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Is this a cause or symptom of high unemployment?

why the different heights for the different genders? Either a certain height is necessary to perform the job or it isn't an issue.

I smell a rat. could be baked into a donut?

On the Reddit thread for this, someone has suggested it might be from the Philippines.

Male height would be average for a Filipino, but tall for a female

Country Philippines
Average male height 163.5 cm (5' 4.4")
Average female height 151.8 cm (4' 11.8")

They probably need to be able to see over the counter, and ~2 inch heels are assumed for women. (Even a comfy shoe can have some heel to it.)

Sent from the Sorta Joking But Sorta Not Dept

Ah ha, heels! I think infi's got it. That makes complete sense.

Critically important is for employees to be no more than 5'4". Then the boss will be taller than his employees. And therefore will be smarter.

Ford went thru the early 2010's pretty much unscathed by the big banks.
Now the United Auto Workers union has regained it's voice and influence.

This headline got my attention because I own a Ranger,
and was very disappointed when Ford announced
they were killing production of this model pickup.

Ford deal with UAW brings back Ranger pickup
USA Today - Alisa Priddle and Brent Snavely, Detroit Free Press - 11/9/15

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United Auto Workers union leaders signed off on a tentative agreement with Ford
on Monday that would deliver $10,000 in signing bonuses to every worker and
$9 billion in new U.S. product investments, retaining or creating 8,500 jobs.
Now it is time for the members to vote.

The new-product investments include a commitment by Ford to bring
its Ranger midsize pickup back to America and to revive the storied Bronco nameplate.
Both would be built at the Michigan Assembly Plant which will stop
making the Ford Focus and C-Max families of vehicles there in 2018.
...

Beyond this headline story, it is truly remarkable what the Union has negotiated...

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Ford workers will be eligible for about $8,500 in signing bonuses
as well as other goodies including profit sharing, a $1,500 annual
inflation protection bonus and possible $250 annual competitiveness bonus,
according to people familiar with the deal.

Additionally, $1,500 of the profit sharing amount due would be pulled ahead
so that workers would get a tidy $10,000 upon ratification.
...
Retirees get $1,000 in four annual $250 cash payments or gift cards.
Surviving spouses get a total of $500 over the four years in $125 annual payments.
They also can use the revived Legal Services Plan.
...
[It goes on and on...]

Hooray UAW :cheerldr:

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Detroit has habitually promised future rewards, and the UAW has always bought it. That's what damn near sunk GM, making promises then instead of funding them out of enormous profits, threw the money at stockholders to win the hearts and minds of Wall Street.:rolleyes:

It's unusual to see such a generous nod to retirees, Ford's are not contractually obligated to include them in negotiations. However Ford is well aware that retirees, under the UAW bylaws, are allowed to vote on the contract. Historically, many of them do.

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It's unusual to see such a generous nod to retirees,
Ford's are not contractually obligated to include them in negotiations.
However Ford is well aware that retirees, under the UAW bylaws,
are allowed to vote on the contract. Historically, many of them do.

I didn't know that. I find it interesting.

My Dad was very active in UAW even after retirement, so I suppose that was in GM's contract too.

All that is probably where I got my "liberal" indoctrination.

I believe it's in all UAW contracts, even at Boeing Helicopter.

Unemployment sucks. As does underemployment.

That is all.

In many ways, so does employment. :haha:

I am working 15 hours a week, and travelling another 15 hours a week. And I am about £60 per month worse off than before I got the job ;p

That's crazy, if you don't have a net gain, it's not employment it's something else, I'm not sure what to call it. You need a motorcycle... with a puppy sidecar.;)

It's mildly less soul destroying than being on the dole with the various 'work programmes' to be patronised by people young enough to be my kids.

Yeah, but most of those youngsters you could probably boss around and get away with it. Is the problem your location doesn't provide any opportunities, or you find the opportunities they do provide are distasteful? Seems to me you'd make a great tutor, if you could find somebody to tute.

To teach at university level I need published work. To teach lower down the scale, I'd need teaching qualifications. To teach privately I'd need a place to teach in (a house big enough to have a study, for example) and/or transport to and from student's houses.

In theory, I am trying to get stuff written up for publication whilst i am only working part-time, in order to stand a chance applying for lecturing posts.

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(a house big enough to have a study, for example) and/or transport to and from student's houses.

Kill two birds with one stone, just a van down by the river.