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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago

Household expenses are flying past my earnings on a motorcycle, flipping them the bird

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We're getting really close to that point with our finances. Fingers crossed on some of the jobs I've been interviewing for.

In the mean time my current place is starting the rumbles of unionizing. It's about ducking time.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wouldn’t unionizing mean an almost immediate increase in wages and other benefits?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

After getting enough people to agree to do it, then pick a leader, then get the company to negotiate instead of fire everyone, then agree on a deal. Immediately after all that would you see a pay increase, again if the company doesn't just fire everyone

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Well, they can't just fire us. We're on some serious contracts and trying to replace us on mass would be nearly impossible.

The biggest hurdle is that the courts have ruled that people in our roles can't legally unionize in the US, so it'll be ugly for a while.

That said, we're starting a series of union training sessions and trying to fire that up because the alternatives are not good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I started a union at a company years ago. Rather than comply the company shut down.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean, they do that every year, but they did it this year, too.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

But there were some other headlines that said "people think the economy is bad but they're spending lots of money so that means it's good hahaha people are so dumb."

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

We just had to go down to a single income. I am really glad my wife has a pretty safe job and we can afford to keep up with bills, but things will be tight.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was a DINK until October last year.

I kept the house because I can swing the payments. But just barely. It’s been a tough year adjusting to having a slim budget again, but I’ve made it. Not without worming a second job and denying myself a lot of small luxuries that would have made my mental health.

I’m asking for a raise, but am guessing it’s not going to come.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Switching jobs is another way to get a raise.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

With all the layoffs. That isn't easy right now.

Thousands of applications per job.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's an acronym for everything.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Dinkleberg!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Not op, but dual income no kids

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Poor people eating their avocado toast now COMPLAIN? UNIMAGINABLE!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude fuck avocados. I don't get the appeal. They're just wet flavorless slime.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like you haven't had a good, ripe avocado.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

agreed avocados are incredible

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago