10-18-2014, 07:57 AM
That's the nail on the head, leilanidude. [
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What you say is essentially what I said with my first post on TEH. Doesn't play well with others.
We might recall that she was not able to work in the office when an aid for Emily Naeole. She was given a special dispensation to work from home, and even with that she still quit after one year, yet she puts it on her political resume as if her stint there was a success, when actually it was one of her failures.
I believe that the working from home was in part because of her young daughter, because she refused to do child care. I am a supporter of breast feeding and of taking care of our small children first, but as a mother who had to work, I feel that this is something we all need to balance if we choose to work at that time. The rest of us make it work by figuring it out and not asking for major special allowances.
I would call it very high maintenance to become the first and last person in the job to be allowed to telecommute -- and then she complained that she had to document her time (read that on her blog).
I had not seen Paleka's statement and I like it. I read heart, humilty, and a sense of realism. I also like that he is from here originally. Even though I am a transplant and I appreciate that we all come here hoping to make this our home and put down roots, I am all for "hiring" someone with a lifelong perspective on Hawai'i. I also like that he spent time abroad and picked up a sense of other cultures.
I think the Carpenter's Union erred by not waiting to endorse until everyone had pulled papers, as they endorsed before he filed. It looks as though he has very solid union background. Paleka seems to be running his campaign on quite a low budget, and has to compete against a Super-PAC backed opponent. That must be tough for him. He's kind of like the job candidate who didn't have money for a fancy resume or a great suit and shoes. He's just here in his regular clothes saying he will work hard and maintain a realistic perspective.
I like this line:
Kathy
]What you say is essentially what I said with my first post on TEH. Doesn't play well with others.
We might recall that she was not able to work in the office when an aid for Emily Naeole. She was given a special dispensation to work from home, and even with that she still quit after one year, yet she puts it on her political resume as if her stint there was a success, when actually it was one of her failures.
I believe that the working from home was in part because of her young daughter, because she refused to do child care. I am a supporter of breast feeding and of taking care of our small children first, but as a mother who had to work, I feel that this is something we all need to balance if we choose to work at that time. The rest of us make it work by figuring it out and not asking for major special allowances.
I would call it very high maintenance to become the first and last person in the job to be allowed to telecommute -- and then she complained that she had to document her time (read that on her blog).
I had not seen Paleka's statement and I like it. I read heart, humilty, and a sense of realism. I also like that he is from here originally. Even though I am a transplant and I appreciate that we all come here hoping to make this our home and put down roots, I am all for "hiring" someone with a lifelong perspective on Hawai'i. I also like that he spent time abroad and picked up a sense of other cultures.
I think the Carpenter's Union erred by not waiting to endorse until everyone had pulled papers, as they endorsed before he filed. It looks as though he has very solid union background. Paleka seems to be running his campaign on quite a low budget, and has to compete against a Super-PAC backed opponent. That must be tough for him. He's kind of like the job candidate who didn't have money for a fancy resume or a great suit and shoes. He's just here in his regular clothes saying he will work hard and maintain a realistic perspective.
I like this line:
quote:Puna could use someone who gets that.
My grandfather taught me the difference between talking about government projects and actually knowing how to build them and get them on the ground.
Kathy