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Thread started 10/03/07 2:13am

JDInteractive

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The Dirty Secrets Of Your Trade

As you may all be aware, I'm going to be a teacher. A profession which seems to be wrought with scandal. I'm currently reading a book which explores the hidden secrets of the world we live in when we apply ecomic and statistical data. It would appear that in higher stakes education there is a great deal of cheating when it comes to marking student papers.

What about your trade?
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Reply #1 posted 10/03/07 2:19am

roodboi

I kill bugs...

I know it'll be a surprise to all of y'all but it's neither glamorous or scandalous...shhh
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Reply #2 posted 10/03/07 2:19am

One4All4Ever

I work as an Information Security Consultant ...

you don't even want to know disbelief

and I can't write it cuz I would lose my certification and probably my job ... so zipped
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Reply #3 posted 10/03/07 2:53am

ZombieKitten

In my old job we used to waste LOADS of tax-payers money "jazzing-up" business plans disbelief can you imagine, our department charged the others $75 per hour, for about 25 hours of making an internal document (circulation of about 20) look pretty.

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Reply #4 posted 10/03/07 6:14am

PREDOMINANT

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There are a few "tricks" to marking large numbers of papers, but I don't subscribe to the "I know an A when i see it" school of marking.

Scandel....how much fucking money universities make that the students never see turned to benefit their education.
Happy is he who finds out the causes for things.Virgil (70-19 BC). Virgil was such a lying bastard!
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Reply #5 posted 10/03/07 6:24am

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As an individual that has worked in the arena of entertainment (radio, music), I know that all of you know of the dirt that is already out there.

As minor my role was...I saw a lot. I had a boss that was on blow...talk about a moody man. He also got pretty high in a limo with a recording artist outside of the station, in the station parking lot.

Well...entertainment is an excuse to not grow up, and that's what it is. It's a lot of flash and it doesn't pay worth a damn...seriously, unless you are top execs.

And yeah, payola is out there too. Oh yeah, you will never have random drug tests in this business
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Reply #6 posted 10/03/07 6:28am

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KatSkrizzle said:

As an individual that has worked in the arena of entertainment (radio, music), I know that all of you know of the dirt that is already out there.

As minor my role was...I saw a lot. I had a boss that was on blow...talk about a moody man. He also got pretty high in a limo with a recording artist outside of the station, in the station parking lot.

Well...entertainment is an excuse to not grow up, and that's what it is. It's a lot of flash and it doesn't pay worth a damn...seriously, unless you are top execs.

And yeah, payola is out there too. Oh yeah, you will never have random drug tests in this business


Same experience with me in the same kind of field. Drugs, drugs, drugs. Although, I never saw my boss do anything.
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Reply #7 posted 10/03/07 6:29am

shanti0608

I did work in Clinical Research...Big Pharma sponsored studies...(some small pharma as well though). Need I say more..all about the $$$$$

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Reply #8 posted 10/03/07 6:43am

KatSkrizzle

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shanti0608 said:

I did work in Clinical Research...Big Pharma sponsored studies...(some small pharma as well though). Need I say more..all about the $$$$$

shrug

My sister is in healthcare, and it is depressing all the things she tells me. It's so bottom line in that field and they are playing with people's lives
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Reply #9 posted 10/03/07 6:48am

shellyevon

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Occasionally I work with a private investigator. I see lots of dirty secrets. disbelief
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind"-Dr Seuss

Pain is something to carry, like a radio...You should stand up for your right to feel your pain- Jim Morrison
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Reply #10 posted 10/03/07 6:49am

RodeoSchro

I manage other peoples' wealth. If you try a dirty trick with their money, you will be and should be drummed out of the industry.

Honesty is the only policy that works in this business. And now that I think of it, this may be one of the only businesses in which I could confidently say that.
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Reply #11 posted 10/03/07 7:48am

KatSkrizzle

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JustErin said:

KatSkrizzle said:

As an individual that has worked in the arena of entertainment (radio, music), I know that all of you know of the dirt that is already out there.

As minor my role was...I saw a lot. I had a boss that was on blow...talk about a moody man. He also got pretty high in a limo with a recording artist outside of the station, in the station parking lot.

