The Poll
Wed, 5 Oct 2005, 08:24 pmTaurean3 posts in thread
The Poll
Wed, 5 Oct 2005, 08:24 pmPardon me for asking....
but what about us humble "backbone-of-Australia" industrial types?
You remember us... the guys that build your houses, assemble your cars, your security-screen doors and your windows, you know... the factory hands and labourers. Don't we rate a mention?? Okay so we may not have the most desirable or glamourous jobs on Earth... but we share a passion for theatre just as much as anyone else.
We accept the basic minmum wage because that is all tht is on offer... yet we take pride in our manual skills .. and in our contribution to theatre.
Come on Mr Poll-tergeist, aren't we repressed enough?
How about including us in your survey??
Thou mangled dismal-dreaming mammet!
but what about us humble "backbone-of-Australia" industrial types?
You remember us... the guys that build your houses, assemble your cars, your security-screen doors and your windows, you know... the factory hands and labourers. Don't we rate a mention?? Okay so we may not have the most desirable or glamourous jobs on Earth... but we share a passion for theatre just as much as anyone else.
We accept the basic minmum wage because that is all tht is on offer... yet we take pride in our manual skills .. and in our contribution to theatre.
Come on Mr Poll-tergeist, aren't we repressed enough?
How about including us in your survey??
Thou mangled dismal-dreaming mammet!
Re: An A-Poll-ogy
Wed, 5 Oct 2005, 10:41 pmTaurean wrote:
>
> Pardon me for asking....
> but what about us humble "backbone-of-Australia" industrial
> types?
> You remember us... the guys that build your houses, assemble
> your cars, your security-screen doors and your windows, you
> know... the factory hands and labourers. Don't we rate a
> mention?? Okay so we may not have the most desirable or
> glamourous jobs on Earth... but we share a passion for
> theatre just as much as anyone else.
> We accept the basic minmum wage because that is all tht is
> on offer... yet we take pride in our manual skills .. and in
> our contribution to theatre.
> Come on Mr Poll-tergeist, aren't we repressed enough?
> How about including us in your survey??
A totally fair comment.
In my defense, you'll notice that when I activated this poll I announced that I hadn't composed it, nor really had time to sort through it properly to see if there were any omissions like this. I simply cut and pasted it. It was created by an anonymous contributor.
I did draw attention to the poll I DID compose, in December 03, which you can find by going to Polls/View Polls/Otherwise Occupied....my categories were a little broader. (apologies if I still left anyone out).
Here are those previous results, for your convenience:
Student/Homemaker/ Unemployed/Retired 39 votes 20%
Admin/ Management/ Legal/ Govt. 34 votes 17%
Media/Entertainment/Arts 28 votes 14%
IT/Telecommunications 16 votes 8%
Education/Childcare 13 votes 6%
Retail/Sales/ Manufacturing 13 votes 6%
Healthcare/Scientific 11 votes 5%Accounting/ Banking/Finance 11 votes 5%Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations 10 votes 5%
Construction/ Architecture/ Engineering 8 votes 4%
Hospitality/ Travel/ Tourism/ Sports 5 votes 2%
Trades/Services/ Transport 5 votes 2%
I have updated the current poll with your suggestions, although of course the results will not be as true as if the omission hadn't been made in the first place.
Well spotted - I hope you're one of the tradies who is currently building my house!
Cheers,
Craig
>
> Pardon me for asking....
> but what about us humble "backbone-of-Australia" industrial
> types?
> You remember us... the guys that build your houses, assemble
> your cars, your security-screen doors and your windows, you
> know... the factory hands and labourers. Don't we rate a
> mention?? Okay so we may not have the most desirable or
> glamourous jobs on Earth... but we share a passion for
> theatre just as much as anyone else.
> We accept the basic minmum wage because that is all tht is
> on offer... yet we take pride in our manual skills .. and in
> our contribution to theatre.
> Come on Mr Poll-tergeist, aren't we repressed enough?
> How about including us in your survey??
A totally fair comment.
In my defense, you'll notice that when I activated this poll I announced that I hadn't composed it, nor really had time to sort through it properly to see if there were any omissions like this. I simply cut and pasted it. It was created by an anonymous contributor.
I did draw attention to the poll I DID compose, in December 03, which you can find by going to Polls/View Polls/Otherwise Occupied....my categories were a little broader. (apologies if I still left anyone out).
Here are those previous results, for your convenience:
Student/Homemaker/ Unemployed/Retired 39 votes 20%
Admin/ Management/ Legal/ Govt. 34 votes 17%
Media/Entertainment/Arts 28 votes 14%
IT/Telecommunications 16 votes 8%
Education/Childcare 13 votes 6%
Retail/Sales/ Manufacturing 13 votes 6%
Healthcare/Scientific 11 votes 5%Accounting/ Banking/Finance 11 votes 5%Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations 10 votes 5%
Construction/ Architecture/ Engineering 8 votes 4%
Hospitality/ Travel/ Tourism/ Sports 5 votes 2%
Trades/Services/ Transport 5 votes 2%
I have updated the current poll with your suggestions, although of course the results will not be as true as if the omission hadn't been made in the first place.
Well spotted - I hope you're one of the tradies who is currently building my house!
Cheers,
Craig