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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 14 points 10 hours ago

I don't mind doing work, but I do mind not being compensated enough that even working 60+ hours a week won't afford me even the cheapest rat-hole to live in. The fuck is the point of spending my time slaving away for some rich fuck to get richer while I live in the street or a car if I am lucky?

[–] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 22 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Pilon23@feddit.dk 13 points 11 hours ago

How did you get that shirt so clean mate?

[–] Laser@feddit.org 42 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Next time censor the J word please

[–] SippyCup 23 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

In the future they'll just censor all of the verbs, nouns, and adjectives.

Or, in modern parlance, "In the f*ture th*y'll just c*ns*r all of the v*rbs, n**ns and adj*ctives."

The star will be the only vowel. Eventually they'll just drop it all together and English will be only consonants. Children will ask "nn gndrd prnt fgr, why ds th kybrd hv ths xtr fnny lttrs?" And no one will know the answer.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 10 points 15 hours ago
[–] sundray@lemmus.org 15 points 13 hours ago

Trust fund babies can be so cruel 😢

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 63 points 17 hours ago

Me to everyone around me when I'm on vacation

[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 40 points 18 hours ago

Imagine having a job, lol

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 19 points 17 hours ago

I feel attacked that one of the jobdonthavers is wearing a TTGL shirt.

[–] heavy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I think heard in passing, some video clip saying a dude was "promoting the 9-5 lifestyle", aka having a job? Is that bad now? I'm getting old.

[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

It's more exploitative than many younger individuals agree with. 40 hours and still can't buy a home? I'd say the 9 to 5 is a failed experiment.

[–] heavy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 hours ago

Thanks for the context. Fwiw I can definitely empathize with that. Companies have been giving employees shit deals more and more over time.

For instance, I've met single company lifers and can't imagine that level of loyalty given a company wouldn't think twice to lay me off.

[–] RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz -4 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

Unironically some social security single moms around here are like this

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

May I ask where “around here” is?

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 hours ago

GIVE ME THE FULL ADDRESS, RHEUMATOIDARTHRITIS

[–] RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

This looks like a flag of some not American country

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 21 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

What is a social security single mom? Genuinely asking

[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 56 points 16 hours ago

an easy scapegoat for all the things that the 1% have stolen from us. I swear the welfare moms are in the room with us right now

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 21 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

In my neck of the woods it’s a derogatory term for women who are bragging about income while also receiving large child support checks + government assistance. I’ve only seen it used for strippers who have 3+ baby daddies collecting checks for full custody. Bragging about buying a new Escalade while being on government assistance is considered trashy. For perspective I don’t hate the players just the game.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 9 points 14 hours ago

I think it's funny that people get mad at that but don't get mad about someone born into $50mm of wealth collecting $166,666/mo partly insured with no obligation to work or even fill out forms.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Who decided to call them social security moms? Isn’t social security for retired elderly people? I highly doubt these people are getting social security.

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Social security might mean to them just all sorts of government welfare. That's how it is used in my native language.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 9 hours ago

Oh interesting, I wasn’t aware of this.

[–] RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

English isn't my first language

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 11 hours ago

Gotcha, I can understand your mistake but the other commenter made it sound like it was some sort of widely used slang.

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 13 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

From context I'm guessing it is a single mother who lives off social security and doesn't go to work.

I have heard the pejorative 'Welfare Queen' used to describe this.

There will always be people that abuse benefits. There are also many people who cannot go to work and are doing their best to hold things together.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 7 points 16 hours ago

I wouldn't be entirely opposed to that if it meant the kids got the love and care they needed.

[–] Pro@reddthat.com 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

That is pretty specific, why😂

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 17 hours ago

Speaking from experience, I presume.

[–] skrlet13@feddit.cl 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Yea, they are working and fighting hard for their children and yet they are treated like trash :(

[–] Jaruzel@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 15 hours ago

Does that give them the right to treat working people like trash?