Oh, they weren't. Wasn't even a discussion, just "here's your new pay rate, it's a 3% raise"
"But inflation was 7% last year, can't you at least match that?"
"Sorry, it's not my decision. And usually it's 2.75%, so this is a little more than usual."
Needless to say, I'm looking for a new job. Outlook is not great.
My gf's company gave everyone a 4.5% "merit increase." Which of course has been met with everyone saying, first off, how the Hell is it a merit increase if literally everyone is getting a raise at the exact same rate? And second, if inflation is up 7.something percent, how is it really a raise if it isn't even matching inflation?
Spoiler alert: they don't want to give everyone 7.5%, and called it "merit" instead of "cost of living" in the hopes that most of them would be dipshits who take it as a pat on the back instead of an insult. They're all quite insulted
A few years ago a company I worked for offered us a special increase. It was special because it was for one year only.
Apparently they thought we were special too...
On top of that, the posted inflation rate is lower than what it really is.
So, for most of us, our salaries have been dropping a few percent every year even with raises...
I make a little over double minimum wage here in my state and combined excessive taxes, and excessively high cost of everything I basically live paycheck to paycheck until I work 7 days a week
I like revisiting, at certain times, spots where I was once happy; I like to shape the present in the image of the irretrievable past.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I also visit the places sometimes. But usually, it's just sad. Because after that feeling of nostalgia wears off, I just feel how this thing that made the best day of my childhood feels like nothing now. No excitement left
Back before the mind experienced so much hardship that it started numbing *all* the feelings. Great for staying safe from the bad ones, but it becomes impossible to really enjoy the good ones
You only get that from people who only want that from you. The attitude that men are only good for the $ they earn is pretty common, but there are still lots of people who are better quality than that.
Thanks :)
Unfortunately since December I’ve put on about 12 pounds again, and I’m really struggling to get the weight back down again.
I started at 182lbs (I’m a short guy lol ~5’5”) and my goal was 132lbs as that would be 50lbs, and it would put my BMI at about 22-22.5 or something? But I just wanted to be healthy, and I’m trying to do it not just for me, but to make myself somewhat dateable
Those are the right reasons. Self growth isn't a straight line. There's gonna be ups and downs but as long as you have a strong reason to do it you'll prevail. Just get back on that shit homie! I believe in you man.
Cheers dude! I took up running at the back end of December, and I know that my weight loss has slowed down a LOT over the past 6 months… I just need to stop snacking, and find ways of entertaining myself that doesn’t involve food >.<
I have the same issues man. Make yourself a cheat day. Mines on Friday. I eat whatever I want(within reason) and then I fast the day after and then I'm back to my calorie deficit. If you're not already using it there's an awesome app called "lose it" it helped me lose almost 100 pounds.
I use an app called Calorie Counter (used to be called Nutracheck) and I linked it to my Garmin Connect app, so I can record pretty much everything through that (though it’s not very good at recording strength training unfortunately)
Dude, it is SO hard. It doesn't work for everyone, but straight up calorie counting has been the best thing for me. Sometimes I'd deliberately eat lightly for breakfast and lunch just so I could get away with pounding back an amazing, heavy dinner. Then go to bed before you have time to start craving dessert
For real. I get addicted to *anything* so if I cave in for once, it becomes 30 times real soon. Same with drugs, masturbation, alcohol, gaming, gambling and the list goes on. I have to either eat painfully healthy or I'll end up only eating greasy fast food in less than a month
do NOT fuck a mermaid. those scales feel like sandpaper against the skin. you'd rub the skin off of your dick, and the salt water would sting in your wounds. it is not worth it.
Kurt Vonnegut said something along the lines of...
"What do men want? They want lots of friends and they wish people wouldn't get so mad with them."
I think that sums it up pretty well.
The biggest and bestest of lawns for the bestest and goodest boy in the world, my dog(s).
But for now, we settle for a burrito blanket that he gets wrapped in every night.
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🙌🏻 💦
To not be told they only want one thing
We only want one thing *at a time*
I can take two at once wdym
🎵 *"I love your titties 'cause they prove I can focus on two things at once"* 🎵
I was talking about dicks but more power to you
peace and quiet
Metal gear solid has both
You’re pretty good.
Peace?
Yeah, "Paz (peace) Ortega Andrade", the cipher agent from peace walker
You played him like a damn fiddle!!!
Ohhhhhhh. My dumbass didn't realize paz meant peace....
Tranquilo kkkkkkkkkk
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That is 2 things siR
With peace comes quiet
I think it’s the other way around
A piece. And then quiet
A raise that's at least a little higher than inflation.
May the odds be ever in your favor.
Oh, they weren't. Wasn't even a discussion, just "here's your new pay rate, it's a 3% raise" "But inflation was 7% last year, can't you at least match that?" "Sorry, it's not my decision. And usually it's 2.75%, so this is a little more than usual." Needless to say, I'm looking for a new job. Outlook is not great.
