Subj : Re: 3.5 weeks to being la
To   : Nightfox
From : ACMEBBS
Date : Mon Jul 18 2022 03:57:00

-=> On Fri Jul 15 08:55:00 2022, Nightfox wrote to ACMEBBS <=-

 >  >> any time.  The law also allows this in many places (at-will
 >  >> employement). 
 > 
 >  AC> Been many times that in good times...this is great...but when the economy
 >  AC> goes south...not so much. For instance...had a manager who slammed me into
 >  AC> a wall & threatened me. Too bad I couldn't find a new job at the time. Add
 >  AC> to that...if I had called the police to report the assault...they would've
 >  AC> screwed me over when possible employers called to check on my job
 >  AC> performance there. Life isn't fair & if a scumbag idiot you worked for
 >  AC> wanted to screw you...they will and will be happy to do so. 
 > Wow..  That's pretty bad.

Looking back on it...he lost his job for being the A--hole he was. Was doing some of the young waitresses...so his ex-wife did to him much worse than he did to them. Oklahoma is in a time warp...but at least the women from the 90's could screw their ex's over with some of the old marriage laws which were still on the books.
 
 >  AC> Could go further on this...but it's almost my bedtime. Have seen way too
 >  AC> many things over the past 40 years. Just wish I could move to another
 >  AC> country with better work rights. If I would've did this when I was young
 >  AC> enough to do so...my life would've been VERY different. 
 > Yeah, I've heard some countries in Europe have pretty good worker's rights, and 
 > it sounds like they generally have better work-life balance than people in the 
 > US do.  More vacation time, more parental leave, and recently I've heard some 
 > European countries have enacted laws where companies cannot call or email their 
 > employees after working hours.

Used to work with a guy who moved here from Australia. He mentioned that much of the BS he experienced here on jobs would not happen there.

Heard the same thing about labor in some of these countries as well. Fortunately...have come to realize here on the West Coast (Oregon is what I know)...not perfect...but compared to other places where I've lived (Oklahoma/Texas/Idaho/Utah)...I'm much better off in terms of Right to Die laws...retail workers are required to have a 10 hour break before being scheduled for another shift...as well as the minimum wage rising around $1.00 US every year with I believe being tied to inflation by 2025. Making more per hour here in Oregon than I have all my life. If I stayed in Oklahoma & not having moved in 1992 out of there...doubt I would be making half of what I am making now. Perfect...no...but don't feel like I am getting screwed over like I was/could be if I had stayed in either of the four states I mentioned.  

.... The 4 food groups: Fast, frozen, instant and microwaved. 
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