Why are you so *angry*, Manny?

[Benton D Struckcheon]

201. THIS is the reason why:

"We are being attacked, brutally attacked, and we refuse to fight back. Hell, most of us haven't even figured out who the enemy is."

I'm retired, reasonably comfortable. Just because the dog, while a sweet companion, doesn't really make for a good conversationalist, I took a job at a Very Large Retailer shortly ago.
Last time I did a job like this I was 18. Back then, min wage was 2.10. I remember that part timers worked 20 hours, full timers worked 40 hours. That was it. Over 40 was O/T, holiday work was double-time.
At this establishment, on our first day they introduced us to a list that was the list of people who'd worked overtime. You were NEVER supposed to get on that list.
The intro video at orientation featured a Very Long Segment on how Unions Are Very Very Bad For You.
Also, part time, I found out, is just under - of course - 30 hours a week. Didn't find out til I got my schedule for the third week I was there, as my first two weeks only had about 15 hours per week in them, and was amazed at the number of hours I'd be working.
Now, I figured I'd be doing 20 hours, enough to alleviate the boredom. 30 hours? That's full time to me. Told them so. Said I found it annoying. The Corporocrat to whom I was speaking (woman probably wasn't making more than 40k herself, if that, but you'd think by her manner she was pulling a hundred large per annum easy and was fresh off her yacht or something) looks at me and said "Annoying? You find a job you applied for annoying???"

Still there, figure I'll give myself a Xmas bonus by sticking it out til Jan or so. Then fahgeddaboudit.

I am amazed at what the working class puts up with. Now I know why the fast food companies have been getting large protests outside their places. It was nothing like this when I was young.