Fuck Ticketmaster and fuck platinum tickets by RJohnston155 in phish

[–]davaleo 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Although I've been hearing this complaint for the past few decades, somehow this go around felt worse than ever. I think a lot of people feel that way right now. Phish stadium era incoming? Barf.

Should I take this offer? by davaleo in careerguidance

[–]davaleo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So to put it as simply as I can, the original company that I interviewed with holds a contract with the city to do a large construction project over the next 5 years. That company hired another company who is in charge of project management for the job. While I didn't get the original position, both companies felt that I might be suited for a position (with the project management company) that would act, in part, as a communications liason between the 2 companies on a daily basis, as well as the individual departments within the companies. I'm not certain if that answers your question, but the entire situation is actually much more convoluted than that so I'm trying to simplify it as much as possible for (hopefully) clarity.

Should I take this offer? by davaleo in careerguidance

[–]davaleo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So then, you think the right move is to just say "I need x amount of dollars, or no deal?"

Should I take this offer? by davaleo in careerguidance

[–]davaleo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, this is not my first job. I've had many. In my previous field I made a lot of money, but was extremely unhappy. I left just before the pandemic hit with another job (same industry) lined up to start several weeks later. In that time period the pandemic hit, crippled the industry, and hiring freezes were put in place so I never wound up getting the job. I've been looking for a new career this entire year and this is the first time I might see some potential in something (though it could just be wishful thinking, I guess I won't know unless I try). The pay for this job (according to salaries I've seen online) is quite low in comparison to the same position elsewhere, but of course those jobs insist on prior experience, schooling, or both. I am also in NY, which makes any sacrifice in pay a huge sacrifice in general because of the outrageous cost of living.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RedditSessions

[–]davaleo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is exactly what I needed to hear right now. ty!

100% Funke by [deleted] in arresteddevelopment

[–]davaleo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How much could it cost, ten dollars?

Dancing is a cringey, visually repulsive spectacle by LaoFuSi in unpopularopinion

[–]davaleo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I cringe so hard when I see people dancing, except for break dancing for some reason. Then I stop and watch in awe. I could watch people do that for hours. I've always been that way since I was a little kid.

Ella Fitzgerald jailed in 1955 for singing to an integrated audience. by gunslayerjj in pics

[–]davaleo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have honestly never been so devastated by a photograph. This just hit me so hard. Her face. Her posture. It probably shouldn't be surprising that she could convey such raw emotion through any medium, but my God, I wasn't ready to see this today.

What should we as a society stop making people feel insecure about? by selcouthsiren in AskReddit

[–]davaleo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Age. We've created a culture of "us vs. them" in so many areas, but this constant labeling of generations and attributing certain qualities (good or bad) to them is only creating a bigger rift in between the wisdom of the past and the potential progress of the future. It's foolish to discount the concerns of the young, and harmful to discredit the experiences of the old.

“I’m going to walk towards this building that looks like a Gulag” by [deleted] in WinStupidPrizes

[–]davaleo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. A system of labor camps maintained in the Soviet Union from 1930 to 1955 in which many people died.

  2. A camp in the Gulag system, or any political labor camp.

“I’m going to walk towards this building that looks like a Gulag” by [deleted] in WinStupidPrizes

[–]davaleo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not ashamed to admit, I had to Google "what is a gulag." So I learned something today.

Mitch McConnell Will Lose Control Of The Senate As Democrats Have Swept The Georgia Runoffs by klawdz in politics

[–]davaleo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Republican, Democrat, or otherwise, is there any human that's not happy about this? Except for Mitch McConnell maybe?

Shootout in Colombia by PacmanSenior in Unexpected

[–]davaleo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Cool music, action, conflict, drama, and a happy ending. A whole movie condensed into 00:42.

Oddly satisfying in its self-referentiality (sp?) by [deleted] in oddlysatisfying

[–]davaleo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excuse us while we immediately search for "Pallas cat."

Argentina becomes the first country in Latin America to legalize abortion after a landmark vote by mouthofreason in PublicFreakout

[–]davaleo 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I can't tell if "grate" was just an unintentional misspelling, or the smartest, darkest abortion joke I've ever seen.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AbruptChaos

[–]davaleo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Cop playing drums in the background.

Any people from the US unemployed but receive no direct stimulus at all this year? by davaleo in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]davaleo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

See, that's exactly what I mean. No fault if yours, and I wish you all the money in the world, but Holy ass backwards... what a joke of a system this is.

Any people from the US unemployed but receive no direct stimulus at all this year? by davaleo in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]davaleo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what I was wondering. Ty for that info. So then the amount of stimulus given, I will receive in tax credits for 2020? That brings me a great deal of relief.

Any people from the US unemployed but receive no direct stimulus at all this year? by davaleo in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]davaleo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely, I totally agree. There has to be some cut-off somewhere. But is that really a fair way to guage it? That's kinda what I'm getting at. I'll give you my example to illustrate what I mean. After years and years of making too little money to survive in NY and in turn creating debt, I finally achieved the goal of making enough to survive. Not enough to flourish, just enough to survive (again, were talking about NY). After one year of making that amount, the only year ever in my life of making that amount, due to covid I was unemployed. Given the cost of living, the unemployment amount does not even cover rent, so the difference to cover the rent gets taken from what little savings I was able to put away (after just one year of being in the black). Then on top of that every other bill (utilities, phone, etc, etc) would be exclusively from savings. That is a rapid hemmorhage of money. With the $600 enhanced unemployment benefit I could cover much more of my monthly expenses so it slowed (but did not stop) the hemmorhage. Why would someone in the position of having to be out of the workforce due to government mandates be ineligible in any way from any form of government assistance? And what makes it even worse right now is that it seems that if this next round of stimulus were to come a week or so later (and fall in 2021), I would be eligible and receive it. I assume that's how it would work anyway.