Posts by giant

It's pretty clear that the primary problem in that situation is whatever personality flaw makes you think it's OK to say, in a professional environment, that you "would knock his block off" and have pride in being viewed as...

Quote: Originally Posted by franksargent So now I'm a Research Hydraulic Engineer working for the Senior Scientist Group. Fancy that. Oh, so you are narrowly specialized and an employee. Good to know.

Quote: Originally Posted by franksargent Maybe it's just that I was educated as an engineer, maybe if I was educated in political science (now there's an oxymoron if there ever was one), I would have a different opinion? I think...

Quote: Originally Posted by jimmac Yes I've seen that class structure you're talking about. Where I work it tends to be a little more equal. It's a pretty nice place to work ( and job ) in that I can feel comfortable interacting on an...

Quote: Originally Posted by jimmac When you look at the whole does it not have similarites? No, while there are shared elements, it's more on the non-profit than for-profit side, the students' relationship with the university is far...

Quote: Originally Posted by franksargent The point is they all have business models. All are classified as one form of business or another. They are all in business for a business, the business of training, the business of learning,...

Quote: Originally Posted by jimmac As I've said before I work for a private school and it might be a little different in state schools. All of my experience is at private schools. Quote: A little more removed from the business model....

Quote: Originally Posted by franksargent Saying something does not make it so. Exactly. On a very basic level, non-profits typically conduct activities (providing services and otherwise) that wouldn't generate profits and, therefore,...

Quote: Originally Posted by franksargent I don't think profit status has anything to do services rendered by institutions to their customers (or students if you prefer). Both have a set of accounting books and both types of institutions...

Quote: Originally Posted by sslarson First, the use of such terminology doesn't reduce the whole thing to merely a financial transaction or demean the process any more than suggesting that "patients" are effectively...