noc007

If you had stuck with being a programmer, do you think you would be making more money than you do now while having the same level of job satisfaction?

We probably need a better approach to safety regulations. Some of these are done as a knee jerk reaction without much thought and some are created by people that have never seen the job performed. There needs to be people that have worked the job and understand it as well as an objective influence to temper thigns. Lots of times the safer way to do something isn't the easiest and requires more effort.

At the end of the day, we can't trust that a company or supervisor is going to do the right thing. The rules need to be there so usafe practices are less likely and the employees that are pressured to do something unsafe have some kind of backing when they say no.

Agreed. It's a complete waste of time when their range is well below market rate. In some cases the company just doesn't have a grasp on what a job should pay and didn't budget well. In other cases they're just cheap and they know they can sucker someone else who hasn't done the research of what they're worth or possibly someone who's out of work and desperate.

Have any of you been hassled by the US government or its contractors because of these initiatives?

If I was single, I'd probably do more. However I have a family that I need to put first and evaluate my actions more thoroughly beforehand. I have to evaluate the risk if and I know that the government can totally fuck over my family without a problem. I admit this thinking is part of the problem and many are just comfortable with that status quo as it doesn't push their buttons and they don't want to rock the boat. I do believe over time maintaining this thought process will result in our freedoms eroded and we'll find ourselves in a Orwellian scenario.

Are your testicles made of any type of metal? If so, how large are they and what is their mass? This data is for science and history.