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disguy_ovahea , (edited )

The term “third world” is no longer in use. The correct term now is a “developing nation.”

Yes, the US has been considered a developing nation since 2022.

In its global rankings, the United Nations Office of Sustainable Development dropped the U.S. to 41st worldwide, down from its previous ranking of 32nd. Under this methodology – an expansive model of 17 categories, or “goals,” many of them focused on the environment and equity – the U.S. ranks between Cuba and Bulgaria. Both are widely regarded as developing countries.

The U.S. is also now considered a “flawed democracy,” according to The Economist’s democracy index.

https://theconversation.com/us-is-becoming-a-developing-country-on-global-rankings-that-measure-democracy-inequality-190486

disguy_ovahea , (edited )

We’ll be taxing billionaires heavily in the US next year if Biden wins in the fall.

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2169

disguy_ovahea ,

You’re right in this case. He has to wait for Trump’s tax plan to end before his can go into effect. Trump’s tax breaks for the working class ended in 2022, but the breaks for the wealthy don’t expire until 2025. Tax proposals have to meet budget requirements, and someone had to pay for those breaks for the wealthy and corporations.

disguy_ovahea ,

You do realize that their money doesn’t go back into the economy when they die, right? They have living wills. It just makes someone else a billionaire. It’s not like you can kill a billionaire and all their money spews out like Sonic the Hedgehog’s rings.

disguy_ovahea ,

Or it’s a funny thing to write that distracts us from actionable solutions.

disguy_ovahea ,

And that compels their peers to be charitable to the murderous cannibals how?

disguy_ovahea ,

They’ll also have an easier time staffing slow hours. No one wants to work a dead shift with a tip allowance.

disguy_ovahea , (edited )

Exactly right. Server paychecks are barely worth the paper they’re printed on. I served ~25 years ago, when minimum wage was $5.15 per hour in NY. I’ll never forget the weekly paychecks for less than $10 kicking around my place from tip allowance and card advances.

disguy_ovahea ,

Quiet quitting is the practice of meeting minimum expectations with low moral or engagement. Underperforming could lead to termination for not meeting minimum expectations.

disguy_ovahea ,

More like inexperienced middle-management. Discussing the team member’s reasons for disengagement could lead to a solution for them, or even multiple team members. Saying “I have nothing to complain about” proves ineffective leadership looking for cause to terminate.

disguy_ovahea , (edited )

That’s fine. I’m just saying the managers in that headline are the problem, not the employees.

disguy_ovahea , (edited )

Engagement and morale are measured independently from performance. The blurb states that the employees are meeting minimum expectations of performance, so the manager has “nothing to complain about.” I’m saying that’s bullshit leadership. If your employees are unhappy, you should ask them why and address any work-related dissatisfaction.

disguy_ovahea , (edited )

I’m on your side, but you keep missing the point. If you’re in charge of people that need to do a job, and while they are getting the work done, they seem miserable. Wouldn’t you give enough fucks to find out why? Standing there and saying, “well I can’t fire them because they’re doing the work” is the real problem. Not the definition of engagement.

disguy_ovahea ,

Well that’s completely fucked. I don’t work for free. That’s also illegal.

disguy_ovahea , (edited )

It doesn’t matter if they’re meeting or exceeding expectations. Performance is measured independently of morale and engagement. If you meet expectations, but you’re unhappy at work, a decent leader will ask why and try to make your work life better.

disguy_ovahea ,

I said this in another thread, but I’m not criticizing quiet quitting. I’m criticizing the managers’ response to it. If your employees are meeting expectations but unhappy, you should try to improve their work life, not shrug your shoulders because you don’t have a reason to fire them.

disguy_ovahea ,

Isn’t this work reform? Why would you not expect more from the people you work for?

disguy_ovahea ,

That’s fine if that’s how you like to work. All I’m saying is if an employee is silently quitting by doing the same work but shows less engagement/low morale, the solution isn’t for the manager isn’t to shrug their shoulders because you can’t fire them. That implies the manager’s goal is to terminate due to low performance, which is really shitty leadership.

disguy_ovahea ,

The worst part is the guy they’ll vote for to “shake things up” will be taking even more from them. It’s a combined failure of education and success of social media disinformation and misinformation.

disguy_ovahea ,

“Listen, we know we’re full of shit, but that won’t stop your anti-trans uncle from posting our nonsense on Facebook.”

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