Abandon Canada? Excuse moi!

CREDIT: Graeme MacKay

The following is a response from a question I was asked to answer on Quora:

I’m sorry that you had to even ask the question: it bespoke a fear. Never good in any situation.

If Canada were allowed to deport a Canadian citizen, I think many Canadians would come up with someone they’d like to deport: Justin Beiber high on many lists.

Your husband wants to be heard. So you listen.
If you get a chance, perhaps ask him what country he is comparing Canada to?

People lose their jobs all over the world. I assure you, it is not a regional specialty. In my city, we’re dependent upon oil, and that’s the risk we take if we’re employed in that industry that likes to dip and peak at various times.

Perhaps your husband doesn’t like his career choice? Maybe it’s time to go back to school and do what he really wants to do or always wanted to learn.
I’m not sure whether even other Provinces in Canada have them, but in Alberta, the provincial government does have means to support those wanting to change careers.


Perhaps you live in the city where housing or rent is much more expensive than in the rural areas.
It’s only a hunch, but with the fast pace of Amazon expansion, he could get in the food or agricultural business. With the world’s population continuously expanding and borders bulging, food is something that will always be in demand. Restaurants tend to be risky and finance averse (lenders are wary).

Finally, take your husband to a Remembrance Day service on November 11th - it is a time we honor those who have fought on our behalf and the world to be a better place for Canadians. It is a Saturday. No excuses.

I’d almost guarantee that he’ll feel more proud of being a Canadian and appreciate a coffee at Tim Horton’s afterwards to ask him what he’d rather do or where he’d rather be.

America crashing cultures

Good heavens.  
Is the cookie crumbling?

I don't know which is worse:

1. Harvey Weinstein
2. Charlie Sheen
3. Donald Trump's disrespect for the office of the President

What would you choose?

They're all horrible [ ref tweet as @optioneerJM ].

Here starts the debate that will fuel a media frenzy churning around like the fiercest tornado or hurricane:  this one being online in social media.

Pull up your socks, flex your fingers, because there is no way there is any winner among the candidates.

My disclaimer:  I am a 56 year old gregarious mother of 4 children, 3 girls and a boy, ages 23 to 28.  When I add in my son-in-law, we have 3 boys a male dog = 4 compared to 4 gals.  We have to all agree on topics and set boundaries because as they grow older, they are more aware of what is going on around their world, not just in their immediate sphere.

My additional disclaimer:  I am Canadian.  3rd generation from both sides with both sets of parents married for over 50 years before the couple disintegrated by loss of one partner.  White, middle class, educated.  I spent 5 years living abroad in Europe while my father served in the Canadian Military.  My eyes were opened wide from a visit to a concentration camp, far more compelling than any museum, art gallery, church or castle [which all individually carry a lot of clout].

The biggest problem I have with is Trump as President and the scandals rocking Hollywood first with Harvey Weinstein, and now Charlie Sheen.  Trump may be thinking he's looking like a choir boy or Harvey may justify that at least the women were adults.

The only metaphor or image that keeps spinning in my mind, are depicting the media as Piranhas attacking their subject [certainly in this case not a victim, good gracious!]

 

This is a still from Piranha 3D - but real-life fish can be almost as terrifying Photo: Moviestore Collection / Rex Features

Why recruiters should learn to read

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Jeannette Marshall

Posted on Linked In

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Good afternoon Jeannette,

I hope this message finds you well.

I am reaching out to see whether you might be interested in an Escalation Manager opportunity.

 I have included a brief job description below. Let me know if you are interested and we can speak about this opportunity further. If you are not interested, it would still be great to hear from you to get an update on what you are working on at the moment.

 Lastly, if you know anyone in your network who might be interested in this opportunity, please feel free to pass on my details.

 Look forward to hearing from you and have a great day!

 Best,

**********

Technical Recruiter

Interesting. Perhaps not.

Firstly, I have never heard of this person or been in touch with the organization she works for before.

Secondly, I did call her back, as per the normal manners should anyone call you, even a head hunter, recruiter or your favorite job description for this role.

She referenced my resume being in their "data base" from quite a while ago [how she came to reach out to me].

Thirdly, I wonder: "isn't there was a rule that was going to be enforced that does not allow employment agencies to approach people unsolicited, without your permission. Especially by email?"

Well, the main point of sharing this is because the company she was calling on behalf of is an employer. It may indicate that the sender had not reviewed who the letter was being sent to, never mind reviewed my resume?

