"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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Really thinking of making my workplace even

Bonez

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So the top earners make 70% of the money.
2nd make 20%.
3rd makes 8%

and the bottom rung workers make 2%.

The bottom guys do about 40% of the work. 3rd does 20%. 2nd does 15% and the top earners do about 25%

Its the top and 2nd tier that make the decisions and show where the money goes and have the pull over how the rest of the crew works. Doesn't matter though, because there is always a leader, and the leader is getting pissed off.

I don't give a **** anymore. I'm ready to pull out of the top tier, just so I can give all my friends the chance...

I'm ready to pull every string I have in that bar, every family member, friend, and foe to push and pull until things are even. I hate to see so many people *****ing and whining over doing ***** work for months and months in a row getting nothing but dirty hands and sweaty feet for it. I've had a friend die from stress pretty much over the job, while the rest of the staff have the luxury of laughing during his wake.

From tonight on, I refuse to not give those workers their fair share. If they are working minumum wage, so am I, but I refuse to not take anybody down with me. If nobody else works harder than the minimum wagers I refuse to work less than them for more.
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Francisco d'Anconia

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Bonez said:
...From tonight on, I refuse to not give those workers their fair share. If they are working minumum wage, so am I, but I refuse to not take anybody down with me. If nobody else works harder than the minimum wagers I refuse to work less than them for more.
Here's a question. What do think is stopping those on the lower rungs from moving up the ladder? Who is actually forcing them to be where they are?
 

Teflon_Mcgee

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Well, that's very noble and shows alot about your character.
But....

Why aren't these lower earners earning more?
Are they not given the opportunity to work up to a higher tier?
Did you yourself start at the top?

I've always tried to look out for the little guy, but over the years I've began to learn that most of the time it's the little guys' fault that they are the little guys.
 

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I think it's a noble idea.. While you're at it you might form a coalition, or party. Call it national worker's party, or proletarian party. Adopt slogans like PROLETARIANS OF ALL NATIONS, UNITE!, and BROTHERHOOD AND FREEDOM!, and BEACE, LAND, & BREAD!.. Man, you might unite people in the U.S.A. to become equal and wage war against people who don't wish to be equal. Wage war against established government institutions of oppression, forcing people to share and become equal. It's for the greater good if you think about it.

Perhaps one day we could have a great revolution, over throw the white house and their unfair democracy, and institute your ideas of government into place. Hmmm. I wonder what should we call such a system?
 

Francisco d'Anconia

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Mr. Wolf said:
I think it's a noble idea.. While you're at it you might form a coalition, or party. Call it national worker's party, or proletarian party. Adopt slogans like PROLETARIANS OF ALL NATIONS, UNITE!, and BROTHERHOOD AND FREEDOM!, and BEACE, LAND, & BREAD!.. Man, you might unite people in the U.S.A. to become equal and wage war against people who don't wish to be equal. Wage war against established government institutions of oppression, forcing people to share and become equal. It's for the greater good if you think about it.

Perhaps one day we could have a great revolution, over throw the white house and their unfair democracy, and institute your ideas of government into place. Hmmm. I wonder what should we call such a system?
America, the greatest country in the world! The land of equality. We are only as strong as our lowest producers! :whistle:
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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Bloody Commie.
 

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We work for tips, bartenders make crazy cash while busboys make jack all. Wondering how to get the others to share the money without being the only guy to pay out extra.
 
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