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Hey Corey.my guy.

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Hey Corey.my guy.
The bad thing is that for the FIL trumper to see his folly Jaime and his family will have to foot the bill.i feel bad for jaime and his wife and kids.
the FIL trumper is a fucking idiot, of course.
Im in a small niche industry (real estate education) and have refused offers to sell to the largest national corporation in the business. One of the primary reasons for my refusal is that I'm acutely aware I treat my staff 100x too nicely in the eyes of would-be shareholders. There is no way they would have the same pay, same freedoms, or same experience if they all suddenly found themselves under a corporate umbrella. Interestingly, I nearly never lose anyone. I think my total staff turnover over the last 5 years has been 1 person in a group of about 20. He was an instructor who left to be the director of another school.I agree with this in many ways. Though I have read that some corporations are very aware and active in ensuring work life balance.
I've seen this in my company. I do greatly appreciate my direct team and how family oriented they are. But, since we spun off and are a stand alone publicly traded company, it has changed a lot.
Some co-workers and I were discussing how our company used to have very nice elaborate Christmas parties, but we no longer have those. Each year, we see less and less of that type of thing. Years ago we would have two major activities a year. One for family, one for couples. They were really nice events.
We haven't had one of those since 2020.
This year our sad little "Holiday Meal" was more of a reminder of how these things are no longer important than it was an event. We didn't even have enough seating, half the people got their meals and went back to their offices to eat alone.
I'm sure if this were taken to sight leadership their response would boil down to: "You get a nice bonus when the company does better".
Which is true, but if they cut the bonus by $200-400 a person to cover a Christmas party, I believe they would get better overall response.
I do understand that there are a lot of variables that leadership has to consider. And the company does still put effort into other areas. So, I don't want to sound like it's a net negative, it isn't. But everyone I speak with misses those Christmas parties.
The majority of people that voted for him are going to suffer, too. But those folks can pretend they are still better than the blacks, browns, gays and trans folks.The bad thing is that for the FIL trumper to see his folly Jaime and his family will have to foot the bill.
Unfortunately, that seems too often be the result of the fuck around and find out. Those who don't need the lesson have to suffer with those that brought it upon us all.
This is my worry with trump. Those of us that voted against him will still suffer if he does everything, he says that he will do.
The majority of people that voted for him are going to suffer, too. But those folks will blame their misfortune on the blacks, browns, gays and trans folks.
I’m picturing Ted Sandyman outside the “new and improved” mill in Bywater at the end of “The Return of the King.”What factories that come back are going to be automation heavy and people light.
This reminds me of the old joke about the modern automated factory of the future. The factory is 100% robotic, with a single human employee and a guard dog. The human’s job is to feed the dog and the dog’s job is to keep the human from touching anything.What factories that come back are going to be automation heavy and people light.
I posted a gift link on the immigration thread the other week I thinkin today's FAFO headlines:
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The Alienation of Jaime Cachua
His friends and family members in Rome, Ga., voted to support mass deportation. Now he’s scrambling to stay in the country.www.nytimes.com
anyone have a gift link for this so i can read and laugh at these fucking morons?
MIght be on the mass deportation one.in today's FAFO headlines:
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The Alienation of Jaime Cachua
His friends and family members in Rome, Ga., voted to support mass deportation. Now he’s scrambling to stay in the country.www.nytimes.com
anyone have a gift link for this so i can read and laugh at these fucking morons?
Careful now, you’re sounding awfully red.
1. i am inherently suspicious of anyone who claims to have some revolutionary or unique insight based on one piece of publicly available data. are we expected to believe that nobody in the last 20 years has considered the data he discusses? isn't it more likely that he's made an error of some sort? or, if not an error, a misleading analysis.![]()
Here’s How the Return of American Industry Will Actually Look
Feat. the one stupid party trick you need to amaze the economists in your life…substack.com
Interesting post by Oren Cass (former Romney advisor) on the subject of U.S. manufacturing.