If I were the client engaging this organization, they may wonder how they research the candidates they may put forward. [In my case, not an option].

She was kind enough to forward the job description, which is really a nice touch.

******** Manager

On behalf of our client, actively seeking an Escalation Manager who will perform incident management duties on high-severity troubles for our client's partners as well as end customer sales fulfillment escalations.

Escalation Manager Job Details

• Assess, monitor and escalate resolution activities
• Communicate status and impact on issues/escalations
• Assess and prioritize issues and the inherent risks
• Coordinate resolution activities as required
• Ensure implementation or restoral of service operation or resolution of issue as quickly as possible with minimal disruptions to our customers
• Develop and maintain meaningful records
• Maintain and enhance the NGM issues and risks management system
• Communicate incident status and progress in a timely manner to all concerned parties
• Assist in the relationship management between resolving groups, service management and the customer key contacts
• Ensure the best resource utilization in supporting the business and the customer
• Become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for E2E Service Assurance and/or Fulfillment process
• Work collaboratively with others across the organization and build strong inter/intra departmental relationships
• Provide coaching back to team members across the organization to drive accountability and learning
• Be a process champion consistently looking for better solutions
• Make recommendations to enhance or simply process, and metrics to monitor process performance.
• Own and revise as needed our commercial and residential RACI charts
• Facilitate meetings with a cross section of internal stakeholders

Escalation Manager Mandatory Skills 

• Experience with Salesforce, Domo, Jira
• Knowledge of Wireless and Wireline products and services
• Solid problem solving skills with the ability to think creatively
• Excellent customer service in fast-paced, high stress environment
• Strong sense of ownership (customer-focus)
• Facilitate meetings with a cross section of industry players

Location 

Vancouver/Edmonton/Calgary

Start Date

Immediately 

Jeannette is a familiar social media personality as @optioneerJM - she blogs and writes as she learns and shares what she learns. She lives in Calgary, Alberta CANADA and is an unofficial ambassador for the city she loves.

Should you bother with social media or develop a follow?

Kissy Face by Stephanie Keir Tumblr / Instagram / DeviantArt

Great Question! [answer from QUORA ]

To be fair and to put things into perspective, you have to ask first: what would you want to get out of social media?

1. If you say YES to wanting to keep in touch with my friends online.
2. Check out what is buzzing around the world: art ~ politics ~ violence ~ gossip ~ things ~ technology ~ innovation ~ hollywood scandal [aka Weinstein horry show].
3. Continue a conversation around a specific topic or event aligned by a hashtag for ease of use [ i.e. in Twitter, you are automatically popped into the feed of that hashtag ]
4. Kill boredom: surf through viral videos to watch, new music to hear or interesting blogs with emerging writers.
5. Where just about any conversation is captured somewhere that allows you to join the discussion, lend some knowledge, bend an ear or provide advice.
6. Think of today’s traditional media: newspaper, magazines, television or radio and blend them all together, broadcast simultaneously, and you are in control of what you are watching without all the commercials or advertisements.
7. You are interested in other cultures, other people, other issues, other places.
8. You can view beautiful places on earth captured visually by the gifted eyes through photography, art, videography 24 x 7 x 365 days a year.
9. There is a mosh pit of people all speaking, yelling, crying, joking, sniffling, spooking, scaring, inspiring, motivating, blaming, claiming fame at the exact same time.
10. You like a challenge. Where else can you test your theories, sneak insights and learn things across the universe, to seeing NASA’s photos of earth at its most blessed times and horrific [hurricanes].
11. You may not be alone, or even a loner, or even feeling lonely. Who cares either way? You can make new virtual friends exponentially times infinite divided by the time you realistically have to spend nurturing new acquaintances on to friendships.
12. In some instances, you could want a life chronologically captured: posts from memorable events she wanted to share, like new jobs, new beau, new baby, or simply new hairdo!! The Millennial generation need not have the worry their parents and grandparents had over keeping photo albums updated and all photos filed, chronologically and cross-referenced to person or event (i.e. tag) accessible in seconds, not hours.
13. If you are trying to sell something then you have the big YES! Keep in mind, if you are applying for a job or looking for a new one, you will need to be connected online if you want to appear as though leaping into the way of doing things digitally rather than dragging and clinging to paper with ink lovingly gripping tradition and determined never to let go.

My son showing me something from his mobile device.

Just ask Quora:

How do you prove bullying in the workplace?

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J.P. Ribner, From my home, to schools, to even the workplace, I've experienced it all.

