Gen Z Employee: How Am I To See My Friends, Or Even Eat Enough Food to Stay Alive, When I Am Working an Incredible 40 Hours Per Week?!!

This country is doomed. You know that, right?

A Gen Z employee lamented in an essay published by Business Insider that her day job at the YMCA is, while rewarding, still "difficult" since it takes up too much of her time.

Piper Hansen graduated from college in spring 2023 and while she has only been working full time for a few months, she said it is depressing to have the 9-to-5 schedule.

"How can I make sure I'm eating well and seeing my friends and taking time for my hobbies?" she asked. "How am I supposed to fit my whole life into a 9-to-5 work schedule?"

Hansen explained that she wakes up around 7 a.m. for her 10-to-7 job, but by the time she gets home, she barely has time to walk her dog and make dinner before it gets dark.

"Then I have to make sure the coffee pot is ready for the next morning, and I have something to take for lunch the next day," she wrote. "I'm home for just a few hours before I get ready to go to bed by 11 p.m."

Maybe there aren't as many Girlbosses as the Media Propaganda Complex assures us there are.

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In the TikTok, the young college graduate questioned how people are supposed to make time for friends or to date.
"I want to shower, eat my dinner and go to sleep," she said. "I don't have time or energy to cook my dinner either. Like, I don't have energy to work out, like that's out the window. Like, I'm so upset. Nothing to do with my job at all, but just like the 9-to-5 schedule in general is crazy."
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The 23-year-old said it is "wild" how "there's only time to work and go home to rest before work starts again," arguing, "That's not how humans are supposed to live."

I mean, I do get the general complaint, but...

This letter from "Piper" was written in response to the TikTok by a young Gen Z woman complaining that with a 40 hour work week plus commuting time, there just was not a lot of the day left for her friends and dating life.

In the upload, Brielle, who asked that Insider only use her first name to protect her privacy, said that it was her first job out of college and that she worked from the office, which meant she had to commute into the city even though it took "forever" because she couldn't afford to live there.
She said she got on her train at 7:30 a.m. and didn't get home until "6:15 earliest," at which point, she said, she had no time or energy to cook dinner or work out. The 9-5 schedule and the commute wiped out her days, she said.
At the start of the video, the TikToker said she was "probably just being so dramatic and annoying" and acknowledged her situation could be worse. She said she could be working even longer hours but questioned how people were supposed to make time for friends or to date.
"I don't have time for anything, and I'm, like, so stressed out," she said toward the end of the video.
The upload appeared to resonate; it received 1.2 million views and more than 7,300 comments. Many wrote they could relate to the situation, as they shared that they, too, had limited time for their own personal lives and found the repetitive routine difficult to deal with.
"The 40 hour work week is beyond outdated and your feelings are totally valid," one viewer wrote.

I think someone lied to all of these non-Girlbosses about how AWESOME and FUN and EMPOWERING actual work is. And I think the videos released by non-Girlbosses "working" in the tech industry by drinking lattes all day is also causing a lot of bitterness in people forced to actually work in real jobs.

That girl has been laid off. If you're being paid to waste time at work all day, you should probably keep your good fortune secret from your bosses, rather than bragging about it on TikTok.

There's a whole trend of "Lazy Girl Jobs." The idea is to work very little, get a decent but not huge salary, and avoid all work stress.

I mean, it's not a bad plan. Non-ambitious people do have every right to seek work that suits them.

But the pay she says you can get for a "lazy girl job," $60-80,000, might make most girls stressed, as they're required to actually work for a lot less.

A self-declared "Lazy Girl Job Girlboss" had to warn her fellow Lazy Girls not to post about their Lazy Girl Jobs on TikTok.

If you watch tech girls bragging on TikTok about their jobs basically being Kindergarten Birthday Parties all day long, you might start to get resentful about the 40 hour workweek, too.

People "curate" their lives on TikTok and social media to brag. They create a false impression of how great their lives are. It's all fake.

But they do this because a lot of people believe them. They really believe you can make $80,000 per year doing practically nothing, and so anyone working harder for less is a chump.

Interesting, while the TikTok girls brag about how little work they do, the TikTok bros brag about the ludicrous amount of work (and gym training) they claim they do. This guy is parodying them.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:20 PM

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1 First!

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at November 17, 2023 03:20 PM (eYoxG)

2 This country is doomed. You know that, right?

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:20 PM

I've known that for a while now.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 03:21 PM (DRSnL)

3 The 23-year-old said it is "wild" how "there's only time to work and go home to rest before work starts again," arguing, "That's not how humans are supposed to live."

You're right. They're supposed to live by eating roots, grubs, and carrion, and dying at 35. Feel free.

Posted by: FBI agent at November 17, 2023 03:22 PM (I/Qkd)

4 I want to believe these type articles are fake. All Boomer click-bait.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) wants you kids off his lawn at November 17, 2023 03:23 PM (aD39U)

5 This country is doomed. You know that, right?
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Probably, but this may well not have anything to do with it. There are always lazy idiots bitching about how hard it all is even if it's not very hard. It's just that they all have their own TV stations now.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:23 PM (d04cU)

6 They really believe you can make $80,000 per year doing practically nothing, and so anyone working harder for less is a chump.

If they're attractive, they probably really can make that much on OnlyFans.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 03:23 PM (DRSnL)

7 If this girl stared up at the sky when it was raining hard, she would drown, sounds like…

Posted by: tubal at November 17, 2023 03:24 PM (PCK5/)

8 Some of these idiots put more time and effort into "being lazy on the job" than would if they actually worked.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 17, 2023 03:24 PM (Q4IgG)

9 This to some degree ties into the end of marriage and stay-at home moms.

Basically the guy could concentrate on working outside the home, the woman works on things in and around the home, and you've got an efficient division of labor. The person traveling in order to work wasn't also cooking.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at November 17, 2023 03:24 PM (eYoxG)

10 My son just turned 22 and is a go-getter. Already has a job lined up when he graduates next month from Virginia Tech.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at November 17, 2023 03:24 PM (JrojV)

11 and dying at 35

Actually most are supposed to die before 1 under these circumstances.

Posted by: Next2Nothing at November 17, 2023 03:24 PM (tA1/w)

12 Hansen explained that she wakes up around 7 a.m. for her 10-to-7 job, but by the time she gets home, she barely has time to walk her dog and make dinner before it gets dark.
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Yup.

Is what it is. It's better than the "9-9-6" schedule in Red China. Those people really do have no lives as a result.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:24 PM (d04cU)

13 There's always money in the banana stand.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) wants you kids off his lawn at November 17, 2023 03:24 PM (aD39U)

14 The girl in the bottommost video looks cute.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at November 17, 2023 03:25 PM (JrojV)

15 4 I want to believe these type articles are fake. All Boomer click-bait.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) wants you kids off his lawn at November 17, 2023 03:23 PM (aD39U)

No, no, they are genuine…

Posted by: tubal at November 17, 2023 03:25 PM (PCK5/)

16 I want to believe these type articles are fake. All Boomer click-bait.

Probably, but this may well not have anything to do with it. There are always lazy idiots bitching about how hard it all is even if it's not very hard. It's just that they all have their own TV stations now.

You've cracked the code.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 17, 2023 03:25 PM (I/Qkd)

17 Most women don’t belong in the workplace.

Posted by: Head Football Coach Howard Schnellenberger at November 17, 2023 03:25 PM (cDbti)

18 It was just one beer can.... with a wad of cash in it.

Well, it turns out that wasn’t the case at all. Once again, Steven Crowder has the receipts, and the receipts show that Anheuser-Busch paid Mulvaney $185,000, making it crystal clear that the two parties did have a formal business arrangement.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy MAGA Extremist at November 17, 2023 03:25 PM (+cIkI)

19 Piper probably likes butt stuff.

Posted by: Puddinhead at November 17, 2023 03:26 PM (ntk8v)

20 To be fair -- I do get the complaint.

You do kind of watch your life pass you by with the 9-5 schedule making eh money.

You make enough to live and pay your bills. Maybe you can retire someday.

Most of your waking hours are spent going to work, working, coming back from work, cooking dinner, and maybe an hour or two to fuck off before bed.

What she should have done was been born rich. I think that's the way to go. OR marry a rich guy. She should get on that sooner rather than later though.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at November 17, 2023 03:26 PM (mj0Qp)

21 Cowboy up, Girlboss.

You wanted to replace men, start working like one.

And stop complaining.

Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 03:26 PM (sm6Pk)

22 Sorry I missed the Trump poll thread. Have we resolved the issue yet?

Posted by: Archimedes at November 17, 2023 03:26 PM (I/Qkd)

23 I sometimes wonder if anything but a massive economic depression, in which people literally have to start worrying about where their next meal is coming from, will ever restore anything resembling the traditional work ethic.

Posted by: Paco at November 17, 2023 03:26 PM (njExo)

24 Generation Z wants to retire at age 21.
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And here I've worked these 8 extra years, like a fool.

Posted by: Axeman at November 17, 2023 03:26 PM (krQz2)

25 14 The girl in the bottommost video looks cute.
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That might be the Bud Light guy.

Posted by: Puddinhead at November 17, 2023 03:26 PM (ntk8v)

26 I can sympathize. Work cuts into my AOS time.

Posted by: fd at November 17, 2023 03:26 PM (vFG9F)

27 22 Sorry I missed the Trump poll thread. Have we resolved the issue yet?
Posted by: Archimedes at November 17, 2023 03:26 PM (I/Qkd)

Funnily enough I am not sorry I missed that thread.. at all.

Posted by: tubal at November 17, 2023 03:27 PM (PCK5/)

28 I sometimes wonder if anything but a massive economic depression, in which people literally have to start worrying about where their next meal is coming from, will ever restore anything resembling the traditional work ethic.

Posted by: Paco at November 17, 2023 03:26 PM (njExo)
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Unfortunately, that would play right into the WEF's hands.

Posted by: Axeman at November 17, 2023 03:27 PM (krQz2)

29 What she should have done was been born rich. I think that's the way to go.

Damn, I must have been busy the day that selection questionnaire came out. I would have picked born rich for sure.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 17, 2023 03:27 PM (I/Qkd)

30 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:27 PM (Zz0t1)

31 and maybe an hour or two to fuck off before bed.
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That's Ancient Alien and Oak Island time.

Posted by: Puddinhead at November 17, 2023 03:28 PM (ntk8v)

32 Sorry I missed the Trump poll thread. Have we resolved the issue yet?
Posted by: Archimedes at November 17, 2023 03:26 PM (I/Qkd)
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This country is doomed without President Generic Democrat.

Posted by: Axeman at November 17, 2023 03:28 PM (krQz2)

33 Actually, the last thread was actually about a Biden poll.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at November 17, 2023 03:28 PM (JrojV)

34 there just was not a lot of the day left for her friends and dating life.

So get down to the secks right away toots

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff in solidarity with the struggle to maintain Moron standards at November 17, 2023 03:28 PM (57ljU)

35 What she should have done was been born rich. I think that's the way to go. OR marry a rich guy. She should get on that sooner rather than later though.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at November 17, 2023 03:26 PM (mj0Qp)

Eternal advice that.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at November 17, 2023 03:28 PM (eYoxG)

36 Gen Z Employee: How Am I To See My Friends, Or Even Eat Enough Food to Stay Alive, When I Am Working an Incredible 40 Hours Per Week?!!

I expect you to die, Mr. Bond.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 17, 2023 03:28 PM (Y2tls)

37 What she should have done was been born rich. I think that's the way to go. OR marry a rich guy. She should get on that sooner rather than later though.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at November 17, 2023 03:26 PM (mj0Qp)

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She should learn how to be an influencer. And I still don't get how that's a thing.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 03:28 PM (DRSnL)

38 I worked at least 29 years to be able to almost retire but then the Left took over and ruined everything.

Posted by: fd at November 17, 2023 03:28 PM (vFG9F)

39 Plenty of money in the sex trade for a hard worker.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) wants you kids off his lawn at November 17, 2023 03:29 PM (aD39U)

40 Tough times are coming for this generation. Piper will no doubt learn what it is like to go hungry and be cold. She better learn to "man up" or "bone up" on some skillz if she wants to eat.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at November 17, 2023 03:29 PM (N39Ws)

41 Actually, the last thread was actually about a Biden poll.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at November 17, 2023 03:28 PM (JrojV)
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Traumatizing Ashley Biden.

Posted by: Axeman at November 17, 2023 03:29 PM (krQz2)

42 "I want to shower, eat my dinner and go to sleep," she said. "I don't have time or energy to cook my dinner either. Like, I don't have energy to work out, like that's out the window. Like, I'm so upset. Nothing to do with my job at all, but just like the 9-to-5 schedule in general is crazy."

...

The 23-year-old said it is "wild" how "there's only time to work and go home to rest before work starts again," arguing, "That's not how humans are supposed to live."

You are lazy. You are worthless. GENERATIONS have been working LONGER hours at MORE DIFFICULT jobs.

You're such a f*cking snowflake. Go home. See if your parents will take you back. They're the ones that failed to show you what life was like as an adult and instill some sort of work ethic in you.

Leach off them, not me. Worthess cünt.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:29 PM (Zz0t1)

43 Actually, the last thread was actually about a Biden poll.

I'm pretty sure any thread discussing Biden's electoral chances immediately becomes a Trump / Not Trump thread.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 17, 2023 03:29 PM (I/Qkd)

44 23 I sometimes wonder if anything but a massive economic depression, in which people literally have to start worrying about where their next meal is coming from, will ever restore anything resembling the traditional work ethic.
Posted by: Paco at November 17, 2023 03:26 PM (njExo)

_______________________________

Your mind works correctly....theirs does not. While you suggest that it might instill a work ethic...they will consider how they can walk into a grocery store, load up a bag, bypass the check out...and go on their way. To them, such booty is owed to them...and involves not a lick of merit in acquiring it.

Posted by: Orson at November 17, 2023 03:29 PM (dIske)

45 38 I worked at least 29 years to be able to almost retire but then the Left took over and ruined everything.
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Tell me about it.

Posted by: Puddinhead at November 17, 2023 03:29 PM (ntk8v)

46 Speaking of not working, Bengals say Joe Burrow is out for the season.

Posted by: mr tmz at November 17, 2023 03:29 PM (rJ48h)

47 Piper Hansen graduated from college in spring 2023 and while she has only been working full time for a few months, she said it is depressing to have the 9-to-5 schedule.

Holy shit chick. You can work a midnight to 8 shift and miss the entire world!

Posted by: rickb223 at November 17, 2023 03:29 PM (Y2tls)

48 Leach off them, not me. Worthess cünt.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:29 PM (Zz0t1)

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Well, you showed up in a feisty mood.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 03:30 PM (DRSnL)

49
Now that I can't afford to retire, probably ever, at least now I'll be able to find a job that these shiftless worthless youths refuse to do.

I think.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 17, 2023 03:30 PM (x0n13)

50 41
Traumatizing Ashley Biden.
Posted by: Axeman at November 17, 2023 03:29 PM (krQz2)

She'll be a washed up pole dancer before all is said and done.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at November 17, 2023 03:30 PM (N39Ws)

51 It's who they are

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 17, 2023 03:30 PM (JMAcK)

52 13 There's always money in the banana stand.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) wants you kids off his lawn at November 17, 2023 03:24 PM (aD39U)

NO TOUCHING!

Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 03:30 PM (sm6Pk)

53 Piper… really not much else needed to see the problem.

Posted by: tubal at November 17, 2023 03:30 PM (PCK5/)

54 There's a whole trend of "Lazy Girl Jobs." The idea is to work very little, get a decent but not huge salary, and avoid all work stress.

I work a lazy girl job and I'm fine with that. The brass ring is for suckers. I have a comfortable low six figure job and so does my wife. I probably spend three or four hours coding, one to two hours in meetings, random time in code reviews and helping others out when they can't figure out an issue. I have no commute and fairly low mental strain and stress most of the time.

I get time to work out and at least 2.5 hours per night with family. Then I have many hours with family on the weekend.

I'm happy with all this. I'm never going to be a multi millionaire. I'm never going to have the swanky company car or high class business trips. I don't care.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 17, 2023 03:30 PM (0N1h0)

55 They really believe you can make $80,000 per year doing practically nothing, and so anyone working harder for less is a chump.

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"~~Pikers~~ Chumps."

-- The Mooche

Posted by: ShainS -- Too Male, Too Pale, Too Stale at November 17, 2023 03:31 PM (d/fBw)

56 They really believe you can make $80,000 per year doing practically nothing, and so anyone working harder for less is a chump.

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Teaching it is.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - It is impossible to measure ocean levels near the Panama Canal at November 17, 2023 03:31 PM (BMWRT)

57 And who the eff has a 9-to-5 job nowadays anyway? It's 8-to-5.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 03:31 PM (DRSnL)

58 The 23-year-old said it is "wild" how "there's only time to work and go home to rest before work starts again," arguing, "That's not how humans are supposed to live."
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Ummm, yes it is. You work in order to live. In order to consume, you must produce. How rich you are is, in part, a reflection of how much "free time" you can muster.

