abrasivesaint Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 Also thought it was worth mentioning that i pass a particular McDonalds every day. A couple weeks ago it was seeking help and offering $18/hr, that has since dropped to “up to $14/hr”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 On a side note I've been road tripping all month in the southwest and I'm finally home. If I never eat fast food again it will be too soon. Saw more than one $18 per hour sign in these spots, and clearly noticed a need for increased patience, and incompetence tolerance when dealing with these under staffed venues. That said, I'm not mad that the more competent workers I'm used to flipping my McGriddle™ and filling my coffee have moved on to better opportunities/futures even if it's slightly inconvenient. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ndv Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 ^^ sounds like a hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/megacorp/id1596777564?i=1000545008180 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2021/12/rubio-brown-call-for-federal-investigation-into-amazon-s-labor-practices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 I think Amazon is crooked af. I stopped using them a long time ago and have been just fine finding other places to get stuff from. It's almost as if they never existed to me now. I'm sick of seeing these stupid commercials about how Amazon pays people 15 dollars an hour. That's cute and it sounds great, but $15/hr isn't really a lot of money for anyone..... especially not with this inflation. Make no mistake either, this isn't some "natural inflation"..... this is a direct result of policy. How cool is $15/hr when 1gal of milk costs $8. Or your fuel, horse piss grade 85 or 87 octane costs over $5/gallon. This "high pay" for warehouse/courier work is a numbers game for people that don't understand economics very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Knight Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Not to mention two drinks and a tip (no tip gang) costs $15. And after taxes and all that you’re probably only taking home 11 or so. How is that a good living? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Getting rid of real cash registers and switching to these ipad smart kiosks for payment has ushered in this "tip for everything" idea. I just hate it when the hipster operating the damn thing spins it around towards you and says "it's going to ask you a couple of questions." What they mean to say is, "it's going to ask you if you want to help me make more money than my employer agreed to pay me because I don't understand what it actually takes to get a pay raise for myself in life." Working for tips is a spider's life. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 I was just looking at a sign at the local McDonald’s which bragged that they were paying $12. Taking the maximum legal deductions on my tax form, 40 hrs a week wouldn’t pay my mortgage which is well below the national average at this point in time. None of these companies give a shit about anyone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Oh, also, I just went into a Walmart the other day for the first time in a while and there were no more manned registers. The whole thing was self check out. I stole just about everything. Fuck their entire business model. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Knight Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 That’s the thing I hate about the tipping gesture. The employees expect more from the customers and will treat your service a certain way if you don’t compensate for their employer. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Yeah..... and I am not the type to go full Karen on people that are just trying to make a living..... but since when does the establishment offering a service get to EXPECT something out of the customer? Kinda crazy if you look at it in that light and I hadn't before you mentioned it @Dark_Knight 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) Those little kiosks guilt trip people way harder than an idle tip jar with a funny quote packing taped to it. edit: and really.... for that reason, they're genius af for a business to use. I wish I had thought of and invented those things. Edited December 23, 2021 by Dirty_habiT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/23/2-amazon-workers-die-within-hours-of-each-other-after-being-denied-sick-leave-15814964/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 For the record, as of the beginning of 2022, i will be in a new (higher) position, and a member of a union. Money where mouth is. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 I would say props but I can't help but to think you've relinquished control over some aspect of your life (that most others handle for themselves). it's important to control your own upward momentum. Nobody cares about you getting ahead in life as much as you do. id ditch the union fuckery because they're not actually providing you anything that you cannot do yourself. I know that's some hard pills to swallow if that's mostly all you've ever known with all kinds of friends and family working for unions. I associate unions with mob faggots like the greasy wop Italians trying to control all the plumping and electricity jobs in all the pizza pie shops. Didn't pay your dues. Would be a shame if Luigi didn't show up to fix your leaky pipes that Mario came by and tapped with a hammer to crack over night. It would be a reallll shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Knight Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Only thing I agree about is Italians are greasy and stink 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elena Delle Donne Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 okay, covid could be permanently disabling. B-BUT... the workforce!! https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/delta-ceo-asks-cdc-cut-quarantine-time-breakthrough-covid-cases-2021-12-21/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
where Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 On 12/27/2021 at 8:08 AM, Dark_Knight said: Only thing I agree about is Italians are greasy and stink Beepity boppity la manzano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Living her best life fooling the plebes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metronome Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I dunno, is insider trading really fooling the plebes? I suppose she is getting elected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 19 minutes ago, metronome said: I dunno, is insider trading really fooling the plebes? I suppose she is getting elected. Only a fooled plebe would think it's ethical for a legislator than can effect stock prices to profit on trading said stocks, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metronome Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 To be clear, I agree with you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, metronome said: I dunno, is insider trading really fooling the plebes? I suppose she is getting elected. definitely. Publicly traded companies take the "investment" of people buying stocks in them without the benefit of knowing industry secrets like what contracts wouldn't be renewed soon or deals to absorb other businesses via acquisitions. normal investors don't usually have access to that kind of info that pelosi is benefiting handsomely off of and that's what makes it very illegal. Edited January 1, 2022 by Dirty_habiT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metronome Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 I believe she's also used her position to direct her husband's real estate investments too? In short, fuck that bitch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 11 hours ago, metronome said: I believe she's also used her position to direct her husband's real estate investments too? In short, fuck that bitch. This is probably the worst Democrats grift. Invest in real estate, then restrict new development in a city pretending you just don't want "gentrification" (anti-white racism he perfect grift these days), and watch your studio apartment's rent shoot up to $4000 a month. Watched it go down live in Brooklyn, and Harlem while I was in NYC. Good luck buying in either now unless you're rich, or hustle extra hardbody 24/7. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 2008 here we go again! https://jalopnik.com/subprime-lenders-are-setting-up-car-buyers-to-fail-con-1848418238 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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