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Kroger is shuttering stores temporarily to pressure union to concede. Their offer is below the poverty levels set by the state! Their CEO took $15.4M home last year (450 times their average employee) and the company announced 7.5B in stock buybacks!! But now they cry poor, and want to stiff the workers.
#Teamsters #union #pride #fair #wages #job #security #slow #walking #negotiations #pay #below #minimum #wage #Kroger #greed #grocery #price #eggs #trucks #food #inflation thestreet.com/retail/kroger-fa

On #hiring and #interviewing...

Many ask for it, but no #employer has a legitimate need to know your #salary history. Feel free to decline to provide that; it's none of their business.

Employers say "Oh, but we need to know it. If we offer too little, they might decline our offer!". It's B.S.

If they want to know whether you'll decline an offer, they can make an #offer. You'll either accept it, decline it, or offer to negotiate it. That's how negotiation works, and an offer of employment is absolutely a #negotiation.

The real reason they want this information is because they desperately want to avoid accidentally offering you more than the #minimum amount you will accept. If the position is worth $X to the company, they don't want to offer you $X. They want to offer you $Y, the lowest possible number that keeps you interested in the position. If they don't know what you made in your last job, figuring that number out is much, much harder. Stick to your guns. Your value to the company shouldn't be "approximately what my last position was worth to my previous company".

Push back. If someone from #HR tells you "Oh, but salary history is part of our standard process", politely decline. If they want to #hire you, they'll skip that step. And if they won't modify their #process for your circumstances, maybe you don't want to work for that company, because they won't be willing to vary any of their other standard processes even if your needs require it.

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@kkarhan

thanks for the reply! far from being discouraged, i appriciate your engagement. i will try to be reasonably brief in my reponse to your points and give a general update on progress and objective.

> scout out existing solutions

i have seem similar #webapp implementation, i think so far for "that kind" of chat app, the chat app is able to demonstrate similar basic functionality. for a wider adoption, the user interface needs to be more appealing, but i think its important to have a working proof-of-concept first. the project is specifically aiming to be a #javascript #localFirst #webapp.

a couple notable similar implementation to mine are:
- github.com/cryptocat/cryptocat
- github.com/jeremyckahn/chitcha
(im sure there are many more, but i think my approach is yet different and unique to the ones i've come across.)

> DO NOT DIY ENCRYPTION!

this is indeed a reccomended practice i have seen several times. here is a previsous reddit post on the matter: reddit.com/r/cryptography/comm ... tldr; the underlying implementation provided by the browser is the best way to go. i have implemented the #encryption using the #webcrypto #api. i aim to not use a library for this.

i generally try to word things in a way that users can provide feedback on features. the app is still in a very early stage, but has a reasonable amount of features. im generally open to requests and questions.

> minimum viable product

what you see as the chat app is also the #minimum #viable #product. i think its sufficiently demonstrates the basic functionality of a chat app. i think the next step is to make the app more stable and user friendly.

those other apps youve mentions ive come across before. what sets my approach apart is that mine it's purely a webapp. with what id like to describe as #p2p #authentication over #webrtc, im able to remove reliance on a backend for #authenticate #data #connections. in some cases, bypass the internet (wifi/hotspot). while there are several ways to #selfhost, in this approach of a #javascript implementation, im able to store large amounts of data in the browser so things like images and #encryptionKeys can be #selfhosted" in the browser. while this form has nuanced limitations, it also has interesting implications to security and privacy.

there are many nice features from the different apps you mentioned and i think i have some unique features too. the bottle neck in this project is that i dont put in enough time to the app.

> feel free to slowly ibtegrate them.

this is basically already my approach to get the app to where it is now.

thanks for the luck, take care and i hope you stay tuned for updates.

GitHubGitHub - cryptocat/cryptocat: Secure chat software for your computer.Secure chat software for your computer. Contribute to cryptocat/cryptocat development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Jede*r Schutzsuchende*r, Jeder Mensch mit Behinderungen, Alle (de-facto)Eltern und jede*r #Lohnarbeiter*in leisten mehr als die wertmindernden #Spekulanten die allzuoft nichtmals das absolute #Minimum an #Mitwirkung an der #Gesellschaft (in Form von #Steuern & #Sozialabgaben) leisten!

  • Dass #Kapitalertrag nicht mindestens genauso hoch mit Abgaben belastet ist wie #Lohnarbeit ist antisozial & klassistische Kackshice!

Dear #Honolulu #City #Council:

Help end #poverty. Get your act together and do likewise.

Sincerely,
Me

King County Council approves #raising #minimum #wage to highest in nation | The Seattle Times

seattletimes.com/seattle-news/

> The largest businesses in unincorporated King County would pay a minimum $20.29 per hour to workers starting Jan. 1, under legislation the county executive plans to sign.

The Seattle Times · King County Council approves raising minimum wage to highest in nationIf signed into law, the largest businesses in unincorporated King County would pay a minimum wage of $20.29 per hour to workers starting Jan. 1.

Elon Musk’s charity may bear his name, but it can’t seem to match his penchant for high-dollar spending.

According to a New York Times analysis of his charity’s giving in 2022, the #Musk #Foundation gave out just $160 million in grants
—a whopping $234 million #less #than the five-percent #legal #minimum it needed to distribute between 2021 and 2022.

It was the fourth-largest shortfall of any U.S. charity in 2022, the last year for which records are available.

The revelation was one of multiple in the Times’ report on Musk’s charitable giving, which has often benefited his own associates or those of his companies.

Musk reportedly filled some of the foundation’s coffers by donating Tesla stock, which he is allowed to claim as a tax deduction.

Not all of the charity’s donations have benefited his own interests, however:
The foundation donated more than $1 million to schools in Flint, Michigan, and a charity aimed at helping children there.

But where that foundation donates is still up to him and the foundation’s board—which includes just him and two other volunteers.

thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-c

The Daily Beast · Elon Musk’s Charity Often Benefits Elon Musk and Associates: ReportBy Corbin Bolies

SEARHC Announces Minimum Base Pay Increase
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JUNEAU, Alaska – SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) is committed to its 2024 strategic goal of becoming the employer of choice. As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the overall compensation structure, SEARHC is proud to announce a new $25/hour minimum salary for all, direct- hire...
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#minimum #wage #searhc #raise #southeast #alaska

Untouched Nature A Forest with a Mysterious Work

As the rays of the dusk soften into the magic spell casting breeze, a low-key forest with minimal human footprints unfolds Upon closer inspection, a mystical 'work' lurks, prompting questions about its meaning Relinquish your biases and le...

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Alaska's minimum wage will increase in 2024
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JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska minimum wage will increase from $10.85 to $11.73 in 2024. In 2014, Alaska voters passed a ballot initiative to annually adjust the minimum wage for inflation.
Alaska Statute 23.10.065(a) requires the Alaska minimum wage to be adjusted using the Consumer Price Index for urban...
alaska-native-news.com/alaskas
#alaska #minimum #wage #increase #2024

Money Marks 14 Years Since the Last Federal Minimum Wage Increase
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"$7.25/hour, in 2023, is a poverty wage," said the AFL-CIO.

The federal minimum wage in the United States would be $42 an hour today if it rose at the same pace as Wall Street bonuses in recent decades.

But it hasn't.

Monday marks 14 years since the last...
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#federal #minimum #wagre #increase #poverty