Comments on: Impulse http://semanticallydriven.com/2007/03/impulse.html My photo a day project, and other life stuff. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:55:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: jen http://semanticallydriven.com/2007/03/impulse.html/comment-page-1#comment-223 jen Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:44:21 +0000 http://auditionplenty.com/?p=501#comment-223 Good point Miss Eagle, however, this is one area of my consumerism where I will try to save money. After all why pay for a full price flight when I can get a discount one? Having said that, in other areas of my life, eg food purchases, I try to buy local fresh produce and Australian made produce, rather than the cheap imports. About offshore jobs, I've also recently read an article in australianit.news.com.au about Australian companies who've outsourced jobs offshore not finding it as successful as they'd hoped because of culture differences and high staff turnover. Good point Miss Eagle, however, this is one area of my consumerism where I will try to save money. After all why pay for a full price flight when I can get a discount one?

Having said that, in other areas of my life, eg food purchases, I try to buy local fresh produce and Australian made produce, rather than the cheap imports.

About offshore jobs, I’ve also recently read an article in australianit.news.com.au about Australian companies who’ve outsourced jobs offshore not finding it as successful as they’d hoped because of culture differences and high staff turnover.

]]> By: Miss Eagle http://semanticallydriven.com/2007/03/impulse.html/comment-page-1#comment-224 Miss Eagle Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:06:43 +0000 http://auditionplenty.com/?p=501#comment-224 I don't want to sound mealy-mouthed but.. I do have problems with bottom dollar prices. With planes, I query safety (and Virgin has had some issues) and what people are paid. After all Qantas is off-loading Australian jobs to Asia. I have problems with Woolworths and their current promotion on ROLLBACK. What does this mean for farmers, for employees? Does the drive for cheaper food mean more cruelty to animals? Call me old fashioned but why can't people pay fair wages, pay suppliers fair prices, set fair retailprices for consumers - and maintain them (oil companies please note). I don’t want to sound mealy-mouthed but..
I do have problems with bottom dollar prices. With planes, I query safety (and Virgin has had some issues) and what people are paid. After all Qantas is off-loading Australian jobs to Asia. I have problems with Woolworths and their current promotion on ROLLBACK. What does this mean for farmers, for employees? Does the drive for cheaper food mean more cruelty to animals? Call me old fashioned but why can’t people pay fair wages, pay suppliers fair prices, set fair retailprices for consumers – and maintain them (oil companies please note).

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