Posts by bluebison10

Saints.
Raiders.
Packers.
Falcons.
Giants.
The 49ers. Solid.

Dolphins - Ravens
Commanders - Lions
Buccaneers - Saints
Panthers - Giants
Patriots - Steelers
Vikings - Eagles

Browns-Panthers
Patriots-Dolphins
Jaguars-Commanders
Raiders-Chargers
Packers-Vikings
Buccaneers-Cowboys

wiredfalcon2 said:So, you working in America?

Still in the States for now. But once I wrap up these courses I'm taking this year, I'm planning to emigrate...

coastalheron12 said:man, are we even the same person? 🤣

No.
It’s just that at my company, there are plenty of middle-aged employees with kids in high school or college. Nobody dares fight for their rights because they're terrified of being replaced. Meanwhile, the firm brings in outsiders who barely finished middle school—people with zero qualifications beyond entry-level labor. These newcomers are treated like saints just because they're willing to grind for 12 hours a day, even though they don't actually know how to do anything useful....

Larry Fox5 said:How on earth is an employer supposed to know what counts as an "insulting" raise to you?

Look at this example: say an employee makes $3,850 gross per month. That puts their annual salary at $45k. So, what exactly qualifies as a "respectful" raise in your book? In Germany, the standard rule is that annual raises usually fall between 3% and 5% unless you're moving up to a new role.

In my opinion, maybe a 0.5% to 1.5% bump could be considered inappropriate, but then again, I know some jobs governed by union contracts have raises set at exactly 1.5%. And honestly—what does even a 5% raise mean if inflation is sitting at 7-8%? That raise should basically just be keeping pace with inflation, but we all know that’s not how it works...

When you're bringing in about $150,000 in net profit for the company annually, and they offer you a 1% raise while other departments are bleeding thousands of dollars—and management does nothing to stop the drain—that’s what I call an insulting raise...
The second thing that rubbed me the wrong way was that the "director" didn't even understand the difference between take-home pay and gross income. It seems like most employers in the US love to pretend tax-free stipends are part of your actual salary...

coastalheron12 said:So, honestly, when it comes to standing up for your rights—well, if you're acting like a total coward, there was never even a chance at getting that sub-10 percent increase.
It’s a tiny bump, sure, but what can you really do when you've got no backbone?

I don't get how people let employers walk all over them so easily. Last year, my boss gave me a raise of maybe a couple hundred bucks. I sent it right back to his account with the tax burden included—I actually wrote in the memo, "Returning your insulting raise, including the tax paid, so you aren't shortchanged." See how quickly I got a call within ten days asking what the hell the problem was....

If Loso could handle dental work in Belgrade, then Tymoshenko can certainly manage in Petrograd; perhaps she’s playing the same role Vlatko Markovic once did—undermining enemies from within...

The Bengals, purely because of those NBC commentators...

Bengals-Chiefs
49ers-Rams

Bengals-Titans
49ers-Packers
Rams-Buccaneers
Bills-Chiefs

Raiders-Bengals
Patriots-Bills
Eagles-Buccaneers
49ers-Cowboys
Steelers-Chiefs
Cardinals-Rams

Congrats to the winner,
still can't believe I blanked on playing the final round, only realizing my mistake after the 7 PM kickoff...

Dolphins-Titans
Chiefs-Bengals
Eagles-WFT
Rams-Ravens
Broncos-Chargers
Browns-Steelers

Ravens-Bengals
Rams-Vikings
Bills-Patriots
Jaguars-Jets
Broncos-Raiders
Dolphins-Saints

Texans-Jaguars
Jets-Dolphins
Titans-Steelers
Bengals-Broncos
Packers-Ravens
Seahawks-Rams

Atlanta Falcons-Carolina Panthers Ravens
Ravens-Cleveland Browns Cowboys
Cowboys-WFT
49ers-Cincinnati Bengals Bills
Bills-Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rams
Rams-Arizona Cardinals

Los Angeles Chargers - Cincinnati Bengals
New York Giants - Miami Dolphins
Washington Commanders - Las Vegas Raiders
San Francisco 49ers - Seattle Seahawks
Baltimore Ravens - Pittsburgh Steelers
New England Patriots - Buffalo Bills

Jets-Texans
Falcons-Jaguars
Panthers-Dolphins
Chargers-Broncos
Rams-Packers
Seahawks-WFT

Packers-Vikings
Saints-Eagles
WFT-Panthers
Bengals-Raiders
Cowboys-Chiefs
Cardinals-Seahawks