and your hard work but could you imagine not getting a dime out of it? The NCAA makes billions of dollars off of their college athletes, making deals with CBS and other TV networks. This has started a controversy for the NCAA because the athletes get nothing out of the NCAA’s pocket, except maybe a scholarship. The NCAA’s way of handling money and not giving any share of it to their athletes has caused plenty of controversy. (“Paying College Athletes: Should the National Athletic Association (NCAA) pay college athletes?”) states, “The NCAA’s financial success has become controversial, however. Because the NCAA considers itself an amateur organization, it does not...
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...and the NCAA are making billions of dollars off of them. To be in a nationally televised game or making deep runs in tournaments can bring in a lot of money for the colleges and universities. But the colleges and the sponsors collect all of the profits and not a single penny goes to the student-athlete and that is unfair. Colleges and the NCAA are making these students basically their unpaid employees. The student-athlete put so much work into the current sport they are playing, in return they get nothing. In my opinion, the student athletes should get a stipend with the scholarship they are getting. The system of college sports is at fault; the student-athletes are making colleges and private companies billions of dollars while not getting anything for themselves. People do not see that the student-athletes have to go practice every day and only have a little time to study. According to Amy McCormick, a law professor at Michigan State, "Athletes don't have free choice of what major they take if the classes conflict with practice schedules. That’s one fact that flies in the face of the idea that they're primarily students and secondarily athletes” (Cooper, Kenneth J). And if they want to get a job and have some kind of money to spend, they cannot because of all their athletic obligations. I think the student-athletes should get paid for the money they are generating for the colleges. It is unfair to not pay them and make them work for free without any kind of insurance if they...
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...living in the United States, but there are approximately 482 million people in China that work in sweatshops. These people make less than two dollars a day. Often times hundreds of people are working in one big room, smells of sweat, tears, and a low sense of moral fill the air. We are talking about hard working people that work hard for their money, but get treated so poorly. A hardworking man goes and clocks in to make a better future for himself, and he has enough to barely get by on a day to day basis. This is just inhumane and coldhearted. It is easy for us to look down on China for doing this to their people, however; we treat our student athletes in the same manner. These student athletes struggle daily with the same problem. Juggling at least twelve hours of credits, with at least ten hours of practice a week, not including games. How can a student athlete possibly have time for a job? These students barely have enough time to study. Practice is often times long and hard, and once that is over with it is time to study or do homework. Sleep? As a student athlete there is no such thing as sleep. Sleep is just one of the thousands of things college athletes have to worry about. Also, earning extra money can be an almost impossible feat with the lack of extra time in a week. In a paraphrase of a famous rapper named Jay Z, “College athletes have 99 problems, and money is one.” When it comes to college, people have to go through many trials and tribulations to get there. Getting...
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...Would you dedicate over 40 hours a week to something without getting paid? Well, there are many people and even sports fans alike that believe college athletes do not deserve to be paid; but they do not realize everything they are going through. These kids are not only athletes but students as well. They not only dedicate over 40 hours a week to their sport, they have to maintain their grades and attend all of their classes. They must work harder to get all of their work done and reach their goals while participating in sport. This leaves little time for students to hold a job. By achieving their team goals they earn money for their school and athletics programs. Their contribution goes unrecognized, their fans only pay attention to the scores...
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...life are the ones who don't care deeply about anything at all. "When you're struggling with something, look at all the people around you and realize that every single person you see is struggling with something, and to them, it's just as hard as what you're going through." — Nicholas Sparks (Dear John) "I don't ask why patients lie, I just assume they all do." "Truth begins in lies." "Mistakes are as serious as the results they cause!" People will hate you, rate you, shake you, and break you. How strong you stand is what makes you. In exams, we look up for inspiration, down for desperation, left and right for information. Friends, the only reason for going to school. Life is full of secrets and lies, so when you get screwed over, don't act surprised. Not all single are available and not all taken are in love. You pretend to text on your phone if you don't wanna talk to someone passing by. Lowell Thomas: Hard Work Quotes Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can. Marcus Aurelius: Hard Work Quotes Do every act of your life as if it were your last. You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour. The hard way is the right way. Laziness may appear attractive but work gives satisfaction. Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best. Full effort is full victory. Some people dream of success... while others wake up and work hard at it. Always give a hundred percent, and you'll never have to...
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...in modern America, but there are many cases in which people with excess money have to earn every penny with hard work. In certain cases, people are born with certain talents and abilities that supply vast opportunities of which others may not have. A prime example of this would be Alex Rodriguez, who is considered one of the most talented and highly paid baseball players in the Major Leagues. Due to his talents on the baseball field, Alex Rodriguez is currently making 27.5 million dollars a year to play the sport he was born to play. The public views Alex Rodriguez as an idol for everyone who strives to be the best at what they do. As a college baseball player at Umass Boston I have seen some of the hardest working athletes imaginable, but for most of them being as successful as Alex Rodriguez is completely unreachable. Each and every one of us is born different with different talents and abilities, and the best we can do is maximize our potential. The only way to accomplish this is with hard work. Every person is created different and will have more potential at certain things, which is why I feel that money should solely be earned on the hard work they put into their career. This also includes the hard work endured in order to achieve this career and maximizing your potential. While we put Alex Rodriguez on a pedestal that resembles God, we forget the people who work each and every day to keep our society functioning correctly. Without the men and women who are teachers,...
