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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1360753 United States 05/02/2011 12:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | man's inhumanity to man, part IIIVXMM The investigation report showed that during peak periods of demand for the iPad, workers were made to take only one day off in 13. Badly performing workers were humiliated in front of colleagues and workers are banned from talking and are made to stand up for their 12-hour shifts. They said some workers put in 60 to 80 hours of overtime a month for minimum pay. [link to www.wgntv.com] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1126783 United States 05/02/2011 12:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | man's inhumanity to man, part IIIVXMM Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1360753The investigation report showed that during peak periods of demand for the iPad, workers were made to take only one day off in 13. Badly performing workers were humiliated in front of colleagues and workers are banned from talking and are made to stand up for their 12-hour shifts. They said some workers put in 60 to 80 hours of overtime a month for minimum pay. [link to www.wgntv.com] Welcome to the world of human resources coming soon to a corporation near you |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1366468 Australia 05/02/2011 12:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | man's inhumanity to man, part IIIVXMM Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1360753The investigation report showed that during peak periods of demand for the iPad, workers were made to take only one day off in 13. Badly performing workers were humiliated in front of colleagues and workers are banned from talking and are made to stand up for their 12-hour shifts. They said some workers put in 60 to 80 hours of overtime a month for minimum pay. [link to www.wgntv.com] And by NOT applying tariffs to all products from China we are all giving implicit approval to enslavement that WILL eventually be instituted in our own nations when we are inevitably broke and FORCED to compete with nations employing these practices. |
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BRIEF User ID: 381742 United States 05/02/2011 12:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What's the penalty for breaking the pledge? Quoting: BRIEFdeath So it's an exercise in futility...they just wasted their time which made our cheap Chinese shit more expensive! Last Edited by BRIEF on 05/02/2011 12:22 PM I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1360794 United States 05/02/2011 04:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How about stop making devices of shit that are really worthless trash. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1353076In 5 years all = trash. They are making TRASH! That's actually very true. I repaired electronics for 15+ years. Many of the old items are still going. New stuff? Well, you are lucky if they last. If they don't, you are even luckier if the manufacturer supports the product with parts. Most of the time they do not. The idea is to throw it in the trash. BTW, have a Magnavox television I use in the basement. Built in 1983-early cable compatible model and it still works like a champ. Televitz in the the living room is a 32" Sony made in 2005 that a friend was going to throw away. Had a bad diode that costs 7 cents. It's worked fine since I replaced it. My point is that for all of the lip service these companies pay to green this and green that-it's bullshit. If that were true they would build decent products that last and would offer some product support for repair/refurb. I feel bad for the Chinese workers but this is kind of like the dope trade. There is a demand and that demand will be filled. If people stopped buying this crap, it might change things. But, as long as people will pitch a tent overnight to be lined up in the morning for Apple's latest gadget, there will be slave shops making them. Ditto for the game console companies, etc. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 26146407 United States 10/23/2012 10:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Chinese people could rise up so easily and fix things. It would be so frickin easy. Same with the US. But no, people are sheep and cowards. They let one man brutally control millions. THAT is why you are sheep. It is hilarious to watch idiots in the matrix. The best entertainment ever. It is also why they deserve the punishment they get. I have zero sympathy for cowards who CHOOSE to live under tyranny. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 14392840 United States 10/23/2012 10:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Factories making sought-after Apple iPads and iPhones in China are forcing staff to sign pledges not to commit suicide, an investigation has revealed. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1365110 At least 14 workers at Foxconn factories in China have killed themselves in the last 16 months as a result of horrendous working conditions. Many more are believed to have either survived attempts or been stopped before trying at the Apple supplier's plants in Chengdu or Shenzen. [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] Im thinking , this will bring out judgement day.. God will side with those we enslave and let them conquer us as a form of discipline, God has judged his people in the past in similiar manners, letting an enemy conquer them. That is not right that we still use human slavery Americans need to make those IPADs in 8 hour a day jobs that pay a living wage.. But of course that would cut into CEO profit.. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 14392840 United States 10/23/2012 10:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Chinese people could rise up so easily and fix things. It would be so frickin easy. Same with the US. But no, people are sheep and cowards. They let one man brutally control millions. THAT is why you are sheep. It is hilarious to watch idiots in the matrix. The best entertainment ever. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 26146407 It is also why they deserve the punishment they get. I have zero sympathy for cowards who CHOOSE to live under tyranny. If I was a Chinese man, I wouldnt put up with that shit. Id move my family into the country and work the rice paddies if I had too. or go into construction. Build for my fellow men. Chinese is expanding like crazy and theres always a construction boom there. I even think they had one of the worlds records for fastest built skyscraper FUCK assembly line jobs, Anyone who works for a Chinese slave factory isnt that bright.. |
