Tesla 2023

[Cuddles]

Now let's see factors to buy an EV:

1. Greener transportation, although not nearly as much as advocates like others to believe and nowhere near enough, currently, to make a difference.
2. "Latest greatest" to one up the neighbor.
3. Young, hipster thing.
4. Not much else.

Factors not to buy, currently, take all day to list them all.

I don't mean to shit on EVs per se. They've grown on me as somewhat acceptable commuters for home owners as battery energy density's improved. Just saying there's EV pickups for a reason. Rumor has it even Tesla may ride that bandwagon.

 

[SunTrader]

(Axios) morning email newsletter:-

3. The reality of union wage hikes

Data: Employment Cost Index via FRED; Chart: Axios Visuals

Those big wage hikes that unions are demanding — and some getting — are unlikely to set inflation soaring again, write Goldman Sachs analysts in a new paper, Emily writes.

Why it matters: The paper offers a straightforward response to concerns that union demands, like the UAW's initial ask for a 40% raise, will be a big hit to the economy — at least in terms of stoking inflation.

Zoom in: Union wage hikes are essentially an echo of the big wage increases we saw in the private sector over the past two years.

• That's because unionized workers are locked into longer-term contracts, and many couldn't immediately demand higher pay during the high inflation moments of 2021-2022. (That's partly why teacher pay is now lagging so far behind.)

Meanwhile: There just aren't enough unionized workers in the U.S. for their raises to make a huge difference to the economy. Just 10% of the overall workforce is unionized, a number that hasn't budged despite the recent flurry of high-profile organizing pushes.

• And the headlines about 40% raises are misleading — those numbers don't represent annual increases, but the percentage growth over the life of a multi-year contract.
• Some union workers have recently won their largest wage increases in decades, but these aren't double-digit gains. The latest union wage gains have averaged around 6% annually, Goldman points out.
• That's worth about 0.15 percentage points to the country'soverall wage growth, the paper says.

The bottom line: Unions are now seeing the wage gains enjoyed by their nonunion counterparts last year, but their raises will have minimal impact on inflation.

 

[semperfrosty]

Stand out performers.

Anybody that puts their head down and transcends their current level of employment.

Apologies if I'm missing your point.

 

[SunTrader]

Anybody that puts their head down and transcends their current level of employment.

Apologies if I'm missing your point.

Designer?

Factory Foreman?

Ad or Marketing Exec?

Anyway without pointing to a particular example(s), comment is rather hollow.

 

[semperfrosty]

wrong.

If a CEO is growing a company, he's performing as expected. If a line worker is doing his job, he's performing as expected. You only seem to want to link rewarding said performance to one job duty however. There's a reason tips are spread amongst the cooks and busboys.

I would suggest that,as in most things,it comes down to supply and demand.

Many can be employed,trained and supervised to a certain level of performance.

Those with the required education,intelligence,work ethic and mindset are few,and thus more highly valued.

Whilst I mostly agree with the complaint that their compensation is exorbitant I also recognise that its a competitive market and you need the best.A big name employment can do wonders for your share price.

If you want Lebron James on your team, you need to crunch your numbers.

 

[semperfrosty]

Designer?

Factory Foreman?

Ad or Marketing Exec?

Anyway without pointing to a particular example(s), comment is rather hollow.

The words 'anybody' and 'transcend' should give you your answer.

I'm not sure what you're looking for.

Do you disagree with my comment and why?

 

[SunTrader]

The words 'anybody' and 'transcend' should give you your answer.

I'm not sure what you're looking for.

Do you disagree with my comment and why?

Many transcend and get chit on for their effort, which IMO is why unions are always needed.

Someone long ago told me, unrelated to employees and their employers, the axiom of the Golden Rule - those who have the Gold make all the rules.

Sweatshops still exist in the world today where there are no rules - to protect workers.

 

[Cuddles]

The words 'anybody' and 'transcend' should give you your answer.

I'm not sure what you're looking for.

Do you disagree with my comment and why?

transcend what? Their morality? The amount of brownnosers, backstabbers, and office politics hustlers that I saw advance far outweigh the "performers". We'd have flying cars if merit in the workplace was the rule.

 

[semperfrosty]

Many transcend and get chit on for their effort, which IMO is why unions are always needed.

Someone long ago told me, unrelated to employees and their employers, the axiom of the Golden Rule - those who have the Gold make all the rules.

Sweatshops still exist in the world today where there are no rules - to protect workers.

We're talking past each other.

 

[semperfrosty]

transcend what? Their morality? The amount of brownnosers, backstabbers, and office politics hustlers that I saw advance far outweigh the "performers". We'd have flying cars if merit in the workplace was the rule.

I get your angle.

I too,have witnessed less competent colleagues advance due to their more competent networking skills.

Customers will always do business with who they like.

Customers are internal and external to any business.