These are the people we should pay $15/hr??

[jamil]

So who's the old fart now?

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

So who's the old fart now?

I know, right? Think I'll go outside and shake my fist at the neighborhood kids.

 

[Crbn79]

I know, right? Think I'll go outside and shake my fist at the neighborhood kids.

That's my daily Cardio! I even make grumble sounds!

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

That's my daily Cardio! I even make grumble sounds!

I can see it - You're wearing chinos and a wife-beater, and house slippers; little fat dog by your side.

 

[Hohn]

If you can't count change, you probably shouldn't work with cash. But when we're young and starting out, we're still figuring out what we can't do well. I think most of us can relate to that.

I've had ADD all my life which made me uniquely bad at some tasks. I can't multitask. I can't focus on uninteresting things. I'm forgetful, often inattentive, unorganized. I can't easily pick a single item out of a collection because I can't see the individual items, just the group. I hate grocery shopping for that reason. I hate lists for that reason. ADD makes me pretty bad at a lot of jobs.

But, it makes me pretty good at some jobs. I can hyper-focus on things that interest me. When I'm hyper-focused, I am organized, I can multitask, remember the smallest details, organize complex things in my mind, and I get into a zone where that's all there is.

Point is, there should be no artificial limits on my pay other than the market value of my work. A minimum wage means that people who really suck at the job are paid as well as people who excel. I've done jobs I wasn't very good at, and I wasn't paid very well either. And I've done some jobs very well and have been paid well. That's is how it should be.

I thought I was the only...LOOK! A SQUIRREL!

 

[jamil]

I thought I was the only...LOOK! A SQUIRREL!

Some people scoff at ADD and say it doesn't exist, because we can pay attention to things that interest us. But ADD is misnamed. It's not that we have a deficit of attention, it's that we can't ignore everything else. EVERYTHING gets our attention, so it seems like nothing gets our attention. I tell skeptics, try counting backwards from 100 while several people are yelling out random numbers in your ear. That's what it's like for me to try focusing on something when there are distractions. Except when I can zone out on something that interests me. Then there's clarity.

 

[churchmouse]

I can see it - You're wearing chinos and a wife-beater, and house slippers; little fat dog by your side.

I shake my cane at the neighborhood kids....

But, it has a knife in it....

 

[nighthawk80]

Some people scoff at ADD and say it doesn't exist, because we can pay attention to things that interest us. But ADD is misnamed. It's not that we have a deficit of attention, it's that we can't ignore everything else. EVERYTHING gets our attention, so it seems like nothing gets our attention. I tell skeptics, try counting backwards from 100 while several people are yelling out random numbers in your ear. That's what it's like for me to try focusing on something when there are distractions. Except when I can zone out on something that interests me. Then there's clarity.

Yep. I totally understand that. Just wish the kids took after the wife instead of me.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Want to confuse a teen? Ask one to address and send a letter.

 

[Crbn79]

Want to confuse a teen? Ask one to address and send a letter.

LOL, our 15y/o niece thought you fax hand written letters to your pen-pal.

 

[jamil]

LOL, our 15y/o niece thought you fax hand written letters to your pen-pal.

FAX?

Well, at least she knows a little about archaic tech history.

 

[ATOMonkey]

I'm an aerospace engineer that struggles with basic addition and subtraction, to the point that I've memorized certain combinations to avoid looking like an idiot.

I had the bad sense to marry into a family of accountants that likes to play cribbage. Few of you will get that, but that ones that do will sympathize.

However, I've learned that I can treat my ADHD (ADD, BADBADKLJFADS whatever) with alcohol. Makes it much easier to concentrate on boring crap after a beer or two.

 

[jamil]

I'm an aerospace engineer that struggles with basic addition and subtraction, to the point that I've memorized certain combinations to avoid looking like an idiot.

I had the bad sense to marry into a family of accountants that likes to play cribbage. Few of you will get that, but that ones that do will sympathize.

However, I've learned that I can treat my ADHD (ADD, BADBADKLJFADS whatever) with alcohol. Makes it much easier to concentrate on boring crap after a beer or two.

I treat my ADD with a few minutes of INGO.

 

[ATOMonkey]

I treat my ADD with a few minutes of INGO.

I actually find it easier to stay on task and get work done if I'm watching a movie at the same time. It keeps my mind from wandering. Company looks down on me watching movies at work. So, here I am posting on INGO. I wonder how that's working out for them?

 

[jamil]

Work? Oh, crap. My lunch hour is over. Better get back to work.

Guess that's the down side to treating boredom with INGO.

 

[ashby koss]

Another real story here:
I once asked what was on the grilled onion cheddar burger. (mostly for ****s and giggles)

me: "What is on the Grilled onion cheddar burger?"

Worker: "It's a burger with grilled onions and a slice of American cheese."

Me: "There's no cheddar on it?"

Woker: "No"

Me: "That doesn't make much sense does it?"

Worker: "I'm sorry, what do you mean it doesn't make sense its a Grilled onion and cheddar burger."

Needless to say they were correct in that there was NO cheddar near that thing. the better question should be where has LOGIC gone?! As in these people Logically don't deserve more than what they are being paid for.

I went to college worked my butt off so that I don't have to rely on the government or take a minimum wage job. If economically I had to to support the family I would, but I would be working my butt off to move up the ladder.

 

[BigShow]

I get so frustrated trying to help my girlfriends 9 year old daughter with math homework. There will be a very easy problem that takes less than a second for me to know the answer, but takes her 5 min because she has to show her work and draw out all these little squares or lines of circles. Yes it is common core here in Ohio. One day we was doing subtracting and I did a problem with borrowing and she laughed and told me I am old and that they do not borrow anymore. I am 42, but that is beside the point. I did not understand how she was doing the subtracting at all and will not even try to explain it. But it was confusing her and making her get some of her answers wrong. I did not even understand how to subtract the way the book said to do it after reading the book. The only thing I could think was this is messed up and it is no wonder why people can not make change anymore.

 

[bobzilla]

Zombie thread redeaux!

 

[churchmouse]

Zombie thread redeaux!

He made a good point....

I see this in my G-daughters home work.

I do not remember having homework inn the 2nd grade but she has a lot of it.....every day.

 

[BigShow]

Zombie thread redeaux!

Sorry, did not notice the date as I only ever scroll through the 1st page of threads so I stay current. This was on the 1st page of threads yesterday for some reason. I will pay more attention to the date from now on.