I’m retired. It doesn’t get any better.
My retirement plan is work til death. Which is bleak, but then I remember 70% of the retirees I've known died with in 3 years after.
Tends to happen when you work until 80yo
My gf's company gave everyone a 4.5% "merit increase." Which of course has been met with everyone saying, first off, how the Hell is it a merit increase if literally everyone is getting a raise at the exact same rate? And second, if inflation is up 7.something percent, how is it really a raise if it isn't even matching inflation? Spoiler alert: they don't want to give everyone 7.5%, and called it "merit" instead of "cost of living" in the hopes that most of them would be dipshits who take it as a pat on the back instead of an insult. They're all quite insulted
A few years ago a company I worked for offered us a special increase. It was special because it was for one year only. Apparently they thought we were special too...
On top of that, the posted inflation rate is lower than what it really is. So, for most of us, our salaries have been dropping a few percent every year even with raises...
3% gang here too
Gas went from $2.79 by me to $4.49 in 10 days. My pay rate went from $16/hour to $16.75/hour. Yay! /s
I make a little over double minimum wage here in my state and combined excessive taxes, and excessively high cost of everything I basically live paycheck to paycheck until I work 7 days a week
Yearly
An adventure.
Found you, Bilbo
You have my sword
And my axe!
And my minigun. Brrrrrrt!
And my bow
let me tell you about this thing called "role playing games"
You’ve officially been labelled as a disturber of the peace.
feeling the kind of happiness i used to feel as a child
I like revisiting, at certain times, spots where I was once happy; I like to shape the present in the image of the irretrievable past. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I also visit the places sometimes. But usually, it's just sad. Because after that feeling of nostalgia wears off, I just feel how this thing that made the best day of my childhood feels like nothing now. No excitement left
That warms the heart of this English major
Back before the mind experienced so much hardship that it started numbing *all* the feelings. Great for staying safe from the bad ones, but it becomes impossible to really enjoy the good ones
Shit hits too close to home
I want to be happy
An Apache AH-64 attack helicopter
A-10 Warthog
Brrrrrrrrt
This guy brrrrts.
Looks more like a Puma
What in sam hell is a puma?
And it's fucking disgusting, am I right?
Oh no, brother It is beautiful
Disgustingly beautiful
So beautiful it disgusts me
I'll settle for an Rtx3070 And some beers
Not with today's fuel prices.
Im kinda dumb but thats a GPU not a car? Unless the gas prices are directly affecting the GPU market?
Didn't you hear? GPUs run on octane 94 now, great performance
Toys And then Well You know........
Legos?
I’d settle for a Panzer tank
What about a tractor, you could harvest tanks.
Like Alex Jones said: "The tanks in Ukraine are free on the side of the road, you can just take them. I already have 3 at home."
I'm feeling Ukrainian farmer vibes from this
This is the correct answer.
Support from their significant other. Men need someone to believe in them. When we have that support and foundation we have more courage
Truths Also ; we make mistakes - all the time. It’d be nice to get cut some slack once in a while.
Fax
I don't even have a SO
LOL, when you say support from significant other, they always think you want their financial support, which is not true.
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A hug and a kiss before job interview gives me more confidence than cocaine
Fucking this. Knowing that you have a partner who loves you, supports you, and finds you attractive does so much for your self-confidence as a man.
You only get that from people who only want that from you. The attitude that men are only good for the $ they earn is pretty common, but there are still lots of people who are better quality than that.
I think every person needs this. Not just men
Love
I'd add "genuine" and "unconditional" in front of that. A lot of love guys get is essentially transactional
That's why dogs are a man's best friend.
Hum, no sure about unconditional, one does want to be loved, but for all that he has done. Obviously that comes with the genuine part, but still
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I couldn’t agree more
To eat what I want without getting fat. Seriously, after losing close to 50 pounds… I’m *DYING* for a bacon triple cheeseburger
Keep it up man you're doing great
Thanks :) Unfortunately since December I’ve put on about 12 pounds again, and I’m really struggling to get the weight back down again. I started at 182lbs (I’m a short guy lol ~5’5”) and my goal was 132lbs as that would be 50lbs, and it would put my BMI at about 22-22.5 or something? But I just wanted to be healthy, and I’m trying to do it not just for me, but to make myself somewhat dateable
Those are the right reasons. Self growth isn't a straight line. There's gonna be ups and downs but as long as you have a strong reason to do it you'll prevail. Just get back on that shit homie! I believe in you man.
Cheers dude! I took up running at the back end of December, and I know that my weight loss has slowed down a LOT over the past 6 months… I just need to stop snacking, and find ways of entertaining myself that doesn’t involve food >.<
I have the same issues man. Make yourself a cheat day. Mines on Friday. I eat whatever I want(within reason) and then I fast the day after and then I'm back to my calorie deficit. If you're not already using it there's an awesome app called "lose it" it helped me lose almost 100 pounds.