Well...entertainment is an excuse to not grow up, and that's what it is. It's a lot of flash and it doesn't pay worth a damn...seriously, unless you are top execs.

And yeah, payola is out there too. Oh yeah, you will never have random drug tests in this business


Same experience with me in the same kind of field. Drugs, drugs, drugs. Although, I never saw my boss do anything.


I knew I liked you for a reason! What kind of arena/area did you work in?
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Reply #12 posted 10/03/07 7:48am

KatSkrizzle

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All of this is the makings of a GREAT book
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Reply #13 posted 10/03/07 7:54am

Lothan

I work in the financial industry. I personally know a guy that went to jail for stealing 3.5 million dollars from his clients. neutral
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Reply #14 posted 10/03/07 8:03am

JustErin

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KatSkrizzle said:

JustErin said:



Same experience with me in the same kind of field. Drugs, drugs, drugs. Although, I never saw my boss do anything.


I knew I liked you for a reason! What kind of arena/area did you work in?


Large annual music festival.
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Reply #15 posted 10/03/07 8:03am

mdiver

I am in IT...we turn everyone over falloff
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Reply #16 posted 10/03/07 8:04am

KatSkrizzle

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JustErin said:

KatSkrizzle said:



I knew I liked you for a reason! What kind of arena/area did you work in?


Large annual music festival.

Sounds fun, do you still put it on?
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Reply #17 posted 10/03/07 8:05am

JustErin

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Reply #18 posted 10/03/07 8:06am

JustErin

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KatSkrizzle said:

JustErin said:



Large annual music festival.

Sounds fun, do you still put it on?


It's on every year in July. Runs an average of 10 days, but this year is was 12.

Fun times indeed.
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Reply #19 posted 10/03/07 8:20am

INSATIABLE

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Working in a blood bank is so incricately monitored by the FDA (foreigners: Food and Drug Administration) and AABB (American Association of Blood Banks) that we obviously don't have the option to mess around. That's not saying there aren't illnesses and deaths that occur due to blood product transfusions, but it's a known risk and waivers are obviously signed, as far as I know.

There are additional things I could say here, but there's no way I'm saying them. smile
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Reply #20 posted 10/03/07 10:51am

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I work for the government.....







'nuff said




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Reply #21 posted 10/03/07 11:08am

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I work for a lawyer. what always surprises me and angers me is the fact that clients confidentual information, is passed along from desk to desk to desk for all to see. I would hate to see all my worldy problems spread out in black and white for all the office riff raff to look at and gawk.
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Reply #22 posted 10/03/07 5:09pm

PANDURITO

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I'm an Architect and there's nothing dirty in the construction business smile
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Reply #23 posted 10/03/07 5:22pm

sexxydancer

There's LOTS of dirt in my trade. lol
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Reply #24 posted 10/03/07 8:30pm

ThreadBare

In my trade of nonfiction writing, you'd be amazed all the places where you find fiction.
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Reply #25 posted 10/03/07 8:46pm

Lammastide

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I have to sit this one out. Everyone knows religion is squeaky clean. innocent
Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.”
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Reply #26 posted 10/03/07 8:48pm

EverSoulicious

ummmmm the "special" shampoo we used in my school to try an lift out color was woolite and water shhh
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Reply #27 posted 10/03/07 9:27pm

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butterfli25 said:

I work for the government.....



'nuff said




wink


Federal, state or municipal? I work for a Federal organization. It's all about wasting money and time. I used to try to be efficient and pro-active, but when I found out it won't get me a salary increase I said, "Fuck it" and embraced mediocrity. That's why federal employees often do only the bare minimum they have to--because it doesn't matter if you get 'outstanding' or 'sufficient' on your performance reviews, you don't get a raise--so why bust your ass? confused
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Reply #28 posted 10/03/07 11:20pm

ZombieKitten

EverSoulicious said:

ummmmm the "special" shampoo we used in my school to try an lift out color was woolite and water shhh


omg!!!! my ex's grandma used to wash woollens with shampoo!

my ex's sweaters always smelled of apple mushy
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Reply #29 posted 10/03/07 11:36pm

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sexxydancer said:

There's LOTS of dirt in my trade. lol

oh really?
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