People are so disgusting using loop holes. This is peoples lives they are messing with. I wish someone out there in our government actually cared about the people of this country who are struggling everyday to just live while CEOS and company owners are using loop holes and other nonsense to divide the wealth and keep people as underpaid barely scraping by. My heart hurts for all the others not making it. We are barely getting by but at least we can get by. I think of all the kids going hungry or no where to live cuz of greed.

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Thank you for taking the time to help. Yes he does have a cdl. I’ll have him start looking more at trucking jobs.

I'm in no mood for snow at this point, despite living in MA for 60+ years. Shoveling is physically overwhelming.

How do you force schools to be accountable when you yourself cite that there is limited staff and resources? Magic?

>Same thing at home, if someone breaks in and threatens you you’re supposed to get out if you can, if you’re cornered and have no other option then you can stab them in the face with a soldering iron.

Most of what you said is correct except this part. The inside of your home is the only place you don't have a duty to retreat before using force against an attacker.

Tomorrow we may have to put the ac in the window. You never know up here in New England

You can contact the MA attorney general office and let them know his bosses are trying to get out of paying UI. I don’t think threatening people with job loss is legal. Figuring out how to keep people in their business employed is their job, not yours or your coworkers.

We’ll best of luck I know it’s tough when already adjusted to a certain income. But yes I’m aware of the sneaky wording they often use to make the job more attractive. But I have seen a lot guessing he has a cdl and if he does he should be good it’s a high demand in this area

I kinda love these, but let’s be honest, they taste about 100 years old.

He’s right it’s a loophole they hire him for “full time” meaning it’s a guarantee of 40 meaning he gets 40 over other employees seniority is how it goes. And in the event where they cut hrs, anybody that has years with the company gets the most and then trickles down.

That company is just doing the same loophole which is “not illegal “ to avoid the layoff leading into a unemployment payment

Better to switch jobs where he can get better hours.

40 x $25 + happiness > 10 x 35 + misery

Yes unfortunately we are looking. He had been with the company 8 years and had loyalty that why we have hung on. Unfortunately oil season is almost closing so he won’t be able to find a new one till the fall. Unfortunately until he finds a job making over $30 to support us then we have to put up with the environment. I would love for him to tell them to go screw cuz he is an awesome employee and anyone would be lucky to have him. But we have kids that need to eat so something is better then nothing. I know you may see jobs offering $25 for oil but it’s usually temp work and $25 is after mandatory overtime. You see a lot in the trucking business they will put pay up to $40+. When you inquire about these jobs that pay is “if” there is overtime and “if” it’s a state paid job or regular job. Employers are sneaky about wording on pay

I take it you have never seen a school official deal with a parent who has hired a lawyer. Do you know how much your local district has had to spend to deal with lawsuits brought by parents?

First, cops aren't leaving in droves. See HEREfor a more measured take. Second, the violent crime rate has been dropping for decades. NYC, for instance, long a Democratic stronghold, has become a very safe place to live -- safer than Indianapolis.

Perhaps we don't need as many of those cops as we used to. Perhaps municipalities can spend the money more usefully on other services.

I’m personally not a fan of Greek style pizza - but everyone I know is and swears by Pizza house in Great Barrington. They easily make the best spanakopita I’ve ever had ( seriously, it’s never dry, perfect cheese to spinach ratio- and the slices are huge). So I imagine their pizza is true to greek style.

It can be, but I've seen that teachers at charters often have even fewer protections.

If she doesn’t like doing paperwork and the work environment is like that. I would say leave never get comfortable at a job and just stay cause of the pay. In the long run it doesn’t mean nothing when you get treated like a mule . I’ve seen oil delivery postings 25+ starting and your husband has experience so shouldn’t be a struggle to find anything .

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Hey man I don’t mean to break it to you, but your job’s a joke. Should there be a rigorous mandatory education process and disciplinary code of conduct? Why, so we can have super educated burger jockies wallowing in the irony of their existential dread and failure, broken spirited by the system we paid to mold them? High school education doesn’t get you anywhere in the workforce, so how seriously do you expect people to take it? It’s as worthless as the students that’re being subjected to it, if society is any indication. Wah wah wah, I can’t castigate the kids with difficult behaviors and my interpersonal skills are dogshit, if I’m not given unconditional authority I’m taking my ruler and going home. Good riddance.

I wasn't aware people actually like greek pizza.

Growing up, I couldn't stand the disruptive kids. They always drove me crazy. I can't image what it's like now.

38 has at least 8 pizza places between 495 and South St.

There is no "allow," only the law. Yes, employers skirt around it, but it looks their decision is to cut hours so quarterly earnings are shot for eligibility. "Paperwork" is gaslighting, whatever their actual reason is, because there's more 'paperwork' with more employees working (more workers = less hours, no matter the oil season). "Last year or two" means they're doing okay.

Change is inevitable.

I didn’t notice the typo til you pointed it out 😂