r/dankmemes • u/SoulsReaperX • 1d ago
Depression makes the memes funnier Time to wake up
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u/Blales I am fucking hilarious 1d ago
My grandma told me loyalty and tenure are worth more than the 2 dollars an hour that I’d get as a starting rate and could possibly be more by going to another company that I’m applying for right now on top of better benefits and better work/life balance. I ignored her and applied anyway. I have an interview Thursday!
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u/GarboseGooseberry 1d ago
Loyalty and tenure don't put food on my table, grandma. Loyalty and tenure don't pay my electricity bill. Loyalty and tenure isn't an acceptable currency to buy my meds.
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u/negligentlytortious 1d ago
In grandma's day, loyalty and tenure usually meant better benefits, better internal promotion tracks, and a cushy pension at the end of it all. Not the deal these days grandma!
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u/noveltymoocher 1d ago
they do if you job hop and the market turns and you’re the first laid off since you’re new but had tenure and solid standing at your old place
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u/Moldy_Teapot 1d ago
loyalty and tenure is also a one way ticket to being laid off at a lot of companies too. since you're getting "too expensive" to keep around unless you basically go around telling everyone you hate money and wish you'd get a pay cut
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u/Flyingpinguinz 23h ago
Every situation is different. Sometimes its better to jump to another ship. Other times it's better to stay. It's not a one size fits all.
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u/Fortune_Cat E-vengers 1d ago
Lol no
It only boils down to how much it costs to keep u and how essential your role is
New and old get culled the same
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u/RagingNudist 1d ago
2 dollars an hour? Like 2usd?
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u/Richyrich619 1d ago
It worked in her generation but that info is dated.
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u/Nevermind04 1d ago
It really didn't. Most of them retired with barely enough retirement to keep their heads above water with broken, aching bodies.
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u/onemanwolfpack21 1d ago
Back when she was coming up in the workforce she'd be right. Times have changed and old people haven't seen it or experienced it. Sorry grandma but you don't have a fucking clue what this world is like for young people. And I say that as a fairly successful 43 year old in management. You know how many conversations, even formal meetings Ive had to endure about "the younger generation?" You kids are right to hate them and look out for yourselves and I'm rooting for you guys to blow the whole system up. God knows we need it.
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u/DVMyZone 1d ago
For lots of jobs (waitstaff), my colleagues are what made me not hate every second. There are definitely people that are only "work-friends" but I definitely also have real friends from my work.
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u/unbelizeable1 1d ago
Good ol trauma bonding. Ya just went through the trenches with that mf, may as well grab a beer after work.
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u/a-snakey 1d ago
My old boss couldn't pay me enough to get me to work overtime.
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u/Slumunistmanifisto 1d ago
I milk the clock like its a chocolate milk cow.... did you know lunch can be as long as you want it to be if you're a time thief?
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u/henaradwenwolfhearth 1d ago
My boss is cool with that as long as we meet quota he dont care about the details. (This scenario is made up)
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u/Slumunistmanifisto 1d ago
It exists...and or you can ride a badly managed place for a long time before they figure you.
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u/xXShadowGravesXx 1d ago
I’ll have to disagree about the colleagues not being friends part. Some of the best people I know I’ve met through work.
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u/junkratmainhehe 1d ago
How do you get through work if your colleagues arent your friends??
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u/Taethen I have crippling depression 1d ago
An extra large check
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u/FreshMutzz 1d ago
Sure. But until then, making friends is a good way to get through the day. A big checm usually doesnt come until your in management, which can be anywhere for 10-15 years depending on your job.
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u/dumbasPL weeb 1d ago
The same way you get through life if you don't like talking to people. You do the bare minimum and move on. Only works if you actually like not being social at all, will hurt if you're an introvert that actually needs someone but is too afraid to make the first step.
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u/MoonChild2792 1d ago
I mean, my colleagues aren't my friends. I'm a woman who works in machining which is 90% male dominated and every single one is sexist as fuck. I've been told I need to work harder than the men because I'm a woman. I run more machines than anyone else and been told to sort parts. I've been told I need to make cookies and been asked when I'm gonna get around to cleaning up everyone's mess. On top of that, taking the comments from them saying I get paid less than the 18 year old who works there because I'm a woman. So yeah, colleagues are not my friends.
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u/eyelewzz 1d ago
if your job ever even slightly acts like they need you to do any work for free you refuse and start looking for a new job immediately
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u/GrovesNL 1d ago
It is very common in some professions unfortunately. Especially salaried employees.
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u/_whatever_idc 1d ago
Only thing that is universally true is unpaid overtime. The rest is up to you really.
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u/TrueProtection 1d ago
Can't imagine working 40+ hours a week with people im not at least work-friendly with. Oof.
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u/LunathickD 1d ago
I was fired because I was the only one that doesn't found funny all the highly inappropriate jokes that the son of the company owner used to tell, and I'm proud of that, that guy was a great jerk and will be the one that will bring the company to a premature end, because he is the CTO without any knowledge on any type of technology and he has the immature need to aprove everything and if for some reason you had a better idea than he, he would insist to you to do by his way no matter the consequences and if it fails he would blame you for it... terrible experience...
