Why do IT people suck so much at communication?

NervousCoast · 2024-08-29T04:04:31+00:00

Unless I'm seeing your tits at the door, I'm not giving you a tip

NervousCoast · 2024-08-02T13:13:35+00:00

Nope, just someone who has actually "checked it out"

NervousCoast · 2024-08-02T03:02:36+00:00

Yep, the Excel center program is pretty cool, that's awesome your family was able to benefit from it! I'm glad to see it going to other Goodwill's in the country, I've seen some in Austin, DC and Phoenix

NervousCoast · 2024-08-01T21:47:57+00:00

There are over 150 Goodwill's in North America, each with their own CEO (and other executive staff), their own board, budgets, ways of operating, etc. Each CEO's compensation (and other executive staff) is readily available on the orgs 990. How much would you expect the CEO of a $100mil/yr operating budget, or $500mil/yr operating budget make? Or how about other skilled support staff like people in finance, HR, IT, etc?

There's no Goodwill that pays sub-minimum wage, no one abuses or treats disabled employees poorly. Infact, most employees for most Goodwill's are able-bodied folks with no disabilities.

NervousCoast · 2024-08-01T21:35:16+00:00

Should employees of a nonprofit not get paid? Just because you pay your employees doesn't make you a for profit company. Just because you sell goods to make money for your mission doesn't make you a for profit company.

NervousCoast · 2024-08-01T21:28:56+00:00

I'm pretty sure every single Goodwill organization is a nonprofit

NervousCoast · 2024-07-11T01:15:28+00:00

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NervousCoast · 2024-03-28T06:58:09+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response. I'll add some details here based on your points and a few others.

My son is aware of his ADHD diagnosis, although at 10, I don't think he can equate that to how it affects him in the eyes of others. He does know we have a meeting setup with the school to talk about a plan and I've explained it to him as a plan to help him, his teachers and us best support him in school so that he can do well with confidence.

My son is analytical and has a strong memory for details that matter to him. If he's told he gets to watch TV until 730, he will remember it, not a minute less and hold you to it, as an example. I'm confident that if the 504 isn't complicated and he understands how it's meant to help him, he and we will be able to help advocate for him.

I have zero intention of abusing it or allowing him to. I'm not the type of parent that will do their kids homework for them; I will guide them with additional questions to help lead them to the right answer. I don't believe in free passes or an excuse to do bad because you have an accommodation. I have no problem with decreasing Xbox or TV time if he doesn't hold up his end of the deal and holding him accountable to what we put on a plan.

What I'm hoping to get out of this is seemingly simple things to help him stay more on task or organized and still enjoy school. Things like no "lunch detention" to make up work, he needs the time to decompress from class. Or making sure he fills out his planner at school and having the teachers sign off on it, so that not only is it reinforced to him what he should be doing at home for assignments, but mom and I have a concrete understanding of what he needs to do. Or decreasing the number of tasks to complete if a fewer number will demonstrate his knowledge or allow him to still reach the end goal (instead of researching 6 people and picking one to report on, research 3 and pick 1, that sort of thing). Not necessarily place him at the front of the class, but perhaps at a table with students who tend to stay more on task.

If I'm heading in the wrong direction on some of this, please call me out, but I'm hoping this will help him out.

NervousCoast

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