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Imagine if the only thing limiting your dreams was a livable income (slrpnk.net)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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[–] 16 points 1 year ago (10 children)

You gotta admit, that kind of attendance is pretty unheard of. Everyone would have taken at least a few days of in a typical year.

Tbh there are times when he probably SHOULD have taken time off. It's certainly an achievement, but he probably sacrificed his health and that of those around him to get there.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    lol never knew anyone working minimum wage in the us?

    the flu can have your ass fired

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  • [–] -4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Uh, no? I've worked some shit jobs, and none that would fire you for getting sick, not for a few days. Even Lowe's chained your sick days together. Sick one day? Sick for 5 days? All the same.

    Not that we got paid, but we wouldn't get fired. If your job is that shit, another awaits.

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  • [+] -9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Exactly, hence I don't really consider it an achievement. An unnecessary sacrifice at best.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    he’s working fast food in the us, are you living under a rock?

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  • [–] -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I'm in the lucky position to live as far away from the US as humanly possible, but I still fail to see how that's an achievement.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Based on the three sentences you've said and your background, it's because you choose not to, because you have the luxury to not think about real world problems.

    Do you actually want to talk with people about this or do you just want to flaunt your privilege like an asshole?

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