The average American can usually muster between 118 and 128 "free" hours per week out of 168 hours total, all while still living with a roof over his head and food on the table and surrounded by electrical appliances as well as possessing furniture and clothing and often even a car. Yes, many of those free hours - 56 of them according to standards - are spent sleeping. That is still fewer than half of his free hours.

In Red China, the number of "free" hours is only between 84 and 96 before sleep. In Europe, the number is higher but not by much and they live less well - smaller homes, fewer appliances, fewer cars, fewer clothes.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:31 PM (d04cU)

59 Tell ya what honey.. I'll trade places with you.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at November 17, 2023 03:31 PM (iF0sF)

60 I hear that The Ohio State University is hiring staff for their marching band.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at November 17, 2023 03:31 PM (JrojV)

61 … 10-to-7 job, but by the time she gets home, she barely has time to walk her dog

… with DST now over, it’s dark before she gets home

Posted by: SMOD at November 17, 2023 03:31 PM (RovqD)

62 Piper Hansen graduated from college in spring 2023 and while she has only been working full time for a few months, she said it is depressing to have the 9-to-5 schedule.

That transition from college to the real world can be a very difficult one.

Posted by: Van Wilder at November 17, 2023 03:31 PM (I/Qkd)

63 Welcome to the REAL WORLD..........

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at November 17, 2023 03:31 PM (15lwl)

64 55 They really believe you can make $80,000 per year doing practically nothing, and so anyone working harder for less is a chump.
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DC has a lot of those jobs. The problem is living in DC.

Posted by: Puddinhead at November 17, 2023 03:31 PM (ntk8v)

65 >>>This country is doomed. You know that, right?

Been operating on that basis since Obama get re-elected.

Posted by: mikethemoose at November 17, 2023 03:32 PM (AmpGx)

66 28. Unfortunately, that would play right into the WEF's hands. - Axeman

Yes, that may well be the case. In fact, that probably explains why they're purposely trying to sow confusion, discord and anarchy: so they can "save" us all.

Posted by: Paco at November 17, 2023 03:32 PM (njExo)

67 Is there a trend of college girls who thought it was cool to get face and neck tats and full arm sleeves and facial piercings getting hit with the reality that perspective bosses aren't keen on it?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy MAGA Extremist at November 17, 2023 03:32 PM (+cIkI)

68 She said she got on her train at 7:30 a.m. and didn't get home until "6:15 earliest," at which point, she said, she had no time or energy to cook dinner or work out. The 9-5 schedule and the commute wiped out her days, she said.
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Then shorten the commute. Mega-commuting is indeed a major drain, but it is a choice. If you can't afford to shorten the commute, then determine whether it's really worth it to live or work where you do. Might it make sense to move somewhere else entirely? Especially if you're young?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:32 PM (d04cU)

69 55 -- The Mooche
Posted by: ShainS -- Too Male, Too Pale, Too Stale at November 17, 2023 03:31 PM (d/fBw)

Hi Dee Hi Dee Hi Dee Hi! . . .

- - Cab Calloway

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 17, 2023 03:32 PM (x0n13)

70 60 I hear that The Ohio State University is hiring staff for their marching band.
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There's an opening on the South Swampscott Field Hockey Team.

Posted by: Puddinhead at November 17, 2023 03:33 PM (ntk8v)

71 4 I want to believe these type articles are fake. All Boomer click-bait.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) wants you kids off his lawn at November 17, 2023 03:23 PM (aD39U)

The articles are real. Boomer clicks aren't worth anything to anybody.

Posted by: An unwanted boomer (is there any other kind?) at November 17, 2023 03:33 PM (7zCvS)

72 As a young man I had many jobs which involved hard labor, jobs in which I came home filthy and it took me 30 minutes just to get clean. This was an impetus for me to go to college, which I didn't do right out of high school. But I couldn't see laboring like that for the rest of my life. So after 2 years hiatus, off to college I went. Got my BA, which, ironically I never used. No one even asked about it.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at November 17, 2023 03:33 PM (MeG8a)

73 Colander face mask world is gonna be lit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 17, 2023 03:33 PM (VwHCD)

74 , the young college graduate questioned how people are supposed to make time for friends or to date.
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Actually, searching 'supposed' produces 4 instances. Here's reality for you kids, 'Supposed' is in the psyche of the supposer. It is not a law of nature. Life has no regard whatsoever for your 'supposes'. If your expectations are built upon your 'supposes' then brace up for a lot of disappointment. Prediction: One crisis of rising espectations after another.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 17, 2023 03:33 PM (XeU6L)

75 This country is doomed. You know that, right?
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Yes...

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at November 17, 2023 03:33 PM (riVCI)

76 I think someone lied to all of these non-Girlbosses about how AWESOME and FUN and EMPOWERING actual work is. And I think the videos released by non-Girlbosses "working" in the tech industry by drinking lattes all day is also causing a lot of bitterness in people forced to actually work in real jobs.
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Even if you have a real job at those tech companies, the hours aren't usually 9-6. Oh, sure, on *paper* those are the hours, but it takes more than that. And they - real and fake - deal with mega-commutes, too.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:33 PM (d04cU)

77 Piper Hansen graduated from college in spring 2023 and while she has only been working full time for a few months, she said it is depressing to have the 9-to-5 schedule.

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I never really thought about it, but I'm beginning to realize a lot of kids weren't expected to get even part-time jobs the moment they were old enough or had the opportunity.

The real world is the first job for a whole bunch of voters.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - It is impossible to measure ocean levels near the Panama Canal at November 17, 2023 03:33 PM (BMWRT)

78 They really believe you can make $80,000 per year doing practically nothing, and so anyone working harder for less is a chump.

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Teaching it is.

Become the assistant vice-principal in charge of diversity and inclusion and it goes to $125,000 for 9 months. And you get to yell at all the white guys.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at November 17, 2023 03:33 PM (7u5gb)

79 Here is the good news, many of them are getting vasectomies . And tying their tubes.

Posted by: runner at November 17, 2023 03:33 PM (oU40p)

80 62 That transition from college to the real world can be a very difficult one.
Posted by: Van Wilder at November 17, 2023 03:31 PM (I/Qkd)

Misery Builds Character.

She can grow up and toughen up, or she can start charging $20, same as in town.

Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 03:33 PM (sm6Pk)

81 What I've seen about the Sigma grindset has been amusing.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at November 17, 2023 03:34 PM (eYoxG)

82 56 Teaching it is.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - It is impossible to measure ocean levels near the Panama Canal at November 17, 2023 03:31 PM (BMWRT)

As someone once called the NYC Board of Ed, "A repository for idlers and hacks."

And yet, somehow I managed to get an education between the years 1965 and 1977.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 17, 2023 03:34 PM (x0n13)

83 Well maybe move out of Mommy and Daddy's Basement, grow up, and throw that iPhone in the trash can and learn to talk with the Queen's English....

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at November 17, 2023 03:34 PM (15lwl)

84 23, and already bitching and complaining about how Haaaard life is… she is gonna make someone really happy, eh?

Posted by: tubal at November 17, 2023 03:34 PM (PCK5/)

85 I always liked the management approach taken by that general in Ben-Hur, when he addressed the galley slaves: "We keep you alive to row this ship, so row well and live".

Posted by: Paco at November 17, 2023 03:34 PM (njExo)

86 She said she got on her train at 7:30 a.m. and didn't get home until "6:15 earliest," at which point, she said, she had no time or energy to cook dinner or work out. The 9-5 schedule and the commute wiped out her days, she said.

She'll order every meal from DoorDash, and then she'll be perplexed as to why she isn't saving any money.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 17, 2023 03:34 PM (I/Qkd)

87 They really believe you can make $80,000 per year doing practically nothing, and so anyone working harder for less is a chump.
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Jobs like that DON'T EXIST!

Posted by: Easy Money Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:34 PM (krQz2)

88 73 Colander face mask world is gonna be lit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 17, 2023 03:33 PM (VwHCD)

"Embargo ON!"

- - Master/Blaster, going green energy!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 17, 2023 03:35 PM (x0n13)

89 72 As a young man I had many jobs which involved hard labor, jobs in which I came home filthy and it took me 30 minutes just to get clean. This was an impetus for me to go to college, which I didn't do right out of high school. But I couldn't see laboring like that for the rest of my life. So after 2 years hiatus, off to college I went. Got my BA, which, ironically I never used. No one even asked about it.
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Same here. The 70s rolling recession killed the construction trades. I got a BA, too. Great way to get an interview.

Posted by: Puddinhead at November 17, 2023 03:35 PM (ntk8v)

90 But the pay she says you can get for a "lazy girl job," $60-80,000, might make most girls stressed, as they're required to actually work for a lot less.
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I don't understand. If the "lazy" job is paying that well, why would it make them stressed? Or does the stress come from *not* earning that much with a lazy job?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:35 PM (d04cU)

91 I've been 10 plus hours per day for 34 years. Retirement still nowhere in sight.
I do own everything outright though. No CC debt except for a Home Depot card I use for stuff.

Posted by: Reforger at November 17, 2023 03:35 PM (JXoBQ)

92 Like....like....like....like....like.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:35 PM (Zz0t1)

93 You don't want to work? You'd best be rich.

There are only four ways to get rich:
1) inheritance
2) stealing
3) working really hard
4.) learn how to suck a di** like you lost your car keys in it

And 1-3 are pretty much off the board for you, sugartits.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 17, 2023 03:36 PM (Y2tls)

94 Watching in real time as women wake up to the reality that they were conned out of being stay at home moms in favor of competing with their husbands in the workplace is fascinating.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at November 17, 2023 03:36 PM (gmL84)

95 Then shorten the commute. Mega-commuting is indeed a major drain, but it is a choice. If you can't afford to shorten the commute, then determine whether it's really worth it to live or work where you do. Might it make sense to move somewhere else entirely? Especially if you're young?

Look, you ever tried to find free range non-binary organic avocado toast in Peoria, Illinois?

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at November 17, 2023 03:36 PM (7u5gb)

96 91 I've been 10 plus hours per day for 34 years. Retirement still nowhere in sight.
I do own everything outright though. No CC debt except for a Home Depot card I use for stuff.
Posted by: Reforger at November 17, 2023 03:35 PM (JXoBQ)

Of all the threads for that Work From Home asshole to not be on . . .

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 17, 2023 03:36 PM (x0n13)

97 The more you can provide for yourself, the less you have to work for money.
You can't even provide yourself a cup of coffee, but you expect someone else to provide you a mocha iced chai vanilla pumpkin spice latte with extra whip for nothing?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy MAGA Extremist at November 17, 2023 03:36 PM (+cIkI)

98 My son worked 8-4 0r 7-3 jobs for two summers, The only complaint he had (to me) for the one was that that the boss was kind of an a$$ and it was hard getting used to working outside all day long. He has a very good work ethic and will do fine, provided the economy doesn't tank and he can get a job.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 17, 2023 03:36 PM (RSbhh)

99
Well, you showed up in a feisty mood.
Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 03:30 PM (DRSnL)

Heh.

I've been mostly staring at spreadsheets all day.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:36 PM (Zz0t1)

100 92 Like....like....like....like....like.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:35 PM (Zz0t1)

Yeah I picked up on that… Tourette’s for dumbshits…

Posted by: tubal at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (PCK5/)

101 I never really thought about it, but I'm beginning to realize a lot of kids weren't expected to get even part-time jobs the moment they were old enough or had the opportunity.
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The trend I've seen is they don't want to get a driver's license either. I had mine on my 16th Birthday.

Posted by: Puddinhead at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (ntk8v)

102 90 I don't understand. If the "lazy" job is paying that well, why would it make them stressed? Or does the stress come from *not* earning that much with a lazy job?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:35 PM (d04cU)

Because she didn't get the "lazy girl" job.

She got the busywork job that only pays $20/hr.

Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (sm6Pk)

103 93 You don't want to work? You'd best be rich.

There are only four ways to get rich:
1) inheritance
2) stealing
3) working really hard
4.) learn how to suck a di** like you lost your car keys in it

And 1-3 are pretty much off the board for you, sugartits.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 17, 2023 03:36 PM (Y2tls)

You left out get elected as a Democrat or RINO to Congress.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (x0n13)

104 My wife as an Emergency Room manager put in 100hr per week for 2 years. These little crybabies can suck it. I'm sure they believe that women are only paid 70 cents for every dollar a man gets paid as well.

Posted by: Darth Randall at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (xT7BI)

105 the young college graduate questioned how people are supposed to make time for friends or to date.
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I registered the same complaint with my drill sergeant at Ft. Bragg. His remedy was to provide me with duties that took my mind off of extrcurricular activites.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (XeU6L)

106 Want to get paid and NOT work? Then follow my five-step program.

Posted by: Jimbo Fisher at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (CwhoI)

107 MAGA-commuting is an existential threat to America!

Posted by: Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (krQz2)

108 Of all the threads for that Work From Home asshole to not be on . . .
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

You take that back about Sarah!

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (JrojV)

109 I worked my ass off in college to pay my own way through.

I worked my ass off as a single mom to provide for my boys.

A 40 hour work week would be a holiday.

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 has a BABY! at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (pAbDW)

110 Housewife is a valid career. Lots of time at home to do things.

Posted by: Roy at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (z+ik4)

111 'extracurricular', dammit.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (XeU6L)

112 I think someone lied to all of these non-Girlbosses about how AWESOME and FUN and EMPOWERING actual work is. And I think the videos released by non-Girlbosses "working" in the tech industry by drinking lattes all day is also causing a lot of bitterness in people forced to actually work in real jobs.
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Even if you have a real job at those tech companies, the hours aren't usually 9-6. Oh, sure, on *paper* those are the hours, but it takes more than that. And they - real and fake - deal with mega-commutes, too.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:33 PM (d04cU)

The ones in those latte videos are just bait for the admins they work with. When you see wine on tap in the office, mingling meetings after work paired with no apparent work being done at all there is no other conclusion. Will suck for them when they get rotated out before they turn 30. Musk eliminated 80 percent of the staff and saw little drop in work being done, and what there was of it often showed that he had not fired enough people rather than too many.

Posted by: Oldcat at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (eoQWY)

113 Assuming that she went to high school, didn't that comprise a 40 hour week? For most of us it was more than 40 hours considering before school meetings and after school extra-curricular activities.

Posted by: Braenyard at November 17, 2023 03:38 PM (MwlPL)

114 She said she got on her train at 7:30 a.m. and didn't get home until "6:15 earliest," at which point, she said, she had no time or energy to cook dinner or work out. The 9-5 schedule and the commute wiped out her days, she said.

I leave at 4:30 in the morning and get home between 5:45 & 6:45 at night.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 17, 2023 03:38 PM (Y2tls)

115 99 I've been mostly staring at spreadsheets all day.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:36 PM (Zz0t1)

"I read that as spread-cheeks."

- - A proctologist

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 17, 2023 03:38 PM (x0n13)

116 Every chick today wants a job like Kumala Harris has....

But there is a catch that "Sucks" to a job like she has ...

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at November 17, 2023 03:38 PM (15lwl)

117 She said she got on her train at 7:30 a.m. and didn't get home until "6:15 earliest," at which point, she said, she had no time or energy to cook dinner or work out. The 9-5 schedule and the commute wiped out her days, she said.
++++
Then shorten the commute. Mega-commuting is indeed a major drain, but it is a choice. If you can't afford to shorten the commute, then determine whether it's really worth it to live or work where you do. Might it make sense to move somewhere else entirely? Especially if you're young?

And if she's fortunate enough to have kids, she's going to find out that the commute is dependent on where the good schools are. You look for a house based on the Venn diagram of commute length vs. acceptable school vs. housing prices. Guess what, sweetheart, the people whose kids are in the good schools, and who have a tolerable commute, don't work 30 hours a week.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 17, 2023 03:38 PM (I/Qkd)

118 Pipers back!!!
😀

Posted by: Montec at November 17, 2023 03:38 PM (bWsRe)

119 And who the eff has a 9-to-5 job nowadays anyway? It's 8-to-5.
Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 03:31 PM (DRSnL)

I go 7 to 3, unless otherwise required to do different.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:38 PM (Zz0t1)

120 The more you can provide for yourself, the less you have to work for money.
You can't even provide yourself a cup of coffee, but you expect someone else to provide you a mocha iced chai vanilla pumpkin spice latte with extra whip for nothing?
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy MAGA Extremist at November 17, 2023 03:36 PM (+cIkI)

=====

Side note: pumpkin spice chai is retarded. Chai is already spiced.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 03:38 PM (DRSnL)

121 There are only four ways to get rich:
1) inheritance
2) stealing
3) working really hard
4.) learn how to suck a di** like you lost your car keys in it

Posted by: rickb223 at November 17, 2023 03:36 PM (Y2tls)

You left out get elected as a Democrat or RINO to Congress.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (x0n13)
---
No. It's covered in #4.

