goinginforguns
goinginforguns t1_iwpj4ux wrote
Reply to comment by Whittling-and-Tea in TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI. by wats6831
The book is my favorite novel, hands down. It’s less a straight war-is-awful story (as the 2022 Netflix movie portrayed it) and really more about about being a child growing up into a young man and being robbed of innocence and hope against a backdrop of trauma and violence. And so many poignant and wonderful moments between the narrator (Paul) and his comrades. The movie completely left out the dynamic between Paul and his mother - it replaced this with the diplomacy in the rail carriage - but that relationship is beautiful and tragic … and one I suspect many of us can relate to. I can not recommend the book more for any guy between the age of 13-35, it’s just still so relevant and timely. Should be required reading.
goinginforguns t1_je6lkck wrote
Reply to comment by kagethemage in Apple sued for allegedly firing, threatening union organizers by Loki-L
Get ‘em Towson.
… “almost”, because I was given the opportunity but refused to abuse my team the way store leaders demanded.
Hope things get / are getting better for you. The only thing that made it better for me was leaving and never looking back. Life is so much better - happier, more balanced, far less stressful, far more pay - on the outside. Do what you’ve got to do, and earn that self-promotion to customer. Best of luck.
I still love the products. I dislike the company, and I absolutely fucking hate the retail side of it. An absolute shitshow, for both employees and customers. Oof … the stories I could tell.
Edit (addition): fwiw I made $47,000/yr as a (sort of) Lead Genius, $23 an hour or something. $55,000 with all the forced overtime. I left, and two years later make $110,000/yr as an IT Analyst. It feels like playing the game on easy mode now. Apple set me up with good foundations (I still use basic customer service tools I learned at the Genius Bar in my career now) but that’s about it. They do a really good job at trapping you, always making you feel like the next step is just in reach, and then taking advantage of it; all the while making you feel part of something and that you won’t ever find anything better - even if you did, good luck! Heads up, just like an abuser who says all the same bullshit: it’s not true.
Edit 2: and ofc, here come the suspicious downvotes!