Over the past few months, my department, and a few others, have been given generous raises at work. They have, however, always been accompanied with the traditional “do not discuss this raise with anyone” warning from HR. Well, obviously, that's just code for, “we are only paying you more because we have to; please don't tell others, or we might have to compensate them fairly too.” I decided that everyone should know about the raises. Two of my coworkers in departments that didn't get the raises are now in active negotiations to get salary raises AND backpay for the time they worked without the pay bump. Always discuss your wages. It's one of the most effective tools for identifying unfair compensation practices, and anyone who tells you otherwise is certainly trying to screw someone out of their fair share of earnings.
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When you work but are still poor…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM At the time of this video, the average US CEO earned 380x compared to average worker in his/her company. As long as inequality continues to exacerbate in this exponential trend, conditions will only worsen. Unfettered, late-stage capitalism is nothing more than a genocide of the middle class and below. Couple this with the inflation we're seeing as a result of the Fed's QE pandemic money printing. If you haven't already, you will begin seeing the cost of your groceries, products, services, gas etc. all going up. Something's got to give. Vote with your willful disobedience to the powers that be; otherwise succumb to your existence of a debt slave to the 1%. Be a beacon to those around you. Exit the rat race. Opt out of the legacy system (which was already rigged from the get-go). “It's called the American dream, because you have to be asleep to believe…
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Am I Overreacting?
So this all transpired today. I'm in whats supposed to grow to a director's position for a startup company in the Automotive industry. Friday, about 30 minutes before all of our third parties closed, we received a call saying that images weren't loading correctly. Alright, easy, I open a ticket with the correct 3rd Party, inform the entire company – there's only about 10 of us – and clocked out for the day. As I'm on my way home, the same company submitted an email ticket for the exact same issue. I reminded the company of what was going on and enjoyed my weekend. I got in today, and as soon as I put my backpack down, I was talked to about the ticket. Apparently, I should have called the company the second it came in despite having a phone conversation with them 45 minutes prior to the email ticket.…
Song is eerie as a reminder of modern times https://youtu.be/QbTXlvRyA4k King Of Comedy, REM. Make your money with a suit and tie Make your money with shrewd denial Make your money expert advice If you can wing it Make your money with a power ply Make your money with a buyout bribe Make it lie as long as you mean it I'm not king of comedy Grease the pig, give a squeeze (squeeze me) Make your money with exploitation Make it holy illumination Say a prayer at every station Don't forget to ask for mercy Make your money with a pretty face Make it easy with product placement Make it charged with controversy I'm straight, I'm queer, I'm bi I'm not king of comedy I'm not your magazine I'm not your television Make your money, make it rich Make it young and make it quick Make your money on…
Making entertainment Netflix Terrfic!!! Theres a lot of coercion!!!!!!! Gaslighting, hypocrisy, faulty accusations, fables, fictitious rumours, slanderous talk, assumptions trespassers, adult dragons, breathing down at vast de yo!!!! Ay…no mi digas
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Cost of living & work life balance
Seriously, greater Nashville, TN area here… to afford an apartment by yourself one needs to be making closer to $25 an hour. Will there ever be a time again where people can work 25-30 hours a week and be able to afford a home, basic utilities. I’m not even talking about a fancy lifestyle just to be able to survive. Literally have a family member who makes $26 an hour (works 4 10s) and has to work and overtime day twice a month to make ends meet, want to do anything extra, work additional OT. Literally said once student loan payments restart they will have to move back in with their parents because they won’t be able to afford to live on their own anymore, and hell they are just barley getting by without even factoring student loans yet 🤦️
hello 'third world country' resident here , im seeing all of these posts all over the internet about how there is great resignation thing going on in US and it sounds pretty cool but why the hell did you tolerate the bullshit before for so long that is beyond me . But as mentioned in the title the people who are quitting do you have money saved up or relying on family for financial support ? like what is the backup plan ? or these people are just immediately looking for new jobs? There are articles saying that companies aren't really hiring people they are just complaining that they are short staffed ?