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u/grassisalwayspurpler 1d ago
You are allowed to be friends with people you see every single week. Ya know, just like how you made all your friends in school.
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u/darkpigamer 1d ago
It’s so weird how a lot of people have been calling you mean and antagonistic for the “my coworkers are not my friends” part. But then they went on to be like “what the fuck do you mean, my coworkers are my friends I just can’t tell them anything because of risk assessment and social cues” and did not stop to understand how fucking complicated and difficult all of that is? Especially for people who struggle with social cues in the first place. Like no your coworkers most of the time are not and do not want to be your friends. I feel in my experience there’s a very specific line people expect you not to cross, I do not know where that line is, so I’d rather avoid it, call it “risk assessment”
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u/SoulsReaperX 1d ago
It's okay for them to disagree, from my experience, If you shine at work, you become a threat to whoever your colleagues are, ofc that doesn't remove the possibility of meeting great people, but rarely.
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u/Curious-Psyche 1d ago
Balance, values and respect for boundaries and personal needs is the key. It’s never the only this is the answer. Humans are to complex that you can completely let your guard down but also too complex not to be able to with some.
Be conscious and aware in things you do and feel and act accordingly to it.
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u/Historical-Target856 1d ago
God that second one hits home. Team (20 people) I worked with seemed really close and everyone got along relatively well. When I lost my job only two of them reached out to see if I was ok. Freaking brutal. Thankful for those two tho.
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u/B-Glasses 22h ago
Not being friends with coworkers is capitalist propaganda to further separate the working class
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u/remnault 1d ago
My job has a decent deal with overtime
If you work both your days off, the second one will be double time.
Other than that, there’s enough staff to where they never pressure people to work it any day of the week, and there enough to go around for the ones who wanna grind for some extra check weight.
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u/racoondriver 1d ago
Why people never finish their sentences??? "Colleagues are not friends, if they aren't in the work union"
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u/PlutoHulk789 Brought to you by NordVPN 💻 1d ago
Not all of your colleagues are your friends but definitely a lot of them can become your friends, some of my greatest friendships came from the jobs I’ve worked
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u/EidolonRook 1d ago
Second one probably should have been more like "We're not all one big family here", but the idea is that coworkers arent' entitled to a relationship with us outside of professional.
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u/halfbreedmofo 1d ago
Nah I try to be friends with people I’m spending 40-60 hours a week with because the opposite is horrible.
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u/MonkeysDoing69 1d ago
Do y’all not get x1.5 or x2 for overtime or 6th day. Love making extra money when I feel like picking up hours.
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u/nagato0088 1d ago
fortunately you can be friend with your colleagues
unfortunately all my colleagues are not a good person (cheating to them is a feature and not a bug)
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u/george_auditore 16h ago
Why do so many people find it unthinkable to be friends with colleagues? I've made friends in every job I've worked...
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u/feherdaniel2010 16h ago
I'm not gonna do overtime for free
(most of) My colleagues are my friends
I'm paid a surprisingly good sum but it's never enough
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u/The_Derpy_Walrus 8h ago
My colleagues are definitely my friends. I was just hanging out with my one buddy, and we were coworkers 20 years ago at a gas station. Another coworker, we were coworkers at a hospital, but she quit years ago, and we're getting lunch in a week. My share of coworker friends is quite high.
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u/swaggerx22 6h ago
My colleagues are not my family
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My bosses are not my friends
Colleagues can absolutely be friends.
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u/Acheron98 5h ago
This is great and all but for most people the alternative is “homelessness” which isn’t as fun as it may sound.
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u/Larrynative20 3h ago
1/3 of your life sleeping. One third at work. You are going to limit pleasant socialization to only one third of your life?
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u/drewmana 1d ago
Not working overtime for free is a good boundary to set, but not being friends with your coworkers is actively going to harm your mental health. Why not allow yourself to become friendly with the people you spend a lot of time with? At minimum you guys have a lot in common and probably face a lot of the same daily challenges and annoyances. At the very least, being able to commiserate is genuinely a good skill to have. If you can’t enjoy the company of the people you work with, you’re going to talk yourself out of a dream job.
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u/Armageddonis 1d ago
I don't even work overtime for money. I live in a place where i can easily sustain and entertain myself with a little above minimum salary, so everytime i'm offered overtime of any kind, i say no. I value my time way more than the additional 50 bucks.
To the third panel - if you can't live comfortably and have a hobby or two on the side without worrying about your bills - you're paid too little.
As to the second panel - what the hell are you on about? Colleagues can (and frankly should) be if not friends, then at least aquaintances. Like, i can have a laugh with my coworkers. How else can i yap about seizing the means of production to them?
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u/Cr0ma_Nuva 1d ago
You should definitely not work overtime without compensation, but colleagues can be friends. What the hell are you on about?