Month: April 2022

Those rich bastards allways spout how it is individual skill that makes people rich and “that its your own fault” for being poor – but the moment the economy doesnt do so well they immediately cry for government aid to save them. Like what happened to meritocracy? If people “dont deserve” aid because “of their own fault” – then why do these rich bastards “deserve” a fat government check to save their companie for collapsing. Isnt it “their own fault” for not foreseeing the economic downturn and accumulating enough financial reserves to survive it?

This is a story about my first job after grad school, and the first one I ever had in my field. It wasn’t a huge company, but it was high-profile. When I started, I was hyper qualified and deeply underpaid. This office even “forgot” to pay me my actual pay – they didn’t include the small raise they did offer to my paycheque until I noticed and asked. They were so cheap, they even had an annual cleanup day, where staff were expected to deep clean and fix the office. Winner got a 10$ Chipotle gift card. Bring the young, dumb good girl that I was at the time, I started off accepting this. I did accept I was “paid in prestige,” that this would help me in my career later on. I am embarrassed now to say, I even won that stupid Chipotle gift card after I brought a…

The flag was covered up, and I’m not surprised even a little. I say we put where it was: “FIX CAPITALISM, FIX AMERICA”. Americans are bound to reattempt to make the flag in that spot again, so I say that we make sure those words stay over the flag. Who is with me?

I mean this community has 2M members we can paint half the canvas if we coordinate.

I have no issue with some sort certification test to make sure you know what you need to know and can prove your capable of the job. But if I can do the job should be the only thing that determines wether or not I am qualified for that job.