Worstdriver

@Worstdriver@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Adopting a stray cat⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Weirdly enough, actual lifespan comparisons seem to be very hard to find. Studies showing slightly higher disease (4%) rates. Higher rates of eating things their owner didn’t give them. Higher dangers from traffic, cars, etc. but I have yet to an actual study with lifespan numbers, let alone the 3-5 yrs vs 10-15 I’ve seen bandied about.

  I’m still looking for it as a lower lifespan sounds logical, but I’ve seen enough things defy apparent logic to not just accept the statement without supporting documentation.

  Let me clear. I support in principle the statement that indoor cats live longer, I just haven’t found the proof for it yet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Adopting a stray cat⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Appreciate not getting a snarky comeback. My personal experience has been outdoor/indoor cats lead long, satisfying lives. But my experience could be an outlier which is why I asked for your source.

  Will definitely give this a read once I’m done work. Again, much appreciated

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Adopting a stray cat⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Then can you quote your source for your statement? My experiential information is counter to your claim, so I would like to see your data so I can improve my understanding.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Adopting a stray cat⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Growing up, (I’m in my 50s) we had an orange tabby that went indoors and outdoors as much as he wanted. The cat supplemented his kibble by killing and eating (confirmed by observation) birds and rodents in the area. He lived to be 23. Most cats like him that I’ve known all had lifespans into the high teens.

  I think you mean feral, as opposed to outdoor. In which case I would agree with your statement.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨31-year-old teacher quit her job. Now she works at Costco—and boosted her income by 50%: ‘I've never been happier' (these are not feel good stories, this is sad)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  My ASM showed me his contract. It was for 55k/year. He expected to see a 6k bonus as well. That’s it, and yeah, his hours were and are shitty. He works 10-11hrs per day on average, 6 days a week. One stretch he worked 23 days straight.

  At Costco Canada, and I’m reading this straight out of the Employee Handbook right now, my wage will top out at $28.45/hr, as a front-line employee. Every 1,040 worked (26 weeks @ 40/hrs per week) I am getting a 1$/hr raise. Those amounts are set and not discretionary. There are 8 steps from starting wage to topped out and I’m at step 3 atm. This means that in roughly 30 months I will be making $28.45/hr.

  When I reach 12,000 total hours worked I also start getting a payout of 3k every 6 months. I keep trying to convince my ASM to quit Walmart and sign on with Costco…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨31-year-old teacher quit her job. Now she works at Costco—and boosted her income by 50%: ‘I've never been happier' (these are not feel good stories, this is sad)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I work in a Costco. They treat me very well. Far better than the Walmart I worked at prior. Pay is far better too. As an example, I helped run the night shift as an Overnight Support Manager at Walmart. My topped out pay in that role was 50 cents an hour more than my starting pay at Costco. Now, 18 months later, I make more as a frontline grunt at Costco than I did in that management role.

  3 years from now, as a frontline grunt, I’ll be making more than the Assistant Manager I worked under at Walmart.