My mom works and has worked her ass off for almost 40 years in a physically intense blue collar job. She always told me the whole “work hard and it'll be rewarded” lie. She truly believed it. But the last 3 years or so, she's realizing it's all bullshit. Last year she got a nickel an hour “raise.” That's a slap in the face. I've been telling mom for years to work her wage and not a cent more. For the first time I'm seeing my mama not give her absolute all because fuck them. I'm glad she's saving energy but damn! You know it's bad when…
I have a job that is actually great. Like what I do, my manager is amazing, it's completely remote. But do you know what I got for my “merit raise”? 6%. That's 50% lower than what last year's inflation was. I technically notice it in my paycheck not because it makes a difference but it is technically higher than what I made last year. Do you know how excited my boss was about my merit raise? And it wasn't an act but genuine excitement. That's sad.
You see articles about people working 2 jobs at once while remote and the outrage over it by corporations. Um you obviously aren't paying me enough to only work one job???
My spouse is very weird and wants kids for some reason. I've tried explaining that that's a luxury we will most likely never actually be able to afford, but my protests fall on deaf ears.
Boomer politicians and legacy media are always whining about the low birth rate—it couldn't possibly be I am barely keeping my head above water, much less a whole other human being!! Condoms are cheaper than babies!