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Stressed out, but working, in Omaha

January 26, 2012

Omaha is one of the top telemarketing markets in America. I’ve heard that this is due to the fact that we are one of the most plain spoken people in America today. Me thinks it also has something to do with the fact that the cost of living is low in Omaha, and as a result so are the wages.

Restaurants are also huge in Omaha. The marketing line on restarurants in Omaha is: “If you can make it in Omaha, you can probably make it anywhere.” Again, this may be due to the wages and the cost of living, but Omaha has also been said to have some of the most common tastes in America.

I list the traits of Omaha in this manner to lay the foundation for the fact that I know that working in Omaha is the same as working in Duluth, Albuquerque, Monroe, and Pocatello. If something is going right in America, it’s usually going right in Omaha, likewise if times are getting tough. Telemarketing and restaurant jobs are all over America, so I know that my plight in the workforce is no different than any other unqualified worker in any part of America, but that doesn’t mean that I’m going to hold back. I know I’m lucky to have a job, but I’m over that. I usually get over it about two weeks in when the reality of what I have to do slides down on me.

Free College Education

April 21, 2010

What is a college education? I’ve had employer friends of mine tell me that they have not found college students to be demonstrably smarter or better able to perform the functions that their company requires of them. “They have an ability to learn the tasks, of course,” says one of my employer friends, “but their ability to apply this knowledge to the vagaries that occur throughout a workday is not demonstrably superior to those without a college degree.” They’ve told me that due to this fact, having a college degree is no longer the sole determining factor in determining if a candidate is qualified for the job. In other words, my friends said, there used to be some compartmentalization of those with college degrees and those who didn’t on the candidate list. But, say my employer friends, graduating from college shows that a candidate displays perseverance, that they value something, that they’re willing to work hard, and that they get things done as a general rule.

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