Steve Jobs was given up for adoption by his mother, an unwed graduate student, and his father, a native Syrian mathematics professor, to Paul and Clara Jobs. ... Because the software was free and obtainable by computer hobbyists who were reproducing and distributing them for free, Gates wrote a letter saying that continued distribution and use of the software without paying for it would "prevent good software from being written.... In 1974, Jobs was in a desperate need of money. He went to Atari, a video game company, for a job and got hired. ... That forced Job's to have no operatio...

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The mastermind behind it all is Steve Jobs. ... He was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. ... His boss cut a deal to him saying he would pay for a trip to Germany to fix some of their machines. ... Jobs came back and resumed his job at Atari. ... In 1997 Jobs went back to Apple as the CEO, installing his NeXT executive team in the top jobs. ...

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The problem with that is that I cannot carry out two jobs simultaneously. ... Not only will our customers not come back to the store, but employees will start finding new jobs. ... However, by taking the necessary steps, employees will not have the urge to look for a new job. ... Conducting a meeting means paying each employee while present at the meeting. ... However, this will not be a huge issue that we cannot pay for because in the long run, we will exceed our sales' goal and our profit will gradually increase. ...

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Mike Steketee, writing in The Australian on June 6, gave a more realistic picture: "A revolution in work in Australia has left fewer than half of employees working a standard Monday-to-Friday week and has seen a dramatic growth in casual and low-paying jobs, according to new research: " full time permanent employees made up 74 per cent of the workforce in 1988 but only 61 per cent in 2002. ... Gregory (2002) suggests that there are three main reasons why focusing on unemployment alone can be misleading: " it takes away from paying attention to the lack of full-time job growth; it understa...

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Athletes do not realize the importance of the education they are earning while they play their sport and that is why they should not get paid, it is not a job rather just a sport. ... Steve Chen, agree and writes, "once student-athletes start receiving benefits in monetary form, they will no longer be amateur athletes, and when monetary rewards are given, the athlete is then a professional. " Being a professional means it is a job and that now school is taking the back seat to this ˜job.' ... College is for learning and the professional level is a job. ... Don't forget, the st...

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Paying college athletes Pay College Athletes Sports have always been one of American's favorite pastimes. ... They also do not have enough money to pay for things that scholarships will not pay for. ... Not only are athletes not getting paid for their sport but they are not even allowed to take other jobs. They are not even allowed to take jobs in the college library or the local McDonalds (Economist, 1996). ... All big businesses pay their employees. ...

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I did not have to pay rent because I lived on the boat, and I did not pay any utilities. ... Most captain jobs are located in warm areas from North Carolina down all the way to the British Virgin Islands. Anywhere you can find water there are job opportunities for boat captains. ... The reality of this career is exactly what I thought it would be, I knew that it was going to be a while before I got my captain license and I know that it is not the easiest job but it is a job that I love. ... I am going to continue to try and get ahead in this field by getting jobs that will help me further ...

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That basically describes the job that I'm thinking about going to become. ... As a sensor they pay attention to every detail without getting out of hand. ... From being a coach you have to pay attention to the little details on your players and if they are doing the fundamentals correctly. ... Getting the coaching job is a lot of work I might add. ... Job listings can be found at your local school board or through websites. ...

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Even though many women know of the pay gap between men and women they still continue to work in these environment despite the poorer pay because the job that they are offered offer them flexibility in order to manage both the family and job responsibilities 3. ... Jobs that have been found to be mainly affected by the pay gap are jobs with higher degrees of education. ... Human resource experts compare jobs by pay equity. Pay equity means that jobs should be paid passed on their value; jobs that are of comparable value should be paid the same. It's meant to prevent pay discrimination am...

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This is absorbed to think they want 15 an hour to do a minimum wage job. ... They will want to quit their job and seek one in fast food because they will want to get a good pay for less labor and won't be required to be skilled. ... The fast food industry is not meant to be a career job. Wages should be based on the level of education that someone has (i.e. doctors), the dangerousness of the job (i.e. mine workers), and the importance of the job (i.e. teachers, firemen, police officers). I do believe that fast food workers should receive a great work environment, health benefits, and a be...

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The amount of pay varies depending on different factors such as the location of the work, union, and title of the job. ... For this paragraph I will compare Californian firefighters pay rate with the national pay rate as well as the growth rate of the job. Within California the lowest pay rate for a firefighter is about $4,384 per month, and for the top pay rate is near $7,622 and up. ... As for the rest of the nation their lowest pay is $4,023 while the highest pay rate is over $6,703 per month. When it comes to jobs in 2012 there were roughly 307,000 firefighters active in the nation and it&...

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They may not be easy but they will further your knowledge and help you get a great job that pays a lot of money in the future. ... Many teachers lose their jobs to classes being taught online. Teachers across the nation will probably be at risk for losing their jobs. ... But just because you have a lot of money to pay back, doesn't mean you can't go out searching the work force for a nice paying job that could possibly easily pay back all the loans and the money you own. In this article, http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/best-paying-jobs-2014, you can see the top paying jobs of 2...

