Yeah it have been awhile since I posted here, but I am here to post new entry! Yay! After reading this article it got me wondering about the people that earns few dollars above the minmum wage and the competition of landing into a perament employment with deafness is extremely difficult. As several of my friends and I have been seeking for the perament employment with various of companies but nothing happens or they just simply chose a person that is hearing but lower qualified than we are. Why ? Because the Hearings does not know how to communicate with us in alternative method.
Anyways, that’s not the point I want to make…the Point is that I want to make that article mentions that the people who works for minimum wage are often under educated and under experienced….I will have to disagree with that! Right now where I work which is at In N Out Burger with the starting wage of $10 per hour…yeah it is a few dollars above the california’s minimum wage. All of co workers and those ones that I have worked with in past are not under educated…they are as smart as we are because they enjoy the work or they could not find the job like I am. I stay there because they pay reasonable well since I get great benefits like paid vacation, 401k plan with company’s matches, full insurances AND TRAVEL insurance. It is like I am earning $15 a hour instead of making $12 a hour at my current level.
In other whole different issue, I have several job offers with IRS pending for the IT specialist position in Austin, TX which the process have begun in Febuary 2008 after meeting the recruiter after the accountant did my taxes. He asked me about my work and education which I shared then he asked me why I didn’t get a job then I shared my frustration of finding the employment he was very surprised so he begun networking then he got me the recruiter for the IRS. Also, the chances are looking good so I will be moving to Austin, TX probably in end of year or early 2009 if all went well. *Fingers crossed*
I have purchased a 6 to 7 foot tall christmas tree from Home Depot for $25.95 (what a bargain!!) And my tree surely looks good I also bought a holiday train set cuz I always dreamed in having a christmas train that runs in circle below the tree…so this one is a starter train for me and I have attched a short video clip of my tree and train below:
I know I haven’t posted anything for past few months because in July I was busy preparing for Justin & Loree Drawbaugh’s wedding which was held on July 29th, 2007 where I was serving as the best man for their wedding, So Congrats to Justin & Loree! August was the busy month for me as well because I have been working so many hours and family businesses to take care of as well as I have been hunting for the apartment. Now since I have you up to the speed, I will have a new post coming up shortly after this one.
Posted on September 9th, 2007 in Personal News | Comments Off
As of last week there was a press release from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) that wants to institute the congestion charge for driving to/from the City of Los Angeles during the busiest hour to give the relief in traffic. More toll road with very very limited alternative means of transportion ? What the hell are you thinking MTA!? Amtrak or Metrolink does not go everywhere we the commuters needs to go in Los Angeles but is forced to take the bus where it is already overflowing with passengers ? Since Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is owned and operated by the City of Los Angeles so they are not planning to exempt LAX from the toll charges so they can collect the tolls for LAX and fund for its future transportion projects which I have a very strong doubt about it since MTA have been crying that they are broke while they are decent amount of money from the fares. As well as the Californians have spoken and voted to pass the traffic relief improvement bill in the 2006 state election but yet the mass transit is crying like they have no money eh ? I don’t buy it and the executive board people ought to slash their own salary down by 50% if MTA is really broke otherwise, the organization does have the money.
Since the trains or buses that are going to the airport are too long for many of us who lives 30 or more miles away from the airport plus the 2 hours early arrival time before the flight departure time. So the only choices we have is to drive ourselves to the airport and pay the toll where’s there’s no options unless you call the airport shuttle to pick you up with the possibility that you will be also paying the toll that is probably increased fare charge where its being included.
You dudes in MTA board, what you are considering its not helping unless you start expanding your routes!!! You better get your a$$es together or the people will call to overhaul the management eventually!
