In talking around Cosanti we just thought housing would go up $25 a month (or something like that) to compensate for the new minimum wage. If anything Cosanti has benefitted from the new minimum because the starting wage was raised (because it was $7 an hour) to $7.50. Most of us are already hovering around that, so we all got a raise.
Greggor and joined the Industrial Workers of the World even before the wage hike to have some form of solidarity in the workplace and try to have a say in the workplace. We are all in the same family here. This is bullshit.
That's what pisses me off. They raised the co-use (from 55 dollars every two weeks to 80), which effectively gobbled up the minimum wage raise. I was making below what the current minimum is (6.15), and have a considerable degree of skill and labour that I bring to my job. I am not saying that arrogantly; I've accrued skills and labour in doing my job for two years now. Instead of bumping me up, I am still at the current minimum, which means someone who walks in off the street with less skills will make as much as I will. That's bullshit
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There's more. Locked entry. Thank you for the words. I'm sorry, too, but I'll survive. I always do.
Eleven-and-a-half was hard for me and then, beautiful. I climbed trees, made friends with polliwogs, got a bad home perm (a little blonde 'fro), skinned my knees, played teeball with classmates, and made friends with my brothers. My best year was probably four or five. Someday I'll tell you why.
Wow, when it rains it pours! I'm so sorry you're going through/went through this! Obviously you know that if you need to vent/whine/whatever I'm here for you if you want to email or IM or whatever...
thanks, my friend.museJanuary 14 2007, 17:42:22 UTC
I appreciate it a lot.
As I've said, I had a lot of happiness, so life was bound to show me the other side of things. I hope that next week will be better. It's just a lot to happen in less than a week.
I've been through worse, tho'. I've been through far worse.
It sure sounds to me like the world is telling in no uncertain terms that you're done there and it's time to move on. But then, I might be entirely full of shit.
I know there have been times in my life where the universe had to hit me over the head with a clue bat before I realized that I'd learned what I'd needed to learn in whatever situation I was in and that it was time to move on. It was almost always hard for me to act to leave whatever comfortable niche I'd made for myself. Strangely enough, I usually knew where I needed to go or what direction I needed to move once I opened myself up to the idea.
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Greggor and joined the Industrial Workers of the World even before the wage hike to have some form of solidarity in the workplace and try to have a say in the workplace. We are all in the same family here. This is bullshit.
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Eleven-and-a-half was hard for me. I've still never seen that movie.
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Eleven-and-a-half was hard for me and then, beautiful. I climbed trees, made friends with polliwogs, got a bad home perm (a little blonde 'fro), skinned my knees, played teeball with classmates, and made friends with my brothers. My best year was probably four or five. Someday I'll tell you why.
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As I've said, I had a lot of happiness, so life was bound to show me the other side of things. I hope that next week will be better. It's just a lot to happen in less than a week.
I've been through worse, tho'. I've been through far worse.
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For the rest, I have no words at all.
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You're not full of shit. You're usually spot-on with your thoughts and I appreciate them and you.
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