I turned in a guy for stamping plans with a license that expired ten years prior. edit: Just looked in to it again, he ignored the investigation, admitted he had been practicing unlicensed for ten years, and they let him off with a $275 fine and a letter telling him not to do it again. Colorado...
That the national gas tax hasn't gone up in decades while fuel efficiency and inflation have cheapened the gas tax per mile driven is ridiculous. More inane is that people start screaming bloody murder about socialism if it's even suggested.
I've been asked all of those, and the only valid one is "tell me about yourself" as if you've made it to an interview, your personality and how you'll fit in to the company "culture" is generally more important than your technical qualifications. I'm surprised "how do you deal with stress" isn't...
Just found out that 28 other people also applied for a small promotion that would require a move to the mountains. On top of that the state's unemployment rate just ticked up a bit more.
Yeah, everything's just fine.
Not at all optimistic. Not for 2012 either, since even if the economy adds 200k jobs a month (which would be relatively gangbusters) unemployment will still be over 8% in two years from now. Wages will continue to stagnate since there will be huge applicant pools for every job opening, inflation...
You should demand fatty money (pro-rated, of course) in exchange for using the self-checkouts. Though if you believe that savings to companies are passed on as savings to their customers, you should use the self-checkout more so as to save yourself more money.