Maybe they want to be on the winning side this time (just joking). My guess is that the trump campaign is spending on ads on YouTube, while the Biden campaign isn't. There seems to be a lot of mashups and videos comparing statements of Biden now and years ago. I get the impression the general tone of most of the videos on YouTube are negative for Biden, and probably not the best place to spend ad money. Especially considering that YouTube will start recommending political videos trying to get click rage engagement going on.
I made the mistake during the last election clicking on a promoted video about Hillary and my god I had to spend weeks clicking "don't recommend this channel" in my feed. YouTube will shove political video recommendation down your throat. I don't like political commentary regardless of what side of the ideological spectrum it comes from.
I wonder if the extra airline profits will cover the possible payout of a lawsuit where a mother's lap baby twists out of her arms and plonks six feet down onto the hard aluminum floor.
I can't wait for the first flyertalk post asking how many air miles they should get as compensation for being urinated on by a passenger overhead, or dealing with a gassy passenger overhead.
We just went through the process of finding childcare for our infant. Originally, we were going to have my wife's parents move in to help, but her father was suddenly diagnosed with lung cancer, forcing us to scramble for child care. With my wife's student loans, it wouldn't be prudent for her to not work.
Childcare costs more than twice as much as our mortgage. We live in a blue state where many businesses feel compelled to pay $15/hour for unskilled labor. We interviewed child care providers who wanted $18-$22 per hour with no certifications, degrees, or training. We looked at au pairs, but the agencies all wanted $8k-$10k up front with no guarantees.
The idea of paying minimum wage to a child care provider also seems wrong too. Your child is spending more time with this person each week than they are with you. I'd think you'd want to pay more than minimum wage, to get quality caregivers.
Right, but how do you pay more than that, but still make it worthwhile for the parent to work after the cost of child care is deducted from their pay check?
Your hypothesis is wrong. At one point I was thinking of changing careers and gave a serious consideration to getting a law degree. I've had long conversations with several attorneys and did plenty of research. You would be surprised at how little most new attorneys make. Unless you land at a firm, you'll end up scrambling to find your own clients as a solo practitioner. Some give up and end up working in the business world on the edges of the legal profession.
> One used to be able to self-study, pass an exam, and practice law. Now it virtually always requires 3 years of law school, at a cost of thousands.
This is state by state. In most U.S. states, you have to go to an accredited brick-and-mortar school, graduate, and pass the bar exam. At that time, there was only two online law schools, both in California. I believe that in CA (maybe one other state) also will let you apprentice for a licensed attorney and pass the bar to become a licensed attorney.
I know somebody tangentially who self studied and passed the CA bar. He was a squatter at the time and successfully represented himself in a adverse possession suit and now owns said squat in Oakland.
I wish I had more details but he was friend of my ex.
It's not. They should do what I do -- silently "crop dust" the other cubicles as I drift past on my way to an unimportant meeting.
But seriously, I have a cubicle-mate that goes through a box of tissues every two days. He is constantly grunting and blowing his nose. He also spends 15 minutes brushing and flossing in the bathroom twice per day. I say 15 minutes, because he has his phone propped up with a timer.
Every time my noise cancelling headset runs out of power and needs to be recharged, I re-evaluate my life choices and my tortured existence.
> You retreat to the furthest stall for your afternoon constitutional. Perhaps you hope to wait me out, but you underestimate my resolve. Dentists recommend brushing for 2 to 3 minutes, but I will be here for a minimum of 10 minutes — possibly 15 — to ensure that I’ll be seen by as many coworkers as possible. Yes, I will still be here when you emerge, to the rhythmic sounds of Reach Extra-Firm bristles on flawless enamel. Each stroke brushing away any illusion of equality between us.
This is not about teeth. The teeth are merely 32 gleaming ivory towers from which to look down on you. This is about what the teeth represent. It’s about what else we both might surmise from this moment: That I am likely far better positioned for retirement. That my houseplants enjoy regular watering and seasonal fertilizer. That I have enviable cholesterol and triglyceride levels. All of that with which you struggle in life, that which eludes you? These things are effortless for me.
I guess it's all a matter of perspective, but I'd just be thinking he's some kind of weird loser with OCD that can't manage his own personal grooming at home, but for some reason isn't bothered by spending a lot of time in a public toilet.
I had a similar experience with a mechanical keyboard so loud I could hear it through my Bose noise-cancelling headphones. Fortunately a spot opened up in a different room and I jumped on it.
I have a very loud keyboard, and if ever there’s someone new sitting near me, I ask them if it will be bothersome and then stress that it’s no trouble to replace it. Of course, there’s a chance people are just being polite and I should replace it anyway, but it’s a small room and half the time I’m alone in it anyway.
