Originally posted by: shilala
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: dirtboy
Gee... support the company who provides your paycheck. What a novel idea.
It's a fine line though. Some people sign on expecting a paycheck for their hard work and want to leave it at that. Others expect to have to support the company via other means. The two eventually clash and you get this crap.
Supporting the company you work for is commendable at best, but that does not necessarily mean that buying from a competitor is treasonous.
Hell, if you put forth your best effort for the company you work for, they shouldn't have any right to criticize any personal traits that might be disagreeable.
That's an excellent argument, Goose.
It's not realistic though.
If your Mom were selling shoes, would you buy them from the guy on the corner?
What if the corner guy's shoes were a little better? What if they were a couple bucks cheaper?
There's right, and then there's bullshyt. There's no line here that's skewed.
If you work for a company that produces cars, that's the car you should drive. Anything else is taking food out of your own mouth. Even if it's not treason, it sure as hell isn't very smart.
There's very few principles left in people these days. This is one sensible principle that's very easy to stand for. Even if *gasp* it means giving up something else we might want.
People have given of themselves selflessly in the past. That's why we have the opportunity to act selfishly today. If there's to be anything left for our kids, somwhere along the way we're going to have to give selflessly of ourselves.
Can I get an Amen on that, caveman?