Comments on: Bad boss at Make-a-Wish fired for creating hostile work environment

By: willy

willy — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:10:42 +0000

To all the people on this message board except for Albert who seems to be the only person with a job. I beg you to get a grip on reality and realize that coming onto a website like this and bashing a woman who worked her ass of for many years for a great cause deserves nothing but your utmost respect. Now I’m sure that most of you worked for Cathy just like I did for a year internship in high school before going to West Point. In my experience Cathy did nothing but push her staff to make as many wishes come true as possible and looking at the facts that is what happened. WHne she first got to MAW they were working out of a retirement home REALLLLLYYYY she moved the offices to a very nice building in Bethesda. So already better than when she got there, the wishes granted almost doubled by the time she left again impressive. High turnover rate umm maybe because the staff was used to getting there when they wanted too and leaving whenever the wanted to sounds pretty unproductive and when kids who have life threatening diseases are at stake i would want my staff working pretty hard. So before I have to go back out onto patrol and protect the rights that you people abuse when you write these things about a hardworking individual i would like to say one thing. You people have no clue what it is to work a hard and stressful day granted childrens wishes is the best job in the world and if you dont think so i urge you to come and pick up a gun we could use you over here. But I have a feeling if working for a woman who pushes you to the limit to produce wishes gets to you you couldnt fight for your country. So do me a favor the person fighting for your freedoms stop posting stupid crap like this online about other people. And if you dont like these rules I have set down there is some nice piece of real estate over here in Kabul. And I find it interesting how the poeple who posted most of these comments took their profile down you guys must like that secret behind your back way of going about things thats cool you remind me of the guy my gunner took out today with a bomb strapped to his chest. Have a great time looking for those nice relaxing jobs where you dont get pushed to produce I hear greenpeace is hiring. “LOL H.A.R.D. ” – Janedoe

p.s if you want to use a screenname so people dont know who you are dont use your name in it cuz you guys were bad accountants and even worse consultants. Have going back to the office to gossip about this one girls. Goodbye from the middle east!!!

By: Cleo Jones

Cleo Jones — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:05:40 +0000

1 year later from a grand day when dummy was fired …

By: Bully Buster

Bully Buster — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:48:32 +0000

I need to contact the defense attorneys. I would LOVE to testify for them!!

By: Raymond Brown

Raymond Brown — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:25:43 +0000

Deja Vu

By: Bully Buster

Bully Buster — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:56:26 +0000

Ms. Martens has now filed a law suit against Make-a-Wish and the executives. I am surprised it got this far. She usually gets paid off when she threatens to sue. GO Make-a-Wish, there are allot of people out here that know the truth about this woman and we will help in any way we can!!!

By: JaneDoeToo

JaneDoeToo — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:37:15 +0000

Albert, is Catherine still the leader of Make A Wish?
The End
LOL – H-a-r-d

By: Albert

Albert — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:44:59 +0000

whats funny is all your statements are false! the end.

By: Rememberme

Rememberme — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:31:05 +0000

My Make A Wish experience with the late Catherine:

“If a child is a bully, all it means is that he’s acting out, externalizing stuff that he’s frustrated or angry about,” she says. “It’s unlikely that he’s not saying a single word about it.”

This frustration can lead to aggression.

“When a child is frustrated, there are only two outcomes for that … either he’s going to become aggressive or adapt. If you have a child who is a bully, he’s probably chronically frustrated.”

Stop Bullying Now!, a federally-run site, notes some common characteristics among bullies:

Children Who Bully Can Be:

Impulsive, hot-headed, dominant
Easily frustrated
Lacking empathy
Having difficulty following rules
Viewing violence in a positive way
Physically stronger than other children

By: JaneDoeToo

JaneDoeToo — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:17:17 +0000

Albert you must have been behind a computer to respond to my facts about this jerk boss getting fired again. “On the move” you at least took 5 minutes to look this up and write LOL
And at the end of the day she still got fired. At 70 or whatever she is, we’ll see if she’s hired now by the Red Cross but don’t count on it with the WashPost exposure this time.

By: Albert

Albert — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:22:41 +0000

jane I am sorry I have a job and am constantly on the move so I don’t have the luxury of sitting be hind a computer at my house criticizing some one else while your schmuck of a husband supports your infant self