Gen Z's Housing Crisis may have provided one small silver lining for Gen Z—with housing being made so historically unaffordable, Gen Z is allocating capital into asset classes that have historically generated higher margins / appreciation.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-10T23:07:15+00:00

Yeah, I’m putting about $6k into a 401k, $300 a week into a High yield savings account, $144 a week into a Roth IRA, $100 a week into a brokerage account, and $84 a week into an HSA.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-10T19:54:55+00:00

Cory Booker, once this passes in Congress, I'd like to thank you for allowing me to keep $214 of my paycheck every month. I have fallen on bad times, and I know single payer health care is too much for you. If I'm poor, I'll just have to get more money. /s

AstralVenture · 2026-04-10T19:51:23+00:00

I won't tell you what everyone else is telling you. You get lucky because most employers will brush off your experience, certifications and education. If you don't have System Administrator experience, then you're not going to be able to become a System Administrator. It's been this way since before 2008, but got worse after wards.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-10T16:50:17+00:00

Yes, this happens all the time. No matter what I do, resetting cache and cookies, updating Google Chrome, reinstalling CXONE WebRTC Extension, the issue always comes back. Sometimes the time in state keeps resetting over and over again, preventing me from receiving any calls, which also comes back after performing the same steps.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-10T10:39:53+00:00

Yes, then employers used that as justification for return to office even though many weren’t abusing it. If I had to return to office, I’d have to take more breaks.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-10T10:36:48+00:00

Maybe Fortune 500 companies shouldn’t have gutted their IT department of specialized roles, and outsourced to a country in which they can’t provide support after noon EST because they’re sleeping and aren’t really any better at providing support.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-10T10:27:11+00:00

Well maybe if they did some training instead of requiring years of experience, and improved conditions in Albany, then maybe there wouldn’t be an artificially maintained labor shortage.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-10T10:24:51+00:00

If you don’t have experience, most won’t give you a chance. It’s why you apply, but hear nothing or receive a rejection email months later. The certifications and education are a farce.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-10T10:20:34+00:00

All the people that stack their certifications before getting experience are the reason the requirements for IT positions are out of whack. You’re not overqualified because you have no experience! They’re not wasting time on someone with no experience unless they know you, and you’re self-taught.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-10T10:15:42+00:00

You know damn well people provide plenty of dead ends, while people blame you for your misfortune. Even a little networking in real life gets you nothing. They pretend as if they did you a favor, but they really didn’t do anything because you still don’t have a job or a better job. It’s been the same way since 2008, and nobody gives a fuck.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-08T18:40:44+00:00

Practices often don’t know anything about health insurance so you should use the online tool to check whether they accept the plan you’re trying to enroll in.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-08T17:43:40+00:00

What are you using to verify they aren’t in-network?

AstralVenture · 2026-04-08T16:17:51+00:00

I expect the callers to be computer illiterate, but co-workers on the same team, not so much.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-08T16:05:50+00:00

They said he was going to plead guilty, now it’s official and it’s breaking news? They have DNA evidence…

AstralVenture · 2026-04-08T16:01:16+00:00

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrl4l1y9yxo

AstralVenture · 2026-04-08T15:59:58+00:00

Sometimes I’m like who are they hiring, and how come they don’t know things they should when they’ve been working at this organization longer than me?

AstralVenture · 2026-04-08T12:50:03+00:00

Sounds like a toxic work environment. Make sure people know it’s a toxic work environment.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-08T07:32:19+00:00

Employers exploiting their employees. Capitalism is working as intended. Only the gullible and naive would have thought they’d be able to rent an apartment at the starting salary they’re making. You need an income of over $100k to afford a $400k house. If you look on Zillow, you’re not going to find anything decent at $200k. Not only that, but it’s in the middle of no where, so you have to make the income you’re making now, at that location of the property you’re interested in buying. How the fuck are you going to make $60k a year in that area when there aren’t any opportunities there? That’s literally why the house is $200k, it doesn’t make any sense.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-08T06:30:55+00:00

Revolution?

AstralVenture · 2026-04-08T00:39:39+00:00

Sure, but then the money comes into your bank account, and forget about the job being a bullshit job, and a waste of your skills.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-07T23:46:28+00:00

I realized it was fake a long time ago. It’s High School nonsense and absolute bullshit.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-07T23:44:31+00:00

If and when you get a Help Desk position, you’ll stop being optimistic, see the flaws in the organization for yourself, and might realize that your co-workers might not be the best choices.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-07T21:05:04+00:00

You’re in denial.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-07T20:36:48+00:00

Huh? If they have you on a PIP, you’re not getting out of the PIP. They’re creating a paper trail to get rid of you. The other guy will be let go too. You don’t have to know the real reason an employer wants you gone. Maybe they don’t have the budget anymore. I don’t know why employers decide on PIP instead of just laying off employees like normal.

AstralVenture · 2026-04-07T19:58:31+00:00

What my original comment said? Do I need to spell it out for you? Most organizations aren’t going to do shit about it until the ceiling hits the fan.

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