• NewSocialWhoDis@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    If you’re making minimum wage, what do you really have to lose by improving your marketable skills?

    • ijedi1234@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      One’s heart. Perhaps you are unaware, but improved skills can cause havoc on one’s cardiovascular health. Improved skills are a leading cause of death in the United States.

    • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      It’s a pretty neat trap, you see I can’t afford to take any time off work to even look for another job, let alone any unpaid training

      I’m sure if I locked the fuck in and pulled myself up by my bootstraps and got extremely lucky, I could jump ship into a better position, but that target is like 5 feet wide and a hundred feet away and surrounded by homelessness on all sides