Posted by: Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:38 PM (krQz2)

122 Heh.

I've been mostly staring at spreadsheets all day.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:36 PM (Zz0t1)

Thats enough to make somebody either bite out the ceiling or go on a 3 state killing spree.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 17, 2023 03:38 PM (VwHCD)

123 Want to get paid and NOT work? Then follow my five-step program.
Posted by: Jimbo Fisher at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (CwhoI)

1. Get a $100M contract extension
2. ...

Posted by: G'rump928(c) wants you kids off his lawn at November 17, 2023 03:39 PM (aD39U)

124 If you don't want to buy a car or a house, you don't have to be that motivated to get by.

Posted by: fd at November 17, 2023 03:39 PM (vFG9F)

125 Because she didn't get the "lazy girl" job.

She got the busywork job that only pays $20/hr.
Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (sm6Pk)
++++
Ah, I see.

I would be surprised if there actually very many "lazy girl jobs" like the ones described. $60k-$80k is real money.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:39 PM (d04cU)

126 They really believe you can make $80,000 per year doing practically nothing, and so anyone working harder for less is a chump.
---
Jobs like that DON'T EXIST!

Posted by: Easy Money Joe Biden

-

Ha.

Here's the NC teachers' salary scale. Just what the state requires them to be paid, no county or city incentives ($5-$20K)

https://tinyurl.com/yqpdgaqd

There are hundreds of those jobs in every county in just the school system. Thousands of similar jobs once you start adding on city and county do-nothing jobs. But teachers definitely make the most with no expectations.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - It is impossible to measure ocean levels near the Panama Canal at November 17, 2023 03:40 PM (BMWRT)

127 That's just pathetic.

Get up at 0400, answer email then start work at 0600. Read reports, review drawings, audit data, and be happy and engaging when your client calls and asks you for the umpteenth consecutive day if you're on track to meet the schedule. Some days, go to the aircraft and do some inspection or testing until 2300 or 0230 because the plane is going to deliver the next morning. Did I mention be happy and engaging when the client asks you for the umpteenth consecutive day if your on track to meet the schedule?

Piss off sugar tits. Go home and tell someone who cares.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at November 17, 2023 03:40 PM (YRsIm)

128 I never really thought about it, but I'm beginning to realize a lot of kids weren't expected to get even part-time jobs the moment they were old enough or had the opportunity.
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The trend I've seen is they don't want to get a driver's license either. I had mine on my 16th Birthday.
Posted by: Puddinhead at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (ntk8v)

I didn't. I had to wait a year until I could pay for the increment in insurance myself because my older sister was in debate club.

Posted by: Oldcat at November 17, 2023 03:40 PM (eoQWY)

129 18 minutes ago, Speaker Johnson tweeted, "Today, I am keeping my promise to the American people and making all the January 6th tapes available to ALL Americans."

https://is.gd/qHuLNK

Posted by: bonhomme at November 17, 2023 03:40 PM (0N1h0)

130 Rep. Ilhan Omar @Ilhan Nov 16
I was honored to meet with Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg, a proud Minnesotan. In our powerful conversation, we agreed that true peace can only happen when the current violence ends. I sincerely pray for an immediate ceasefire and the safe return of all hostages.

Jon Levine @LevineJonathan 3h
They can’t find a single rabbi to support them who isn’t mentally ill

(This is Rabbi “Jessica” Rosenberg)
https://tinyurl.com/274v37a6

Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at November 17, 2023 03:40 PM (krqg6)

131 How to make a fortune:

Come up with a green energy scam and get a hold of Jennifer Granholm. By the ears if possible . . .

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 17, 2023 03:40 PM (x0n13)

132 Just a few short centuries ago humans worked all day every day to simply survive. Until they dropped dead. But this bitch thinks 40 hour weeks (and let’s be real more like 20 hours of actual work) is too much.

Posted by: Montec at November 17, 2023 03:40 PM (bWsRe)

133 The punch line at the end of the bro cast was great. I didn't see that coming.

Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at November 17, 2023 03:40 PM (P7Iz+)

134 125 I would be surprised if there actually very many "lazy girl jobs" like the ones described. $60k-$80k is real money.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:39 PM (d04cU)

Oh, I'm sure they exist.

But only in cities where the cost of living makes it so that $80,000 a year is like making $35,000 in a smaller town.

Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 03:40 PM (sm6Pk)

135 And you know.

I was in school full time, worked a few hours EVERY DAY, and partied my ass off as a 20 yo.

These kids are too lazy to have fun.

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 has a BABY! at November 17, 2023 03:41 PM (pAbDW)

136
Thats enough to make somebody either bite out the ceiling or go on a 3 state killing spree.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 17, 2023 03:38 PM (VwHCD)

Way to give away my weekend plans.......yeech.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:41 PM (Zz0t1)

137 Lazy girl isn't lazy anymore, because her pimp can bitchslap really hard.

Posted by: Roy at November 17, 2023 03:41 PM (z+ik4)

138 I have been retired for over 5 years and I get bombarded with Job Opportunities every day..... Tells you something about the younger generation and the newly graduated college students with Bogus $200K Degrees .....

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at November 17, 2023 03:41 PM (15lwl)

139 The companies are also to blame. You want lunch and chai etc. Go buy it and get to work. Oh the "theme" of the office, is get shit done. How's that toots.

Posted by: Minnfidel at November 17, 2023 03:41 PM (bqazj)

140 My wife as an Emergency Room manager put in 100hr per week for 2 years.

Those are places to avoid. My nurse manager is 9-5.
I have physician colleagues who cry before going into work. Why the fuck do you work there? I get paid more than you and have no work stress.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy MAGA Extremist at November 17, 2023 03:41 PM (+cIkI)

141 Off of parents' medical; onto Cobra in lieu of the parents plan & onto working to cover their own medical.

There's such a big difference between young people coddled & those who get on their on feet quickly.

Posted by: L - Can't make 'em love you more or hate you less at November 17, 2023 03:41 PM (GshMh)

142 Not the bee highlighted this. But as how girls have been lied to.

Maybe it would be a lot better to find a partner, spend time raising a family and SPLIT duties of keeping the house and earning an income. Less stress with two eyes/sets of hands and you don't have to worry about how you're EVER going to have time to date someone while also working/commuting 60 hours a week.

Work is RARELY "empowering". But it can be rewarding, especially if you're doing it FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

But that's taboo to suggest little girls would be happier as moms and household managers.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 17, 2023 03:41 PM (JMAcK)

143 "I read that as spread-cheeks."

- - A proctologist
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

You know what you call a dinosaur that sees his protologist?

A Bronto SORE ASS!

HeyOhhhh!!
Yes Sir!!

Posted by: Tonypete at November 17, 2023 03:41 PM (bBdPQ)

144 Money for nothing and chicks for free !!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at November 17, 2023 03:42 PM (15lwl)

145 (This is Rabbi “Jessica” Rosenberg)
https://tinyurl.com/274v37a6
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at November 17, 2023 03:40 PM (krqg6)

Yikes

Posted by: It's me donna at November 17, 2023 03:42 PM (bs+z0)

146
(This is Rabbi “Jessica” Rosenberg)
https://tinyurl.com/274v37a6
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at November 17, 2023 03:40 PM (krqg6)

F*ck...are you kidding me?

"I've been sitting here having world peace conversations with this mentally broken piece of human castoff......."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:42 PM (Zz0t1)

147 (This is Rabbi “Jessica” Rosenberg)
https://tinyurl.com/274v37a6
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at November 17, 2023 03:40 PM (krqg6)

That chick is UGLY!

Posted by: Admiral Doctor Rachel Levine at November 17, 2023 03:42 PM (PiwSw)

148 There are only four ways to get rich:
1) inheritance
2) stealing
3) working really hard
4.) learn how to suck a di** like you lost your car keys in it

Posted by: rickb223

You left out get elected as a Democrat or RINO to Congress.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

No. It's covered in #4.
Posted by: Joe Biden

You too can be Vice President!

Posted by: rickb223 at November 17, 2023 03:42 PM (Y2tls)

149 Speaker Mike Johnson
@SpeakerJohnson
Follow the link below to view the January 6th tapes for yourself.

To restore America’s trust and faith in their Government we must have transparency. This is another step towards keeping the promises I made when I was elected to be your Speaker.

https://bityl.co/MONt

Posted by: G'rump928(c) wants you kids off his lawn at November 17, 2023 03:42 PM (aD39U)

150 > I would be surprised if there actually very many "lazy girl jobs" like the ones described. $60k-$80k is real money.

There's a metric buttload of pretty young women working as HR, Project Management, or SCRUM Master at software companies that don't do much. As long as you're reasonably organized and can do some paperwork, you're all set.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 17, 2023 03:42 PM (0N1h0)

151 firing up wget

Posted by: G'rump928(c) wants you kids off his lawn at November 17, 2023 03:42 PM (aD39U)

152 I never really thought about it, but I'm beginning to realize a lot of kids weren't expected to get even part-time jobs the moment they were old enough or had the opportunity.

The real world is the first job for a whole bunch of voters.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - It is impossible to measure ocean levels near the Panama Canal at November 17, 2023 03:33 PM (BMWRT)
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There's another piece to this, depending on where and what. I, for example, *was* expected to get part-time jobs when I was a teenager. I couldn't, not for a long time. People wouldn't hire kids. Technically, I could have started working at 15. Nobody would even give me an application. At 16, I would sometimes be given an app but never interviewed. I didn't have my first part time job until I was 18, but not for lack of trying. A lot of companies just didn't want to hire anyone under 18. I don't know if it was a liability thing or what, but the doors were just *closed* until I hit age of majority.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:43 PM (d04cU)

153 18 minutes ago, Speaker Johnson tweeted, "Today, I am keeping my promise to the American people and making all the January 6th tapes available to ALL Americans."

Where's Maj. Healey to tell us what a RINO Johnson is?

Posted by: Archimedes at November 17, 2023 03:43 PM (I/Qkd)

154 144 Money for nothing and chicks for free !!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Ferd Berfall at November 17, 2023 03:42 PM (15lwl)

They're actually singing about Mayor Buttplug. First line about that little you-know-what with the earring and makeup . . .

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 17, 2023 03:43 PM (x0n13)

155 I could go to work tomorrow for 22$/hour… but you know “ work” is involved, so there are job openings, all the time…

Posted by: tubal at November 17, 2023 03:43 PM (PCK5/)

156 57 And who the eff has a 9-to-5 job nowadays anyway? It's 8-to-5.
Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 03:31 PM (DRSnL)

Government workers.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at November 17, 2023 03:43 PM (N39Ws)

157 @SpeakerJohnson
Follow the link below to view the January 6th tapes for yourself.

To restore America’s trust and faith in their Government we must have transparency. This is another step towards keeping the promises I made when I was elected to be your Speaker.

https://bityl.co/MONt
Posted by: G'rump928(c) wants you kids off his lawn at November 17, 2023 03:42 PM (aD39U)

Well, get to impeachment, EmmEffer......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

158

Jessica Rabbit >>>>>>> Jessica Rosenberg

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 17, 2023 03:44 PM (x0n13)

159 I see the same thing with one of my favorite nieces. The girl is crazy talented and gifted but she doesn't 'want to be part of the rat race'. I think she wants to live to pursue hobbies and wants to get paid for it.

The real world is...not being kind to her.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at November 17, 2023 03:44 PM (xcxpd)

160 If they can't take working 40 hours, they would literally die (yes, I am kidding) doing my 50 hour work weeks with a minimum of 2.5 hours a day devoted to commuting.
At one point in my career I was putting in 60 or more hours a week. Granted I am in an office job but making sure you are doing a good job and that the SEC, FINRA, FED auditors are happy or at least placated adds to the stress.

In another 10 or so years when I am hopefully retired, I really wonder if today's youth can do the job I and others before them were able to do?

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at November 17, 2023 03:44 PM (Oq/TM)

161 You know what you call a dinosaur that sees his protologist?

A Bronto SORE ASS!

HeyOhhhh!!
Yes Sir!!

What if the Bronto identifies as a bipedal carnivore?
Then he's a Trannysaurus.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at November 17, 2023 03:44 PM (JrojV)

162 I have 4 Gen Z adult children and they all have really good work ethic. I got mine from my parents, of course.

My spouse and I modeled that behavior and reinforced that if you want a good life and money to have nice things and do fun stuff, you gotta work. Hard.

This dumb bint clearly did not have this in her life.

Lots of young adults are going to be living at home, mooching off of their loser parents.

Prepare accordingly.

Posted by: Czech Chick at November 17, 2023 03:45 PM (/zsGh)

163 There's a metric buttload of pretty young women working as HR, Project Management, or SCRUM Master at software companies that don't do much. As long as you're reasonably organized and can do some paperwork, you're all set.
Posted by: bonhomme at November 17, 2023 03:42 PM (0N1h0)
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Yup. Outside of HR, how many are over 35? I don't see many in real life. I think that once the "young and bubbly and pretty" starts wearing off, they get cycled out. Not sure, though.

Within HR, you're invincible.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:45 PM (d04cU)

164 I’m sure at least one of the two plus million Palestinians we’re about to take in will be happy to have her job.

Posted by: Queequeg the Harpooner at November 17, 2023 03:45 PM (xTinh)

165 I would have loved a 8 - 5 job. I do not remeber those type of hours when I was in the Military. I did have some lovely travel experiences in the most profound "Shit-Holes" of the world however.

The sunrises ove the Korean DMZ are lovely in the middle of Winter.....

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at November 17, 2023 03:45 PM (15lwl)

166 71...The articles are real. Boomer clicks aren't worth anything to anybody.

Posted by: An unwanted boomer (is there any other kind?) at November 17, 2023 03:33 PM (7zCvS)

As evidenced (just one example) by all the ads with young, multi- racial, multi-'gendered' people and couples in them.

But I'm fine with being unwanted by the chirpy and debased PTB.

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at November 17, 2023 03:45 PM (riVCI)

167 Maybe it would be a lot better to find a partner, spend time raising a family and SPLIT duties of keeping the house and earning an income. Less stress with two eyes/sets of hands and you don't have to worry about how you're EVER going to have time to date someone while also working/commuting 60 hours a week.

Work is RARELY "empowering". But it can be rewarding, especially if you're doing it FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

But that's taboo to suggest little girls would be happier as moms and household managers.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 17, 2023 03:41 PM (JMAcK)

Modern women today aren't looking for a partner, since their education gets them thinking that all men are oppressors. You should see them complain if their potential husband thinks they shouldn't go out partying, but they will jump when the boss at work gives an order.

Posted by: Oldcat at November 17, 2023 03:45 PM (eoQWY)

168 You know what you call a dinosaur that sees his protologist?

A Bronto SORE ASS!

HeyOhhhh!!
Yes Sir!!

What if the Bronto identifies as a bipedal carnivore?
Then he's a Trannysaurus.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at November 17, 2023 03:44 PM (JrojV)

You guys are really turning me on today!!!

Posted by: Chasten Buttigieg at November 17, 2023 03:45 PM (Zz0t1)

169 When I started my career I was working a LOT more then 40 hours. Once I built out my resume and developed some marketable skills I could get pickier about jobs.

One thing a lot of young'ins don't seem to realize is that it will get better if you developer yourself. But...you have to put in the work...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 03:45 PM (XqcwY)

170 I nominate Jessica Rosenberg to be the "on the ground negotiator" with Hamas. That'll be fun...

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 17, 2023 03:45 PM (PiwSw)

171 All of the tapes. Except those..... and those..... and those..... here, have these.
Hawaiian Judge: not so fast......

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy MAGA Extremist at November 17, 2023 03:46 PM (+cIkI)

172 How likely is this to be real and not satire?

Posted by: Ace's liver at November 17, 2023 03:46 PM (wGeit)

173 148 There are only four ways to get rich:
1) inheritance
2) stealing
3) working really hard
4.) learn how to suck a di** like you lost your car keys in it

I've normally seen this list as:
1. Inheritance
2. Marry into money
3. Hard work
4. Crime
5. Inventing something
6. Lottery

Posted by: bonhomme at November 17, 2023 03:46 PM (0N1h0)

174 Read the post.

Oh, the humanity!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 17, 2023 03:46 PM (BdMk6)

175 162 I have 4 Gen Z adult children and they all have really good work ethic. I got mine from my parents, of course.

My spouse and I modeled that behavior and reinforced that if you want a good life and money to have nice things and do fun stuff, you gotta work. Hard.

This dumb bint clearly did not have this in her life.

Lots of young adults are going to be living at home, mooching off of their loser parents.

Prepare accordingly.
Posted by: Czech Chick at November 17, 2023 03:45 PM (/zsGh)

My father's general belief is "If you can't afford a house on a single income, you're a failure."

