Originally Posted by Dayze (Post 18011452)

I’m definitely jaded after 25 yeats of busting my ass in project management
My current role I’ve been in since 2021 after getting whacked after yet another major 5+yr project. I recently had my review and had a AA rating which is bacially “exceeds expectations” . It yielded me a whopping 3.3%. Last year I “met expectations” and got a 2% raise. All the pain and aggravation of meeting goals and objectives and busting my ass wasn’t worth the 1.3% extra .

I’m at the point in life I have zero desire to climb back into management or move up the ladder. It ain’t worth it at all. I’ve hated the field I’ve been in for 25 years, soul sucking work. Zero accomplishment. Zero reward. Zero sense of achievement. Zero interest. Just a meat grinder.

I couldn’t believe that 3.3% bullshit, just makes me want to do the bare minimum lime 95% of the office.

Originally Posted by HemiEd (Post 18011470)

LMAO

I was trying a bit ago to think of this in your perspective.

I have a 12' shelf upstairs with a lot of stuff that has been replaced by your phone.
Polaroid camera, 2 Nikon 35mm cameras, early digital cameras, Cannon video camera, early GPS units, wall phones, a battery powered 4 in hand held tv, small recorder, variety of early cell phones etc. etc.

So if you add the price of all of those up they would easily come to the price you are paying for the latest phones.

I guess it is all about perspective. :thumb:

Originally Posted by notorious (Post 18011467)

Don’t forget those super-expensive flat-panel television sets.

Originally Posted by HemiEd (Post 18011429)

Different priorities. A phone is just a communication device. We didn't walk around bumping into shit while staring at a phone. We were actually involved with our surroundings instead being consumed by the abstract.

When I was 6 I could tell you the make and model of every car on the road as I wasn't looking down at a phone or gameboy etc.

Now it is the norm to see a person driving a 3000 lb vehicle down the road a speed staring at their phone. I wish their was a requirement for the phone makers to have them disabled while driving.

Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 18011484)

Retired relatives spend about 16 hours/day on their iPad... and I know this because they constantly post dumb shit on FB saying their generation was/is different and "wE'rE nOt ThE sAmE" .....sorry, but shouldn't you be outside interacting with other humans from that high horse of yours? :D


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Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 18011160)

Average salary in the US is currently 64k. A standard 3% raise is less than 2k a year. And they try like hell not to promote many if any people in corporate.

Getting certifications and skills with experience can get you a 10+% raise in a new job. No wonder people job hop

Originally Posted by HemiEd (Post 18011172)

Interesting. I can see that if you are going to get your phone as part of a package/contract.

A while back I tried to switch to one of those $25 per month per line spinoffs of our current provider, Verizon, and they told me my old Pixel 3 phone couldn't handle it. It grinds my butt to pay the Verizon bill each month but out here that is seems to be the best choice.

Originally Posted by notorious (Post 18011467)

Don’t forget those super-expensive flat-panel television sets.

Originally Posted by notorious (Post 18011148)

I am an owner of a small business, and I can guarantee that the motivated and productive get raises and often.

Big business are terrible when it comes to this.

Originally Posted by Pablo (Post 18011481)

If I look back at electronics from my early childhood there were OBSCENELY priced compared to today. A video game has been $60 for the last 30 years and a system $500 as well

How the hell did my dad, a factory worker, afford that shit unless his dollar was just worth much much more than mine?

I guess at least he had factory jobs that paid a living wage to choose from.

Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 18011484)

Retired relatives spend about 16 hours/day on their iPad... and I know this because they constantly post dumb shit on FB saying their generation was/is different and "wE'rE nOt ThE sAmE" .....sorry, but shouldn't you be outside interacting with other humans from that high horse of yours? :D


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Originally Posted by notorious (Post 18011534)

I was 4 or 5 when my father bought an Intellivision from the local small town drug store.

$300. That's $1200 today. I'd tell my kids to play in traffic if they asked me to pay that for a Switch or XBOX.

We had two Betamax (yep, we were that family) video recorders so we could rent and record. Those things were insane expensive.

I'm not even going to look into what he paid for the Apple IIe I wrote papers on.....

Originally Posted by Pablo (Post 18011481)

If I look back at electronics from my early childhood there were OBSCENELY priced compared to today. A video game has been $60 for the last 30 years and a system $500 as well

How the hell did my dad, a factory worker, afford that shit unless his dollar was just worth much much more than mine?

I guess at least he had factory jobs that paid a living wage to choose from.

Originally Posted by stevieray (Post 18011532)

Not a big business, but I worked for a guy for a year and half, 60 hours a week and after a year with no raise, I bolted.

It was destiny, because it's what motivated me to jump off the cliff/flap my wings and become self employed.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 18011544)

Games actually went down in price in the early 2000's. They were around $50 current gen in the 360 era. Then $60. And now the starting price for a AAA with no battle pass or add-ons is $70.