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seer User ID: 1529717 United States 10/23/2012 11:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | BTW, have a Magnavox television I use in the basement. Built in 1983-early cable compatible model and it still works like a champ. Televitz in the the living room is a 32" Sony made in 2005 that a friend was going to throw away. Had a bad diode that costs 7 cents. It's worked fine since I replaced it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1360794 i wish more were like you. |
Fishy User ID: 23648161 United States 10/23/2012 11:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Apple made 26 million in net income in 2011. No doubt they can afford to ship the jobs back to the US and employ Americans at a living wage. Apple Inc. (AAPL) -NasdaqGS 624.86 9.17(1.45%) 11:27AM EDT - Nasdaq Real Time Price Add to Portfolio Income Statement Get Income Statement for: View: Annual Data | Quarterly Data All numbers in thousands Period Ending Sep 23, 2011 Sep 24, 2010 Sep 25, 2009 Total Revenue 108,249,000 65,225,000 42,905,000 Cost of Revenue 64,431,000 39,541,000 25,683,000 Gross Profit 43,818,000 25,684,000 17,222,000 Operating Expenses Research Development 2,429,000 1,782,000 1,333,000 Selling General and Administrative 7,599,000 5,517,000 4,149,000 Non Recurring - - - Others - - - Total Operating Expenses - - - Operating Income or Loss 33,790,000 18,385,000 11,740,000 Income from Continuing Operations Total Other Income/Expenses Net 415,000 155,000 326,000 Earnings Before Interest And Taxes 34,205,000 18,540,000 12,066,000 Interest Expense - - - Income Before Tax 34,205,000 18,540,000 12,066,000 Income Tax Expense 8,283,000 4,527,000 3,831,000 Minority Interest - - - Net Income From Continuing Ops 25,922,000 14,013,000 8,235,000 Non-recurring Events Discontinued Operations - - - Extraordinary Items - - - Effect Of Accounting Changes - - - Other Items - - - Net Income 25,922,000 14,013,000 8,235,000 Preferred Stock And Other Adjustments - - - Net Income Applicable To Common Shares 25,922,000 14,013,000 8,235,000 Currency in USD. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 22478672 United States 10/23/2012 11:34 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Chinese people could rise up so easily and fix things. It would be so frickin easy. Same with the US. But no, people are sheep and cowards. They let one man brutally control millions. THAT is why you are sheep. It is hilarious to watch idiots in the matrix. The best entertainment ever. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 26146407 It is also why they deserve the punishment they get. I have zero sympathy for cowards who CHOOSE to live under tyranny. What day do plan to start the uprising? |
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jcab2002 User ID: 24453126 United States 10/23/2012 11:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Or else what? “We must keep the people busy with political antagonisms." “We’ll therefore speed up the question of reform (of tarrifs within) the Democratic Party; and we’ll put the spotlight on the question of protection …(for) the Republican Party." “By dividing the electorate this way, we’ll be able to have them spend their energies at struggling amongst themselves, on questions that, for us, have no importance whatsoever." - United State Bankers magazine, 1892. |
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jcab2002 User ID: 24453126 United States 10/23/2012 11:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Chinese people could rise up so easily and fix things. It would be so frickin easy. Same with the US. But no, people are sheep and cowards. They let one man brutally control millions. THAT is why you are sheep. It is hilarious to watch idiots in the matrix. The best entertainment ever. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 26146407 It is also why they deserve the punishment they get. I have zero sympathy for cowards who CHOOSE to live under tyranny. We are programmed from birth to worship the state. We all must break the programming because it all falls apart once we stop worshiping the state. It is impossible for them to force everyone to do what they want if no one will do it. We make it too easy for them by wanting to follow the crowd. We need a new crowd to follow. Good news is that it only takes about 5% for the sheep to start following new dogs. “We must keep the people busy with political antagonisms." “We’ll therefore speed up the question of reform (of tarrifs within) the Democratic Party; and we’ll put the spotlight on the question of protection …(for) the Republican Party." “By dividing the electorate this way, we’ll be able to have them spend their energies at struggling amongst themselves, on questions that, for us, have no importance whatsoever." - United State Bankers magazine, 1892. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 22478672 United States 10/23/2012 11:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Chinese people could rise up so easily and fix things. It would be so frickin easy. Same with the US. But no, people are sheep and cowards. They let one man brutally control millions. THAT is why you are sheep. It is hilarious to watch idiots in the matrix. The best entertainment ever. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 26146407 It is also why they deserve the punishment they get. I have zero sympathy for cowards who CHOOSE to live under tyranny. If I was a Chinese man, I wouldnt put up with that shit. Id move my family into the country and work the rice paddies if I had too. or go into construction. Build for my fellow men. Chinese is expanding like crazy and theres always a construction boom there. I even think they had one of the worlds records for fastest built skyscraper FUCK assembly line jobs, Anyone who works for a Chinese slave factory isnt that bright.. it's just that easy? Hi, i want a construction job. I know there are over 1 billion people in this country and i have absolutely ZERO experience, but i want a job in construction. Oh, i also want some land that i can grow rice on. I don't care if somebody already owns it, just give it to me because i want it. Maybe, they work those jobs because they have no other choice. |