I get that “fast food workers’ rights” is kind of a joke to a lot of people, but I think it’s very illustrative of the enormous erosion of workers’ rights and the value of labor in general. It’s kind of crazy to see the sometimes vicious responses to the minimum wage discussion.

Kim K did not originate the not smiling movement.

Barf Bag is the absolute best descriptor for this post. I was initially thing Shit Sack or Clown Car, but to be honest, both those things are too good for the news found in here. Shit can at least be used as fertilizer, and clown cars are just benignly silly.

Or when you could see all the replies in a thread?

remember when you could see how many people had starred your posts? or even what post it was?

Would that protection only apply to fast food workers? It’s good to see something happening, but it seems strange to narrow it to such a small group. Are there already protections for other non-union positions from being terminated without cause?

Fuck man I’m sorry to hear that. I am getting a little bit of money back this year, but its basically down to me ruthlessly claiming every single deduction I humanly can (also the fact that I grimly hover over the federal poverty line most years so there’s not much more the federal government can take) - I have a lot…

Yep. All they did was change the withholding. Everyone is fucked.

I’ve seen LOTS of talk of this online. Middle class Trump voters who are shocked that they have to pay more in taxes.

Yep. But they don’t care. And the people most affected already vote Democratic or are too afraid of “socialism” or abortions to not vote Republican.

One of the hardest realizations I’ve had post-college is that I seem to value my friends so much more than they value me (there are definite exceptions, and these are usually the ones who are also usually single). I’m always the one who makes the effort. Sometimes I know it’s because they’re just busier than me, in…

My parents were both career minded people with kids (obviously) and they had incredibly rich social lives. Most of their friends were couples, but not always. I should also note both my parents are highly social individuals. So, I grew up with this example that people outside your family unit are important and deserve…

I mean, agree to disagree. You put effort into things you feel are worthwhile. If you don’t feel your friendships are, I guess good on you, but like friendships don’t naturally maintain themselves. If someone is important to you, then you should make the effort and vice versa.

That’s fine, as long as you get that friendships are also relationships to be maintained, and if you don’t, they won’t be there later. It sucks to know you’re at the end of someone’s priority list, and frankly, that’s not a person I’m going to work very hard to spend time with when they turn around and decide they…

As a general rule, I don’t hang out with couples with only a few exceptions where I have a unique relationship with each person. Even if they’re well-meaning, I find most couples just don’t know how to be inclusive in mixed company.

I have a friend from college who always brought her husband whenever we planned to meet up. It was our group of three girlfriends, and the husband. She wouldn’t tell us, either. It was like they became a physical unit. He’s a nice enough guy but having him there changed the dynamic because we wanted him to feel…

Yeah I don’t know why people feel fine bringing their SOs to be a weird third (like if it’s a casual group thing, sure). That’s not a healthy relationship to me.

Yeah, couples are kind of the problem here (I’m coupled myself), and I will say there is a definite benefit to have couple friends as a couple, but you need to be able to include singles in your hangout time. But I definitely see couples as the ones more likely to avoid their single friends than vice versa.

Very much this. I have wonderful friends who married wonderful partners who I enjoy spending time with, but there are times I want to be with JUST my friend. I actually have a hard time understanding why people want to bring their SO everywhere. There are times I don’t want my SO there.

To add to that: don’t just assume your SO is always welcome. They’re friends with YOU.