A couple years ago I hired a guy named Thomas as a repairman for a gym I run in California. He always seemed like a pretty competent worker. Thomas had great personal skills, came into work on-time, and pretty much completed projects better than any of the other techs in our facility. He seemed like a pretty intelligent guy, actually. I've even had dinner with his wife and young daughter on occasion. I generally consider him a friend.
The other day I invited him to my house to hang out and have a few drinks. At one point in the evening we were shooting the [censored] and talking about the worst things we've ever done in our lives. I regaled him with a tale about how I stole expensive clothes from department stores as a teenager and he told me about how he once sent explicit pictures of his cheating ex-girlfriend sodomizing a toothbrush to her parents. I laughed and passed him another drink.
I guess he was getting a little too tipsy because a little later he related a story about how he got his college degree in philosophy. We don't require college degrees, but we generally hire and give greater pay to candidates with the degree over the candidate without one. Thomas said that he bought it off the internet for $450 from some website called http://www.diplomaforge.com and listed it on the resume he sent my secretary. I've heard this website discussed on these forums a few days ago. Apparently they represent universities who grant degrees based on "work history" and "life experience." Now I don't know what to do. Company policy is to terminate people who lie on their resumes, but he doesn't seem like that bad of a guy. The website he got his degree from looks like what they're doing is pretty unethical since there's no coursework involved. But I guess the degree is technically legal. Should I fire him because he bought his degree from the internet instead of attending a regular university?
What he did was pretty crooked. I think I might decide to fire him over this. If you were his employer what would you do?
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A couple years ago I hired a guy named Thomas as a repairman for a gym I run in California. He always seemed like a pretty competent worker. Thomas had great personal skills, came into work on-time, and pretty much completed projects better than any of the other techs in our facility. He seemed like a pretty intelligent guy, actually. I've even had dinner with his wife and young daughter on occasion. I generally consider him a friend.
The other day I invited him to my house to hang out and have a few drinks. At one point in the evening we were shooting the [censored] and talking about the worst things we've ever done in our lives. I regaled him with a tale about how I stole expensive clothes from department stores as a teenager and he told me about how he once sent explicit pictures of his cheating ex-girlfriend sodomizing a toothbrush to her parents. I laughed and passed him another drink.
I guess he was getting a little too tipsy because a little later he related a story about how he got his college degree in philosophy. We don't require college degrees, but we generally hire and give greater pay to candidates with the degree over the candidate without one. Thomas said that he bought it off the internet for $450 from some website called http://www.diplomaforge.com and listed it on the resume he sent my secretary. I've heard this website discussed on these forums a few days ago. Apparently they represent universities who grant degrees based on "work history" and "life experience." Now I don't know what to do. Company policy is to terminate people who lie on their resumes, but he doesn't seem like that bad of a guy. The website he got his degree from looks like what they're doing is pretty unethical since there's no coursework involved. But I guess the degree is technically legal. Should I fire him because he bought his degree from the internet instead of attending a regular university?
What he did was pretty crooked. I think I might decide to fire him over this. If you were his employer what would you do?
I would sodomize his wife and possibly his daughter.
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 03:39:09 +1000, "David" <[email hidden]>
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A couple years ago I hired a guy named Thomas as a repairman for a gym I run in California. He always seemed like a pretty competent worker. Thomas had great personal skills, came into work on-time, and pretty much completed projects better than any of the other techs in our facility. He seemed like a pretty intelligent guy, actually. I've even had dinner with his wife and young daughter on occasion. I generally consider him a friend.
The other day I invited him to my house to hang out and have a few drinks. At one point in the evening we were shooting the [censored] and talking about the worst things we've ever done in our lives. I regaled him with a tale about how I stole expensive clothes from department stores as a teenager and he told me about how he once sent explicit pictures of his cheating ex-girlfriend sodomizing a toothbrush to her parents. I laughed and passed him another drink.
I guess he was getting a little too tipsy because a little later he related a story about how he got his college degree in philosophy. We don't require college degrees, but we generally hire and give greater pay to candidates with the degree over the candidate without one. Thomas said that he bought it off the internet for $450 from some website called http://www.diplomaforge.com and listed it on the resume he sent my secretary. I've heard this website discussed on these forums a few days ago. Apparently they represent universities who grant degrees based on "work history" and "life experience." Now I don't know what to do. Company policy is to terminate people who lie on their resumes, but he doesn't seem like that bad of a guy. The website he got his degree from looks like what they're doing is pretty unethical since there's no coursework involved. But I guess the degree is technically legal. Should I fire him because he bought his degree from the internet instead of attending a regular university?
