Could/Should DU have a "jobs link" for those of us who have job openings?

[Ralph Wiggum]

KansDem  (1000+ posts)      
Wed Mar-10-10 11:52 AM
Original message

Could/Should DU have a "jobs link" for those of us who have openings at our place of employment?

For example, two full-time openings with benefits have just opened up at my work. I thought it might be nice to let DUers know. Considering the job market today, it would not only help other DUers but will also continue the DU camaraderie.

What do you think?

Considering no one would respond to the job openings, I would say it's a worthless idea.

[thundley4]

Morning Dew   (1000+ posts)             Wed Mar-10-10 11:58 AM
Response to Original message
4. Sure. Cuz we want freeping lurkers to know where we work.
   
That will end well.

Don't mean to be negative but I see a down side to the idea.
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Dogtown   (1000+ posts)           Wed Mar-10-10 12:08 PM
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10. You have a point
   
but I think the risk is small of any repercussions. It might be best not to list any small business a DUer might work for, if it seems that would be a breach of personal security.
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KansDem   (1000+ posts)           Wed Mar-10-10 12:08 PM
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11. I share your concern...
   
Perhaps some safeguards?

For example:
1) Just like the "DU Groups" forum, you have to be a contributing member?
2) Maybe have a minimum number of posts before eligible?


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Peregrine Took   (1000+ posts)             Wed Mar-10-10 12:13 PM
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15. Good idea - minimum of 1000 posts

The DUmmies don't realize that the best trolls have  been there a long time with well over a thousand posts and many are donors. 

[NHSparky]

Oh, come on, DUmmies, it's not like Lord Rove doesn't know enough to come by when the camps open up.

[Karin]

Paper Roses  (792 posts)      Wed Mar-10-10 12:34 PM
Response to Reply #15
23. ...blah blah blah.... There are also plenty of new, valuable members whose posts are low but contribute good information and insight.
Many great members do not have time to post a lot, they are pounding the pavement, looking for jobs.

Oh come on!  

Mugweed (772 posts)      Wed Mar-10-10 12:17 PM
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18. Good idea if...
 your place is actually a nice, progressive place to work. If you have two openings, but you work for Cracker Barrel, I don't think DU needs to know.

Oh, here we go again.  They turn up their noses and sniff at anything not "progressive" enough, such as Ladyhawk's free mental health counselor.  
Here's a newsflash, DUmbasses:  Businesses are capitalistic.  If they run on a charity business model, they won't be in business for long.  Furthermore, they don't want to enroll into their health insurance your fly by night gay boyfriend you just met at the bar last weekend.  

[NHSparky]

WTF is wrong with Cracker Barrel, dammit?  DUmmies got something against hash brown casserole? 

[BadCat]

Really, for hourly jobs, Cracker Barrel looks pretty damn good...

http://careers.crackerbarrel.com/store_jobs.asp

We offer up to three pay raises in your first year, flexible scheduling, and paid vacations. Not to mention, training, performance-based pay, eligibility for benefits and the 401K savings plan, and a wage that is on-par with the best in the industry. We even foot half the bill when you eat during your shift.

[Karin]

That is a pretty good package.  Plus, ours around here is always, always packed, so the tips are going to be halfway decent.  Only thing is, when I was a waitress, we got to eat for free.  People that work for my biz eat for free as well.  I'm going to charge them?  I don't think so, not in a million years. 

Somebody please describe that hashbrown casserole.  This has come up before.   

[thundley4]

Really, for hourly jobs, Cracker Barrel looks pretty damn good...

http://careers.crackerbarrel.com/store_jobs.asp

We offer up to three pay raises in your first year, flexible scheduling, and paid vacations. Not to mention, training, performance-based pay, eligibility for benefits and the 401K savings plan, and a wage that is on-par with the best in the industry. We even foot half the bill when you eat during your shift.

Right there is why a DUmmie would not want to work at CrackerBarrel.  They would be limited to guaranteed raises only.  That is why they love the union plan of pay raises based on length of employment.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Right there is why a DUmmie would not want to work at CrackerBarrel.  They would be limited to guaranteed raises only.  That is why they love the union plan of pay raises based on length of employment.

I'm pretty sure that CrackerBarrel is on their list of "BAD" companies.  I seem to remember discussions about that in the past.

[DumbAss Tanker]

Used book/comix shop store hiring, is it?

 

[franksolich]

I dunno.

There are occasionally job listings in the career forum on Skins's island as it is.

However, very few primitives go there; it wouldn't surprise me if the career forum is the smallest forum there, smaller even than the bird-watchers' forum.

[kenth]

I dunno.

There are occasionally job listings in the career forum on Skins's island as it is.

However, very few primitives go there; it wouldn't surprise me if the career forum is the smallest forum there, smaller even than the bird-watchers' forum.

