Originally posted by Unsinkable II Wow! And you're OK being a 21st C slave?
I had one CEO that tried that on. I told him I was born free, and would remain that way; he wasn't having my signature on the one-sided contract. He had a tantrum, I changed the contract to something fair (that all parts of my life on this planet had a requirement of me being FREE).
Why is it that so many people pretend to be open-minded and strong, but are just sheeple when it really comes to the crunch?
My attorney negotiated my employment contract with their attorney. We accepted that condition because it isn't important to me (but we bargained like hell with it).
I'm perfectly free to do what I do for any company in my industry. Freedom doesn't mean I get
my way in all things at all times. It means I have the freedom to choose what conditions I accept, just as the company has the freedom to choose, what conditions it demands.
I have the unquestioned right to work, not the unquestioned right to work for my company under my terms. Were I forced to work for my company, under their terms, with no alternative sources of emplyment then I would, indeed, be enslaved.
Same applies to Pentax - we're not obligated to buy their stuff nor pay these prices. We can use what we already have, sell all our stuff and buy other stuff, get a different hobby or just log on to a website and piss and moan to our hearts' contents. Pentax is free to raise their prices to whatever level the think best, as long as they are willing to accept the outcome of that decision. If they dipped into our PayPal accounts and sent us a 60~250 at the current price, demanding we take it, then we're enslaved.
And now I think I'll step through the door on the right and let the younger man continue this rebellion.
Adio's, muchachos!