Ergo, I am a failure.

Yet his father bought his house for him.

Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 03:46 PM (sm6Pk)

176 Hey Gen z girls get of my lawn, but first you will...

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 17, 2023 03:46 PM (O8bOp)

177 So being a TikTok influencer doesn't count for anything???

Posted by: Sobbing Lazy Girl at November 17, 2023 03:46 PM (OtsIW)

178 Snorfle. And you might as well forget sex.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at November 17, 2023 03:47 PM (padVH)

179 Work is RARELY "empowering". But it can be rewarding, especially if you're doing it FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

But that's taboo to suggest little girls would be happier as moms and household managers.

I do see a lot of my female co-workers complain about work not being interesting/"empowering"/fulfilling as they were told.

I point out the whole idea of work is you spend your time doing stuff other people want you to do in return they give you a check. Empowering? Why the hell would you think that was empowering?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 03:47 PM (XqcwY)

180 I nominate Jessica Rosenberg to be the "on the ground negotiator" with Hamas. That'll be fun...
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 17, 2023 03:45 PM (PiwSw)

=====

Oooh, seconded!

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 03:47 PM (DRSnL)

181 You know, roughnecks on oil rigs routinely work an 84-hour week. They manage to eat and sleep OK.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 17, 2023 03:47 PM (h2kmk)

182
My father's general belief is "If you can't afford a house on a single income, you're a failure."

Ergo, I am a failure.

Yet his father bought his house for him.
Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 03:46 PM (sm6Pk)

"How'd you get your house, dad?"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (Zz0t1)

183 Feminism taught us that you should have a CAREER, which is really just a job, bc a husband could divorce you and your children will grow up and leave!

Girls, most every male/female boss I've had is meaner and nastier than any bad husband around, and guess what, the company doesn't love you. Ever. Even a little.

Posted by: PJ at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (G1dq6)

184 179 I point out the whole idea of work is you spend your time doing stuff other people want you to do in return they give you a check. Empowering? Why the hell would you think that was empowering?
Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 03:47 PM (XqcwY)

They thought they'd be jet-setting around the world closing massive deals.

Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (sm6Pk)

185 Unlike these whiny little bitches, I appreciate my free time even more because I work 45-55 hours per week earning my fucking keep.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (KuFdU)

186 I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed.

Posted by: Lloyd Dobler at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (krQz2)

187 I never really thought about it, but I'm beginning to realize a lot of kids weren't expected to get even part-time jobs the moment they were old enough or had the opportunity.

The real world is the first job for a whole bunch of voters.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - It is impossible to measure ocean levels near the Panama Canal at November 17, 2023 03:33 PM (BMWRT)

Correct. I am more sympathetic than most people for girls (and they are girls, not women) for whom this is their first job ever and thus they are learning that the daily grind is called that for a reason.

It is fine to struggle to adapt to that, so long as you do adapt.

Posted by: kderien at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (fqu2+)

188 126 They really believe you can make $80,000 per year doing practically nothing

*ahem*

Posted by: Federal Employee at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (gmL84)

189 157 Well, get to impeachment, EmmEffer......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:44 PM

And stop with the fucking CR's. Start passing spending bills like they were in the past. Separate budget bills and not one humongous bill that has everything under the sun in it.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (Oq/TM)

190 This is yet another result of being indoctrinated and not educated in the US academic world.

These people would rather march in a protest in the cold, pouring rain than work 8 hours doing something productive.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (Q4IgG)

191 I point out the whole idea of work is you spend your time doing stuff other people want you to do in return they give you a check. Empowering? Why the hell would you think that was empowering?
Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 03:47 PM (XqcwY)

Because they're doing what a stranger wants them to do instead of their oppressive husband or tiresome kids.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (eYoxG)

192 Again, I ask, why do these types (mostly young women) feel the need to let the entire world in on the fact that they are extremely stupid?

Posted by: Archer at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (gmo/4)

193 > I would be surprised if there actually very many "lazy girl jobs" like the ones described. $60k-$80k is real money.

There's a metric buttload of pretty young women working as HR, Project Management, or SCRUM Master at software companies that don't do much. As long as you're reasonably organized and can do some paperwork, you're all set.
Posted by: bonhomme at November 17, 2023 03:42 PM (0N1h0)

That's prosperity time rules. Hard time rules are a lot different or the whole company goes under. When I was consulting in the late 80s saw a lot of deathwatch companies in action.

Posted by: Oldcat at November 17, 2023 03:49 PM (eoQWY)

194 181 You know, roughnecks on oil rigs routinely work an 84-hour week. They manage to eat and sleep OK.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 17, 2023 03:47 PM (h2kmk)

What about dating? Or their hobbies!!???

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at November 17, 2023 03:49 PM (xcxpd)

195 Snorfle. And you might as well forget sex.
Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at November 17, 2023 03:47 PM (padVH)

Marriage.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:49 PM (Zz0t1)

196 186 I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed.
Posted by: Lloyd Dobler at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (krQz2)

So a nomadic hunter-gatherer?

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at November 17, 2023 03:49 PM (eYoxG)

197 I have been a stay at home mom and wife since just before my son was born in 1995. My daughter will be 18 in January and graduate high school in May. Once she has gone off to the community college (the oldest university in Indiana) I might just look for a job of some sort. I don't know if I'm even employable at this point.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM (cRrcX)

198 Girl needs to get herself a husband.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM (GD2xa)

199 192 Again, I ask, why do these types (mostly young women) feel the need to let the entire world in on the fact that they are extremely stupid?

Posted by: Archer at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (gmo/4)

Sympathy, attention, affirmation.
Mostly attention.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM (xcxpd)

200 One other bigger point that gets missed in all this...

Everyone wants stuff - goods and services...smart phones, food, massages, heating oil, whatever.

The ONLY way ANY of that becomes available is for someone to do work. If no one works, there is no stuff. If people work less, there is less stuff.

So...do you really want us *all* to have less stuff and more time? Because the complaint seems to be "I want to work less and have everyone ELSE work more"

Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM (XqcwY)

201 So being a TikTok influencer doesn't count for anything???

-

I don't know how that works but I assume it's a lot like playing pro football.

Lots of kids throw the football in the backyard, then 1% go on to play in 7th grade. 1% of those play varsity ball in high school, and then 1% of THEM get to play on college teams. And then, you guessed it, 1% of those players get to turn pro.

I bet there are millions of "influencers" out there, but the ones making money are related to the people controlling the flow of information or the product. There are probably a few unassociated whores that make it big, but you could probably count them on one hand.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - It is impossible to measure ocean levels near the Panama Canal at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM (BMWRT)

202 Wait till they find out Dolly Parton wrote a song about this.

Oh and The Bangles.

And Loverboy.

Posted by: TexasDan at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM (z/ifB)

203 194 181 You know, roughnecks on oil rigs routinely work an 84-hour week. They manage to eat and sleep OK.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 17, 2023 03:47 PM (h2kmk)

What about dating? Or their hobbies!!???
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at November 17, 2023 03:49 PM (xcxpd)

Usually a month on, month off, or some variation thereof…

Posted by: tubal at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM (PCK5/)

204 182 "How'd you get your house, dad?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (Zz0t1)

Oh, I think he's well aware. All the harshness he pushed on me can only be out of shame for not living up to his potential and having his father subsidize him.

As if I was supposed to make up for his failings.

Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM (sm6Pk)

205 While flying through the Korean DMZ those mostly peaceful things they were firing at my jet were very lovely. I also enjoyed the Comm and Navigation Jamming (No not like Bob Marley) so that we could cross the DMZ for a lovely vacation in some NK resort near the PRC border....

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM (15lwl)

206 When I started my career I was working a LOT more then 40 hours. Once I built out my resume and developed some marketable skills I could get pickier about jobs. ...
Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 03:45 PM (XqcwY)
++++
This used to be called "putting in your time." Everyone goes through it, but many are surprised by it. My first "real job" was 13-hour overnight shifts in a windowless operations vault in a basement. I hated it. Talk about "no life," because you lose a day on either end trying to get back to human hours. I did it for a few years and gained a lot of skills and experience.

Then dayshift work, 11 hour days, five days per week for another year or two. Then dayshift work on a "normal" 9-hour day with about 10 hours per week structural overtime. Then closer to "normal" 40 or 48-hour weeks from then on, barring crunch times.

But most people have to go through that at first because most new workers have fairly little value. To get paid enough, you work the bad hours or a lot of hours or both. Then you can do better later. Nobody seems to have told this girl that.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM (d04cU)

207 I point out the whole idea of work is you spend your time doing stuff other people want you to do in return they give you a check. Empowering? Why the hell would you think that was empowering?
Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 03:47 PM (XqcwY)

Because they're doing what a stranger wants them to do instead of their oppressive husband or tiresome kids.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (eYoxG)

Before feminism women had the power to raise the next generation and implant a moral framework into them. Now even the feminists are having their jobs ripped out of their hands by trans people so they can be empowered.

Posted by: Oldcat at November 17, 2023 03:51 PM (eoQWY)

208 186 I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed.
Posted by: Lloyd Dobler at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (krQz2)

So you're a child. Grow up, Lloyd. A man does his duty.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at November 17, 2023 03:51 PM (xcxpd)

209 194 181 You know, roughnecks on oil rigs routinely work an 84-hour week. They manage to eat and sleep OK.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 17, 2023 03:47 PM (h2kmk)

What about dating? Or their hobbies!!???
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at November 17, 2023 03:49 PM (xcxpd)

That depends on what night of the week is your turn in the barrel.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at November 17, 2023 03:51 PM (N39Ws)

210 Girl needs to get herself a husband.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis

Poor bastard.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at November 17, 2023 03:52 PM (R4t5M)

211 There's a metric buttload of pretty young women working as HR, Project Management, or SCRUM Master at software companies that don't do much. As long as you're reasonably organized and can do some paperwork, you're all set.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 17, 2023 03:42 PM (0N1h0)

--

That reminds me.

(adds "traveling pharmaceutical representative" to list)

Posted by: Moron Robbie - It is impossible to measure ocean levels near the Panama Canal at November 17, 2023 03:52 PM (BMWRT)

212 202 Posted by: TexasDan at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM

Don't forget, everybody's working for the weekend.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at November 17, 2023 03:52 PM (Oq/TM)

213 How'd you get your house, dad?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (Zz0t1)
---
I BUILT that motherfucker!

Posted by: Jack at November 17, 2023 03:52 PM (krQz2)

214 They thought they'd be jet-setting around the world closing massive deals.

I've noticed the people above me at my corporation put in a LOT of hours.

Yet...it is a common belief that the world is full of VPs and CEOs that do nothing but have sex with each other and fly around the world.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 03:52 PM (XqcwY)

215 I would be surprised if there actually very many "lazy girl jobs" like the ones described. $60k-$80k is real money.

...

So is $15 per hour for flipping burgers.

Biden is dangerously close to having a huge part of his voting base actually figure out the real value of money, and maybe even inflation.

Posted by: TexasDan at November 17, 2023 03:52 PM (z/ifB)

216 Girl needs to get herself a husband.

or a pimp.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) wants you kids off his lawn at November 17, 2023 03:52 PM (aD39U)

217 was 18, but not for lack of trying. A lot of companies just didn't want to hire anyone under 18. I don't know if it was a liability thing or what, but the doors were just *closed* until I hit age of majority.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November

I of course babysat but I had my first job at 15 1/2 in a restaurant. I would take home about $40 cash average a night. This was in the mid 80s

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 17, 2023 03:52 PM (4xF2M)

218 Now even the feminists are having their jobs ripped out of their hands by trans people so they can be empowered.

I think it's effin' hilarious that feminists made it so companies would be rated on hiring "women" and then enabled the definition of "women" to be ripped out from under them.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 17, 2023 03:53 PM (2ocoG)

219 200 One other bigger point that gets missed in all this...

Everyone wants stuff - goods and services...smart phones, food, massages, heating oil, whatever.

The ONLY way ANY of that becomes available is for someone to do work. If no one works, there is no stuff. If people work less, there is less stuff.

So...do you really want us *all* to have less stuff and more time? Because the complaint seems to be "I want to work less and have everyone ELSE work more"
Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM (XqcwY)

Europe basically makes that trade-off of everyone working less and having less.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at November 17, 2023 03:53 PM (eYoxG)

220 Move to France, they only work 32 hours
But stay away from the Muslims if possible

Posted by: Skip at November 17, 2023 03:53 PM (fwDg9)

221 Posted by: TexasDan at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM

Don't forget, everybody's working for the weekend.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at November 17, 2023 03:52 PM (Oq/TM)

That's Loverboy right? I meant to include it.

Posted by: TexasDan at November 17, 2023 03:53 PM (z/ifB)

222 Don't forget, everybody's working for the weekend.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude
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And it's 5 o'clock somewhere!

Posted by: screaming in digital at November 17, 2023 03:53 PM (aBJcM)

223 Why can't she do her hobbies on the weekends?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 17, 2023 03:53 PM (RSbhh)

224 Posted by: TexasDan at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM

Don't forget, everybody's working for the weekend.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at November 17, 2023 03:52 PM (Oq/TM)
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Everybody wants a new romance.
Hey.
Hey.

Posted by: Axeman at November 17, 2023 03:53 PM (krQz2)

225 Gosh, it's too bad it wasn't like the olden days, when people just farmed or made stuff at home. It's not like they got up before the sun and quit working long after it went down. Just party all the time, right?

How about when people just lived in huts and stuff, spending all day every day looking for food and preparing it and making clothes with what was left. That was easy livin', huh, babe?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 17, 2023 03:54 PM (OX9vb)

226 My first job was in a Big 8 (now Big 4) accounting firm. 60+ hour weeks and 7 day weeks were common. So sad for the snowflakes.

Posted by: Eternity Matters at November 17, 2023 03:54 PM (MTm8X)

227 I only worked 45 hours this week and felt both lazy and like I was on vacation.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 03:54 PM (di6C2)

228 I hear that The Ohio State University is hiring staff for their marching band.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at November 17, 2023 03:31 PM (JrojV)

The auditions are LIT!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 17, 2023 03:54 PM (h2kmk)

229 I of course babysat but I had my first job at 15 1/2 in a restaurant. I would take home about $40 cash average a night. This was in the mid 80s
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 17, 2023 03:52 PM (4xF2M)
++++
Before my time. I was in high school in the early aughts.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:54 PM (d04cU)

230 Piper just wants to bang on the drums all day.

Posted by: Roy at November 17, 2023 03:54 PM (z+ik4)

231 Once she has gone off to the community college (the oldest university in Indiana) I might just look for a job of some sort. I don't know if I'm even employable at this point.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM (cRrcX)

You might be surprised. A lot of young people with loud degrees have no idea what they are doing.

Posted by: Oldcat at November 17, 2023 03:54 PM (eoQWY)

232 I told my kids repeatedly ... "if work was fun, you would be paying them for it. Not the other way around. "

Posted by: ET at November 17, 2023 03:54 PM (uNnTf)

233 Like maybe she got fired because like because she flapped her gums like all over the internet like about how useless she was and like she'll probably get her whole team fired because like the whole bunch of them like just have a couple useless meetings like in a whole day so like who needs that department like anyway.........

Posted by: Big Louie Cannoli at November 17, 2023 03:54 PM (RYLTI)

234 Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities.

The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.

In a statement, the board of directors said:

“OpenAI was deliberately structured to advance our mission: to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all humanity. The board remains fully committed to serving this mission. We are grateful for Sam’s many contributions to the founding and growth of OpenAI. At the same time, we believe new leadership is necessary as we move forward. As the leader of the company’s research, product, and safety functions, Mira is exceptionally qualified to step into the role of interim CEO. We have the utmost confidence in her ability to lead OpenAI during this transition period.”

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy MAGA Extremist at November 17, 2023 03:54 PM (+cIkI)

235 Don't forget, everybody's working for the weekend.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at November 17, 2023 03:52 PM (Oq/TM)

Everybody needs a 'lil romance.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at November 17, 2023 03:54 PM (xcxpd)

236
As if I was supposed to make up for his failings.
Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM (sm6Pk)

Well, I never lived up to anything my father set for me, i.e. forced me to follow in his footsteps whether I wanted to or not. Now, he's pretty much an invalid and I'm the primary support for both he and his wife. Winning? Not really. But he's reaping, right there with his wife, what they've sown together. I help where I can......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:54 PM (Zz0t1)

237 Again, I ask, why do these types (mostly young women) feel the need to let the entire world in on the fact that they are extremely stupid?

Posted by: Archer at November 17, 2023 03:48 PM (gmo/4)

Sympathy, attention, affirmation.
Mostly attention.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM (xcxpd)

-------------

Munchausen's-by-Moxie.

Posted by: ShainS -- Too Male, Too Pale, Too Stale at November 17, 2023 03:55 PM (ktaDS)

238 Why can't she do her hobbies on the weekends?

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That's when she's watching Netflix.