What he did was pretty crooked. I think I might decide to fire him over this. If you were his employer what would you do?
I would sodomize his wife and possibly his daughter.
That's just back-stabbing David and unworthy of you! ;o)
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A couple years ago I hired a guy named Thomas as a repairman for a gym I run in California. He always seemed like a pretty competent worker. Thomas had great personal skills, came into work on-time, and pretty much completed projects better than any of the other techs in our facility. He seemed like a pretty intelligent guy, actually. I've even had dinner with his wife and young daughter on occasion. I generally consider him a friend.
The other day I invited him to my house to hang out and have a few drinks. At one point in the evening we were shooting the [censored] and talking about the worst things we've ever done in our lives. I regaled him with a tale about how I stole expensive clothes from department stores as a teenager and he told me about how he once sent explicit pictures of his cheating ex-girlfriend sodomizing a toothbrush to her parents. I laughed and passed him another drink.
I guess he was getting a little too tipsy because a little later he related a story about how he got his college degree in philosophy. We don't require college degrees, but we generally hire and give greater pay to candidates with the degree over the candidate without one. Thomas said that he bought it off the internet for $450 from some website called http://www.diplomaforge.com and listed it on the resume he sent my secretary. I've heard this website discussed on these forums a few days ago. Apparently they represent universities who grant degrees based on "work history" and "life experience." Now I don't know what to do. Company policy is to terminate people who lie on their resumes, but he doesn't seem like that bad of a guy. The website he got his degree from looks like what they're doing is pretty unethical since there's no coursework involved. But I guess the degree is technically legal. Should I fire him because he bought his degree from the internet instead of attending a regular university?
What he did was pretty crooked. I think I might decide to fire him over this. If you were his employer what would you do?
If he does a good job, forget about it. Hell, I consider my Degree to be purchased as well. 40K for something that is just a piece of paper to me.
A couple years ago I hired a guy named Thomas as a repairman for a gym I run in California. He always seemed like a pretty competent worker. Thomas had great personal skills, came into work on-time, and pretty much completed projects better than any of the other techs in our facility. He seemed like a pretty intelligent guy, actually.
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What he did was pretty crooked. I think I might decide to fire him over this. If you were his employer what would you do?
No. Good workers are a [censored] to find.
But now you're warned that he might lie when it's convenient. Take that into consideration when he tells you things.
(Probably the same is true for most of your workers, though.)
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On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 03:39:09 +1000, "David" <[email hidden]>
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A couple years ago I hired a guy named Thomas as a repairman for a gym I run in California. He always seemed like a pretty competent worker. Thomas had great personal skills, came into work on-time, and pretty much completed projects better than any of the other techs in our facility. He seemed like a pretty intelligent guy, actually. I've even had dinner with his wife and young daughter on occasion. I generally consider him a friend.
The other day I invited him to my house to hang out and have a few drinks. At one point in the evening we were shooting the [censored] and talking about the worst things we've ever done in our lives. I regaled him with a tale about how I stole expensive clothes from department stores as a teenager and he told me about how he once sent explicit pictures of his cheating ex-girlfriend sodomizing a toothbrush to her parents. I laughed and passed him another drink.
I guess he was getting a little too tipsy because a little later he related a story about how he got his college degree in philosophy. We don't require college degrees, but we generally hire and give greater pay to candidates with the degree over the candidate without one. Thomas said that he bought it off the internet for $450 from some website called http://www.diplomaforge.com and listed it on the resume he sent my secretary. I've heard this website discussed on these forums a few days ago. Apparently they represent universities who grant degrees based on "work history" and "life experience." Now I don't know what to do. Company policy is to terminate people who lie on their resumes, but he doesn't seem like that bad of a guy. The website he got his degree from looks like what they're doing is pretty unethical since there's no coursework involved. But I guess the degree is technically legal. Should I fire him because he bought his degree from the internet instead of attending a regular university?
What he did was pretty crooked. I think I might decide to fire him over this. If you were his employer what would you do?
I would sodomize his wife and possibly his daughter.
That's just back-stabbing David and unworthy of you! ;o)
My Dad used to say - 'if anyone gives you an opening, grab it with both hands'
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A couple years ago I hired a guy named Thomas as a repairman for a gym I run in California. He always seemed like a pretty competent worker. Thomas had great personal skills, came into work on-time, and pretty much completed projects better than any of the other techs in our facility. He seemed like a pretty intelligent guy, actually.
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What he did was pretty crooked. I think I might decide to fire him over this. If you were his employer what would you do?
No. Good workers are a [censored] to find.
