(09-19-2023, 06:51 AM)Schmoe Wrote:(09-17-2023, 06:01 PM)Snarl Wrote:(09-17-2023, 02:35 PM)Infolurker Wrote: Age discrimination is REAL.
I get paid what I'm worth (these days).
The place I'm at now doesn't do a piece-work bonus, but their bonus is still far larger than any I got at the other place. Everyone gets the same bonus though. I'm not sure how I feel about that. Yeah, we're all on the same team, but some work harder than others. I can't help but wonder why the shop shit-talker, who spends a quarter of his day bullshitting and shit-talking, gets the same bonus I do. Those types, I take issue with. Others, those who've been there 30 years and have slowed down due to age, I don't mind at all. What they lack in speed, they make up for with experience.
My last employer paid bonuses for piece work too.
Only thing was ... someone else was required to do the counting during moments of chaos.I'm back to letting nature determine how much I'm gonna make. Things I've learned about farming: love your land and it'll love you back; love your animals because they're innocent creatures who depend on you (except the mean ones); sell high when you start showing a profit.
We're all on a very short amount of borrowed time. As long as you're enjoying the time that's yours exclusively, you're living well. Took me a long time to figure out that off-time didn't necessarily belong to me. Longer still to ensure 'my time' was defined, measured and assured ... not too much & not too little.