Annoying Words & Phrases

I watched a police pursuit – we seem to have one almost every day – on television. A man had stolen a Ford F-150 and was caught after a lengthy chase on a freeway. The newsman snoted that the driver "crashed into a whole bunch of cars." I often hear "a whole bunch" or "a whole host." Why are bunches and hosts always whole? I never hear of a "partial bunch" or "half a bunch" or a "partial host" or "two-thirds of a host."
 
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I watched a police pursuit – we seem to have one almost every day – on television. A man had stolen a Ford F-150 and was caught after a lengthy chase on a freeway. The newsman snoted that the driver "crashed into a whole bunch of cars." I often hear "a whole bunch" or "a whole host." Why are bunches and hosts always whole? I never hear of a "partial bunch" or "half a bunch" or a "partial host" or "two-thirds of a host."
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It's like the saying "It's not a panacea...". I've never heard anyone say that something WAS a panacea.
 
I can't believe this hasn't been posted here. Perhaps the most annoying comment on Facebook:

"Can you make this shareable?"

About 90% of the time, they ask this about something that was actually shared to the Facebook post in question. And I want to say, "Hey moron, just click on the story and share it!" And then the rest of the time, someone makes a post in a closed forum, like if their dog was lost. And the first comment is always "Can you make this shareable?" The answer is always "No, this is a closed forum." And I always want to ask them why they'd want to share a closed forum post with their relatives in Decatur or wherever. People just suck.
 
scotchandcigar said:
www.boston.com

Why 'job hugging' is on the rise as workers face a cooling job market

A mix of rising unemployment, slower hiring, AI anxiety, and industry layoffs is pushing employees to stay — even in roles they don’t love.
www.boston.com
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Job hugging is the concept of holding onto a job in response to uncertainty. A 2025 report, published by Monster.com, found that 75% of workers plan to remain in their current job for the next two years.




Dear God, this is going to make me incredibly angry. The term job hugging can go fuck itself. Isn't job hugging being a normal American with a career?

I understand if you are past the age of having a menial position and you're still in one it's a bit scary to leave it because you've never known anything else.

But if you're an adult and you have a good job that gives you the ability to maintain a lifestyle you are at least content with, it is not job hugging. It is pursuing and maintaining your career.

Look at me. I'm middle aged. I have a job that is not considered inherently skilled yet it provides me with a salary and incredible benefits that allows me to feel content. And while, certainly not perfect, an overall happiness with my station in life.

I believe the grass is always greener. I'm not hanging on to my position because I think the grass is browner.

What the fuck? My father was with SmithKlein (now Glaxo) his entire career. From a few years after arriving in the United States in the late 1950s until her retired in the late 1990s. He went from cleaning the shit out of the animal testing cages during 3rd shift to a chemist in his mid 60s to early 70s who could come and go from work whenever he wanted. He wasn't fucking job hugging. It was his career. And that career helped him raise me and give me Christmas presents and health insurance and all of that. I'm sure it wasn't the perfect gig for him but it gave him the feeling of being content and I assume mostly happy.

I feel I'm doing the same to a lesser extent. If I want to advance in this company there are opportunities to do so. If I want to stay exactly where I am, there are no negative consequences to that so long as I keep doing well.

That's a career.
 
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JHDK said:
My father was with SmithKlein (now Glaxo) his entire career. From a few years after arriving in the United States in the late 1950s until her retired in the late 1990s.
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Unfortunately, it's next to impossible to do that anymore. It was pretty common to stick with one employer for your entire career back in the day. Not so much now. I hope that the economy straightens out soon. I'd like to stay at my current office till retirement.
 
HecticArt said:
Unfortunately, it's next to impossible to do that anymore. It was pretty common to stick with one employer for your entire career back in the day. Not so much now. I hope that the economy straightens out soon. I'd like to stay at my current office till retirement.
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I hear you man and I know it's more difficult now but my last paragraph was saying the exact opposite of that.

I have multiple coworkers in my exact position who have been with my company for around a decade and 1 who is at 18 years.

Maybe it's not as comprehensive and lucrative as what my father had and of course I'm less educated but my gig gives me housing, salary, health, retirement and job security despite me being a fuck up. Knock on wood.

Perhaps it won't last until I retire but my dad probably had the same worries about not knowing if his gig would last for the long run around Christmas of '69 when he was the same age I am now.

(And he didn't get his first real six string from Santa that year so he had to depend on chemistry and not music..... Like a dork.)
 
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IdRatherBeSkiing said:
I am not the norm but I just recently celebrated my 25th anniversary with the same company. But my first 15 years of job experience had a several different employers and some time as a consultant.
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25 years of riding a moose from maple tree to maple tree to harvest their sap is quite impressive.

Really though that's very cool. I'm in my fifth year right now and I intend to still be posting about this gig when I'm in my 10th or 15th.
 
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