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<blockquote data-quote="Scion of Vyshaan" data-source="post: 985644" data-attributes="member: 12120">Drakron, I must say that your post appears to be the most inflamatory one I've seen in a long time.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I must apologize in advance, because I find your tone so offensive, I might have a difficult time keeping my own thoughts in check.&nbsp;&nbsp; However, if I may offer a counter point to your opinion, hopefully without being insulting or degrading.If a person recieves money for their actions, that does not mean that they are not worthy of praise for their actions.&nbsp;&nbsp; Indeed, the fact that some people do honest work for honest pay may well be the mark of highest praise in some opinions.&nbsp;&nbsp; Further, the idea that we should not encourage those who are good at their jobs, or support those who have difficult jobs, lacks basic compassion and good sense.&nbsp;&nbsp; Those who have thankless jobs and are abused for them will often quit and leave, leaving the job undermanned, and often the service will disappear or suffer greatly.&nbsp;&nbsp; For example, a pilot relies on Air Traffic Controllers to separate them and their passengers from other airplanes.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is an amazing stressful and thankless job, dealing with high-strung personalities that need instant feedback and excellent service.&nbsp;&nbsp; The turnover rate is immense, and although the best ones are worth their weight in gold and sometimes (emphasis on sometimes) adequately paid, many experienced controllers move out of center and the tower just because they can't deal with the stress of keeping thousands of people safe each day.&nbsp; As a pilot, I make it a point to say &quot;thank you&quot; when I sign off on the radio.&nbsp;&nbsp; Because monetary compensation doesn't cover what these people put into their jobs.Other jobs are paid as a &quot;thank you.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Many positions recieve a small stipend as a way of saying &quot;we appreciate your work, and here's a small sum to pay for the gas you spent driving here.&quot;&nbsp; My wife had such a&nbsp; position at a NPO for a long time.&nbsp;&nbsp; She was always thanks by those she helped, and not one of them said, &quot;well, they paid for her gas and lunch, so screw it, she's just doing the minimum.&quot;Other people are underpaid for the abuse they take.&nbsp;&nbsp; I've seen so many waitresses, clerks, and blue collar professions dressed down by a paying customer just because they felt dissatisfied with the service for which they were paying a dollar.&nbsp;&nbsp; My personal favorite story was when I saw a lawyer, who had just billed a thousand dollars to a customer for having his intern do research, went to get something to eat and berated the waitress for being too slow to take his order.&nbsp;&nbsp; He then talked about the work ethic in America.&nbsp;&nbsp; But that's another story.Now, I'm sorry if I've been overly passionate or inflammatory, you guys should read what I erased.&nbsp; Please take care.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scion of Vyshaan, post: 985644, member: 12120"] Drakron, I must say that your post appears to be the most inflamatory one I've seen in a long time. I must apologize in advance, because I find your tone so offensive, I might have a difficult time keeping my own thoughts in check. However, if I may offer a counter point to your opinion, hopefully without being insulting or degrading. If a person recieves money for their actions, that does not mean that they are not worthy of praise for their actions. Indeed, the fact that some people do honest work for honest pay may well be the mark of highest praise in some opinions. Further, the idea that we should not encourage those who are good at their jobs, or support those who have difficult jobs, lacks basic compassion and good sense. Those who have thankless jobs and are abused for them will often quit and leave, leaving the job undermanned, and often the service will disappear or suffer greatly. For example, a pilot relies on Air Traffic Controllers to separate them and their passengers from other airplanes. This is an amazing stressful and thankless job, dealing with high-strung personalities that need instant feedback and excellent service. The turnover rate is immense, and although the best ones are worth their weight in gold and sometimes (emphasis on sometimes) adequately paid, many experienced controllers move out of center and the tower just because they can't deal with the stress of keeping thousands of people safe each day. As a pilot, I make it a point to say "thank you" when I sign off on the radio. Because monetary compensation doesn't cover what these people put into their jobs. Other jobs are paid as a "thank you." Many positions recieve a small stipend as a way of saying "we appreciate your work, and here's a small sum to pay for the gas you spent driving here." My wife had such a position at a NPO for a long time. She was always thanks by those she helped, and not one of them said, "well, they paid for her gas and lunch, so screw it, she's just doing the minimum." Other people are underpaid for the abuse they take. I've seen so many waitresses, clerks, and blue collar professions dressed down by a paying customer just because they felt dissatisfied with the service for which they were paying a dollar. My personal favorite story was when I saw a lawyer, who had just billed a thousand dollars to a customer for having his intern do research, went to get something to eat and berated the waitress for being too slow to take his order. He then talked about the work ethic in America. But that's another story. Now, I'm sorry if I've been overly passionate or inflammatory, you guys should read what I erased. Please take care. [/QUOTE]

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