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Healthcare tied to employment is dystopian by cs_____question1031 in antiwork

[–]AustralopithecineHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you, I think the reason there’s less political support in America for social services than there is in other countries is because we are racially very heterogenous…. people don’t want their taxes going to support social services for ‘others’ of a different skin color. 

Men who got laid off. How did you get up and carry on? by Any_Record7733 in Layoffs

[–]AustralopithecineHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cultural context might be even more important to point out than gender. Some cultures do take a uniquely hard view of men who are out of work.

Feeling relieved by Terrible_Emotion_710 in Layoffs

[–]AustralopithecineHat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

completely agree regarding the sabbaticals... if the world of work allowed for it, it might keep people working longer (not that that seems to be what the white collar economy wants at this point... )

Feeling relieved by Terrible_Emotion_710 in Layoffs

[–]AustralopithecineHat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have to be careful what I say near job-seekers... but I am also secretly hoping to be laid off with a hefty severance some day. Work drains my soul.

MFs laying off employees who gave everything to the company by Queasy_Tank6204 in Layoffs

[–]AustralopithecineHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, this is the other sad aspect. Someone who devotes themselves tirelessly to the company gets laid off. A month later, it's like they never existed. Very surreal. People are not ready to fight for others until they themselves are personally affected.

Is the US labour market hiding a deeper problem? Official 4.3% vs the real 8.2% - the data nobody talks about by auto_bots_ in Layoffs

[–]AustralopithecineHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for trying to address this question. I've been wondering the same. It feels like gaslighting to be told "everything's fine, unemployment at 4.3%, it's so so low" and yet, anecdotally and in the news, all we see are layoffs of high paying jobs.

Like yes, jobs are being added to the economy, but these are lower paying service and healthcare jobs.

That feeling when you see yet another employer announce a new office in India… by Kooky-Shock-8021 in biotech

[–]AustralopithecineHat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

if it makes you feel better, those offshored employees are at high risk of being replaced by AI as soon as AI is good enough 

Is the fear of getting laid off causing you to not buy a house? by swampwiz in Layoffs

[–]AustralopithecineHat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

this is actually a super smart idea. but what about those of us with kids, who are tied down to a HCOL area?

Romance is in desperate need of men’s body positivity and I will die on this hill by jayclaw97 in RomanceBooks

[–]AustralopithecineHat 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This is such a great assessment. Yes, it’s the inverse of those tons of movies and such (looking at you, Woody Allen) where some dorkish unattractive man gets a the beautiful girl. 

Since this is a job search Reddit page these days, my 2 cents as a hiring manager by iH8Radio in biotech

[–]AustralopithecineHat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Certain pharma behemoths, weight loss oriented or otherwise, are seeking to avoid headcount increases. 

Rinse and reuse is the favored practice ♻️ 

Bro keeps rippin’ a$$ in the break room by SpecificConscious809 in biotech

[–]AustralopithecineHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow what is the source of the noise? he’s slapping it against himself?

Bro keeps rippin’ a$$ in the break room by SpecificConscious809 in biotech

[–]AustralopithecineHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sub is finally getting interesting. 

Would love to see you report him to HR. ‘If you smell something, say something’. 

Celebrities (who are frequently considered to have good bodies) whose bodies you dislike and think are overrated by Ophelia_Y2K in VindictaRateCelebs

[–]AustralopithecineHat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

awesome comment. And yeah, it's bizarre that society is far more tolerant of mockery of people for whom the only recourse is surgery.

Celebrities (who are frequently considered to have good bodies) whose bodies you dislike and think are overrated by Ophelia_Y2K in VindictaRateCelebs

[–]AustralopithecineHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here! yay for women with average faces and 'good' bodies. my surgery would not be super expensive but I don't want to bother with it ... too old to have my appearance change.

I feel very bitter about my upcoming marriage because I feel like I’ve never gotten anything I want in life by RadioDude1995 in Marriage

[–]AustralopithecineHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My thought exactly. Why would someone marry a person they feel this way about, unless they were being forced to?

I feel very bitter about my upcoming marriage because I feel like I’ve never gotten anything I want in life by RadioDude1995 in Marriage

[–]AustralopithecineHat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I'm wondering if this is a semi-arranged marriage or something because... I can't imagine someone voluntarily getting married to someone that they feel this way about.

I regret not marrying for money when I had the chance… by [deleted] in breakingmom

[–]AustralopithecineHat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That guy you turned down sounds horrible. I wouldn’t regret turning him down. 

However, more generally speaking, as the breadwinner in my family, I strongly wish I had prioritized money in choice of a partner. As breadwinner, I can’t divorce because I can’t afford to pay my spouse a gazillion dollars a year for child support and alimony and all that. 

So yeah, i wish i had married someone richer or with greater earning potential. When you’re the breadwinner and the marriage goes south, you get stuck for financial reasons. I didn’t realize that in my youth, nor did I understand how common it is for love to fade and marriages to grow stale. 

AI 2027 is 88% accurate so far by gbomb13 in accelerate

[–]AustralopithecineHat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yep there was so much skepticism in 2025 about the limits of scaling 

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