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[alt text: a screenshot of a pair of tweets. The first tweet, by @lottyburns, says: "You're offered $50,000 but if you accept it, the person you hate most in the entire world gets $100,000. Are you taking it?". The reply tweet by @FreyjaErlings, says: "This is called, 'having a job'."]

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[–] ReplicantBatty@lemmy.one 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I hate myself so looks like I just came up on $150k

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

This is called "self-employment". Starting your own business is a special kind of hell that you would have to hate yourself to do willingly.

(EDIT: shout out to all the people that sign on for that kind of hell and are making their dreams come true! I'm friends with a few of them, sometimes the tradeoffs are 100% worth it to not have a stupid boss!)

[–] remington@beehaw.org 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Story time!

My brother worked, as a salesperson, for one of the largest textile companies in the world for 13 years. And he did it all from home (i.e. telecommuting). Rarely ever saw or spoke to his "boss"....very close to being self-employed.

Then another textile company (very large competitor) offered him a similar position....similar in every way except for pay.

First year guaranteed $250,000 (he is almost one third through)

Second year guaranteed $500,000.

Third year guaranteed $1,500,000.

Neither him nor his boss knows what will happen after that...they've kept it open.

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

lucky man! Sounds like the dream gig. So your brother will be personally funding beehaw beginning next year, right?

[–] remington@beehaw.org 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So your brother will be personally funding beehaw beginning next year, right?

LOL...But seriously, if I asked him, then he would gladly make a donation. This gig happened to a relatively good person. He is a generous, kind and loving person.

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

haha well good to know we have at least one well-to-do guy in our back pocket in the case of an emergency! Your bro sounds like real one bee heart emoji

[–] remington@beehaw.org 4 points 10 months ago

I'm proud to be his brother, yes.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The proportions are actually much more favorable here. Imagine making 50% of what the CEO makes lmao

[–] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

No... You are but one worker. The CEO has a hundred of you under him. All 100 of you are pushing the button.

That would be 200x of what you make. Which is basically correct.

[–] bownage@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 13 points 10 months ago

Sweet. I get 150k. 😃

[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Kind of did that already, and for less money.

On the bright side, daggers are cheap... so if you really hated them that much... prison is like a vacation where you get to read a lot of books, right...?