Posted by: Moron Robbie was told it is impossible to measure ocean levels near the Panama Canal at November 17, 2023 03:55 PM (BMWRT)

239 KITES ARE FUN!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:55 PM (Zz0t1)

240
How much does a PA teacher make in retirement?

The average Retired Teacher salary in Pennsylvania is $79,087 as of October 25, 2023, but the range typically falls between $70,931 and $88,039.

Posted by: L - Can't make 'em love you more or hate you less at November 17, 2023 03:55 PM (GshMh)

241 I cannot work 8 hours a day because my Pussy Hurts !!!!

Posted by: Pansy Ass Men of Today at November 17, 2023 03:55 PM (15lwl)

242 232 I told my kids repeatedly ... "if work was fun, you would be paying them for it. Not the other way around. "
Posted by: ET at November 17, 2023 03:54 PM (uNnTf)

I always heard "They call it work, because it's work. If it was fun, they'd call it fun"

Posted by: Roy at November 17, 2023 03:55 PM (z+ik4)

243 Europe basically makes that trade-off of everyone working less and having less.

Yes...and yet again something most Americans don't know.

When you show them the size of the housing for example most Euros live in they don't believe it. "I thought they all lived in quaint stone houses in the countryside or giant flats with a view of the Eiffel Tower?!?"

Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 03:55 PM (XqcwY)

244 Don't forget, everybody's working for the weekend.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at November 17, 2023 03:52 PM (Oq/TM)

Everybody needs a 'lil romance.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at November 17, 2023 03:54 PM (xcxpd)
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Don't go off the deep end.

Posted by: Axeman at November 17, 2023 03:56 PM (krQz2)

245 Posted by: TexasDan at November 17, 2023 03:50 PM (z/ifB)

And the Busboys: https://tinyurl.com/55ajuyc7

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at November 17, 2023 03:56 PM (YRsIm)

246 229 I of course babysat but I had my first job at 15 1/2 in a restaurant. I would take home about $40 cash average a night. This was in the mid 80s
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 17, 2023 03:52 PM (4xF2M)
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Before my time. I was in high school in the early aughts.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:54 PM (d04cU)
Okay, get off my lawn. You read older and I mean that as a compliment.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 17, 2023 03:56 PM (4xF2M)

247 Watching the just releasedJ6 videos at work.

Posted by: Lava life at November 17, 2023 03:56 PM (oo5wQ)

248 At my job in the 5 sided nut house in Arlington, VA, we've had to let go 2 youngsters (20 somethings) because they just wouldn't show up to work and if they did, they would sleep, do as little as possible, refuse to learn the job (THEY HAVE A KOLLEGE DEGREEEEE!!!!! THEY KNOW ALLLL!!!!), and just leave whenever they want and go home. I work in a SCIF and 12-hour shifts. The job description is very up front about ones expectations for the job and yet this GenZ bunch,,,I guess they think they're suggestions.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 17, 2023 03:56 PM (sAmhv)

249 There's a metric buttload of pretty young women working as HR, Project Management, or SCRUM Master at software companies that don't do much. As long as you're reasonably organized and can do some paperwork, you're all set.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 17, 2023 03:42 PM (0N1h0)

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That's a big part of the problem. Jobs that are obviously "make work" are degrading and deblitating. Better to dig ditches, collect garbage, wait tables or learn to build something.. anything.

Posted by: LASue at November 17, 2023 03:56 PM (Kcw7x)

250 Livin' just enough ... just E.nough ... for the city

Yeah

Posted by: G'rump928(c) wants you kids off his lawn at November 17, 2023 03:57 PM (aD39U)

251 ctrl-f suck it up buttercup => "Not found"

Who are you people and what have you done with the Horde?

Posted by: Muldoon at November 17, 2023 03:57 PM (991eG)

252 Why can't she do her hobbies on the weekends?

Because Chad told me he has other things to do then. You don't suppose he means other women do you?

Posted by: Piper the tiktok girl at November 17, 2023 03:57 PM (XqcwY)

253 There's another piece to this, depending on where and what. I, for example, *was* expected to get part-time jobs when I was a teenager. I couldn't, not for a long time. People wouldn't hire kids. Technically, I could have started working at 15. Nobody would even give me an application. At 16, I would sometimes be given an app but never interviewed. I didn't have my first part time job until I was 18, but not for lack of trying. A lot of companies just didn't want to hire anyone under 18. I don't know if it was a liability thing or what, but the doors were just *closed* until I hit age of majority.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:43 PM (d04cU)

I started working at my dad's store when I was 9. He (and my uncle) taught me hard lessons in work ethic. Strange as it might seem though, I always had money to do the things I wanted to do when I wasn't working.

Thanks, Dad.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 17, 2023 03:58 PM (BdMk6)

254 248 At my job in the 5 sided nut house in Arlington, VA, we've had to let go 2 youngsters (20 somethings) because they just wouldn't show up to work and if they did, they would sleep, do as little as possible, refuse to learn the job (THEY HAVE A KOLLEGE DEGREEEEE!!!!! THEY KNOW ALLLL!!!!), and just leave whenever they want and go home. I work in a SCIF and 12-hour shifts. The job description is very up front about ones expectations for the job and yet this GenZ bunch,,,I guess they think they're suggestions.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 17, 2023 03:56 PM (sAmhv)

I saw a commercial for the 'Grammarly' app and the chick pimping it was saying, "Trust me, I'm majoring in sociology..."

They think just going to school makes them smart or trustworthy.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at November 17, 2023 03:58 PM (xcxpd)

255 Don't forget, everybody's working for the weekend.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at November 17, 2023 03:52 PM (Oq/TM)

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We get up early and we work all day
We put our time in 'cause we like to stay up
All night long

We keep on grinnin' till the weekend comes
Just a pinch between your cheek and gum
All night long, all night long

Start in the morning and get the job done
Take care of bus'ness and we have some fun
All night long, all night long

We like a long neck and a good old song
Turn it up and then we sing along

Posted by: ShainS -- Too Male, Too Pale, Too Stale at November 17, 2023 03:58 PM (ktaDS)

256 I always heard "They call it work, because it's work. If it was fun, they'd call it fun"
Posted by: Roy at November 17, 2023 03:55 PM (z+ik4)
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But the recruiter showed me this cool game room and stocked break room and told me, "we work hard here, but we also play hard!"

But I've never been able to use that game room because I'm always working, and I have a sneaking suspicion that the stocked break room is just a means to keep me from leaving the office for lunch and to make me less chafed at having to work until 9:00 tonight to get stuff dealt with. Again.

Posted by: Young tech working slowly realizing what's going on at November 17, 2023 03:58 PM (d04cU)

257 >> I of course babysat but I had my first job at 15 1/2 in a restaurant. I would take home about $40 cash average a night. This was in the mid 80s

I can remember when Min wage went up to 3.25 / hr

Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 03:58 PM (mnwUA)

258 Consequences of the “pandemic” 1) white collar America awarded itself a free, extended vacation under the guise of “working from home” while blue collar and service workers had to go to work like always. 2) corporate bean counters during the “pandemic” realized they could make more money if they convinced their working slobs that half the staff working twice as hard was now the “new normal”. Hussle culture is dead. The “pandemic” killed it. I don’t fault younger workers for seeing through the hypocrisy.

Posted by: Mohammed Muhammed Mohammed at November 17, 2023 03:58 PM (fg785)

259 Those tats aren't going to pay for themselves, Hon.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) wants you kids off his lawn at November 17, 2023 03:58 PM (aD39U)

260 It's all to plan. They want you living in an apartment, owning nothing. Government provided entertainment and healthcare. You don't need a lot of income when everything is free and you are eating bugs.

Posted by: fd at November 17, 2023 03:59 PM (vFG9F)

261 You left out get elected as a Democrat or RINO to Congress.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 17, 2023 03:37 PM (x0n13)

Included in #4, I expect.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 17, 2023 03:59 PM (h2kmk)

262 When most of us boomers and gen xers were growing up we worked those crappy jobs to save money for bikes, records, cars etc.,. Our first jobs taught us more than we could imagine. This was before the wise ones decided that all jobs deserve a living wage. Who can afford to risk hiring a teenager for $15-20 an hour?

Posted by: Ann UK/FR at November 17, 2023 03:59 PM (WcJPQ)

263 I had a job where I had perqs that no one else did. Someone complained about this in my hearing. So I told her that she 100% could have the perqs I did when she put in the hours I did. You know, like staying in the office until 2 am to fix her mistakes. She did not like that in the least.

As I understand it, there were a lot of tech adjacent jobs that did not require coding ability, like HR and diversity and corporate culture manager, that paid quite well and let young women say they were in tech when they really weren't. Now the hardish times are coming and those jobs are gone and the girls making 130k for nothing are learning that they were never in tech.

Posted by: kderien at November 17, 2023 03:59 PM (fqu2+)

264 Speaking of which...what the hell do young women do for hobbies?

I noticed most of my girlfriends seem to end up doing MY hobbies WITH me because they don't really have any of their own.

Yes yes sometimes they are just being sweet but most of the time they literally don't seem to know what to do with themselves if they have free time and I and their regular gal pals are busy.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 03:59 PM (XqcwY)

265 This is precious:

Hamas is "demanding" the IDF stop drone surveillance in Gaza:

https://is.gd/lzAeBz

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 17, 2023 03:59 PM (PiwSw)

266 >My father's general belief is "If you can't afford a house on a single income, you're a failure."

Ergo, I am a failure.

Yet his father bought his house for him.
Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 03:46 PM (sm6Pk)

Typical "born on third base" worldview.

Posted by: Dworkin Barimen at November 17, 2023 03:59 PM (UZDbo)

267 Okay, get off my lawn. You read older and I mean that as a compliment.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 17, 2023 03:56 PM (4xF2M)
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:: retreats to the sidewalk ::
:: waves ::

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 03:59 PM (d04cU)

268 @SpeakerJohnson
Follow the link below to view the January 6th tapes for yourself.

To restore America’s trust and faith in their Government we must have transparency. This is another step towards keeping the promises I made when I was elected to be your Speaker.

https://bityl.co/MONt

Posted by: G'rump928(c) wants you kids off his lawn at November 17, 2023 03:42 PM (aD39U)

Posted by: G'rump928(c) repeats himself at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (aD39U)

269 A question raised in the last thread: there seems to be many former prolific commenters, (...), Alex the Chick, Christopher R. Taylor, et al., who no longer appear to comment. Does anyone know anything specific about these folks, have they just stopped commenting, or are they commenting under another name?

Posted by: jayhawkone at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (94+Ew)

270 Money for nothing and chicks for free !!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at November 17, 2023 03:42 PM (15lwl)

Yeah, I kept telling myself that, lol.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (VwHCD)

271 Do the women of today really like these Gen Whatever Guys of today or do they want a real man in the traditional 1950's model ? Having a worthless wimpy guy as a boyfriend or a husband does not protect them, selfish and non-family oriented and not the bread winner ????.

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (15lwl)

272 236 Well, I never lived up to anything my father set for me, i.e. forced me to follow in his footsteps whether I wanted to or not. Now, he's pretty much an invalid and I'm the primary support for both he and his wife. Winning? Not really. But he's reaping, right there with his wife, what they've sown together. I help where I can......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 03:54 PM (Zz0t1)

His handicapping ("No college unless you have at least a 4.0 GPA", just as one example) kept me from developing any real marketable skills.

And he still bitches that I can't get a job that pays enough to own a house on my own (and he's not leaving me his when he dies).

Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (sm6Pk)

273 This is precious:

Hamas is "demanding" the IDF stop drone surveillance in Gaza:

https://is.gd/lzAeBz
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 17, 2023 03:59 PM (PiwSw)
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Let Gaza L~~ive~~aunch!

Posted by: Axeman at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (krQz2)

274 Let me tell you about easy jobs. The perks are incredible.

Posted by: Hunter B. at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (qIjx1)

275
I can remember when Min wage went up to 3.25 / hr
Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 03:58 PM (mnwUA)

Things REALLY started to change when I worked as a warehouse manager for a global computer monitor manufacturer at $9.29 an hour.

High cotton, boy howdy......

Unloading 625 14" CRT monitors by hand and stacking them on the floor was good times, bro......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (Zz0t1)

276 "How can I make sure I'm eating well and seeing my friends and taking time for my hobbies?" she asked. "How am I supposed to fit my whole life into a 9-to-5 work schedule?"

Welcome to the big time Piper.

Don't worry about dating, you will just make dates miserable, also you can just fuck yourself

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (NtVYv)

277 Speaking of which...what the hell do young women do for hobbies?

perfecting duckface for selfies

Posted by: kallisto at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (dCxaZ)

278 Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 03:59 PM (XqcwY)

I don't know about young women, but my son's hobby seems to be reading, when he's not reading stuff required for school, that is.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (RSbhh)

279 So like off topic, i like took my chainsaw apart like to replace the chain and like the new chain I bought someone like must have returned and put like the wrong size chain in the package so I was like.... fucked.

Posted by: Big Louie Cannoli at November 17, 2023 04:01 PM (RYLTI)

280 >> Speaking of which...what the hell do young women do for hobbies?

Women don't have hobbies, generally.

Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 04:01 PM (mnwUA)

281 269 A question raised in the last thread: there seems to be many former prolific commenters, (...), Alex the Chick, Christopher R. Taylor, et al., who no longer appear to comment. Does anyone know anything specific about these folks, have they just stopped commenting, or are they commenting under another name?
Posted by: jayhawkone at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (94+Ew)

AtC left because she felt like too many commenters were saying "All gays are pedos".

Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 04:01 PM (sm6Pk)

282 I’m sorry to hear that she has a dog, poor pup.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at November 17, 2023 04:01 PM (7tXiL)

283 The job description is very up front about ones expectations for the job and yet this GenZ bunch,,,I guess they think they're suggestions.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 17, 2023 03:56 PM (sAmhv)

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"More like guidelines ..."

Posted by: ShainS -- Too Male, Too Pale, Too Stale at November 17, 2023 04:01 PM (oVv4i)

284 A question raised in the last thread: there seems to be many former prolific commenters, (...), Alex the Chick, Christopher R. Taylor, et al., who no longer appear to comment. Does anyone know anything specific about these folks, have they just stopped commenting, or are they commenting under another name?

Alex the Chick had a disagreement with the direction of the blog on "gay rights" - you'd have to go back and find the thread to get the exact specifics.

Christopher...hmm...I don't remember him formally leaving.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 04:01 PM (XqcwY)

285 Why can't she do her hobbies on the weekends?

Isn't it obvious? That time is taken up by cooking, working out, and dating. All those things she just doesn't have time for during the week.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at November 17, 2023 04:01 PM (Bd6X8)

286 I can remember when Min wage went up to 3.25 / hr
Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 03:58 PM (mnwUA)

I made $2.75 hr when I worked at the grocery store as a teen. Good to have cash in your pocket

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 17, 2023 04:01 PM (NtVYv)

287 A question raised in the last thread: there seems to be many former prolific commenters, (...), Alex the Chick, Christopher R. Taylor, et al., who no longer appear to comment. Does anyone know anything specific about these folks, have they just stopped commenting, or are they commenting under another name?

Posted by: jayhawkone

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AtC left over The Gay.

I always figured a lot of other folks stopped commenting because this place is clearly on a list.

Posted by: Moron Robbie was told it is impossible to measure ocean levels near the Panama Canal at November 17, 2023 04:02 PM (BMWRT)

288 Girl needs to get herself a husband.

or a pimp.
Posted by: G'rump928(c

Annnnnd we're back to #4 on my list.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 17, 2023 04:02 PM (Y2tls)

289 Yes yes sometimes they are just being sweet but most of the time they literally don't seem to know what to do with themselves if they have free time and I and their regular gal pals are busy.
Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 03:59 PM (

The young girls I'm around sit in groups, at a table and don't speak to one another. They are all staring at their phones. I take their picture and text it to them saying, nice hanging with you. It's strange.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 17, 2023 04:02 PM (4xF2M)

290 Posted by: jayhawkone at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (94+Ew)

Alen the Chick left the site; I think Christopher Taylor is just taking a long break.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 17, 2023 04:02 PM (RSbhh)

291 A question raised in the last thread: there seems to be many former prolific commenters, (...), Alex the Chick, Christopher R. Taylor, et al., who no longer appear to comment. Does anyone know anything specific about these folks, have they just stopped commenting, or are they commenting under another name?
Posted by: jayhawkone at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (94+Ew)

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ATC is mad at us. That's the only one I know for sure.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 04:02 PM (DRSnL)

292
His handicapping ("No college unless you have at least a 4.0 GPA", just as one example) kept me from developing any real marketable skills.

And he still bitches that I can't get a job that pays enough to own a house on my own (and he's not leaving me his when he dies).
Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (sm6Pk)

Mine forced me into electrical engineering. Me and math don't get along that well, so that was a wizzo mission from the start.

