An old man's career goes flat, Snackbar moves to open deck

Window licking coworkers. Brand new trailer, winch damage.

 

I have zero sympathy for this union.

 

Are you aware of what forced obsolescence is? That's probably the payment for an average car, not a corvette or some exotic super car. Funny how you mention necessities. Throw in food being $200 a week, and rent being $1500 a month, at least. Though phones aren't that much, I'm paying $300a month for 3 lines, 3 phones, unlimited talk, text, data no discounts, insurance etc. I can afford that though, as I'm not paying rent or car

 

I have to laugh at you calling someone else an entitled crybaby. Like weren't you just complaining about not getting paid to retarp? I agree, you should get paid for the work you do, seriously. I guess you're the only one that can complain about being underpaid though.

 

Being underpaid is completely different from not getting paid.

Duh.

 

Could you at least get the decade correct? "Black Tuesday", the day the stock market crashed was Oct 29, 1929. Most historians begin the "Great Depression" on that day and end it somewhere in 1939.

I'll point out that the "Roaring 20's" was fueled by the economic reforms brought in by Progressives and Labor Unions, coupled with the crippling of Europe's economy during WWI. An economic boom that was imperiled by Harding's corruption and Coolidge's 'laissez faire' philosophy.

 

I'm not trying to start an argument, just spelunking for perspective.

Assume the current pay structure for both you and your management. If your dispatcher was receiving an effective 10% raise per year and you were receiving an effective 2% raise per year, would you accept that as "the way the world works" or "if I wanted more money then I should get skills to move into management"? Or would you raise unholy hell about it?