Worker fired from Yelp after she complains about her compensation (Milpitas: buying, living)

[mysticaltyger]

Originally Posted by WizardOfRadical

Hell, I am a SOCIALIST and I have no pity for this chick.

She could have:

1) Got roommates and reduced her rent by 25-30%
2) Moved to a low cost area like Sac or Cleveland and survived as a customer service rep
2) Become a "sell out" and get a teaching job with benefits, a pension, and an actual salary.

Oh wait, she didn't want to be a "cliche" and be an actual working stiff.

This is why I am so glad I am a Reagan era (1984) baby. We were literally the last generation in this country that learned you have to work for a living.

The problem with being socialism is it produces more and more people like this chick....until you end up like Greece. A socialist who's glad he's a Reagan era baby. Oh, the irony.

[mysticaltyger]

Originally Posted by WizardOfRadical

This happened in LA. They were simply replaced by less skilled immigrant labor, which really reduced the quality of the work force. They get by living 5 deep in a studio apartment. The NIMBY's couldn't be happier. Since most of them have no taste or eye for craftsmanship, they enjoy the shoddy labor at cheap wages.

Yes, that probably is what would happen. And many Bay Area NIMBYs are all about importing low wage labor from 3rd world countries (legalities be d*mned)....and then complaining about income inequality. Yet another major disconnect.

[WizardOfRadical]

Originally Posted by mysticaltyger

The problem with being socialism is it produces more and more people like this chick....until you end up like Greece. A socialist who's glad he's a Reagan era baby. Oh, the irony.

Uh no. Please do not talk about complex economic/politcal matters that you do not comprehend. I studied politics/economy in college and got degrees in both subjects, not you. I work in government, not you. Please get some credentials before you dare address me with any sort of political statement. You are not educated in this subject matter. Next thing we know, you will be giving legal advise with out a law degree. Good grief.

Greece is in the mess it is in, because it's pensions system is literally insane, to the point that it makes cities like Detroit look like wallstreet.

Add in the fact that they spend a disproportionate amount of their GDP on their Military (relative to other EU countries) and you have a recipe for disaster. Like most people, you are probably not aware of this. You are aware that some of the most prosperous EU countries, are socialist? Of course you're not.

My Reagan era baby comment spoke more to the generation I was born in (echo boomers), and was not a political statement of any sort. Now please, go to sleep, if you can manage to with that stench out there in Milpitas or Newark -where ever you live.

[Bluefox]

Originally Posted by WizardOfRadical

Hell, I am a SOCIALIST and I have no pity for this chick.

She could have:

1) Got roommates and reduced her rent by 25-30%
2) Moved to a low cost area like Sac or Cleveland and survived as a customer service rep
2) Become a "sell out" and get a teaching job with benefits, a pension, and an actual salary.

Oh wait, she didn't want to be a "cliche" and be an actual working stiff.

This is why I am so glad I am a Reagan era (1984) baby. We were literally the last generation in this country that learned you have to work for a living.

You're not a socialist, not by a long shot. A socialist would never make a comment like that. Bay Area elitist (or pseudo-elitist)? Sure.

[WizardOfRadical]

Originally Posted by Bluefox

You're not a socialist, not by a long shot. A socialist would never make a comment like that. Bay Area elitist (or pseudo-elitist)? Sure.

You don't know me, and what do you care, all the way in fly over country anyways?

Is there some sort of law that prevents people who are socialist from observing pragmatic solutions in a Capitalist society?

[likealady]

Originally Posted by sav858

I can't believe she's getting support from people.

-She doesn't have to pay a health plan premium and complains about a $20 copay?

This is what really got my blood boiling. My last job had one of those horrible high deductable plans, and as I have a health condition that needs monitoring, I couldn't just forgo checkups. I'll never forget going to see my new specialist for the first time, $500+ for one appointment. I didn't go back to the doctor until I could switch to my husband's plan.

[Nafster]

CEO of Yelp was right - he can't control the COL in The Bay Area.

The best solution is to migrate jobs (especially entry level) to other cities where it's more affordable.

[AtlasTraveler]

Yelp made a very poor business decision when it put its CS here in the Bay Area. Most Bay Area firms I know keep their CS departments in SLC, Phx, Denver, etc. You'd think they could hire Mercer or another consultant to analyze COL and allocate their human capital efficiently? (Or at least in a way that doesn't result in poverty-stricken/desperate employees....)

[Bluefox]

Originally Posted by WizardOfRadical

You don't know me, and what do you care, all the way in fly over country anyways?

Is there some sort of law that prevents people who are socialist from observing pragmatic solutions in a Capitalist society?

Because I read the article, happened to check this forum to see if there was a thread on the topic, and saw your completely ridiculous reply. And BTW, Bernie Sanders was just in Kansas City for a PACKED rally. But of course, coastal elitists probably think all those backwater peoples in flyover country can't support or appreciate socialism.

But a true socialist would never make the sort of comment you made. It's a self-evident truth based on the inherent assumptions you made.

[move4ward]

Originally Posted by 04kL4nD

I, for one, don't believe half of anything she wrote in her email. One look at her social media account confirms my initial suspicions: she's an entitled, overdramatic LIAR. There are people in this world who really do work multiple, backbreaking jobs and actually have to survive on a 10b bag of rice to feed their families, while she's sitting here painting herself as this poor victim, while ordering expensive bottles of bourbon to be delivered at work and eating steak dinners and bragging about being a 'foodie' on social media. Screw her. Her parents probably were dumb enough to believe her ridiculous sob stories, but people out in the real world know better.

And yes, I realize I'm being super judgmental, but she put herself in the position to draw the ire and wrath of the internet, so she certainly has gotten what's coming to her.

Completely agree with your post.

She neglected to mention the delivery in her letter to boss man. Who thinks she wrote that letter, while drinking shots?

She is paying extra $$$ to have BULLEIT BOURBON frontier whiskey delivered to work. She should have made her social media accounts private before trying to become famous.

That's A lot Of Rice – Talia Debunked

Stefanie Williams pens 'open letter to Millennials' after Yelp employee complained | Daily Mail Online

Originally Posted by Daily Mail

In the original post, Williams addressed several points that Jane attempted to make in her criticism of Yelp and her salary.
She explained that despite their five year age difference, the two women seem to be 'worlds apart in the concept of work ethic' and that she's not surprised about it.

'It sounds like you've hit some real post Haitian earthquake style hard times, so maybe some advice will help while you drink the incredibly expensive bourbon you posted on your Instagram account and eat that bag of rice, which was the only other thing you could afford!' Williams wrote on Medium.