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<blockquote data-quote="Maui" data-source="post: 1200905" data-attributes="member: 45037"><p>With all due respect, I believe your reality is tinted by your environment. You work out of East Tennessee. TN-01 is the reddest district in a red state. There is an echo chamber there that mirrors your views and it might be difficult to see how extreme some of them are in relation to the rest of the country and the world. East TN and SW VA are pretty racist. There are so many things that seem normal there that are said and done routinely that would shock most of the country.</p><p></p><p>You have had, generally, the same management team for probably half your career. Many at FedEx do not have that experience and each new manager wants to make an impression, "clean things up" or just do it his/her way. The stability probably makes the job a little easier to handle. However, even in your part of Southern Appalachia there are other opportunities. You may not want them or care to do the work required to secure those jobs. AEP, TVA, MSHA are just a few options. Sales reps, engineers, MDs all have opportunities there just on a smaller scale. The money can be VERY lucrative there in that market for the right skills. Maybe it's too late for you to make the most of the opportunities, but do not let small thinking prevent you, your children or grandchildren from accomplishing more.</p><p></p><p>I realize many will attend ETSU, VPI or UT and move to larger markets where more diverse economies exist. The same policies that keep the area economically depressed drives away many that become educated and seek progress. The district elects politicians that make it more difficult to move forward and keep the area depressed. The people of the area vote to keep the status quo, with FedEx being one of few decent jobs for "unskilled" labor, and keeping wages and the standard of living down. The congressmen and Senators from TN are some of the worst for fighting progress for labor and the common man. In other words, the people of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, by a large majority WANT to continue the economic despair that afflicts so many in Southern Appalachia or they would vote differently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maui, post: 1200905, member: 45037"] With all due respect, I believe your reality is tinted by your environment. You work out of East Tennessee. TN-01 is the reddest district in a red state. There is an echo chamber there that mirrors your views and it might be difficult to see how extreme some of them are in relation to the rest of the country and the world. East TN and SW VA are pretty racist. There are so many things that seem normal there that are said and done routinely that would shock most of the country. You have had, generally, the same management team for probably half your career. Many at FedEx do not have that experience and each new manager wants to make an impression, "clean things up" or just do it his/her way. The stability probably makes the job a little easier to handle. However, even in your part of Southern Appalachia there are other opportunities. You may not want them or care to do the work required to secure those jobs. AEP, TVA, MSHA are just a few options. Sales reps, engineers, MDs all have opportunities there just on a smaller scale. The money can be VERY lucrative there in that market for the right skills. Maybe it's too late for you to make the most of the opportunities, but do not let small thinking prevent you, your children or grandchildren from accomplishing more. I realize many will attend ETSU, VPI or UT and move to larger markets where more diverse economies exist. The same policies that keep the area economically depressed drives away many that become educated and seek progress. The district elects politicians that make it more difficult to move forward and keep the area depressed. The people of the area vote to keep the status quo, with FedEx being one of few decent jobs for "unskilled" labor, and keeping wages and the standard of living down. The congressmen and Senators from TN are some of the worst for fighting progress for labor and the common man. In other words, the people of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, by a large majority WANT to continue the economic despair that afflicts so many in Southern Appalachia or they would vote differently. [/QUOTE]
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