I changed my degree to Computer Science after my first year. This was EARLY 90's.......

"WHAT that F*CK are you going to do with a computer science degree?!?"

Never gave another dime for my college.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 04:02 PM (Zz0t1)

293 251 ctrl-f suck it up buttercup => "Not found"

Who are you people and what have you done with the Horde?
Posted by: Muldoon at November 17, 2023 03:57 PM (991eG)

Someone already did a variant of 'Does your pussy hurt, Jan?' so I lost mine.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 04:02 PM (di6C2)

294 Do the women of today really like these Gen Whatever Guys of today or do they want a real man in the traditional 1950's model ? Having a worthless wimpy guy as a boyfriend or a husband does not protect them, selfish and non-family oriented and not the bread winner ????.
Posted by: Ferd Berfall at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (15lwl)

They say they want the modern guy 50 50 but they yearn for someone who will pay for things and protect them. So they divorce the modern guy or the nice guy and end up alone.

Posted by: Oldcat at November 17, 2023 04:03 PM (eoQWY)

295 Because Chad told me he has other things to do then. You don't suppose he means other women do you?

They know. They'd rather share Chad than marry Ace.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 17, 2023 04:03 PM (2ocoG)

296 I’m sorry to hear that she has a dog, poor pup.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at November 17, 2023 04:01 PM (7tXiL)
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It's why I have a cat. I wanted a dog (still do, but haven't gotten one for different reasons) but it would not be fair to the dog. I was working a *lot* and lived in an apartment. That is not a good life for a dog, so I didn't get one. What dog wants to be locked in an apartment for 12-14 hours per day? Misery.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 04:03 PM (d04cU)

297 Yeah, I kept telling myself that, lol.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (VwHCD)

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You're missing the earring and the makeup, that's the problem.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 04:03 PM (DRSnL)

298 His handicapping ("No college unless you have at least a 4.0 GPA", just as one example) kept me from developing any real marketable skills.

I had no marketable skills, so I went into IT.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at November 17, 2023 04:03 PM (Bd6X8)

299 >>Things REALLY started to change when I worked as a warehouse manager for a global computer monitor manufacturer at $9.29 an hour.

When I moved to MT I peeled logs, by hand for pay based on a Per Foot Basis.

If I was there at 5 am and worked to 4 pm without lunch breaks, I could make as much as $6 / hour.

Then I went home, showered and went to work stocking groceries from 1 am to 4:30am.

Rinse and repeat.

Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 04:04 PM (mnwUA)

300 =====

You're missing the earring and the makeup, that's the problem.
Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 04:03 PM (DRSnL)

Yeah buddy. That's his own hair.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 04:04 PM (Zz0t1)

301 My father's general belief is "If you can't afford a house on a single income, you're a failure."

Ergo, I am a failure.

Yet his father bought his house for him.
Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 03:46 PM (sm6Pk)

My point of self recriminations is, four years ago I had saved up a sizeable amount of money. I could get a new (used car- my old one was 18 years old at that point, but in good shape) or get a house. I chose car.

Ich bin ein dumbass.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 04:04 PM (di6C2)

302 And it's 5 o'clock somewhere!
Posted by: screaming in digital

4 is close enough

Posted by: Miklos will not be denied at November 17, 2023 04:04 PM (LzdTs)

303 Speaking of which...what the hell do young women do for hobbies?

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I've heard other people discussing this, and I wonder if it's not something else feminism screwed up. They can't have girl hobbies anymore because it doesn't involve Harley Davidsons and ax throwing and bad tattoos and if they wear pink it's so everyone knows they're girls doing ax throwing. They have to have guy hobbies now because that's GRRLL POWRRR

Posted by: Moron Robbie was told it is impossible to measure ocean levels near the Panama Canal at November 17, 2023 04:04 PM (BMWRT)

304 I would have killed to work 40 hrs a week after I graduated. Try going to sea bitch. You work 18 hr days for 6 months straight.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 17, 2023 04:04 PM (uKeRS)

305 But the recruiter showed me this cool game room and stocked break room and told me, "we work hard here, but we also play hard!"

But I've never been able to use that game room because I'm always working, and I have a sneaking suspicion that the stocked break room is just a means to keep me from leaving the office for lunch and to make me less chafed at having to work until 9:00 tonight to get stuff dealt with. Again.
Posted by: Young tech working slowly realizing what's going on at November 17, 2023 03:58 PM (d04cU)

They have a sign-in log for the games. It's just a coincidence that those same names seem to end up on the lay-off lists.

Posted by: Roy at November 17, 2023 04:05 PM (z+ik4)

306 It is funny that corporate America basically ran the Tom Sawyer White Washing the Fence ploy on American women.

Oh no we can't let you come work in our corporate office...its way to fun. We just eat, drink, and gossip all day long just like in those soaps you watch so you'd hate it....

Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 04:05 PM (XqcwY)

307 She's not Penske material.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 17, 2023 04:05 PM (kXQHW)

308 My father (born 1907) kept harping on how I needed "to get my degree," never specifying what kind, as he grew up thinking that any college degree was a golden ticket. (And maybe before WWII it was.) "You need that degree to fall back on."

Then when we had a bus strike in the early '70s and I had no way to travel the 7 miles to the campus, you'd have thought I was ripping skin off of him when I asked him to drop me off there in the morning. Yeah, if that degree is so all-fired important, how come you won't help me get to the place where I can earn it? Or teach me to drive so, if I can find a part-time job and buy a car some decade, I can actually drive it legally? But nooooo.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 17, 2023 04:05 PM (J2vNu)

309 >>I made $2.75 hr when I worked at the grocery store as a teen. Good to have cash in your pocket

That is what we were making before the jump to 3.25.

Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 04:05 PM (mnwUA)

310 Those tats aren't going to pay for themselves, Hon.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) wants you kids off his lawn at November 17, 2023 03:58 PM (aD39U)
*****
I think some of those people that cover themselves in tattoos do so to avoid getting a real "grown-up" job.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 17, 2023 04:05 PM (NpAcC)

311 All the 1/6 tapes are released!

https://t.co/ppL2WWqWoo

Posted by: bonhomme at November 17, 2023 04:06 PM (0N1h0)

312 There are two types of people in the world.

Posted by: Muldoon at November 17, 2023 04:06 PM (991eG)

313 I hate working most of time. Oh, there have been some fun times at jobs but overall I see it as a waste of my life. However, I realize that working is just more than making money to pay bills. It brings satisfaction for doing something correctly or benefits others, not just the boss or company. There are life lessons working and learning about what you can accomplish.

Now, I've had some kind of job since age 10 and I'm 29+ but I still hate to work.

Posted by: Beartooth at November 17, 2023 04:06 PM (y8ulm)

314 298 I had no marketable skills, so I went into IT.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at November 17, 2023 04:03 PM (Bd6X

In my area, you actually do have to have skills to get into IT.

Small town without a lot of available positions.

Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 04:06 PM (sm6Pk)

315
When I moved to MT I peeled logs, by hand for pay based on a Per Foot Basis.

If I was there at 5 am and worked to 4 pm without lunch breaks, I could make as much as $6 / hour.

Then I went home, showered and went to work stocking groceries from 1 am to 4:30am.

Rinse and repeat.
Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 04:04 PM

My husband has the same type of story, only in a plant and he washed the whole plant nightly with chlorine with no safety equipment. Night shift. He worked summers, all holidays to pay for college and worked there until he got a job. His first job was cleaning up at a dairy when he was 10.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 17, 2023 04:06 PM (4xF2M)

316 I can remember when Min wage went up to 3.25 / hr
Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 03:58 PM (mnwUA)

I can remember when there wasn't a "minimum wage".

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 17, 2023 04:06 PM (BdMk6)

317 When the power grid goes down and we're back to 1883, hoo boy are the kidz gonna be in for a shock.

Posted by: SFGoth at November 17, 2023 04:06 PM (KAi1n)

318 I thought I saw Ellipses on here the other day, but maybe I was dreaming.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 04:06 PM (DRSnL)

319 You're missing the earring and the makeup, that's the problem.
Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 04:03 PM (DRSnL)

Yeah buddy. That's his own hair.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 04:04 PM (Zz0t1)
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Does he have his own jet airplane?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 17, 2023 04:06 PM (7fElN)

320 They say they want the modern guy 50 50 but they yearn for someone who will pay for things and protect them. So they divorce the modern guy or the nice guy and end up alone.
Posted by: Oldcat at November 17, 2023 04:03 PM (eoQWY)

haha, yep

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 17, 2023 04:06 PM (NtVYv)

321 "Gen Z Employee: How Am I To See My Friends, Or Even Eat Enough Food to Stay Alive, When I Am Working an Incredible 40 Hours Per Week?!!"

I know it's not a real question but what the heck:

- Make food on the weekends and keep it in the fridge or freezer to heat up after work.
- buy premade food with which you can do the same thing
- only eat at work during work hours

- See your friends on the weekends

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 17, 2023 04:06 PM (ou9hh)

322 Funny how much number 4 on the list comes back into play.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at November 17, 2023 04:07 PM (R4t5M)

323 > I made $2.75 hr when I worked at the grocery store as a teen. Good to have cash in your pocket

I was making $5.50/hr at a now defunct sporting goods store as a teen.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 17, 2023 04:07 PM (0N1h0)

324 There are two types of people in the world.
Posted by: Muldoon

Three.

Posted by: Miklos is Type O at November 17, 2023 04:07 PM (LzdTs)

325 Good Lord. This is so sad. At the tender age of 22 I spent the next 10 years in IT working 60 hour+ weeks with a pager strapped to my belt, 24x7.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 17, 2023 04:07 PM (V8he0)

326 4 is close enough
Posted by: Miklos will not be denied
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*raises glass to Miklos*

Posted by: screaming in digital at November 17, 2023 04:07 PM (aBJcM)

327 Poor poor girlie, with fulltime job... Probably has a nice benefit package too. But OMG, it's just *too hard!* to deal. Pffft.

This is nothing new. Even the millennials I had to train, for assembly-line shift-w*rk, felt that they were entitled to dictate their hours on day 1.

Me: "...and when you go to weekend-swing shift in a couple of weeks..."

New Employee: "Oh, not me. I told them at Orientation, that I could only w*rk day shift..." *

Me: "Well then, you need to decide what you'll do when management tells you you're going to that other shift, because I was told I'd be training you for that."

*Newb likely was told at Orientation, that they would train on Day Shift, and then move to a different shift-- the least-desired shift-- upon completion. For some odd reason, many trainees insisted that they were NOT told this. LOL, because they undoubtedly WERE told this.

Posted by: JQ at November 17, 2023 04:07 PM (njWTi)

328 301 My point of self recriminations is, four years ago I had saved up a sizeable amount of money. I could get a new (used car- my old one was 18 years old at that point, but in good shape) or get a house. I chose car.

Ich bin ein dumbass.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 04:04 PM (di6C2)

Somehow, I have just enough to get a car when this one I have now dies.

But not remotely enough to put a down payment on, and stay ahead of a mortgage.

Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (sm6Pk)

329 Out cleaning up leaves again, it has to be a 40 hour a year job for me, 3rd evening so 3 hours in this season

Posted by: Skip at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (fwDg9)

330 You're missing the earring and the makeup, that's the problem.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 04:03 PM (DRSnL)

You know, you might be more right than you know. I had refused to sell out, so I did turn down opportunities. I was from the barbarian side of metal, not the gay ass hair band shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (VwHCD)

331 They have to have guy hobbies now because that's GRRLL POWRRR
Posted by: Moron Robbie was told it is impossible to measure ocean levels near the Panama Canal at November 17, 2023 04:04 PM (BMWRT)

There are a surprising number of young knitters and crochet enthusiasts. Naturally, everything they make is vulgar or political in some way.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (KrAeU)

332
287 A question raised in the last thread: there seems to be many former prolific commenters, (...), Alex the Chick, Christopher R. Taylor, et al., who no longer appear to comment. Does anyone know anything specific about these folks, have they just stopped commenting, or are they commenting under another name?

Posted by: jayhawkone

AllenG got a new job and life got in the way.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (Y2tls)

333 . . . Like, I don't have energy to work out, like that's out the window. Like, I'm so upset. Nothing to do with my job at all, but just like the 9-to-5 schedule in general is crazy"

Like. Grow TF up to start.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (pZq2R)

334 317 When the power grid goes down and we're back to 1883, hoo boy are the kidz gonna be in for a shock.
Posted by: SFGoth at November 17, 2023 04:06 PM (KAi1n)

I was talking to my wife about that. She asked if we should stock up on food and water. I told her to stock up on ammo. With ammo, you can always get the food and water, as well as hang on to what you already have.

Posted by: Roy at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (z+ik4)

335 >>My husband has the same type of story, only in a plant and he washed the whole plant nightly with chlorine with no safety equipment. Night shift. He worked summers, all holidays to pay for college and worked there until he got a job. His first job was cleaning up at a dairy when he was 10.

Yep.
I had so many jobs from 13-23 that it is ridiculous. Never had only 2 jobs at a time, either.
Always working nights, weekends and weird shifts to put money in the bank.

Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (mnwUA)

336 I would love to only work 40 hrs a week.

Posted by: nckate at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (SnxUt)

337 What about dating? Or their hobbies!!???
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at November 17, 2023 03:49 PM (xcxpd)

They do that on their 2 weeks out.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (h2kmk)

338 323 > I made $2.75 hr when I worked at the grocery store as a teen. Good to have cash in your pocket

I was making $5.50/hr at a now defunct sporting goods store as a teen.
Posted by: bonhomme at November 17, 2023 04:07 PM (0N1h0)

Luxury!

I started out at 16 at McDonald's at I think 3.25. I got my first paycheck for like 20 hours and was like 'Holy Shit! This is a ton of money! How is anyone poor?!'

Kids are very stupid. That's why we call them kids.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (di6C2)

339 My husband has the same type of story, only in a plant and he washed the whole plant nightly with chlorine with no safety equipment. Night shift. He worked summers, all holidays to pay for college and worked there until he got a job. His first job was cleaning up at a dairy when he was 10.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 17, 2023 04:06 PM (4xF2M)

His skin must have been peeling off in sheets with the chlorine

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (NtVYv)

340 "This country is doomed. You know that, right?"

Yes.

Posted by: gp's Hope Deprivation Chamber at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (MvF+J)

341
That is what we were making before the jump to 3.25.
Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 04:05 PM (mnwUA)

That's what I remember making at my first real job.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 17, 2023 04:09 PM (4xF2M)

342 Posted by: CaliGirl at November 17, 2023 04:06 PM (4xF2M

You should be getting rain soon

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 17, 2023 04:09 PM (NtVYv)

343 Does anyone know anything specific about these folks, have they just stopped commenting, or are they commenting under another name?

Posted by: jayhawkone at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (94+Ew)

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Miss my mind-meld brethren & sistren, to name a few:

. ThePrimordialOrderedPair (banned by Ace some years ago);
. Ellipsis ("..."), been a few months since I've seen him;
. flounder (saw him a couple weeks ago; said he's mostly lurking now); and
. Jane D'Oh (I believe missing since her husband passed away at least a year ago?).

I'm sure I've forgotten many others whom I enjoyed & learned from ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Too Male, Too Pale, Too Stale at November 17, 2023 04:09 PM (43QQU)

344 "pager strapped to my belt, 24x7"

Your dealer wasn't hanging around waiting for you.

Posted by: SFGoth at November 17, 2023 04:09 PM (KAi1n)

345 Yeah buddy. That's his own hair.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 17, 2023 04:04 PM

He got his own jet airplane..

Posted by: Minnfidel at November 17, 2023 04:09 PM (bqazj)

346 Somehow, I have just enough to get a car when this one I have now dies.

But not remotely enough to put a down payment on, and stay ahead of a mortgage.
Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (sm6Pk)

Yeah, 10% changed radically within the past few years. Huh, I wonder why?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (di6C2)

347 A question raised in the last thread: there seems to be many former prolific commenters, (...), Alex the Chick, Christopher R. Taylor, et al., who no longer appear to comment. Does anyone know anything specific about these folks, have they just stopped commenting, or are they commenting under another name?

Posted by: jayhawkone

AllenG got a new job and life got in the way.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (Y2tls)

Christopher is taking a break.

Posted by: Beartooth at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (y8ulm)

348 They have to have guy hobbies now because that's GRRLL POWRRR
Posted by: Moron Robbie was told it is impossible to measure ocean levels near the Panama Canal at November 17, 2023 04:04 PM (BMWRT)

There are a surprising number of young knitters and crochet enthusiasts. Naturally, everything they make is vulgar or political in some way.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

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Yep.