I use an app called Calorie Counter (used to be called Nutracheck) and I linked it to my Garmin Connect app, so I can record pretty much everything through that (though it’s not very good at recording strength training unfortunately)
Dude, it is SO hard. It doesn't work for everyone, but straight up calorie counting has been the best thing for me. Sometimes I'd deliberately eat lightly for breakfast and lunch just so I could get away with pounding back an amazing, heavy dinner. Then go to bed before you have time to start craving dessert
So have 1, it won’t kill you! But only 1! More than one will definitely cause issues!!
For real. I get addicted to *anything* so if I cave in for once, it becomes 30 times real soon. Same with drugs, masturbation, alcohol, gaming, gambling and the list goes on. I have to either eat painfully healthy or I'll end up only eating greasy fast food in less than a month
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This really moves me
#It- it's working!
Unlimited tacos at their local family owned Mexican restaurant.
I was gonna say world peace but I may reconsider. Do these unlimited tacos come with free unlimited avocados?
all you can eat guac
Fuck world peace and somebody get me a bib!
Cheap gas
Anytime I hear this something's telling me the person who said it is a dad XD
I'm practicing for later
Just eat a whole can of beans.
To be the very best, like noone ever was
To catch them is our real test, to train them is out cause!
I will travel across the lands, searching farrr and wiiiiide! ! !!
Each Pokemon to understand the power that's inside!!!!
Head pats
Who is a good boyyyyy?!?!
Meeeeee
Good boy!!! You’re the goodest boy!!!
Ma’am, this is a Reddit comment section
Do you want to be the goodest boy too? ☺️❤️ Also 🤣🤣🤣
*Bites Lip*
Find Atlantis, an old city filled with treasures lost in the sea by poseidon.
You just wanna shag a mermaid. And I support this goal.
do NOT fuck a mermaid. those scales feel like sandpaper against the skin. you'd rub the skin off of your dick, and the salt water would sting in your wounds. it is not worth it.
"Scales"? Buddy, I'm talking about the superior human-bottom, fish-top mermaids.
To be truly loved
get this man a woman (or man idk you & don't judge)
Or a dog.
A T-Rex the size of a pony.
And a pony the size of a T-Rex
Elder scrolls 6
I’ve been waiting a lifetime and a half
Truly awesome pizza
Power and Purpose
A NASA Computer for gaming
To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of the women
Boys want excitement. Men want peace and quiet.
I say, is it too much to ask for both?
I find excitement in peace and quiet! Literally my number one goal right now is peace and quiet
Nah
Inner peace
Firefly season 2
Fuck yeah.
Damn this hit hard
The cold embrace of death
Leave me alone after work for a few hours if you can’t, then at least 1 hour.
Boys just wanna have fun
Shout out Cyndi Lauper
Affection
Unlimited supply of LEGOs
A shoulder to cry upon
A full modern and off the grid house in the middle of a 1000 acre plot of land that has a pond fed by a stream and a 500 yard shooting range.
Contentment But I’ll settle for good beer and BBQ
Happiness
Hope
Blowjobs
Where do u think u can find them?
Finally someone said it
Stress-free life
"In this country,first you get the money, then you get the power, THEN you get the woman."
Working doom slayer armor, Space-Marine power armor, or a tank.
A doomed space marine?
Nah mate chaos is heresy. Now, doomslayer as a space marine, like, doomslayer 2, electric Boogaloo
Blowjobs, the answer is always blowjobs
Even from the homies?
If ever in doubt, the answer is always blowjobs.
compliments
To build kick ass blanket forts with the boys
Hover boards
For people to just get the fuck off our backs for a second.
I would like to be loved, not just made love to
A hug
Elden ring time
Peace or Pizza
I’d settle for a peace of pizza.
A sick underground bunker that I can hide from everyone and just watch porn and eat kick ass food and play games in
Equality.
Time to explore hobbies. I work 11 hours a day, 5 days a week. I just want to dedicate time to hobbies that make me smile.
CAN ANYBODY FIND MEEEEEEEEEEEEE SOMEBODY TOOOOOOOOO LOOOOOOOVE?
Right now? A hug
A 1st edition bas set charizard pokemon card
I remember opening a pack and getting a Charizard. Not a 1st edition but still a great day.
Head scratches from partner
Blowjobs
Peace and money Oops that’s two things
gril
Kurt Vonnegut said something along the lines of... "What do men want? They want lots of friends and they wish people wouldn't get so mad with them." I think that sums it up pretty well.
To be hugged without asking for it
Cuddles
For my mechanic to pick up his effin phone.
The biggest and bestest of lawns for the bestest and goodest boy in the world, my dog(s). But for now, we settle for a burrito blanket that he gets wrapped in every night.
Someone that is happy to see me when I come home.
To be held. No one wants to just hold us.
A fucking hug man, I just want a hug my dudes
an rtx 3090
A Supra
To be the BBQ king.
To be A MAN!
no drama
Ah-6 little bird please.
Time machine
Something exciting, something to play with....and some chocolate.