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MerryBlooms

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9. Vital work source. AI not taking care of elders either. Or, our disabled

Reply to NeoTrajan (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 14, 2026, 10:02 PM

12 hrs ago

We have a whole lot of lovely challenged children, of all ages, who will never walk, may not be verbal, but will smile, laugh and absolutely know they are loved, respected, and cared for.

Their funds got cut too. This administration has Much to answer for.

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These six-figure, 'new collar' jobs are most resistant to AI [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 18 hrs ago OP

Such bs lol MerryBlooms 18 hrs ago #1

My cleaning couple gets $100/hr. Takes them 3 hours to clean my house. Raftergirl 14 hrs ago #5

$50 each seems reasonable. They bust their ass the whole time MerryBlooms 14 hrs ago #6

They do a wonderful job and we aren't slobs so my house isn't that hard to clean. It's also only one floor and Raftergirl 13 hrs ago #7

Its awesome they're making a living wage. Healthcare, business MerryBlooms 12 hrs ago #8

Electrician, Plumber, Carpenter ... all missing from the list NeoTrajan 18 hrs ago #2

Vital work source. AI not taking care of elders either. Or, our disabled MerryBlooms 12 hrs ago #9

These titles are too vague to be meaningful fujiyamasan 17 hrs ago #3

My kid was in the title of Manager, Sales Operations, until he got promoted to Director of Business Operations. Raftergirl 16 hrs ago #4

"Resistant", not "proof"... LudwigPastorius 8 hrs ago #10