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...Dear Lukas Raschilla, In your article, “Athletes are artists, not role models”, you claim that you are bewildered that anyone would view professional athletes as role models. By saying that sports figures are "not" and "shouldn't be expected" to be role models in their actions on and off the playing field is in my opinion giving a free pass for bad behavior. As the saying goes...to those who much has been given, much is expected. You claim, "athletes do not choose to be role models", but I feel anyone who holds a position of notoriety and popularity with the public should shoulder that admiration with dignity. As we know, merely by association in any career, be it sports, education, health care, government, and even religion, does not guarantee that the individuals will be positive role models. Instead, moral obligations need to be nurtured and, when necessary, consequences clearly enforced in incidents of conduct not befitting the role that person represents. It is unrealistic to think there will not be transgressions in the athletic arena as they are all human, but even this can serve as a valuable lesson to young fans. Charles Barkley is correct when he says in the Nike commercial that "parents should be the most important role model for kids" and no one expects a sports figure to replace that position, but it also takes a village to raise good citizens. Everyone that occupies attention in a child's life should realize that their actions will be seen and will affect the...
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...by officials. On the other hand, unions can lead to improved employment relations through effective communication between management and employees and the resolution of employee grievances. Quits are lower where unions are present and where unions are stronger supporting the idea that effective union voice reduces employee exits and therefore contributes to stability in employment relationships. Diversity in the workforce is normally regarded as a positive for companies that manage it effectively as enhances customer relations, creativity, flexibility and innovation and development, however if not well managed, significant differences in ethnicity, race, religion, gender and other individual traits can produce negative effects. If you have a diverse workforce there is more opportunity for discrimination since diversity is based on distinguishing traits among employees. Building a workforce with employees from different cultures increases the language barrier in communication. Organisations need to address all kinds of harassment and bullying policies and ensure employees develop personal behaviours based on a culture of respect....
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...Where do you see yourself in five years? “Not looking at the price tag when I shop.” Everyone has goals for themselves, for some it’s getting out of bed in the morning, for others it’s finishing school, no matter what the goals are they are all important as long as they are reachable. For me, my goals include becoming more organized with my school work, improving my studying skills, becoming a travel nurse after finishing school, and living the life style I was raised in. These are all pretty reasonable goals, but the question is if they will be met. In order for me to become more organized with my school work I need to spend more time each day after class putting the lessons in order with the home work and with the material that needs to be studied. Using the hundreds of dividers that I own would also be an easy way to keep everything in the right place so it is easy to find. Labeling the binders I use for my class would help with my problem of organization, also bringing the same binder to the same class it belongs to would help tremendously. This is an important goal because being organized would make studying and fallowing along with most teachers much easier. This goal of mine should be accomplished by the second week of school. I will know it is achieved when I am more confident in class because I am on track if not ahead of my teacher. Improving studying skills is a very important goal of mine. You don’t pass tests with luck or good attendance, good grades are...
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...Remember when movies and cinemas was the next big thing? Me neither, most of us weren’t even born yet. But back in the day when people didn’t have much entertainment other than books and theater people said this when cinemas arrived. ”The future of entertainment” some called it, and today we can say there were pretty right. Movies and cinemas stayed the number one in the entertainment business until very recent. ”Did TV beat movies? I don’t believe it,” you might be thinking, but no, TV didn’t. The future of entertainment did. Video games. Video games are the most consumed and highest grossing form of entertainment and media today. It has been for the last years. For some this might seem absurd but look at it this way. Why pay 20 dollars for a two hour movie when you can pay 50 dollars for a thirty five hour long game with a story just as good, only more compelling and immersive since you’re playing it. That is the reason video games will become the future of entertainment. Thinking about that, working with games doesn’t seem like a bad choice. Branching into a career in games is literally sealing your future. Getting into the movies business is very hard now, because it’s so massive and hard to get noticed. But in the video game world you can get in before the rocket takes off. Getting a job is fairly easy because companies and developers are looking for employees. You can even start your own development team and try your luck, even though its stressful and riskier it can...
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...Workplace When it comes to equal pay, the American woman is grounded in a renowned waiting room. But the number on her ticket, the term of her stay, prominently depends on where she lives and to whom she was born (Paquette). Since the 1970s, the wage gap has narrowed to 21 percent by 2014, just 79 percent of what men are paid. Many attempts to further narrow the gap through the passage of bills such as the Paycheck Fairness Act have been stalled by Republicans. In October, California took a big step towards closing the wage gap between men and women, as Governor Jerry Brown signed a pay equity law: one of the toughest in the nation (Hill). Women should be paid equally as much as men for the same work, not less. First off, women need to be able to support their family too. For example, procedures like "raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour [to] help all minimum wage workers make ends meet and disproportionately assist women, who make up 63% of this group”(Van Hollen). A woman can work just as hard as a man at her job all day, possibly longer than another man, and yet she still makes less than him. That should not be allowed, it's just not...
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