Is lying a way to deal with discrimination against singles?
Singles are often given more hours, asked to travel, not given breaks during the summer, and paid less than their married counterparts. They also take advantage of fewer benefits--no need for childcare or family health. I remember a Dilbert cartoon where one of the characters pretends to be married in order to get the benefits of a married person. Is this possible? If a person claims to be married on a job application, and says their spouse does not need benefits (such as healthcare), and puts fake pictures on their desk, what are the chances they could get away with it? Also, I am not suggesting using a family as an excuse to get out of work. I am just referring to times where a boss thinks "Jim can handle the contract in China, he doesn't have a family to miss him."
Can a travel agent get a better deal on a cruise than the internet sites?
I've found a specific cruise that I want and every single "discount" travel website offers the same exact fare $549.00 as the actual cruise ships website. This seems as though the discount websites aren't discounts at all. So my question is, can I get a better price than carnival has on their site by going to a brick and mortar travel agent? Also, we plan to cruise at the end of June or early July of 07