testing ftp from my new site.

  posted by Jesse P Luna @ 19:48

 
Third term and I'm taking two courses again. It was really nice only taking one this summer but I need to finish this program so I get on with my life.

During the last term I realized that I am against "big business" in its most heinous form. Big Businesses think that they can do anything they want and that they don't have to answer to anyone. They think that they can act unilaterally and pollute, claim any land they want, and play with the lives of its employees at will. What I'm saying is that Big Businesses are the cancer of society--they keep growing and devestating the host until they finally kill it.

Just so we're clear here, by Big Business I am referring to companies like Enron and all those other companies that think it is OK to swindle stock owners and employees out of their life savings. These companies feel that they don't have to contribute anything to the larger society. They think they are already giving to the community by hiring people from the community -- the same ones they are willing to layoff at any whim.

But, a business that is larger is not always evil. Some companies do contribute to society by acting responsibly. And they better because I feel people are starting to get fed up with the behemoth companies down the street and filling their skylines. They are starting to realize that a life spent working for a large comapany that doesn't value them as employees, let alone as people is a life wasted.

There are some good large companies. I think Starbucks is a good company because it tries to act responsibly. They have their own annual report that is geared specifically toward corporate social responsibility. Ben and Jerry's ice cream company is another one that tries to put people before profits. I'm not saying it's easy. Publicly traded companies are at the mercy of the market and have a lot of pressure on them to show profits no matter what.


  posted by Jesse P Luna @ 06:03