Foul Tech Sours

Is the cost of a system worth the price of convenience? This question is something that I've been ruminating on after a brief discussion with one of my close friends. Scenario: My close friend, let's call her Kitty, has been applying for jobs. One particular company, a small to medium sized company (464 stores with 11,800 employees as of 1 October 2015), allows interested applicants to view open positions online. Kitty found several positions in which she was interested and proceeded to apply. Now, you would expect, like many systems, that Kitty would be redirected from the company employment website to some sort of under-thought, poorly customized employee application system powered by Oracle (you know, Taleo? Yup..it's Oracle). In this instance, that was not the case: She provided her email address and was then emailed  a fillable .PDF application which she was expected the send back electronically to the company email address provided. Pause: They want Kitty, the

The American people "are sick and tired about hearing about your damn emails." Words uttered from a frustrated Dr. Bernie Sanders in the first Democratic presidential debate. Not to undermine the fact that decisions made by Ms. Hillary Clinton regarding those "damn emails" probably weren't in her (or America's) best interest, however, I agree that the FIRST Democratic debate is neither the time nor place. Quite frankly, as a registered voter, her "damn emails" were not of interest to me as I tuned in to the democratic debate. Between Jimmy complaining about not getting enough speaking time (despite the fact that he didn't get the least) in the midst of reminding us about the murders he's committed, and Hilary's seemingly super rehearsed, well practiced responses to the difficult questions asked of her, there were some good political discussions that occurred among the candidates. Bypassing the scripted introductions and discussi