Go, Economy!

[Fe 26]

Could I have posted in the What's bugging me thread and whining like "The Ghost of TNL" about low pay and not getting what I am really worth? Sure, but I didn't.

I've never complained about shit pay. I've almost always been paid less than the market value for my skills. Shit, I just took a job that might pay me less than 500 a month. I do it because I want the job more than high pay. You can suck the fattest part of my ass.

[dave is ok]

Glorious editorial letter to the class of 2012

I just wanted to point out that this article which so artfully states "Allow me to be the first one not to congratulate you. Through exertions that—let's be honest—were probably less than heroic, most of you have spent the last few years getting inflated grades in useless subjects in order to obtain a debased degree" was written by a guy who majored in East Asian History and had a CEO for a father who paid for him to go to school until he was 28 where he promptly got him a job as editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post with no experience whatsoever.

[Diff-chan]

Amazing. Your modern Republican party, everyone.

[Melf]

You were the beautiful exception, though. Right?

There were a handful of us, actually. That's out of around 65 airmen though. Watching guys take the end of BMT test 3 times, not pass inspections a week before graduation, etc. and STILL graduate just pissed me off. There was zero consideration for any life experience, academic achievement - nothing. Hell, they didn't even give a shit if you were in the Civil Air Patrol, which they themselves hype all the time. It was just a world of contradictions that I wanted no part of from practically the get-go. That's why I didn't re-enlist. They seem to only want those who have no where else to go. I guess that makes them easier to mold, control, whatever.

[Fe 26]

Leverage. They wanted it.

[Josh]

[Andrew]

There were a handful of us, actually. That's out of around 65 airmen though. Watching guys take the end of BMT test 3 times, not pass inspections a week before graduation, etc. and STILL graduate just pissed me off. There was zero consideration for any life experience, academic achievement - nothing. Hell, they didn't even give a shit if you were in the Civil Air Patrol, which they themselves hype all the time. It was just a world of contradictions that I wanted no part of from practically the get-go. That's why I didn't re-enlist. They seem to only want those who have no where else to go. I guess that makes them easier to mold, control, whatever.

Interesting. I'm guessing you went through in the 90s or thereabout? I don't want to get into it too much here, but it might be something for PMs.

You make some very intriguing points, though, particularly at the end. And it's pretty much the same game in much of the civilian world. There's no guns or uniforms, but it's all about leverage and control. This won't change for so long as lower and middle class workers continue to have fewer options in the Obama economy.

[Melf]

Yeah, I went in January '93. It probably had a lot to do with the post-Cold War downsizing of the military. It kind of made me mad that there was an attitude of "meh" towards preparation and cadet quality.

[dave is ok]

And it's pretty much the same game in much of the civilian world. There's no guns or uniforms, but it's all about leverage and control. This won't change for so long as lower and middle class workers continue to have fewer options in the Obama economy.

Ugh. Kill yourself.

[Andrew]

Ugh. Kill yourself.

You don't mean that. We've come a long way.