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On Working Families Flexibility Act Not So Flexible for Workers
PTO, definitely. Seeing as how I get neither, though, I spend absolutely zero extra minutes in the office.
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On Complaining and Flying
I don't know about cheaper...I live in the Detroit Metro area, and flights from here are around $400, no matter what (unless you're flying to Chicago, maybe). Maybe if you live near a busier air route, the prices wouldn't be as bad, but I almost always consider driving before flying, because, often times, it's cheaper. I would love to fly more, but I can't afford to.
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On Having No Money Was Ok, But Then Something Began to Shift
"People are loath to hire a 30-year-old who has to be an assistant.”
Uh...as an almost 31-year-old, probably on the permanent assistant track, I really hope that isn't true.
Shit.
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On We're Essentially All Becoming Domestic Workers
@ATF@twitter Ooof. I'm in the same boat. I've been in my position for over two years, with no hope of getting a permanent position. I am so tired of not having sick days or vacation days, plus my company (I'm in educational publishing) keeps finding more and more ways to differentiate employees from contrators; e.g., contractors can't attend holiday parties, can't work from home, can't use the company name on their resume. It's getting worse all the time, and I need to get out of here soon.
Luckily, I do have insurance, but as with you, it is the WORST. It's basically a discount program and doesn't actually cover anything. Blergh.
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On The Way We Were
@Weasley Maybe not so much not talking, but my fiances entire family has smartphones (except for me), so every time there's a lull, everyone pulls out their phones. It's definitely noticeable, and, for me, slightly irritating.
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On Yes You Can Go a Year Without Buying Clothes! I Did It And So Can You
@BananaPeel Agreed. I'm trying to more of this myself (I've been fixing holes in a lot of my clothes for years, but that's the extent of my tailoring skills). I need to just do it! I've been wanting to dye things, too. Did you use your washing machine to do it?
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On Yes You Can Go a Year Without Buying Clothes! I Did It And So Can You
How do you feel about tailoring? I'm trying to buy as little as possible (although I did allow myself to get a few pieces with my tax refund), but I've got a few things in my closet that would work much better if say, they were three-quarter sleeved. I haven't taken them in yet, but I'd be interested if you allow this sort of thing for yourself.
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On Manners
Having worked at MIT's college book store, I wish Charm School would teach these students how to be polite to us retail peons.
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On 2 Emmys (But Also $57K In Debt) But Also 2 Emmys
You know, I had a similar attitude after graduating college. Kept spending, but figured I'd eventually have a job that would take care of the debt. It only took me a couple of years to realize that I couldn't continue that way, and to start budgeting.
Only now (9 long years after college) am I in a position to begin to pay off that debt. And it'll still take me years, even though I've been paying over the minimums for a long time.
I think that, for people my age, our parents set us up to think we'd achieve certain things, just by virtue of having a college degree. I know my grandfather still feels this way, but it's just not the reality we ended up with.
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On How to Stop Going into Credit Card Debt for the Sake of "Points"
@eagerber I just did this, too! I've gotten myself in some credit card debt in the past, and I never wanted to get a rewards card, because I don't trust myself. B of A sucks in a lot of ways, but this is one area where they're getting it right.