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Once I again I try to express my hatred for the fast food industry to little avail. Fuck McDonalds! I've never played Chrono Trigger before, and Ryan hates Ocarina of Time. Sean Ryan joins us as I talk about squeezing my dick and eating steamed vegetables. Do you wanna hear about what people jerked off to ten years ago? Of course you do! OJ Simpson killed his wife. Some guy was paid to mug Tupac. We still aren't sure about JonBenet Ramsey though. Tony and I have a really uncomfortable discussion about ethics near the end before talking about stupid Japanese cartons. Also, Tokyopop sucks, and you're stupid if you like them!
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I can sympathize with John-Paul’s passion to compensate folks based on the stress they endure from their job, but if you really think about it, that’s not very fair.
Think of it like this: A person who’s buckling under stress is struggling with their job. Meanwhile, there are folks who have mastered the job and its pressures–they’re on the ball. How fair is it to pay more to the folks who are struggling in a job that doesn’t suit them than someone who is competent, skillful, and cares about the gig? Reward the person who’s the better fit for the job and strives to do it well.
Like precious jewels, value is based on scarcity. The easier it is to replace you with another person or a machine, the less you’re worth to the company. Ultimately, a company will pay an employee based on the assets they bring to the company. The key is to become an irreplaceable asset to the company and they’ll do what they can to make it worth your while to do business with them.
Entry level fast food (and retail) may be good for a quick job, but it takes a special devotion to turn it into a career. It’s healthier to set your sites on building up your stats to make real money in a fulltime career position. I’ve had shit jobs and it makes me appreciate the good ones I’ve had since and motivates me to keep myself from falling back into that pit of misery.
I must say, the humane rape and murder discussion on this episode is… interesting