Because we have to invest in those things on top of the 15% that gets automatically taken out by the government. Somehow, they take out that 15% every year we work and then we don’t even get enough to live off of when we retire.
Like your safety net is better and more comprehensive and it costs less than ours.
He accomplished not getting found out.
Just watched this video recently about Frank Grimes and the cult of work. Sums this up pretty nicely.
I’ve told this story before, but I was on a web development team and one guy asked me for help with a line of code. Like a week later he asked me for help with the next line. This guy was well regarded in the company because he was a good BSer and no one outside the team knew didn’t know anything or do anything. The VP at the head of our team (Stanford and Harvard grad) also had no idea what he was doing. He could barely open an email.
I’ve worked in a few offices and just generally it’s something like 30% of the people doing all the work. And I’ve briefly been one of those people who did virtually nothing (it sucks - worst job I ever had).
Not everyone in the blue collar world is working like a maniac, but you just can’t get away with the same kind of shirking and pretending to work in a lot of jobs.
It’s called Social Security, and it’s essentially two taxes: 12.4% goes to a pension type fund and then a second tax of 2.9% that pays for medical care for the elderly and disabled. Both taxes are split by employers and employees.
I don’t hate the player. I hate the game.
Indeed, my reaction exactly. I am a professional (AMA about being an actuary!) and I work alot of hours. But a fair chunk of my time is spent doing things that are legitimately interesting, and a lot of time is spent doing basic email hygiene and enduring some tedious meetings. My hardest 12 hour day is easier than like a 3 hour shift at a warehouse, let alone something like a mine.
He might have been quite good at playing the office survival game of not creating any extra work for managers (who are generally indolent by nature) while getting others to do things that he could claim credit for.
But jwax is right. The CEO doesn’t work harder than the actual worker he treats like shit while getting a bonus for appearing on undercover boss. (One of the most American, dystopian TV shows ever created)
Who worked harder for their money. The boss in the office who put in more hours or the guy i worked with who lost half his lungs working in the foundry and hiding the chemicals from osha for the boss?
Social Security.
For sure, but in addition to office jobs not being physically hard, there’s just a lot of, well,
Right, but a bullshit job can actually be a lot of work! The BS doesnt just generate itself you know.
I like it when i walk into the bosses office and they quickly hide whatever video game they were playing…
Damn they have SimAnt on there which was awesome.
Ill take “Categories you’ll never find on reddit for $1000” Alex
When I had the horrible job where I did nothing I would browse 2p2 on Lynx.
Yeah it seems like it would take a lot of effort and energy to BS your way through your working life that could be spent just trying to learn to do your job. And it would stress me out so much to think that today could be the day I got found out. Having said that, the people I’ve come across who play this game never appear to be stressed out - they seem to give zero fucks.
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I love how incredulous Ron is in that clip when his answer is “Nothing at all.”
He’s like “Two chicks, thats it?”
Dude, your answer is nothing. At least Diedrich Bader has ambition.