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  • This house, as the feminist woman, would accept the CEO position.

    Infoslide

    You are a 30-year-old Filipino feminist woman working at a reputable multinational company. You are, by all accounts, a girlboss. Your entire career is marked by milestones of breaking gender-based barriers. You are incredibly competent at your job. The male CEO of your company has recently gotten into a series of scandals that have severely tarnished the reputation of your company. The company has offered you the CEO position, in hopes that you can restore the company to its former success.

    Debatable Open 2024 · Octofinals · 2024-06-30

  • This House supports the decline of professional loyalty in the modern workplace

    Infoslide

    Professional loyalty is defined as an intense sense of belongingness towards an organization.

    Debatable Open 2024 · Novice Semifinals · 2024-06-30

  • This house, as the feminist woman, would accept the CEO position.

    Infoslide

    You are a 30-year-old Filipino feminist woman working at a reputable multinational company. You are, by all accounts, a girlboss. Your entire career is marked by milestones of breaking gender-based barriers. You are incredibly competent at your job. The male CEO of your company has recently gotten into a series of scandals that have severely tarnished the reputation of your company. The company has offered you the CEO position, in hopes that you can restore the company to its former success.

    Debatable Open 2024 · Novice Quarterfinals · 2024-06-30

  • This House would allow managerial employees to unionize

    Infoslide

    Currently, under the labor laws of majority of countries, only non-managerial employees (i.e. employees without leadership capacities or responsibilities) are allowed to unionize.

    Debatable Open 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-06-30

  • This House would allow managerial employees to unionize

    Infoslide

    Currently, under the labor laws of majority of countries, only non-managerial employees (i.e. employees without leadership capacities or responsibilities) are allowed to unionize.

    Debatable Open 2024 · Novice Semifinals · 2024-06-30

  • This House believes that workers should be compensated based on output rather than the amount of hours worked

    Debatable Open 2024 · Novice Semifinals · 2024-06-30

  • This House supports the decline of professional loyalty in the modern workplace

    Infoslide

    Professional loyalty is defined as an intense sense of belongingness towards an organization.

    Debatable Open 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-06-30

  • This house regrets the decline of "lifetime employment"

    Infoslide

    In the practice of lifetime employment, companies typically hire new college graduates and implicitly guarantee them stable employment until they reach the retirement age. In asian countries (ie. Japan, Korea) where such a practice was common, this gave rise to the notion of a salaryman with unshakable loyalty to their company in exchange for lifetime employment security.

    Thistle Cup Pre-WSDC 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-06-28

  • This house, as an altruistically minded graduate from a reputable university, would follow the earn-to-give model instead of working to maximize social good

    Infoslide

    The "earn-to-give" model is a philosophy that suggests the best strategy for people who want to create a change in the world is to earn a substantial income and then donate a significant portion of it to cost-effective charities. On the other hand, work that maximizes social good focuses on how you can create a positive impact on people through social entrepreneurship, working in non-profit organisations etc.

    Thistle Cup Pre-WSDC 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-06-28

  • This house regrets the use of standardized testing as the predominant method of recruiting civil servants in India

    Infoslide

    Citizens in India are required to go through standardized exams conducted by the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) if they hope to become civil servants. The exams generally consist of questions about current affairs, "general studies" (the environment, the constitution etc), and two papers with specialized subjects that candidates can pick from (Psychology, Mechanical Engineering, etc.) In 2021, 1.1 million students applied for the exam, 0.5 million actually attempted the first round of papers, and only 761 received posts in the government.

    Dialectica Pre-ABP 2024 Fundraiser · Round 2 · 2024-06-28

  • This house prefers draft-based mechanisms of team equalisation to salary cap-based mechanisms

    Infoslide

    Sports leagues have various mechanisms to promote parity between teams. A salary cap sets a maximum sum that can be spent by a club on total player salaries. A draft is a process where teams select players who are new to the league; teams generally select players in reverse order, with the previous season's least successful team getting first pick.

    Uhuru Worlds 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-06-21

  • This House opposes the hyper-specialization of higher education

    Infoslide

    Hyper-specialization refers to the increasing specialization of higher education studies. This includes, but is not limited to, the creation of more graduate school programs, the emphasis on declaring major courses early on in undergraduate studies, and a focus on specialized research output on particular fields

    Everest International WSDC 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-06-21

  • That we should ban all non-compete clauses in employment contracts

    Infoslide

    A non-compete agreement/clause prevents a former employee from competing with their old employer (or working with a firm that competes with their old employer) for a period of time.

    USU Pre-Australs 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-06-21

  • That we regret the Star System

    Infoslide

    In the early 20th century, the 'Star System' in Hollywood refers to a practice of building and promoting actors as major stars. Studios would sign actors to long-term contracts. The actors would undergo extensive training and the studio would have the contractual right to manage their career and image. Prior to the Star System, Hollywood actors were significantly less famous. Famous stars who were a part of the Star System include Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo and Clark Gable.

    USU Pre-Australs 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-06-21