The FIRST Concession should be!

[AAmech]

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On 12/6/2002 5:25:38 PM RV4 wrote:

The first concession should be a change in Flex Vacation Policy.

Employees are allowed to "purchase" a week of vacation at their current payrate, and then many receive pay increases before they actually take the time off. This results in employees receiving more pay in compensation than they have had deducted via payroll.

AA should audit the payroll records and recover the extra money that has been paid to employees.

Example:

Employee X in 1993 was making $13.50 per hour during Flex enrollment period and chose to purchase 5 days vacation.

$13.50 X 40 Hours Pay = $540.00

In March 1994, before Flex Vacation was used, employee recieved pay increase of $4.28 which raised hourly rate to $18.30 per hour. Employee was compensated for time off as follows:

$18.30 X 40 Hours Pay = $732.00

$732.00 paid - $540.00 Collected equals a deficit of $192.00

Only a mismanaged company would allow employees to purchase time off at a payrate considerably less than the actual cost!




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I agree completly! I made out like a bandit with the flex. I once purchased Flex Vacation $6.00 an hour cheaper than what I actually got. It feels good to be the one getting the gravy though!

 

[AAmech]

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On 12/6/2002 5:25:38 PM RV4 wrote:

The first concession should be a change in Flex Vacation Policy.

Employees are allowed to "purchase" a week of vacation at their current payrate, and then many receive pay increases before they actually take the time off. This results in employees receiving more pay in compensation than they have had deducted via payroll.

AA should audit the payroll records and recover the extra money that has been paid to employees.

Example:

Employee X in 1993 was making $13.50 per hour during Flex enrollment period and chose to purchase 5 days vacation.

$13.50 X 40 Hours Pay = $540.00

In March 1994, before Flex Vacation was used, employee recieved pay increase of $4.28 which raised hourly rate to $18.30 per hour. Employee was compensated for time off as follows:

$18.30 X 40 Hours Pay = $732.00

$732.00 paid - $540.00 Collected equals a deficit of $192.00

Only a mismanaged company would allow employees to purchase time off at a payrate considerably less than the actual cost!




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I agree completly! I made out like a bandit with the flex. I once purchased Flex Vacation $6.00 an hour cheaper than what I actually got. It feels good to be the one getting the gravy though!

 

[RV4]

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[RV4]

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[xsqueezeme]

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On 12/7/2002 11:37:04 AM RV4 wrote:

If all computer users are experts in spelling and grammar, then why does most word processing software have spell checkers, grammar checks, and even a thesaurus?

Is it the position of the expert public bulletin board readers, that only those with correct spelling and/or grammar are heard or understood?

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Ok RV4, point taken, I really got the meaning of your original post.

as someone posted earlier, it is annoying to see so many grammatical & spelling mistakes in a post, especially if the poster makes a lot of sense about a certain topic. At first I tend to tell myself that perhaps the poster, in his haste, made a couple of typos. However, to see the same mistakes over and over again, the same use of "they're" for "their" OR "you're" for "your", one tends to think that the poster may need a refresher course in Reading and Writing 101.

I'm reminded of a saying "He seems to be quite intelligent, until he opens his mouth and speaks."


To answer your question: "If all computer users are experts in spelling and grammar, then why does most word processing software have spell checkers, grammar checks, and even a thesaurus?"

- The spell checkers, grammar checks, and a thesaurus are put in these applications just in case some non-expert gets their hands on them and decides to type something up.
[img src='http://www.usaviation.com/idealbb/images/smilies/9.gif']

 

[xsqueezeme]

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On 12/7/2002 11:37:04 AM RV4 wrote:

If all computer users are experts in spelling and grammar, then why does most word processing software have spell checkers, grammar checks, and even a thesaurus?

Is it the position of the expert public bulletin board readers, that only those with correct spelling and/or grammar are heard or understood?

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Ok RV4, point taken, I really got the meaning of your original post.

as someone posted earlier, it is annoying to see so many grammatical & spelling mistakes in a post, especially if the poster makes a lot of sense about a certain topic. At first I tend to tell myself that perhaps the poster, in his haste, made a couple of typos. However, to see the same mistakes over and over again, the same use of "they're" for "their" OR "you're" for "your", one tends to think that the poster may need a refresher course in Reading and Writing 101.

I'm reminded of a saying "He seems to be quite intelligent, until he opens his mouth and speaks."


To answer your question: "If all computer users are experts in spelling and grammar, then why does most word processing software have spell checkers, grammar checks, and even a thesaurus?"