But now you're warned that he might lie when it's convenient. Take that into consideration when he tells you things.
(Probably the same is true for most of your workers, though.)
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A couple years ago I hired a guy named Thomas as a senior tech for a small airport I run in California....
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A couple years ago I hired a guy named Thomas as a repairman for a gym I run in California. He always seemed like a pretty competent worker. Thomas had great personal skills, came into work on-time, and pretty much completed projects better than any of the other techs in our facility. He seemed like a pretty intelligent guy, actually. I've even had dinner with his wife and young daughter on occasion. I generally consider him a friend.
The other day I invited him to my house to hang out and have a few drinks. At one point in the evening we were shooting the [censored] and talking about the worst things we've ever done in our lives. I regaled him with a tale about how I stole expensive clothes from department stores as a teenager and he told me about how he once sent explicit pictures of his cheating ex-girlfriend sodomizing a toothbrush to her parents. I laughed and passed him another drink.
I guess he was getting a little too tipsy because a little later he related a story about how he got his college degree in philosophy. We don't require college degrees, but we generally hire and give greater pay to candidates with the degree over the candidate without one. Thomas said that he bought it off the internet for $450 from some website called http://www.diplomaforge.com and listed it on the resume he sent my secretary. I've heard this website discussed on these forums a few days ago. Apparently they represent universities who grant degrees based on "work history" and "life experience." Now I don't know what to do. Company policy is to terminate people who lie on their resumes, but he doesn't seem like that bad of a guy. The website he got his degree from looks like what they're doing is pretty unethical since there's no coursework involved. But I guess the degree is technically legal. Should I fire him because he bought his degree from the internet instead of attending a regular university?
What he did was pretty crooked. I think I might decide to fire him over this. If you were his employer what would you do?
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On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 03:39:09 +1000, "David" <[email hidden]>
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<[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... >A couple years ago I hired a guy named Thomas as a repairman for a gym > I run in California. He always seemed like a pretty competent worker. > Thomas had great personal skills, came into work on-time, and pretty > much completed projects better than any of the other techs in our > facility. He seemed like a pretty intelligent guy, actually. I've > even had dinner with his wife and young daughter on occasion. I > generally consider him a friend. > > The other day I invited him to my house to hang out and have a few > drinks. At one point in the evening we were shooting the [censored] and > talking about the worst things we've ever done in our lives. I > regaled him with a tale about how I stole expensive clothes from > department stores as a teenager and he told me about how he once sent > explicit pictures of his cheating ex-girlfriend sodomizing a toothbrush > to her parents. I laughed and passed him another drink. > > I guess he was getting a little too tipsy because a little later he > related a story about how he got his college degree in philosophy. We > don't require college degrees, but we generally hire and give greater > pay to candidates with the degree over the candidate without one. > Thomas said that he bought it off the internet for $450 from some > website called http://www.diplomaforge.com and listed it on the resume > he sent my secretary. I've heard this website discussed on these > forums a few days ago. Apparently they represent universities who grant > degrees based on "work history" and "life experience." Now I > don't know what to do. Company policy is to terminate people who lie > on their resumes, but he doesn't seem like that bad of a guy. The > website he got his degree from looks like what they're doing is > pretty unethical since there's no coursework involved. But I guess > the degree is technically legal. Should I fire him because he bought > his degree from the internet instead of attending a regular university? > > > What he did was pretty crooked. I think I might decide to fire him over > this. If you were his employer what would you do?
I would sodomize his wife and possibly his daughter.
That's just back-stabbing David and unworthy of you! ;o)
My Dad used to say - 'if anyone gives you an opening, grab it with both hands'
Cheeky bugger! (That's two for the price of one - if you think about it!)
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 06:07:45 +1000, "David" <[email hidden]>
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A couple years ago I hired a guy named Thomas as a repairman for a gym I run in California. He always seemed like a pretty competent worker. Thomas had great personal skills, came into work on-time, and pretty much completed projects better than any of the other techs in our facility. He seemed like a pretty intelligent guy, actually.
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What he did was pretty crooked. I think I might decide to fire him over this. If you were his employer what would you do?
No. Good workers are a [censored] to find.
But now you're warned that he might lie when it's convenient. Take that into consideration when he tells you things.
(Probably the same is true for most of your workers, though.)
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Gary Schnabl said:
Don't feed...
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I wonder what his/her agenda is. He/she may be spamming his/her own diploma mill.
I think more likely this person owns many businesses in California and simply happens to have a person named Thomas employed in the various businesses who has faked a degree - and he genuinely wants to know just how to handle the situation.
(I mean, would Dally be that gullible as to think this guy is a troll?)