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First the good news: You don't have to prove bullying in the workplace because your supervisors already know it's going on. Now the bad news: They aren't going to do a damn thing about it because bullying in the workplace is accepted and encouraged as a means of maintaining the status quo.

Sadly, this is the same reason why bullying is tolerated in nearly any and all social structures in our society.

Human beings are a pack animal, and we have innate biological drive to maintain a sense of social order wherever we go. This desire likely traces back to our primitive caveman days, when people lived in tribes. In a tribal environment, everyone has a place or a rank, and this system is reinforced with a shit-rolls-downhill pecking order.

The belief is that picking on those beneath you in the pecking order helps maintain this system of hierarchy. Everyone knows their place and does what they're supposed to do. Thus the "machine" of the tribe continues to work and everyone in the tribe reaps the benefits that tribal living provides - sustenance, safety and protection from outside threats, shelter, etc.

While we might be modern humans, we still live in a tribal society. We just don't recognize it as such. As a human being in today's society, you live in several tribes from your city, state, and country. Your workplace is one of them, and the bullying and pecking order are simply part of what the bosses believe "needs to be done" to keep order.

Don't believe me? Try following the advice that others have given you.

Try to document the bullying. You can write it down, record it on tape, and even videotape these incidents. When you go to management or human resources to report that someone above you is bullying you, you'll be the one who's seen as the problem. Chances are, you'll likely be fired.

Why?

Because if you're being bullied at work, chances are good that you're a low-ranking member of your company's hierarchy. Do you really think the bosses are going to take your word over that of someone with a higher rank? Those people are responsible for carrying out the boss's orders, and with that comes a certain amount of trust and expectations.

You, however, are replaceable.

Chances are, the higher ups won't believe you when you try to tell them that you're being bullied by your superior. And it's not like the person doing the bullying is going to admit it. Chances are, he/she will deny it and you'll end up looking like the crazy one. In the end, it's not worth it.

If the bullying is bad, find another job and leave. If you're working 40 hours a week, you'll spend close to 2,000 hours with your coworkers. It's better to find a place that makes this time well spent. Find another job and move on. You always can tell the world about what the bullying that went on when you review your former workplace on Glassdoor or similar sites.

Good luck!

Why is bullying in the workplace so common? Why is it usually the bully who gets the support from management?

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Jason Wells, Subject Matter Expert on strategizing security methodologies in schools

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Workplace bullying is very real, and should be recognized as a serious issue in our society. In much the same way that school bullying stimulates terrible long and short-term behaviors with the stu...

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Jason, you are one of whom I miss the new answers. Such a great one, too.

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Luciano Di Angelis, works at Hunting

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It's because bullies are manipulative, social cowards. They manipulate and convince people into thinking that they're the "right" kind of people set for their jobs or career in order to gain suppor... (more)

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Ramnie Adireddi, Timely advice for sticky workplace situations

Answered May 22, 2016

Bullying, whether it is at office or school or wherever, is a sign of insecurity and inferiority of a person who just happen to hold place/position/power to put others down.

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Brannon Remaklus, Owner - Head Instructor at Atlas Martial Arts

Answered Oct 26, 2016

WEAKNESS in the workplace is very real and should be recognized as a problem by society

Adults allowing other adults to walk all over them is INSANE and is a product of bad parenting come to fruition

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Adriana Heguy, I am a human being with feelings

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Just like you handle any other bully at work: by being professional and not stooping to their level. If you can ignore the behavior, start there. If the situation makes this not possible and you can't ignore it, you stand up to him/her, in person, not via email, and not in front of other people. Be professional, do not raise your voice, calmly make the bully understand you won't tolerate being bullied. If the behavior continues, report it[1]

His/her sexual orientation and whether it is public or in the closet, should have nothing to do with your approach to stopping the bully. If you use his/her sexual orientation as a weapon (for example, "outing" the person, you will be the bully. 

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Bullying at the working environment is a complicated issue that can have real outcomes for employees and the organization. HR needs to halt it from the beginning before it spirals crazy.

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Claudia P Vitale

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Originally Answered: How would you handle bullying at workplace?

First of all you need to talk to the bully and ask him/her to treat you with respect.If it doesn't work, your office should have rules about harassment in the workplace.You can make use of it to tackle the issue of harassment.If nothing works, hire a lawyer and take up your case. In our company we were given  Workplace Bullying Training Program to prevent such issues.Now a days most companies are providing such training as bullying affects the productivity of employees.