- The spell checkers, grammar checks, and a thesaurus are put in these applications just in case some non-expert gets their hands on them and decides to type something up.
[img src='http://www.usaviation.com/idealbb/images/smilies/9.gif']

 

[Buck]

Jist a warrung, i will b wachin all of yall four any misteaks in the footour. If'n yall makes a arrow i m to be corecten it.

 

[Buck]

Jist a warrung, i will b wachin all of yall four any misteaks in the footour. If'n yall makes a arrow i m to be corecten it.

 

[xsqueezeme]

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On 12/7/2002 11:37:04 AM RV4 wrote:

I remember one of our own Vice Presidents had spelling errors...


And what happens? He is paid to appear on television as a result of these mistakes:

"I love football and potato chips, so this was a natural. Potatoes have become a big part of my life, but this time I'm enjoying them!"

-- Private Citizen Dan Quayle commenting about his appearance in a Lay's Potato Chips commercial aired during the Super Bowl (San Francisco Chronicle 1/30/94).

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Yes, but he's still perceived as an idiot by most, all because of this episode in his life.

 

[xsqueezeme]

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On 12/7/2002 11:37:04 AM RV4 wrote:

I remember one of our own Vice Presidents had spelling errors...


And what happens? He is paid to appear on television as a result of these mistakes:

"I love football and potato chips, so this was a natural. Potatoes have become a big part of my life, but this time I'm enjoying them!"

-- Private Citizen Dan Quayle commenting about his appearance in a Lay's Potato Chips commercial aired during the Super Bowl (San Francisco Chronicle 1/30/94).

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Yes, but he's still perceived as an idiot by most, all because of this episode in his life.

 

[Diversion]

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[BLOCKQUOTE][BR]----------------[BR]On 12/7/2002 10:52:08 AM WingNaPrayer wrote:
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[BLOCKQUOTE][BR]----------------[BR]On 12/7/2002 10:39:08 [STRONG]AM Diversion [/STRONG][EM]wrote:[/EM] [BR][BR]I will admit, however, that it is more difficult to take someone seriously if glaring spelling errors are the norm--it simply makes one appear less intellligent or educated (this is not directed at anyone in particular, it's just a general observation). [BR][BR]----------------[/BLOCKQUOTE][BR][BR]Heh heh. Is that like saying your trailer park had a better school system than his trailer park?
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[P]Not at all. Notice the word "appear" in my sentence.[BR][BR]In the written language, we have a limited scope of methods in which we can express ourselves. Since this forum is entirely based on the written language, it's the only medium in which a person is able to project his or her image. [BR][BR]We could have a person in here with high intelligence and a good education, but if that person were to frequently write with spelling and grammatical errors, others will subconsciously form a mental image of this person that is less intelligent or educated than the person really is. [BR][BR]That's all I was implying in my post.[BR][/P]

 

[Diversion]

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[BLOCKQUOTE][BR]----------------[BR]On 12/7/2002 10:52:08 AM WingNaPrayer wrote:
[P][BR][BR]
[BLOCKQUOTE][BR]----------------[BR]On 12/7/2002 10:39:08 [STRONG]AM Diversion [/STRONG][EM]wrote:[/EM] [BR][BR]I will admit, however, that it is more difficult to take someone seriously if glaring spelling errors are the norm--it simply makes one appear less intellligent or educated (this is not directed at anyone in particular, it's just a general observation). [BR][BR]----------------[/BLOCKQUOTE][BR][BR]Heh heh. Is that like saying your trailer park had a better school system than his trailer park?
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[P]Not at all. Notice the word "appear" in my sentence.[BR][BR]In the written language, we have a limited scope of methods in which we can express ourselves. Since this forum is entirely based on the written language, it's the only medium in which a person is able to project his or her image. [BR][BR]We could have a person in here with high intelligence and a good education, but if that person were to frequently write with spelling and grammatical errors, others will subconsciously form a mental image of this person that is less intelligent or educated than the person really is. [BR][BR]That's all I was implying in my post.[BR][/P]

 

[RV4]

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[Duditz]

I agree, people who employ poor grammar and spelling are loosers!

 

[Diversion]

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[BLOCKQUOTE][BR]----------------[BR]On 12/7/2002 6:51:38 PM Duditz wrote:
[P]I agree, people who employ poor grammar and spelling are loosers![/P]----------------[/BLOCKQUOTE]
[P][/P]Actually, that's spelled "losers."