Doing it "ironically" or whatever. GRRLL POWRRR

Posted by: Moron Robbie was told it is impossible to measure ocean levels near the Panama Canal at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (BMWRT)

349 But not remotely enough to put a down payment on, and stay ahead of a mortgage.
Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (sm6Pk)
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This is why the coming decline in housing prices is going to be a good thing for a whole lot of people. The monthly nut will remain about the same thanks to rising interest rates, but the price fall means you need a lot less for a down payment. Every $1k in price decline is a reduction of $200 for the down payment. It adds up, and adds up fast.

It is the silver lining to a declining housing market.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (d04cU)

350 Hey the Austrian President got his hand bit by a dog.

Not any dog though. Not named Major either. But during a state visit to Moldova.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (gwTXI)

351 >> I would love to only work 40 hrs a week.

When I was Guiding Fishing and Hunting Trips, 40 hrs was just 3 days of a 7 day week.

Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (mnwUA)

352 Given how well Pookette gets along with boys, getting her married off by age 20 will be pretty easy. The biggest question will be which of her many talents will turn into a career: music, math, engineering, being the world's biggest goofball...

Posted by: pookette's dad needs a shotgun at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (dtlDP)

353 A question raised in the last thread: there seems to be many former prolific commenters, (...), Alex the Chick, Christopher R. Taylor, et al., who no longer appear to comment. Does anyone know anything specific about these folks, have they just stopped commenting, or are they commenting under another name?
Posted by: jayhawkone at November 17, 2023 04:00 PM (94+Ew)

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ATC is mad at us. That's the only one I know for sure.
Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 04:02 PM (DRSnL)

Chris Taylor's brother died recently. He's stepped away from the blog for a while.

Insom is also off forging tire irons.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (xcxpd)

354
His skin must have been peeling off in sheets with the chlorine
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (NtVYv)

I'm sure it was diluted and he wore a suit but he said he didn't wear a mask. He scrubbed the walls of the cheese plant. He wanted more hours and so he stayed and cleaned for the OT, he just told me he was stupid to not wear a mask.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (4xF2M)

355 I was talking to my wife about that. She asked if we should stock up on food and water. I told her to stock up on ammo. With ammo, you can always get the food and water, as well as hang on to what you already have.
Posted by: Roy at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (z+ik4)

You should have both - no need to waste ammo getting food if you have yours...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (exHjb)

356
She said she got on her train at 7:30 a.m. and didn't get home until "6:15 earliest," at which point, she said, she had no time or energy to cook dinner or work out. The 9-5 schedule and the commute wiped out her days, she said.

Try being in a STEM graduate program, where working 70 or 80 hours a week, often seven days a week, is not unusual. Or being a first-year associate in a white-shoe law firm.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (MoZTd)

357 326 4 is close enough
Posted by: Miklos will not be denied
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*raises glass to Miklos*
Posted by: screaming in digital at November 17, 2023 04:07 PM (aBJcM)

Egészségedre!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (PiwSw)

358 I think Becky Quick gets it right - the worst jobs are the ones where you have so little to do that you keep looking at your watch (I'm old). Great jobs are challenging, frustrating, nerve-wracking, but it's 2 hours past "quitting time" and you didn't even notice the time going by.

I would also suggest that those in less interesting jobs throw themselves into the work a little more. They are going to be there for eight hours anyway - why not spend the time helping customers instead of avoiding them? Those eight hours are going to go by much faster.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 17, 2023 04:11 PM (ogTiX)

359 Out cleaning up leaves again, it has to be a 40 hour a year job for me, 3rd evening so 3 hours in this season
Posted by: Skip

Ryobi or Toro leaf vacuum. Sucks them up, impeller chops them to tiny pieces.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 17, 2023 04:11 PM (Y2tls)

360 Oh and Piper, the answer to your quandary in the past was to find a good man, marry him, and let him take care of you.

Posted by: Archer at November 17, 2023 04:11 PM (gmo/4)

361 I started out at 16 at McDonald's at I think 3.25. I got my first paycheck for like 20 hours and was like 'Holy Shit! This is a ton of money! How is anyone poor?!'

Kids are very stupid. That's why we call them kids.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (di6C2)
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There was a time when something like half of the American workforce had worked at a McDonald's.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 04:11 PM (d04cU)

362 *raises glass to Miklos*
Posted by: screaming in digital

CHEERS!

Posted by: Miklos started Friday on Thursday at November 17, 2023 04:11 PM (LzdTs)

363 Insom is also off forging tire irons.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (xcxpd)

I have caught a few comments that seem suspiciously like Insom's. Not saying anything out of respect.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 04:12 PM (di6C2)

364 >>>
Well, get to impeachment, EmmEffer......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden
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Couldn't get MTG's censure of Tlaibe passed how's he going to prosecute Biden?

Posted by: Braenyard at November 17, 2023 04:12 PM (MwlPL)

365 Piper's problem is growing up and going to college entirely in the 21st Century.

Strong men, good times
Good times weak men...

'Nuff said

Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 17, 2023 04:12 PM (xQGE2)

366 Oglebay

-

If that's what I'm thinking it is I've been there. Beautiful place. If not then you've got a great name.

Posted by: Moron Robbie was told it is impossible to measure ocean levels near the Panama Canal at November 17, 2023 04:12 PM (BMWRT)

367 349 It is the silver lining to a declining housing market.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (d04cU)

Even if it went down, my job is pretty shitty. It wouldn't be enough to stay ahead, once you throw in electric and heat bills.

Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 04:12 PM (sm6Pk)

368 Luxury!

I started out at 16 at McDonald's at I think 3.25. I got my first paycheck for like 20 hours and was like 'Holy Shit! This is a ton of money! How is anyone poor?!'

Kids are very stupid. That's why we call them kids.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (di6C2)

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My first paycheck I remember thinking: "Why is all this money being withheld?"

Instant Conservative Syndrome ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Too Male, Too Pale, Too Stale at November 17, 2023 04:12 PM (43QQU)

369 Clean water is the most important thing. You start drinking dirty water and you won’t care about food or ammo anymore.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 17, 2023 04:12 PM (uKeRS)

370 *raises glass to Miklos*
Posted by: screaming in digital

CHEERS!
Posted by: Miklos started Friday on Thursday
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and you know the Waffle House is always open!

Posted by: screaming in digital at November 17, 2023 04:12 PM (aBJcM)

371 Oh and Piper, the answer to your quandary in the past was to find a good man, marry him, and let him take care of you.

Posted by: Archer

Maybe she could sue a Christian baker or something.

Posted by: Miklos, unlicensed lifestyle advisor at November 17, 2023 04:12 PM (LzdTs)

372 In my area, you actually do have to have skills to get into IT.

Small town without a lot of available positions.

That's where I started when I was living in Las Cruces, NM. I had to learn enough on my own to be able to answer enough questions to get that first job, then learn even more to keep it.

These days there are resources that just weren't available then. Ferrinstance:

https://tinyurl.com/3wbjz6mz

*Sorry Horde, not porn, free network training from Juniper.*

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at November 17, 2023 04:12 PM (Bd6X8)

373 I leave at 4:30 in the morning and get home between 5:45 & 6:45 at night.
Posted by: rickb223

Ditto

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at November 17, 2023 04:12 PM (pZq2R)

374 I noticed most of my girlfriends seem to end up doing MY hobbies WITH me because they don't really have any of their own.

Yes yes sometimes they are just being sweet but most of the time they literally don't seem to know what to do with themselves if they have free time and I and their regular gal pals are busy.
Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 03:59 PM (XqcwY)

That's when you suggest having kids. That'll keep her busy.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 17, 2023 04:13 PM (BdMk6)

375 My friends who worked at BK and McDonald's made $3.35 an hour. They laughed at me for working at Hot Dog on a Stick, until they found out I was making $4.50.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 04:13 PM (DRSnL)

376 Luxury!

I started out at 16 at McDonald's at I think 3.25. I got my first paycheck for like 20 hours and was like 'Holy Shit! This is a ton of money! How is anyone poor?!'

Kids are very stupid. That's why we call them kids.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 04:08 PM (di6C2)

PJ O' Rourke related the time he got his first working check as a hippie dude in a commune. He saw all the deductions for tax, social security and went ballistic ...THIS IS COMMUNISM!!

Posted by: Oldcat at November 17, 2023 04:13 PM (eoQWY)

377 She said she got on her train at 7:30 a.m. and didn't get home until "6:15 earliest," at which point, she said, she had no time or energy to cook dinner or work out. The 9-5 schedule and the commute wiped out her days, she said.

Try being in a STEM graduate program, where working 70 or 80 hours a week, often seven days a week, is not unusual. Or being a first-year associate in a white-shoe law firm.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (MoZTd)

One site I had for a year and a half: 1:30 drive there. 12 hour shift. 45 drive home (because it was 4am.)

Yeah, not a lot of sympathy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 04:13 PM (di6C2)

378 She said she got on her train at 7:30 a.m. and didn't get home until "6:15 earliest," at which point, she said, she had no time or energy to cook dinner or work out. The 9-5 schedule and the commute wiped out her days, she said.

Its funny because I've seen plenty of vituperation on the internet towards men that make the argument that after a shift like that they just want to come home and relax and NOT suddenly cook/clean/entertain the wife...

Also, the commute length is generally because you live in or a near a big blue shithole that brought in a gazillion immigrants.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 04:14 PM (XqcwY)

379 My first paycheck I remember thinking: "Why is all this money being withheld?"

Instant Conservative Syndrome ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Too Male, Too Pale, Too Stale at November 17, 2023 04:12 PM (43QQU)

Who is 'FICA' (which is not called that any more I noticed) and why is he stealing all my money!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 04:14 PM (di6C2)

380 When the power grid goes down and we're back to 1883, hoo boy are the kidz gonna be in for a shock.
Posted by: SFGoth

So's a lot of "Elites" if they get their 500 million worldwide population wish.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 17, 2023 04:15 PM (Y2tls)

381 375 My friends who worked at BK and McDonald's made $3.35 an hour. They laughed at me for working at Hot Dog on a Stick, until they found out I was making $4.50.
Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 04:13 PM (DRSnL)

Just so you know I am NOT making 'hot dog on a stick' jokes about you out of respect. Also I've seen you shoot.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at November 17, 2023 04:15 PM (xcxpd)

382 Who is 'FICA' (which is not called that any more I noticed) and why is he stealing all my money!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 04:14 PM (di6C2)
++++
It's a nickname. And I take it because you don't feed me ... other things.

Posted by: The Ficus at November 17, 2023 04:15 PM (d04cU)

383 You should have both - no need to waste ammo getting food if you have yours...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (exHjb)

Indeed. Food can shoot back.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) repeats himself at November 17, 2023 04:15 PM (aD39U)

384 >>>Try being in a STEM graduate program, where working 70 or 80 hours a week, often seven days a week, is not unusual. Or being a first-year associate in a white-shoe law firm.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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If she had obtained a valuable degree she spent precious time to obtain it. Probably has a Studies degree.

Posted by: Braenyard at November 17, 2023 04:16 PM (MwlPL)

385 Just so you know I am NOT making 'hot dog on a stick' jokes about you out of respect. Also I've seen you shoot.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at November 17, 2023 04:15 PM (xcxpd)

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LOL

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 04:16 PM (DRSnL)

386 Piper will make a great mom. Or babymomma. Whatever.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 17, 2023 04:16 PM (nVQiM)

387 Moron Robbie - you are right, it's a great place. And but for a river, I would be a WV native.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 17, 2023 04:16 PM (ogTiX)

388 My biggest expense, by far, is taxes.

Why do I have to work the hours I do? Because Joe Biden is stealing at least half of my income.

And Piper if you do find a job that you can "stand" and make something of yourself you'll find yourself in the same damn boat - because Soviet America will punish success wherever it finds it.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 04:16 PM (XqcwY)

389 I've worked in manufacturing for 27 years as an engineer and in maintenance. I was on call 24/7 for years, worked on projects for weeks straight through weekends and holidays, and all that without a latte in my hand.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at November 17, 2023 04:16 PM (PqqaB)

390 Typical Guide Day:

Up at 4. Load the Boat, Gear and the Cooler.

Out the Door at 4:45.
Meet Clients at 5.
On the water by 6:15.
Off the Water at 8-9pm.
Drop off Clients at 9:30-10Pm.
Get home by 11pm.
Clean Cooler, Boat and Gear and Tie Flies until 12.
Sleep and Repeat.

Hope for at least one day off every 10-14 days.

Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 04:16 PM (mnwUA)

391 I have at least a dozen maple, 1 sycamore it's not that easy

Posted by: Skip at November 17, 2023 04:17 PM (fwDg9)

392 I sympathize, the 9-5 work week is not conducive to healthy humanity... But you can't have your cake and eat it too. You want the toys and cheep thrills the world has to offer you have to pay for it.

If you want to prioritize life outside of work you can do that. It's called being poor on purpose and it ain't half bad.

There are lots of ways to live well, but you can't have your cake and eat it too.

Posted by: Coyote 191 at November 17, 2023 04:17 PM (KlPeV)

393 They laughed at me for working at Hot Dog on a Stick, until they found out I was making $4.50.

Wait you got paid for that?!? The guys at the men's club just expect it for free

Posted by: Barack Obama at November 17, 2023 04:17 PM (XqcwY)

394
Try being in a STEM graduate program, where working 70 or 80 hours a week, often seven days a week, is not unusual. Or being a first-year associate in a white-shoe law firm.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (MoZTd)

///

And having a wife and kids who need your time and attention

Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 17, 2023 04:17 PM (xQGE2)

395 389 I've worked in manufacturing for 27 years as an engineer and in maintenance. I was on call 24/7 for years, worked on projects for weeks straight through weekends and holidays, and all that without a latte in my hand.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at November 17, 2023 04:16 PM (PqqaB)

I hit the energy drinks pretty hard. Getting up at 2:30 is not for the God fearing man.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 04:17 PM (di6C2)

396 Was this article actually necessary???

Posted by: sidney at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM (Uy/WF)

397
Alex the Chick had a disagreement with the direction of the blog on "gay rights" - you'd have to go back and find the thread to get the exact specifics.

Christopher...hmm...I don't remember him formally leaving.
Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 04:01 PM (XqcwY)

This is a flat out lie. An absolute and utter lie.

Fine. I'll address it so I can quote me.

About a year and a half ago and I got a new job in which I knew for a fact that internet use was monitored. Commenting on the phone is annoying. So I stepped back. Also I was spending time with that whore twitter.

And then serveral months ago, people decided to spread the absolute lie that I changed my mind on "gay rights" and I got my feelings deeply hurt.

Let me be very clear.

I do not support gay marriage. I think men cannot become women and vice versa. I cannot believe that adults have to be told not to do sex stuff in front of kids. Drag shows in front of minors is not something that should occur. I cannot believe adults have to be told not to show porn to fifth graders.

I, like any other human being, do not appreciate being called a pedophile.

There you go. Now stop lying about me.

Posted by: Alexthechick at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM (fqu2+)

398 One site I had for a year and a half: 1:30 drive there. 12 hour shift. 45 drive home (because it was 4am.)

Yeah, not a lot of sympathy.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

First prison unit I worked: up at 3:00, SSS, leave at 3:30. Get to unit at 4:30. Eat. Turn out at 5:45 for shift assignments. On at 6:00am. Off at 2:00pm. Eat. Drive home. Get back to Galveston at 3:30 pm.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM (Y2tls)

399 They laughed at me for working at Hot Dog on a Stick, until they found out I was making $4.50.

They have to pay more for you to wear that hat !

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM (NtVYv)

400 How in hell did I ever make it through 6 years of college supporting myself and paying my own tuition by -- get this -- working while I was in college?

Honestly, moving on to a 50 - 60 hour work week was kind of a relief.

And wow, I still managed to get married and have a kid. How was that possible?

I must not be a real girl.

Posted by: tcn in AK, hail to the thief at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM (okGHj)

401 I use a water filter for hiking and remote trips. Also carry life straws, also have plenty of bleach on hand people. You can purify water with that. I'm lucky to live in a state with more water than land. Water, Shelter, Food Ammo and you're set.

Posted by: Minnfidel at November 17, 2023 04:19 PM (bqazj)

402 I can remember when Min wage went up to 3.25 / hr
Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 03:58 PM (mnwUA)
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First job that gave me a W-2 was washing dishes at Marie Calendars. $3.15 an hour. But I did get a free lunch while the other staff had to pay half price.

Posted by: Darth Randall at November 17, 2023 04:19 PM (f1kZG)

403 396 Was this article actually necessary???
Posted by: sidney at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM (Uy/WF)

Of course not. That's why we're making fun of it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 04:19 PM (di6C2)

404 "I don't know if I'm even employable at this point.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench)"

See if the community college has openings for admin assistants.

