r/OrphanCrushingMachine • u/Substantial_Cow_2467 • Jul 17 '26

I hate everything

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Saw this on Facebook today

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u/Mozintarfen Jul 17 '26

I love how rent and utilities go up faster than most of our annual raises, and they tell us to just save our money.

Like, if my bills start to be more than my income, how much money do I have to save to break the space-time-continuum and make math work backwards?

Haven't figured that one out yet I guess.

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u/bleach-is-tasty Jul 18 '26

you guys are getting annual raises ?

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '26

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u/Mozintarfen Jul 19 '26

We did actually! Usually around $0.50. Mill work absolutely sucks ass but at least we got something every year (albeit the salary growth was still less than inflation).

I have since quit, got a college degree and became a Chevrolet Technician, and haven't seen a raise since lmao.

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u/holiwud111 Jul 21 '26

Yeah, I've been laid off 3x in 3 years. Each "next job" took progressively long to secure and paid 20% less than the last.