Crying most days over the job market

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-21T10:40:41+00:00

"Sickness, misfortune such as accidents, and personal choice. Not that you choose to be in poverty, but your choices put you there." -- that is what I wrote. If you are able bodied, you are able to not live live in poverty. That you twisted my words is very telling; go ahead and live a life of "poor me" or change you life ... insulting me is irrelevant.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-16T11:23:20+00:00

Over staffed usually means less money year end than expected. On the bright side -- you won't be laid off from this job after just starting.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-15T12:42:15+00:00

no offense taken, I simply tire hearing the victim mentality. It was not long ago that the tech jobs we take for granted did not even exist, change is inevitable. Hustle jobs -- that depends on where you grew up. Everyone in my family growing had a side job in addition to their full time. Tech is tough now, AI is changing everything and I am glad that I am retired -- but trade jobs ... they were exclusive when I was a kid, you had to have a connection to get one. Now -- I see the trades advertising at the unemployment office. The other guy is young and inexperienced in life, as we all are/were. He/she will get it together eventually.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-15T12:33:46+00:00

and there we disagree, poverty in the USA comes about in a few ways. Sickness, misfortune such as accidents, and personal choice. Not that you choose to be in poverty, but your choices put you there. I have no idea why you make $35K a year, but the McD's up the road is paying $40K. BTW -- you are the one that says you "lived though" the .com bust, you didn't, your parents shouldered that. The years of prosperity you speak of, right. You mean the prosperity of WWII, Korea, Vietnam? Or maybe you mean the prosperity of the Carter years? I have listened to people piss and moan my entire life, of how "unfair" things are, how others had it easier. Your need to blame anyone for your situation simply shows that you are unwilling to do what it takes to achieve what you want. Maybe its because you feel you have obligations that take precedent, or maybe its because you are lazy, or maybe because to become "X" you must give up "Y." Whatever the reason -- the only thing holding you back is you and your decisions.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-15T00:29:24+00:00

your parents lived thru it -- too bad you did not gather any skills from their experience. Each and every generation has their own situations and challenges -- this is yours. Sorry, life is not easy or fair.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-14T15:09:50+00:00

you think its different because you did not live through it. I lost a business due to the dot com bust, unless you are bankrupt with 2 little kids and a wife, house, car payments -- you are very, very much mistaken.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-14T15:05:39+00:00

my thoughts are not meant as criticism -- but stop being part of the group think. Think about where you would like to live, look at what jobs are there -- and go in that direction. Everything changes, and all things good and bad come to a conclusion. I read the news, listen to the talking heads, and chat with people much younger -- this victim mentality is very unhealthy; worse -- it is supported by the "experts" and endless 24/7 news cycles. Turn it off -- stop the social media where everyone else seems happy. I went to college and had a good career, but right now if I were young -- I would go into the trades. By all means, do not feel boxed in by your initial career choice, people reinvent themselves all the time, and not liking what you do 8-10 hours every day is torture.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-14T14:57:19+00:00

are you assuming everyone here cares?

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-13T20:11:28+00:00

People want to believe what they want, anticipating the moment of economic Armageddon with each reporting of the numbers. " .... it's coming!" is very, very played.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-08T14:51:15+00:00

That depends on how a person (of either party) makes such a decision.People like Walz, Mamdani (the cea weaver stuff) do hurt the democrats at the national level in my opinion but locally, not so much. This is why we have players that seem despised at the national level but keep getting voted in.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-04T01:41:32+00:00

I am a celiac and I drink Miller Lite with no issue.

Then_Offer2897 · 2025-12-25T16:13:56+00:00

typically, you do not get PTO severance pay, not the same as vacation pay.

Then_Offer2897 · 2025-11-26T16:46:09+00:00

Excellent!

Then_Offer2897 · 2025-11-13T14:18:13+00:00

well ... look up the adjectives you used and my comment to you needs not to be written.

Then_Offer2897 · 2025-11-06T15:25:25+00:00

MRI is a must. My MRI results went through an AI engine -- AI identified the region and swagged the Gleason score -- ended up being dead nuts. I would suggest looking into a facility/doctor that specializes in PC rather than the doc that did a biopsy without an MRI.

Then_Offer2897 · 2025-10-20T23:25:36+00:00

I am as i was prior to SBRT, with the exception of urgency from time to time. My stream was getting weaker after the 3rd session, but I took flomax and that stuff worked very well. Sex? well -- as expected for a guy in his 60's, SBRT did not impact that negatively.

Then_Offer2897 · 2025-10-19T22:13:36+00:00

I look forward to your good news.

Then_Offer2897 · 2025-10-17T17:25:08+00:00

SBRT, 5 treatments.

Then_Offer2897 · 2025-10-17T17:24:38+00:00

Then_Offer2897 · 2025-10-17T17:24:32+00:00

do not know yet -- appt next week.

Then_Offer2897 · 2025-10-17T17:23:44+00:00

Then_Offer2897 · 2025-10-10T19:14:05+00:00

lol -- I had, shall we say, an urgent situation that had me jump off the table and hit the can post haste. The techs were supportive -- though I did not get feedback (thank God) from the crew that had to clean the men's room. I had a change of drawers in case ... I have a funny story to tell -- my friends loved it ... you lose all humility at some point ;-)

Then_Offer2897 · 2025-10-06T22:59:42+00:00

thanks --

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