InputZero

Yeah it's really tough at the start of your career. Low pay, long hours, no vacation, and starvation if you don't play ball. My advice is don't allow yourself to feel loyalty for any company or anyone in a higher position than you. They'll act like they'll have your back but the moment the calculus says throwing you under the bus is beneficial they won't hesitate. They won't give you the raise you deserve, so the only way to get that is to jump ship whenever it's beneficial for you to.

They don't owe you anything more than the agreed upon compensation, you don't owe them anything more than what's in the job description.

It took me until this comment to realize that this is in fact a real person and not as I assumed, a cosplay.

"why give this money to those ~~poor~~ LAZY people when I can have it, I'll funnel it through numerous companies...

I can imagine that in their minds it's fraud because they don't understand employment insurance and just see lazy unemployed people getting paid. They imagine that everyone who receives E.I. are welfare kings and queens.

Right?! My first thought was, that's the bridge of the Enterprise-D

Yeah man you should really be using the pronouns your child wants you to use. I imagine that they have accepted that this is the best relationship they can have with you. They're still your child and your unwavering support is important to building their self confidence regardless of whether they're cisgender or transgender.

I mean in this economy we all need a side gig. Honestly kinda gotta respect the hustle.

Zenrox, tilling his field in spring. Kadir beneath Mo Moteh. Gramble, his throat slit by his mistress.

Is there a difference?

How familiar is the child with you? A common coping mechanism for a child who is shy is revert to behaving younger. Non verbally, or using baby words. When they're with people they're comfortable with a 2 year old will never shut up.

That's a pillow. This is probably also his bed.

The electoral college.

Well as a subordinate who is given illegal orders they're kind of fucked there's no good choice so that's why it was so important for commanders to only issue legal orders. So they don't put their men in a bad legal situation.

If a solider doesn't follow the command they're given probably going to be found guilty of insubordination, regardless of whether it is illegal or not. They'll probably be called a criminal, lose all the benefits that come from service, or possibly be executed according to this administration.

If a soldier follows illegal orders like these then they can be charged as war criminals and executed.

The ONLY way to be able to refuse illegal orders is to have an enormous amount of support from other soldiers and the judge advocate General's office. Which are resources your average soldier doesn't have. Yes the Uniform Code of Military Justice says following illegal orders is illegal but the reality is very different.