Political Humor

Here's how it works at my job:

Monday- "We came in as the number one provider of our particular service in the nation for the 10th year in a row! Let's spend $100,000 to force everyone to meet in person in a smelly convention center at 7am to CELEBRATE!"

Tuesday- "WE NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK! YOU PEOPLE HAVE TO START SELLING MORE! DO YOU PEOPLE EVEN WANT A CHRISTMAS BONUS THIS YEAR??? DO YOU NOT REALIZE THAT OUR NUMBER ONE COMPETITOR IS STILL IN BUSINESS AND NOT COWERING BENEATH US YET???? UNTIL THEY GO BANKRUPT AND WE CAN LAUGH AT THEIR CRIES OF SORROW WE ARE IN PANIC MODE!!!!"

Record profits and all time high stock price… great time for layoffs!!!

"Congratulations everyone, due to your hard work and dedication we have reached record breaking sales this year! So to thank you for hard work and dedication we have ordered 5 pizzas for 20 people... Enjoy!" - Some dickhead manager who makes more money than 10 employees combined.

I worked at a MSP as a tier I tech that was like this. Their yearly revenue was like $360 million dollars and they held quarterly meetings telling us about the big promotions for upper levels, and how they're doing better than ever because of remote work due to the pandemic. They paid people starting $16 an hour. I was making $18 when I left. A 1 bedroom was about $1200 a month, and that was on the lower end. I kept asking for more and telling them I could work at a gas station and make the same. They bought us pizza once a week and they'd take us to a bar a couple times a year and my bosses would get shit faced. When "important" people came they had nice food catered and made us stay in cubicle land until everyone left and we were allowed to have the scraps. They still wanted us to dress up, though. Fuck corporations. I'm trying to leave the one I'm in now.

Well, they can't afford to because otherwise they wouldn't have a new record and their shareholders would be sad. The line must go up.

Working in government has its perks in that when my managers did a party I knew it was out of their own pocket or a collaborative venture. So the potlucks were actually kind of nice, even the simple ones.

But even then there was always the heat of some libertarian demanding access or a full account and receipts for everything because they stood in line at the assessor's office for an hour once and now need to scrutinize every tax dollar as a profession.

Remember; steal everything you can!

Office supplies, code, IP, customers, you name it!

From the "It'd Be Funny If It Weren't True" Dept. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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This is what happens when people can't or don't stand up for themselves.

There's no safety nets so most are unable to safely do so without risking their (and often others) well-being, this is by design.

It changes when better people run for office and inspire more to vote for them. You don't millions, AOC may not be your fave but her model worked.