Imagine what we could do as a human race now that we have AI and bots a plenty. Cures for diseases, terraforming and inhabiting other planets, etc… Instead we are being put out of work with no way to support ourselves, while large corporations become even larger and more powerful. Just seems like we have an incredible opportunity as a species and it’s all being wasted on greed.
Back in college I remember thinking foolishly that with age and a degree, one became free of the mental anguish of tiptoeing around petty/immature/sadistic bosses. It took me until my 40s to realize that is not the case unless one has the privilege of being able to retire. Unfortunately it will always be that way as long as American society places all of our economic security and access to healthcare in the hands of employers. Just a rant on a difficult day. Thanks for reading.
Are you tired? I am. I'm tired of being laid off. Tired of being underpaid. Tired of playing by all the rules that I've been taught only to find out that the goal posts have moved. Tired of being low balled for my particular skill set -(bachelor degree and some IT certs). Tired of these recruiters wasting my time. Here is a list of bullet points that I want answered by recruiters or interviewers before I even move forward with decisions in employment. Give me your feedback on how I can refine this better. I appreciate all of you guys…..and hang in there, it's rough out there right now…..here's the list: I have very important questions for you about this company: * Regarding the compensation: what is the rate for this position? Is it negotiable? Are there merit-based raises, and/or COL raises?* Are there any incentive based earnings/bonuses? * Is there…
Ok so Im in the final stretch for my university and I’ve finished my exams but have 2 assignments remaining which will finish on the 14th of June. Recently I landed a 25-30 hour job in Starbucks and I’ve done a couple shifts and the job is good very simple and I’ve picked up everything I need to know in the 2 shifts but overall I would rate the job as boring and physically my body is just aching and the shifts are 9-11 hours long so I really don’t have the mental or the physical to do anything else. After the job. Now coming to the “problem”. I’ve basically thought of quitting because of how demanding it is on me partly because I think I havnt worked in a long time and I’ve been at uni chilling a lot. The other part of me wants to work because of…
Hustle culture and working two jobs to break even and pay debt. yippee/s So I've been doing the multiple hourly job thing for a few years now but this time I'm attempting to temporarily balance a salaried wfh nonprofit job with an hourly state job. It's pathetic that neither pay enough to really live but working both at the same time for a couple months, I can catch up on some things. So the nonprofit job had a 60 day wait period to recieve health benefits which caused hardship on a couple doctors visits a month ago and already had me bitching to their HR. It costs approximately $220 per month for their high deductible health plan which blows. I recently accepted a state job (thats even union yay!) that I can hopefully move upward pretty fast in that has WAY cheaper health coverage. It is lower pay right now…