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  • TehBamski@lemmy.worldOPtoGifs@lemmy.worldSpooky season has me doin'
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    7 days ago

    I’m sorry. I meant to ask why they cannot achieve such a level of energy. We all have things that limit us in some way. Sometimes, it’s a mental block. But forgive my one great one. You are clearly right. I have made a fool of myself for not knowing the ‘simple’ fact of the matter. Forgive me oh great @DarkCloud. I am not perfect like you are.



  • Here’s what I came up with.

    Using Meredith Kopit-Levien’s annual pay from the New York Times, at $10.2 million (as stated in the graph.) Then pluging in the 36% raise she was ‘given’ in 2024(?) and divide by 600 Times Tech Guild members. The following is what I got.

    Base salary: $10.2 million 36% of $10.2 million = $10.2 million × 0.36 = $3.672 million $3.672 million ÷ 600 = $6,120 per person

    Current average salary: $158,000 (using what was stated in the graph) Potential raise: $6,120 Percentage increase = ($6,120 ÷ $158,000) × 100 = 3.87%

    So if the value of the 36% raise ($3.672 million) were distributed equally among the 600 guild members: Each member would receive a $6,120 raise This would represent approximately a 3.87% increase to their current average salary.


  • a Dell OptiPlex 5040 that I saved from the dumpster at work because I’m a cheapskate.

    You are absolutely not a cheapskate for doing that. That’s being resourceful. You save money that way and can put it towards other things that matter more. Nothing wrong with that. Why spend a few hundred dollars for a new laptop/desktop when you can just get one used that will run for another 2-4 years before it dies?