Re: Treaty Grounds; wages in Moscow

["david sarff" <davesway@hotmail.com>]

Maybe Im a wacko but what the heck......
Its a ratio situation.
If employers were equal to trees and the fruit were the workers and the 
product.(I beleave your workers are your product the goods just follow)
One bad apple does not affect the whole nearly as much as one bad tree 
might.
I would prefer it if the trees roots were local. and not related to morning 
glory.
All the energy to the root out of town and not much fruit..(riasome 
business...Franchises)
With two universities along with the regular populace there is a virtual 
fruit basket of labor workers out there.
(plenty of room for short timers syndrome.)
Of coarse that is why the wages are so low...lots of fruit to pick from and 
it moves a lot.
A Large new crop guarantied every year...the ratio of bad ones go's up
It takes an eye to pick em and sometimes they just look good on the surface.
The strength is in the roots no matter how you slice it.


Dave

>From: Peggy Adams <adams@pcei.org>
>To: vision2020@moscow.com
>Subject: Re: Treaty Grounds; wages in Moscow
>Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:15:40 -0800
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>I want to come to the defense of workers in Moscow.
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>Here at PCEI we work with hundreds of volunteers every year.  Many are
>people who work in low to moderate wage jobs in Moscow.  These people have
>been wonderful to work with.  For the most part they have shown an
>outstanding work ethic and sense of responsibility.  They show up on time
>and frequently want to stay longer than the time scheduled.  Nearly always,
>the work we do is hard, physical, and dirty.  The only is reward cookies
>and water or an occasional piece of pizza.  We also openly recognize their
>importance to our success and treat them with respect.
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>Peggy
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>Peggy Adams
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