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The average association pays 30 cents a word, but it's not unusual to find ones paying 50 cents-$1 per word. ... Poetry is one of the most challenging types of writing and one of the lowest-paying jobs. Some magazines only pay poets by giving them a copies of the issue in which their work appears. Others pay a dollar or more rarely several dollars a line. ... Opportunities should be best for technical writers because of the growth in high technology and electronic industries and those in low paying jobs such as weekly newspapers. ...

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These people believe that by earning a college degree they will be able to get a good paying job and supporting their families to be will be much easier. ... Although education, and a job that pays well to support the family are things we strive for, that same good paying job may be what keeps us from our kids. ... Not only do these students not have jobs in their fields, but they have massive amounts of student loans they have to pay off. ... Any job, however high or low the pay rate can be swept from under your feet in an instant. ... She worked this job, and shortly afterward got another jo...

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Most students working in college are only able to find minimum wage jobs to help pay off their tuition debt. At a rate of $7.25, it is impossible to live as a college student and pay tuition simultaneously. ... Majority of young minimum wage workers lack the experience and skill to compete for higher paying jobs. ... Thus, customers will pay for higher prices in the check out line. ... Once production costs are driven up, someone will pay for it. ...

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Furthermore, students with jobs work hard to get good grades because they want to keep what they have paid for. ... Finally, effectiveness of performing any kind of job is what today's employers are looking for. ... For this reason, effectiveness in managing work and school is a very powerful tool that can be used in a future job. ... In a future job, there will be deadlines for certain projects. ... Paying for tuition can be very stressful because students have to work, but it will pay off in the future. ...

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On the other side of the argument, the workers believe that increasing the minimum wage won't kill jobs and it may even give the economy a boost by presenting more pay to low-income workers who are likely to spend it. ... This shows that it would cause to eliminate jobs. If I was a business owner and I had to start paying more money to my workers, I would not want to pay more to each one of them because that would cause my business to lose profit. ... Many college students, work on part-time jobs to earn some money in order to pay their student loans back. ... My friends get paid nine d...

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For example, the responsibility of handling money, paying their way, and organizing time effectively. The value of a dollar is often more appreciated once a student has to start paying their own way. ... Money earned helps pay for car insurance, gas, and tuition. Parents are proud when a child can hold a job and help pay for their expenses. ... Independence causes working students to pay attention to details and act responsibly. ...

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That means that males would receive the higher paying jobs regardless of abilities--hiring came down to gender. Males ended up receiving a more enticing pay check and with that came power. ... This 78 cent figure represents the biased barriers to equal pay. ... Also, the segregation of women into lower-paying jobs and exclusion of women from higher paying jobs. ... This goes for parents and their children too, as well as the environment of a job. ...

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Many people are not aware that women still earn considerably less than men, or that a specific day "Equal Pay Day "has been designated to raise awareness of pay inequity. The Equal Pay Act was signed in 1963, making it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women who hold the same job and do the same work. ... Collectively, women lose over $100 billion annually in wages due to pay inequity. ... Some say that this gap stems largely from the difference in type and rank of job and from the fact that the women's length of working years is shorter than that of men. The...

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Many workers will pay less federal income tax. ... "Their take-home pay will be larger and if they have more money in their take-home pay, that gives them more money to spend," said Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wachovia Bank. 2 The extra money in the pay check will be spent to create new jobs and end in a decrease in budget deficit. ... "I don't know that it will create 1.4 million jobs, but it will create more jobs than there would be in the absence of a tax cut," said Vitner. ... But Zandi said the tax cut could create a better environment for businesses, possibly creating ...

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Also, these machines offer opportunities for white-collar jobs. ... It is true that machines have put some out of jobs, but when new machines and technology comes, there will be more jobs for these people to take. ... Everyone has one job that they do. ... The government has the job of finding a happy medium. ... When one union member wants a pay increase, they all get that increase. ...

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Existence needs: basic needs including food and good pay at work. 2. ... However, Herzberg reveals that sharing responsibilities or recognition, does not provide compensation for bad pay and bad conditions. ... Example, if a play football more than any one else in my team, will I get a higher pay? ... Intrinsic rewards are intangible and include a sense of achievement, or advancement, of recognition and enhanced responsibility, whereas extrinsic rewards are more tangible and include pay and working conditions . ... Equity Adams (1965) suggested a motivation theory that states ...

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This would bring thousands of jobs back to the US along with revenue. ... Many did not even pay the legal minimum wage. ... Since these factories came it has brought new jobs for the people. ... The truth is sweatshops have terrible conditions and not very good pay. Yet we forget the thousands of people who work other jobs that pay less and are in the sun all day. ...

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The "tour of duty- is established by the agency and is limited to three 13-hour and 20-minute days in a week and 80 hours in a bi-weekly pay period. ... As with all compressed schedules, part-time workers are available for this type of work, and the requirements must also fit into a 9-day biweekly pay period. ... The biggest one being that workers are overworked in the time they spend in their job. ... This is a benefit for the employer since someone is on the job year round. ... Pay is often lower when compared to similar jobs in the office, and there are few or no benefits available to m...

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