Not so 'Supreme'

    Right after the ruling basically outlawing Roe v. Wade as 'unconstitutional', Clarence Thomas mentioned that, essentially, Griswold vs. Connecticut (in which the Supreme Court said married couples have the right to obtain contraceptives); Lawerence v. Texas (which established the right to engage in private sexual acts); and Obergefell v. Hodges (which said there is a right to same-sex marriage) "were demonstrably erroneous decisions" (quote from cnbc.com), and should be "reconsidered by the court".
   What was *not* on his list? Loving v. Virginia, which ruled that laws banning interracial marriage violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He's African-American, his wife, Virginia 'Ginni' Thomas, is white. Wonder why he's okay with that one.....

   By the way, one of the things to remember about the Roe v. Wade decision? Ginni Thomas was part of the seditious group that tried to overturn the election, and supported the attempted coup. 

   The more you know..... 

At my work...

   We are having a problem at my work. It's a people-problem.
Specifically, it has to do with getting people to come in, and getting them to not blow off time constantly.
   I work in a manufacturing job; we deal with automotive exhausts. We're looking to expand this year into different jobs, but we need people. In particular, people who aren't afraid to do physical labor. Overall, not too  bad a place.
   Except where people are concerned.
   Before the Pandemic, we had issues in getting people to interview. When we did get them in the door, there were problems. A LOT of problems. For example, we've had people (in the first two weeks of being there) miss time for:
-- Illness in the family
-- Illness for themselves
-- Car troubles
-- 'Family issues' (girlfriend drama, mainly)
-- A trip/vacation they've forgotten about until just *now*!
-- Court issues (various)
-- Oversleeping (yes, a full day is missed because of this!)
-- Having too much on their minds and need to go home to 'get their head straight'
-- The infamous No Call-No Show
...among other things.
   And it continues, even after things are trying to get back to some sense of normal. In fact, we've lost four in the last month, and someone was supposed to start recently, but didn't even show up. And, no, the work's not that hard, just constant.
   Could it be a reflection of the whole "No one wants to work anymore!" trope? Maybe a little. But people have to realize that eventually, they will need to work. Not every job is going to offer up $25-an-hour or so to start, or whatever people think they can demand. But if, one day, the job does, they'd better be prepared to WORK. You're going to have to earn that money. And thinking you can just blow off a day or so "just because I can, what are you going to do about it? You need me!" is going to slap them in the face pretty hard, when they find out that while we might right now, the time will come when no, we don't.

  And good luck with that.