It's all about making your skills sound applicable to the job duties.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 17, 2023 04:19 PM (ou9hh)

405 394
Try being in a STEM graduate program, where working 70 or 80 hours a week, often seven days a week, is not unusual. Or being a first-year associate in a white-shoe law firm.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 17, 2023 04:10 PM (MoZTd)

///

And having a wife and kids who need your time and attention
Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 17, 2023 04:17 PM (xQGE2)

Bruce Williams (Talknet) had 2 Full-Time jobs while going to college full-time AND raising a family.

And my father would constantly say "If HE can do that, why can't YOU work 2 Full-Time jobs?"

Posted by: XTC at November 17, 2023 04:19 PM (sm6Pk)

406 Don't look now, but Mike Johnson is releasing J6 tapes, many are already on twitter (X).

Posted by: gourmand du jour at November 17, 2023 04:19 PM (MeG8a)

407 Posted by: Alexthechick

I hope you stay Empress.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 17, 2023 04:19 PM (Y2tls)

408
Hope for at least one day off every 10-14 days.
Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 04:16 PM

That's a crazy schedule and makes me tired just reading it.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 17, 2023 04:19 PM (4xF2M)

409 If that's what I'm thinking it is I've been there. Beautiful place. If not then you've got a great name.
Posted by: Moron Robbie was told it is impossible to measure ocean levels near the Panama Canal at November 17, 2023 04:12 PM (BMWRT)

Was there last weekend. It's great.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at November 17, 2023 04:19 PM (R4t5M)

410 Was this article actually necessary???
Posted by: sidney at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM (Uy/WF)
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Of course not.

But it gets viewers and allows for a lot of "look at the silly girl" stuff. Is she typical? I dunno. I doubt it. But the article is doing its job of getting some readers and then getting those readers to talk.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 17, 2023 04:19 PM (d04cU)

411 Posted by: Alexthechick at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM (fqu2+)

I've missed you, Your Grace.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at November 17, 2023 04:19 PM (aD39U)

412 Yeah one of the sneaky WEF tools to keep population low is to convince young women, and I suppose also young men, that they should graduate and have a career before getting engaged or married.

But most modern workplaces frown on co-workers dating each other. So being active in your church is probably the only opportunity to meet someone who wants to marry vs just have a fling. College is one of few secular places to meet someone with similar life goals.

Posted by: PaleRider at November 17, 2023 04:19 PM (3cGpq)

413 Moron Robbie: was it you who said awhile ago you might be interested in a cheap beater car for a teenager? Because I have one available. I'm in upstate SC. Email in nic.

Posted by: screaming in digital at November 17, 2023 04:19 PM (aBJcM)

414 Howdy AtC.

Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 04:19 PM (mnwUA)

415 Even though my primary path was music I made sure I learned a shit ton of different trades. I knew music can be unstable and unpredictable, so I had a plan B and C, and D, and on and on. These snowflakes don't get that. You need to acquire many skills and it takes time, but you gotta start somewhere, and thats usually at the bottom. If you like what you do its not really work, so pick something and try to be the best at it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 17, 2023 04:19 PM (VwHCD)

416 And wow, I still managed to get married and have a kid. How was that possible?

I must not be a real girl.
Posted by: tcn in AK, hail to the thief at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM (okGHj)

A real Woman, ma'am.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 04:20 PM (di6C2)

417 I work a lazy girl job and I'm fine with that. The brass ring is for suckers. I have a comfortable low six figure job and so does my wife. I probably spend three or four hours coding, one to two hours in meetings, random time in code reviews and helping others out when they can't figure out an issue. I have no commute and fairly low mental strain and stress most of the time.

I get time to work out and at least 2.5 hours per night with family. Then I have many hours with family on the weekend.

I'm happy with all this. I'm never going to be a multi millionaire. I'm never going to have the swanky company car or high class business trips. I don't care.
Posted by: bonhomme at November 17, 2023 03:30 PM (0N1h0)

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You do realize a household income of $250,000 puts you in the the top 5% of the country regarding income. IOW, brass ring.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at November 17, 2023 04:20 PM (PqqaB)

418 the girl that timcast highlighted was insane

full of face studs, tattoos like a lizard - wait for it

LAZY Gen Z Woman ROASTED For Complaining About Having To Work TO EAT, Says FOOD SHOULD BE FREE
https://tinyurl.com/376sebrt

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 17, 2023 04:20 PM (ragkl)

419 There you go. Now stop lying about me.
Posted by: Alexthechick at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM

Hi ATC. Miss seeing you here. Sorry that some bastards are spreading BS about you.

Posted by: Minnfidel at November 17, 2023 04:20 PM (bqazj)

420 Posted by: Alexthechick at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM (fqu2+)

Hello, I always enjoyed your commenting here. Hope you are well.

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 17, 2023 04:20 PM (NtVYv)

421 Noodus Something

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 17, 2023 04:20 PM (J2vNu)

422 I'm retiring at the end of this year. I reduced my working hours for the first time in 40 years to just 50 hours a week.

Posted by: Archer at November 17, 2023 04:20 PM (gmo/4)

423 401 I use a water filter for hiking and remote trips. Also carry life straws, also have plenty of bleach on hand people. You can purify water with that. I'm lucky to live in a state with more water than land. Water, Shelter, Food Ammo and you're set.
Posted by: Minnfidel

We have five ponds on property. County lake 1/4 mile from house. Red River 1/2 mile.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 17, 2023 04:20 PM (Y2tls)

424 *pours Cheerwine into USB port for AtC*

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 17, 2023 04:21 PM (PiwSw)

425 >>That's a crazy schedule and makes me tired just reading it.

That big gap in the middle?

You are Rowing a boat with about 450+ lbs of lardasses in it.

Gotta get your 120 days each summer to make it worth it.

Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 04:21 PM (mnwUA)

426 OT (BREAKING): Sam Altman OUT at OpenAI as CEO and board member. (Zerohedge)

Posted by: Nova Local at November 17, 2023 04:21 PM (exHjb)

427 I used to work car washes as a teen. You had to stand around in a group and wait to be "put on" by the supervisor in the morning. No work for that day if you didn't get picked. I was the only white kid among the gaggle of migrants.

Posted by: Halfhand at November 17, 2023 04:21 PM (N0Aec)

428 Posted by: Alexthechick

So very nice to see you, your Malevolence. I do hope you can drop in more often, you've been missed.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at November 17, 2023 04:21 PM (Bd6X8)

429 Her complaints certainly aren't anything new. People have been noticing for YEARS that they don't have as much free time after they finish their education, but this generation is probably the first to want to complain about it in a way that everyone can see/hear.

Yeah, I get it--work can suck. OTOH, grow up and decide what you want to prioritize.

Posted by: Octochicken at November 17, 2023 04:22 PM (oCS0o)

430 Housing will become more plentiful as Boomers -- the oldest is 77 -- start returning to dust

Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 17, 2023 04:22 PM (xQGE2)

431 One site I had for a year and a half: 1:30 drive there. 12 hour shift. 45 drive home (because it was 4am.)

Yeah, not a lot of sympathy.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 17, 2023 04:13 PM (di6C2)

When I was a consultant in Chicago area I had an assignment that if I left at the end of the day Friday at rush hour I would get home in about 2 and a half hours. If I read a book in the park and went out to dinner it would get me home maybe a half to three quarters of an hour later than an instant start.

Posted by: Oldcat at November 17, 2023 04:22 PM (eoQWY)

432 They have to pay more for you to wear that hat !
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM (NtVYv)

=====

Exactly.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 17, 2023 04:22 PM (DRSnL)

433 What is wrong and how do we change it. Peterson is a jewel. It brings tears. Well said.

This Is Easily the Most Important Speech Jordan Peterson Has Ever Done
https://tinyurl.com/4dp7a4tp

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 17, 2023 04:22 PM (ragkl)

434 You do realize a household income of $250,000 puts you in the the top 5% of the country regarding income. IOW, brass ring.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at November 17, 2023 04:20 PM (PqqaB)

Not up here, it doesn't.

Posted by: tcn in AK, hail to the thief at November 17, 2023 04:22 PM (okGHj)

435 I, like any other human being, do not appreciate being called a pedophile.

There you go. Now stop lying about me.

You left after making a bunch of statements like this when other commenters complained about Big Gay. If it was coincidental with your "new job" that's fine - life happens.

But either way saying I'm "lying" about you and how you left is bullshit.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 17, 2023 04:23 PM (XqcwY)

436 I, like any other human being, do not appreciate being called a pedophile.

There you go. Now stop lying about me.
Posted by: Alexthechick at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM (fqu2+)

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I appreciate that post AtC as I didn't know why you left but that is what they said.

Looking forward to victory tits in 2024.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at November 17, 2023 04:23 PM (PqqaB)

437 397 Hi AtC: Thank you for responding! That's why I originally asked the question. I miss all the viewpoints fo the commenters that no longer post. I'm glad to see you still lurk, even if you don't comment regularly. I'm also glad you set the record straight! We always seem to fill in the blanks when we don't know for sure.

Posted by: jayhawkone at November 17, 2023 04:23 PM (94+Ew)

438 Crap, I don't do Twitter or X or any other social media

Posted by: Skip at November 17, 2023 04:24 PM (fwDg9)

439 I feel like I should put out some Raptor Chow for old time's sake, but last I heard the Ravage all got jobs driving Ubers.

Hope you're well, AtC.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez Max Headroom for President! at November 17, 2023 04:24 PM (OUMaO)

440 I've worked in manufacturing for 27 years as an engineer and in maintenance. I was on call 24/7 for years, worked on projects for weeks straight through weekends and holidays, and all that without a latte in my hand.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at November 17, 2023 04:16 PM (PqqaB)

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Ugh, nightmares of carrying the on-call pager (as a software developer when computer operations went south).

For many years I worked 80-hour weeks, and mostly what I accomplished was avoiding life and setting unrealistic expectations from management.

A co-worker once told me, when I was bragging about my work ethic (long weeks, come in on weekends, etc.): "Most workaholics like alcoholics, they're running away from something." That really hit home since both of my parents were alcoholics ... whom I pitied.

Posted by: ShainS -- Too Male, Too Pale, Too Stale at November 17, 2023 04:25 PM (ZG6kI)

441
Gotta get your 120 days each summer to make it worth it.
Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 04:21 PM (mnwUA)

No thank you, I'll take my nice restaurant job indoors.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 17, 2023 04:25 PM (4xF2M)

442 Egészségedre!
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper

Gesundheidt !

Posted by: JT at November 17, 2023 04:25 PM (T4tVD)

443 Housing will become more plentiful as Boomers -- the oldest is 77 -- start returning to dust

Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate

Except since it was mostly reverse-mortgaged it will get fixed up and turned into rental properties by the banks that will own them.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez Max Headroom for President! at November 17, 2023 04:26 PM (OUMaO)

444 >>No thank you, I'll take my nice restaurant job indoors.

Smart Girl.

Posted by: garrett at November 17, 2023 04:26 PM (mnwUA)

445 Windy out thar.

Posted by: JT at November 17, 2023 04:26 PM (T4tVD)

446 There you go. Now stop lying about me.
Posted by: Alexthechick at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM (fqu2+)
===

I never knew anything about this but appreciate the explanation.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 17, 2023 04:26 PM (nVQiM)

447 Gen Z wants to retire at 21...and live off their Boomer grandparents and Gen X parents. Or at least tax the bejeebers out of older generations and get a sweet Universal Basic Income.

As a late Boomer whose Dad lived through the Depression and was the first in his family to go to college, worked his way through it, then went to med school, I can't even relate to this mentality. Let's just say in our house the ethos was "to whom much is given, much is expected." I didn't have to work my way through college or med school like Dad, but I never forgot that I'd been given a HUGE gift. I'm still grateful to my parents.

And complaining about waking up at 0700 for a 9-5 job?? Yeah, I WISH I could sleep in 'til 7, and get off at 5. Let's not even talk about night call...

Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at November 17, 2023 04:26 PM (uY1j2)

448 Posted by: Alexthechick at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM (fqu2+)

Hi AlexTC

Posted by: Oldcat at November 17, 2023 04:26 PM (eoQWY)

449 hiya

Posted by: JT at November 17, 2023 04:26 PM (T4tVD)

450 Alexthechick, good to see you.
Come around when you can.

Posted by: Braenyard at November 17, 2023 04:27 PM (MwlPL)

451 My employment history is a shitshow among shitshows. Someday I may tell the tales, but I don't think it helps the current discussion.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez Max Headroom for President! at November 17, 2023 04:27 PM (OUMaO)

452 Hiya AtC !

Posted by: JT at November 17, 2023 04:27 PM (T4tVD)

453 Posted by: Alexthechick at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM (fqu2+)

So that rumor about you climbing Mount Everest and taking an extended tour of sites associated with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is also hokum?

Posted by: runner at November 17, 2023 04:28 PM (oU40p)

454 Posted by: Alexthechick at November 17, 2023 04:18 PM (fqu2+)

That hash is very appropriate for The Empress and her comment.

Posted by: pookysgirl is kind of jealous at November 17, 2023 04:28 PM (dtlDP)

455 Now, about retirement. I didn't want it. I was working quite a bit. I was busy. I was away from home a lot, traveling for work. I was eligible to retire and had been preparing for it really my whole life, but had not drawn any benefits.
Then C19 hit and the whole damn whole decided to shut down. My future bookings, all canceled.
I decided that it was as good a time as any to retire, so I did. I'm enjoying it but I also miss working.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at November 17, 2023 04:28 PM (MeG8a)

456 So that rumor about you climbing Mount Everest and taking an extended tour of sites associated with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is also hokum?
Posted by: runner at November 17, 2023 04:28 PM (oU40p)

He and the sherpas are the ones monitoring usage.

Posted by: Oldcat at November 17, 2023 04:29 PM (eoQWY)

457 433 What is wrong and how do we change it. Peterson is a jewel. It brings tears. Well said.

This Is Easily the Most Important Speech Jordan Peterson Has Ever Done
https://tinyurl.com/4dp7a4tp
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 17, 2023 04:22 PM (ragkl)

//

Agree

Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 17, 2023 04:29 PM (xQGE2)

458 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 17, 2023 04:19 PM (VwHCD)

This is what the girl spawn is going to do. She is an artist and wants to make money on her artwork but is going to community college for paralegal.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at November 17, 2023 04:31 PM (cRrcX)

459 A co-worker once told me, when I was bragging about my work ethic (long weeks, come in on weekends, etc.): "Most workaholics like alcoholics, they're running away from something." That really hit home since both of my parents were alcoholics ... whom I pitied.
Posted by: ShainS -- Too Male, Too Pale, Too Stale at November 17, 2023 04:25 PM (ZG6kI)

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I didn't even consider myself a workaholic more just a good work ethic.

Then during Covid and following I got tired of the all the shit that I was doing for years and took a job work from home job as a project manager making good money with a much, much lower work load. I keep thing the axe will drop. Haha.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at November 17, 2023 04:31 PM (PqqaB)

460 UEFA refused to hold a minute of silence before the match between #Israel and #Poland (Under-21 team).

In response, both teams decided not to play the first minute of the match, observing a minute of silence to honor the victims of #October7th

Posted by: Braenyard at November 17, 2023 04:34 PM (MwlPL)

461 Nood, is this something!?

Posted by: jayhawkone at November 17, 2023 04:38 PM (94+Ew)

462 I worked my way through college. In my last semester I found a job across town that paid me $500/wk plus a new F150 with gas to use as I needed.

It was a construction company that worked just about every day the sun was shining. They called me a part timer because I had to take time off to finish my degree.

I put in 52 hours/week.

Posted by: DanMan at November 17, 2023 04:44 PM (8uzBS)

463 There's a whole trend of "Lazy Girl Jobs." The idea is to work very little, get a decent but not huge salary, and avoid all work stress.

Oh, I have one of those jobs, *now*, after 22 years in the Navy at often 80-120 hours a week. It's mostly WFH, isn't particularly demanding, and even has occasional travel to Spain. Pays well enough ($70k/yr). I earned being able to work to live after breaking myself living to work.

Posted by: Vrag Naroda at November 17, 2023 04:47 PM (JuMV1)

464 Well, when 90% of these 20-something fetuses want to be "influencers" when they grow up, it's not hard to grasp that working an 8-hour day is oppressive.

Same ones complaining about "colonizing" who couldn't get the Mayflower out of port; same ones laughing "okay, boomer!" at a person who knows how to figure things out without googling it; same ones who claim to know what's what but can't define what a woman is and think Bin Laden's anti-American screed and Hamas' slaughter were justifiable.

Count me unimpressed.

Posted by: red speck at November 17, 2023 05:09 PM (0Id0S)

465 Girls, if you want to lay in bed all day, there are other ways to make a living. Jus sayin.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at November 17, 2023 05:18 PM (MZ+PY)

466 "Hansen explained that she wakes up around 7 a.m. for her 10-to-7 job" This is the cushiest party schedule ever. Get off at 7, straight to happy hour for dinner and drinks, then club/divebar till one. Wake up at 8:45 am, work at 10am! (No hangover on account of being in your twenties)

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