About Politics

Andy Smith asked:


Politics- a word detested by most of the common people. To an ordinary person, politics is a synonym to corruption, misuse of power, money laundering and other malpractices. Politics has earned such a bad name for itself everywhere, that even the most honest political leader is looked upon with suspicion. Elections come and go. Majority of the populace does not bother to vote. They know, once elected a candidate forgets his electorate and runs after money and power. But these elected leaders can play havoc or bring peace and prosperity in the society. It depends on both their decisions and participation of people. It is true that political decisions and activities affect all aspects of people’s lives. But is it really unfortunate?
Right from start of elections, candidates go on talking glibly about their plans to work for the benefit of all. They give speeches, hold rallies, fund raisers and waste precious money and time- just for power. It’s after they are elected, their ambiguous talk is exposed. Elected representatives often get portfolios for which they are totally unqualified. Imagine an illiterate politician becoming a minister for education. Hard to believe but is commonplace in many backward countries. Such a man will be totally incompetent for office and may end up spoiling the education system. The common man won’t be able to do a thing except watching promising careers and dreams fade away into oblivion.
It’s nothing new that money gets decisions reversed. Bribe more than your adversaries and the decision or policy will be in your favour. Cigarette and liquor companies with backing of billions of dollars put public health on the path of deterioration. The governments do nothing. This was brought to light after so many years when a big tobacco companies were ordered by the American courts to dole out billions of dollars to people suffering from diseases acquired by smoking. Construction companies cut off trees in hundreds and thousands to build new towers and buildings. All with no objections from the government. The environment suffers.
In most cases common people get most affected while not even being fully aware of the reasons. Thats the whole irony of it. Most decisions and policies get formed without the peoples say. They are helpless watchers of the whole game.

Grace

Andy Fullard asked:


Are you searching for a new job or career change? If you are or planning to in the future then it’s very likely that you will come into contact with a number of very different individuals, from a number of different companies all working in various levels of management. No matter who it is that you are dealing with, it is important that you stay polite to people at all times. A good way to comprehend how important been polite is, is to place yourself in the other persons position, as an example imagine you were the one searching for a new employee and you had two applicants to interview. One of which responds with “please” and “thank you” while the other just spoke to you as if the whole thing was a waste of time, which individual would you go for? It’s most likely that you would pick the polite and well mannered candidate. As a general rule employers desire courteous and polite people for their workforce.

A good polite employee can help a business develop. This is exceedingly true when direct customer contact is needed as part of the job. As an example in the retail sector an employee with a bad attitude can cause distress to the customers who will in turn take their custom somewhere else, where as a nice polite employee will make the shopper feel good and pleased with the company. That is the same reason why it is important to be polite when dealing with all prospective employers as they will be looking at how you deal with people, no matter which kind of industry you are interested in working in.

When applying for a job its crucial to be polite at all times and not just during the interview, this is a slip-up many job seekers make as they believe the only person they have to impress is the interviewer. This is a huge error because after you have left the interviewer might ask other people such as the receptionist about your attitude. It is also very important to be polite when speaking to anyone over the telephone as you might not be aware of who it is you are talking to, or how well they are acquainted with the management. to summarize whether you are talking to a secretary or head manager you should always be polite and courteous.

Ellen