tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post6956655392040450099..comments2023-10-21T03:07:18.017-05:00Comments on Enclave: The images of IQT, the regressive company Governor Haslam and Mayor Dean gushed about, are getting clearer and more unflatteringS-townMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948307051485318061noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-15449930306723401732011-07-22T13:01:31.499-05:002011-07-22T13:01:31.499-05:00Hey anonymous above -
I get the author's mai...Hey anonymous above - <br /><br />I get the author's main point. <br /><br />The tangents that denigrate call center work detract from the main point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-55795593514847632052011-07-22T11:28:55.218-05:002011-07-22T11:28:55.218-05:00Hey Anonymous above:
"Solid post teen-age ye...Hey Anonymous above:<br /><br />"Solid post teen-age year jobs?"<br /><br />I think this article nailed it. And denigration of the mayor in regards to the jobs is not the point the author is trying to make.<br /><br />Dean and the gov touted IQT as something akin to Nashville landing a branch of NASA.<br /><br />If he would have said, "This company will be great for teens as they consider what to do next in their lives. Thought it is basically a call center serving the hi-tech industry, it will teach them how to get to work on time and as well as some basic business skills," then maybe he wouldn't be catching so much flack.<br /><br />Face it.<br /><br />Dean deserves the flack for being so disingenuous about this entire matter (from the initial announcement to when the IQT bankruptcy became news).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-2493799311769280572011-07-22T09:24:26.660-05:002011-07-22T09:24:26.660-05:00There's a disconnect here -
We are given the...There's a disconnect here - <br /><br />We are given the stories about the people who depended on these jobs for their livelihoods. We mourn their losses, and are outraged at a company that we assume won't (not can't) pay its bills.<br /><br />We are told that these jobs are low-paying, low-skill jobs. That the jobs will not be as good for Nashville as advertised. <br /><br />Examples: calling potential Nashville workers "scabs" who are "forced to take whatever they can scrounge." Noting that $11/hour is not a win for TN workers. Calling TN leadership standards for labor "low to begin with."<br /><br />There is some conflict between the two, and I think it has to do with a reflexive desire to denigrate the Mayor and business, in general. That desire shouldn't affect your analysis. <br /><br />If these jobs had materialized in Nashville, they would have been good jobs. Maybe not careers, but solid post-teenage year jobs. Not panhandling, not summer/seasonal help. I might even say better than McDonalds, but I don't want to put-down McDs.<br /><br />The focus on the "type" of job comes across as elitist. This situation allows plenty of opportunity to question how Nashville attempts to attract businesses, and the vetting process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-59656916714895074402011-07-21T23:14:25.660-05:002011-07-21T23:14:25.660-05:00How about due-diligence, rather than "What ca...How about due-diligence, rather than "What can I use for for my mayoral or senatorial campaigns."<br /><br />Dean, you don't really give a damn about Nashville.<br /><br />That is obvious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com