It's quiet in there...

[Ralph Wiggum]

I dunno.

There are occasionally job listings in the career forum on Skins's island as it is.

However, very few primitives go there; it wouldn't surprise me if the career forum is the smallest forum there, smaller even than the bird-watchers' forum.

It's been a while since I've perused the DU groups, but I wonder what the smallest one is?  For number of posts, that is.

[franksolich]

It's been a while since I've perused the DU groups, but I wonder what the smallest one is?  For number of posts, that is.

I never paid much attention to the actual numbers, noting only the buzz of traffic, but I suspect the career forum on Skin's island is one of the bottom five forums in usage, and even smaller than the bird-watching and deaf and hard of hearing forums.

I'll take an eye-grab the next time I take the boat over there.

[USA4ME]

Morning Dew

4. Sure. Cuz we want freeping lurkers to know where we work.
   
That will end well.

It will end well for the place where you work since we would be warning them against hiring anti-American trash like you, something that no reputable company should have to deal with.

.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I never paid much attention to the actual numbers, noting only the buzz of traffic, but I suspect the career forum on Skin's island is one of the bottom five forums in usage, and even smaller than the bird-watching and deaf and hard of hearing forums.

I'll take an eye-grab the next time I take the boat over there.

I found what I think is the forum with the smallest amount of posts:

Activism: Peacemaking & Community Group, 63 posts

Last post was in January of this year.

[GOBUCKS]

I found what I think is the forum with the smallest amount of posts:

Activism: Peacemaking & Community Group, 63 posts

Last post was in January of this year.

That is amazing! DUAC! DUAC!

But the idea of a DUmp jobs board is absurd. It's like when Christ was healing the sick, the DUmmy said "Get away from me, dude! I'm on full disability!"

And as for Cracker Barrel hashbrown casserole, it may be the finest dish available at any restaurant. It's hashbrown potatoes, baked with melted cheese, and I don't know what else, maybe a little onions. The only thing that could possibly improve it would be to add crumbled bacon.

[JohnnyReb]

DUmp "Jobs Link"...For when your welfare status has run out, your foodstamp card has been cancelled, your disability lawyer tells you it's 'no use', you're getting thrown out of public housing, you're not old enough to draw SS and your family tells you to get lost .....there's always the Dump "Jobs Link" as a last resort.

[DefiantSix]

DUmp "Jobs Link"...For when your welfare status has run out, your foodstamp card has been cancelled, your disability lawyer tells you it's 'no use', you're getting thrown out of public housing, you're not old enough to draw SS and your family tells you to get lost .....there's always the Dump "Jobs Link" as a last resort.

I always thought that the 'next step' in that chain was bunking with Bobo down at the rescue mission. 

[franksolich]

I found what I think is the forum with the smallest amount of posts:

Activism: Peacemaking & Community Group, 63 posts

Last post was in January of this year.

Okay, this is rather a larger enterprise than I thought it would be, rating the traffic on the various forums on Skins's island.

This is just a small part.

----------

    146 comments HIV/AIDS Support Group
    203 comments Single Payer Health Insurance Support Group
    428 comments Deaf/Hard of Hearing Group
    607 comments Smoking Cessation Group
 1,185 comments Asperger's/PDD Group
 1,862 comments Cancer Support Group
 3,907 comments Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support Group
 4,542 comments Weight Loss/Maintenance Group
 8,588 comments Exercise and Fitness Group
10,470 comments Mental Health Support Group

[franksolich]

Another small part

   887 Homeschooling Group
 2,015 Ancestry/Genealogy Group
 3,695 Parenting Group
 8,392 DIY and Home Improvement Group
12,588 Gardening Group
41,938 Pets Group
75,746 Cooking and Baking Group

[NHSparky]

Somebody please describe that hashbrown casserole.  This has come up before.   

Better than any invention dreamt up by Waffle House. 

From Copycat

    *   2 lbs frozen hash browns
    * 1/2 cup margarine or butter, melted

    * 1 (10 1/4 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
    * 1 pint sour cream
    * 1/2 cup onion, peeled and chopped
    * 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
    * 1 teaspoon salt
    * 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Preheat oven to 350, spray an 11 X 14 or 13 X 9 baking dish.

Mix ingredients, pour into dish, bake for 40-45 minutes or until browned on top.

[AllosaursRus]

The DUmmies don't realize that the best trolls have  been there a long time with well over a thousand posts and many are donors. 

They don't realize how completely we have infiltrated their little corner of the world, do they?

Neeeeeaaa aaa aaaaaaaa! In my best Snidely Whiplash snicker!

[Chris_]

How many DU sleeper cells do we have here I wonder?

[thundley4]

How many DU sleeper cells do we have here I wonder?

There may be some registered, but they couldn't post for long without giving themselves away.