AMERICAN JOBS: HOW TO GET FIRED

American jobs cross all boundaries and occupations. Work life is the common thread that connects east to west, north to south.

From fields to factories, back rooms to board rooms, Americans show up to get things done.

What does it take to get fired in America?

Monster.com, the job site, includes ten ways to get fired.

On the other hand, Glassdoor.com gives seven things to do right after getting fired.

American jobs are based on supply and demand. The greater the demand for a particular something, the more people needed to increase the supply.

The line that runs between design, factory, shipping, and distribution is called the supply chain. The grease that keeps it all running is called logistics.

A company that builds a better mousetrap needs the material and support to ramp up production once the public sees the results of the new trap.

Surprise, You’re Fired

I mowed yards as a kid. My parents would drop me off with a mower at my client’s house. One old man used to walk with me while I mowed. Now and then he’d stop and pick up an airplane booze bottle hidden in bushes.

His wife asked me if the husband was drinking in the backyard. I said yes and got fired. My twelve year old brain tired to figure out what went wrong.

I worked the summer in Hallmarks Fishery in Charleston, Oregon. One of the guys on the slime line showed up drunk halfway through the shift. The foreman told me I was getting promoted after he fired him. My sixteen year old brain saw the problem.

The man was fired even though the rest of the crew shotgunned beer cans for lunch during the swing shift.

A new supervisor got hired at another job and started talking some pretty offensive stuff about women. It sounded particularly bad since she was a woman. One of the crew, a man, reported her to human resources.

He got fired. Security met him in the parking garage with a box of his personal materials.

What’s It Take To Get Fired From The Biggest Of Big American Jobs

The job of the American President:

In the 20th century, as the United States gained world leadership powers, the President has become a key player in international crises. In the case of war — such as the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War — or less famous regional conflicts — such as those in Kosovo, Somalia, or Haiti — the President must go into “emergency mode” and concentrate on the immediate problem. Domestically, crises may occur — such as urban riots, hurricanes, or forest fires — that require the President to schedule time to coordinate government responses to the situation.

Today’s numbers are daunting to say the least, with the effects of the coronavirus reaching into every facet of life.

American jobs lost are in the millions, covid infected people are in the millions, death rates are climbing. Does this sound like a clarion call for presidential action?

A story of bounties paid for U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan refuses to go away. The commander in chief talked to the Russian leader. Did bounties for dead Americans come up?

There’s a convenient saying in medical circles, “All people are different.” I’ve seen enough of the world to agree, but a different sort of leader isn’t what’s called for now. Instead, the times call for a strategist, a thinker, a grinder who gets results based on time spent on the problems.

It’s clear at this time in history American jobs will depend on a leader who understands how to apply the power of the Presidency. The country needs someone to help workers return safely, help kids return to school safely.

The world needs a leader with a grasp of America’s role in the world beyond our borders. They need to know why we have troops stationed in Germany and Japan and Korea, as well as the military presence in other nations.

Instead of a self-serving man surrounded by other self-servers bowing to a narrow section of their supporters, America needs a visionary capable of seeing the bigger picture.

Choose wisely, vote intelligently.