My ex boss bought a mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Blue switches(the loud clicky ones) that would penetrate my noise cancelling headphones and gave everyone in our shared office 'Nam PTSD flashbacks.
Nobody dared to complain to him about that. Still wondering if he did that on purpose to troll us or he was just really indifferent about the others in the office.
There's something about the sound of clacking keyboards that's more intolerable to me than nails on a chalkboard. It's pretty inconsiderate to use a mechanical one in a shared office
Well if they gave me a proper cubicle like God intended instead of shoving me into an open-office floor plan, they wouldn't have to put up with the clickity clack of my MX Greens :)
Instead, it's payback for all the chitter chatter that's happening around me at this very moment. I also like to eat loud crunchy snacks and open energy drink cans to be extra evil.
Wrong title. Should be "The Burden of Working in an Unprofessional Environment with Jerks."
This is a natural outcome of promoting work, not as a job, but more of a lifestyle to ring out as much as productivity as you can from young, unattached people. There isn't a boundary between work/personal life like there is everywhere else. I've seen different attempts at this on both the west and east coasts. Forced communal lunches, free food, comfy couches to sleep on "if you need to," game rooms, required outings, "bring you whole self to work," etc.
Working in these environments is draining, because some people seem to take pride in saying the most inappropriate and cringe-worthy things, and they go unchallenged. When you work in that context where no one is expected to be professional, it will cause problems; however, when you make the mistake of believing your job is more than a job, you will end up angry and vengeful.
For some reason, this seems to be much more the norm on the north-east and west coasts.
I've formed and run an sole member LLC, S Corp and C corp. Sometimes I get people asking me about forming a company to do EBay, Amazon FBA, and other side gigs. Here is basically what I tell anyone who asks (cliff notes version), off the top of my head:
1. If it's not making money, it's a hobby.
2. If it's making a little bit of money, don't form an business entity. Just do it as a sole proprietor - this is basically the easiest thing to do. Just open a separate bank account for the business and Schedule C on your tax return. Save ~25% of income in savings account for self employment taxes and taxes. Converting to an LLC, S Corp, etc., is always a possibility later.
3. Your choice of business entity will have consequences down the road that your attorney or accountant may not explain to you up front. For example, I did most of my consulting through an LLC on the advice of an accountant who convinced me to give up my S Corp. When my wife and I went to purchase our first house, they convinced me drop off of the mortgage application because they didn't like the fact that I was "self employed." If I had kept the S Corp, I would have W2 wage income and they wouldn't have batted an eye.
4. The rules regarding business entities vary state to state. Some states will allow a single member LLC and single owner S Corp; others may not. Make sure you understand your state laws and the taxes. Some states have an income tax; others have franchise tax. You can form the corporation in another state, but you will likely have to register as a foreign corporation in your state. For a few years my corporation was chartered in Delaware, and I would register in a state when I had business activity there.
5. The IRS has no sense of sympathy or humor when it comes to payroll taxes. State governments are even more fanatical about getting their money, on time. Penalties can be severe. I was depositing payroll taxes quarterly and was surprised when they wanted me to start depositing monthly. They notified me with a 17% penalty.
6. Understand that filing a tax return can trigger the requirement to keep filling out tax returns even if you don't owe anything. If you shut down the business, make sure you spend the time and be persistent in closing tax accounts or you will get notices for years. Don't trust it when a government employee says the account will automatically get closed.
7. Understand that with an S Corp or LLC you will have to do the business tax return first, before you do your own tax return. If you are an minority owner of a corp, make sure they get the tax returns done on time and you won't get surprised. Once you get surprised with a $20k tax bill...
8. In some cases a C corp can make sense, regardless of what everyone says.
9. Make sure you setup a proper retirement account and make contributions. This can payoff over the long term, even if you business isn't super profitable. Make it a priority.
I would like to reiterate point 6 as I made this mistake with a past business. I was filing the quartly sales tax reports with 0 dollar sales. THen I just stopped.
4 years later me and my partner get a letter from the state comptroller wanting to know why we hadn't been filing. We were looking at several grand in penalties. When we went to the audit thankfully we got an understanding auditor who was able to close the account retroactively and remove the penalties.
I really hate articles like this. The company provides home health visits, requiring a nurse. Nurses don't work for $7.50 hour. Reading closely, it was for entry-level positions, probably in a certain department. Skilled positions would require market rates.
Translation: in an economic down turn they killed the bonus, raised the pay for customer service reps, and are now claiming a moral victory as if the growth was caused by paying people more.
