So, you led a team of "dots" who were undercutting the wages of US citizens? Indeed, each of those employees probably replaced a formerly employed US programmer. The company you worked for probably asked "why are we paying an American wage when we can hire a Bangladeshi?
In my case, I took legal action against my former employer for wrong termination under the protected characteristic of disability. They wanted me to returned to the office 2 months prior my doctors recommendation and I refused to return to work because I was not medical cleared. Then They laid me off 3 days later after returning from disability.
Tech won't recover anytime soon. The US updated section 174 of the tax code in 2024 which means companies can no longer write off software engineering as an R&D expense. This means companies have to be lean and mean about it.
That was passed and implemented in 2022. The 2024 update actually repeals the R&D 5-year amortization requirement (they could still write it off, but over the course of 5 years) and the change is retroactive back to 2022, which means companies can go back and write those off immediately, just like they used to. I think what we're seeing now is a downsizing after the big investment into tech during the pandemic.
Im a class of 2004 - graduated with computer engineering. I have 12 buddies graduated the same degree- and im the only one that has a job right now . They got laid off from - Cisco, Intel, FB, Google, MS, GM and Tesla - and I work in At&t - friggin scary tbh
is immigration grand because immigration saturated the job market. it now time to become factory worker in middle of no where. another problem is programers are over paid leading to over supply of trained individuals. programs are worth 30 dollars an hour or 60k a year. they are over paid by factor of 2.
@@stew6662 immigrants only create job growth they are entrepreneurs. the problem is most immigrants not entrepreneurs. It business owners who create jobs. they one who build the Infrastructure for jobs. that takes time. Like 1 to 3 years or more depending on type of facility. factories or others build do not magically appear. Also it important to note that it can be observed that immigrants can over saturate job markets. In Canada is even worst for stem because most immigrants have degrees. I have watched a video on Canadian that did everything right (he got good grades and had a internship) and applied to 1,000 jobs and still could not land mechanical engineering job. before millennials generation getting a degree in stem was wroth while because the cumulative effects of immigrants had not taken hold. India turn out so many people with engineering degrees that they alone meet all of Europe and Americans stem needs. I have degree in mechanical engineering I was not able to get job in that field. mechanical engineering is harder to do overseas because you need prototyping lab. it not like software engineering where is easy to do at any office building unless you have special kind computers that run your programs on. also the center for immigration studies have note that wage have not risen for stem jobs because of immigration and that is not a labor shortage.
I did about 4 years of freelance marketing, everything from coding, web design, graphic design, copy, client management, project management... After 2 years of resume renovation and learning to interview through trial and error, I got my first project management contract. I got 3 back to back contracts in 2022 which ended in 2023. My resume looks better then ever with recognizable companies and I've gotten absolutely no contracts since then. I've probably done thousands of applications by now and think it's pretty much hopeless. I've pretty much only been staying afloat by working manual labor jobs. All of the skills and experience I've gained are really paying off :)
I realized at the end of 2022 that my job of several years was a dead end job. Not only is the job market terrible if you are looking for a job, it is also terrible if you want to advance in your career. So I switched to a new field, as it was the only way I could advance.
3,500 resume send and still nothing so it's not just you it's everyone is hurting right now. Don't know what to really think at this point but probably like you said next year hopefully things turn around
It's sad but they probably have a guy overseas doing the same job for $5 an hour without benefits. It happened to most of the developers, engineers and tech support staff at my job.
You're right. It's a shame because the quality of US technology has taken a major dip over the past couple of years. But at least corporations are making record profits! Thank you for the comment.
Hi, I found the job in NYC + 2 more offers but when I began to look for apartment, this was ridiculous, $5K/1br with a job which pays $10K, how? My salary supposed to be 50% bigger to live comfortably! I have to stay in NJ and waist my time and money for transit! This job/housing market is unsustainable!
Yeah going through an agency, always makes the employee look like "not a real boy", as they seemed to be owned by agency. I've seen companies put a silo around them, and not "need to know" on almost anything. It felt like the company for you may be trying to experiment with a low cost solution, they set you up to fail, then washed their hands and said it doesn't work.
Definitely felt like I was set up to fail. Agency was gatekeeping the job on job boards then didn't give me the support I needed once I started. Thank you for the comment.
Where are you filming this? It doesn't look like US for sure. It looks more like Latin America. Concerning the subject of the video, the economy is going down the drain everywhere around the world. I think the old economy is dead, nobody will have a permanent job in the near future. And with AI we just have no chance. As much as I think Universal Basic Income is a meme, I am seriously thinking that it will be inevitable.
The job you're describing, where you didn't have access to basic, key resources like even email addresses, sounds like a sh*t show. Organizations shouldn't be that withholding and providing needless barriers to even the most basic of tasks. If I went into a place with abysmal conditions like that, I'd quit pretty much immediately. It's not worth the stress and difficulty. It's simply a terrible place to work, which no competent worker should have to endure.
the info tech job market is saturated because they are over paid by factor of 2. it silicon valley effect because it cost so much to live there. it time to get factory job in the middle of nowhere. also there record immigration which effects the job market across the board. I think half of them allow to work.
Corporations are wasting a lot of talent. It sounds like the last place you worked didn’t trust you enough to give you the information you needed to do the job. Top executives are basically looting the corporations even though they know that that might shut them down. Or maybe they think they can have AI replace all the employees and contractors and that they’ll make a much bigger profit. The only problem with that is that it eventually comes around to kick them in the butt because the economy has gone down the toilet. I’ve also heard that CEOs are quitting at a record rate. Strange times.
I've had 48 trips around the sun so far. For me the job market has always been an S show. The market treats you like s, they point the finger at you and call you s and they want you to love the market.
@LaborGains Thanks for the comment. It's not like one really has a choice to give up. You just have to keep moving and hope the light at the end of the tunnel is not a train headed towards you. If one is even lucky to see a light. But as I said, can't trumpet a system that kicks you when your down and tells you, it's your fault.
Well, this job I was talking about they were all US Residents. I have led teams in other countries also. Lol, it's a big US company where this happened at, I just don't want to say the name.
Software, BA, DA, and any related tech field is being impacted by Ai and this is just the beginning wont be a shocker if in 10 years the work of 100 BA is done by Ai and you just need 1 to control and validate Ai (no a BA)...so if you want to find a job changing fields can help.
It is tough out there. Relying on a job is becoming an obsolete concept. I guess, we have to become more entrepreneurial. Try to leverage your skills to start a business. If you know how to develop ride share apps, go develop it, and offer better rates. If you know how to make electronic devices, produce them and sell them on your own website, or platforms, like Amazon, Ebay, and others. A lot of people going into business for themselves, and they are offering better products than the big corps. This will be possible, because the big corps are running out of investment money, and you have de dollarization which starves these corps of capital. Now, small and medium sized business will have chance to compete. They no longer have a monopoly on anything anymore. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, there was so social media, you only radio stations, television broadcasters, and newspapers. The internet revolutionized communications and commerce. There are opportunities out there if you have the education, skills, and have something to offer this world.
You are working at a tech company but that’s not a tech job The only tech job you described was the coders and it sounded like they were in it only for the money which is doomed to fail
I gave up on my tech career after 2 layoffs. Going into phlebotomy now as a 64-year-old woman, after deciding that retirement wasn't working for me. I'm the oldest in my class, but so far so good - I'm actually enjoying it. IT seems to only want young men - preferably foreign.
It seems that the tech industry didn’t realize the result of them developing AI would end with AI replacing many of them. I’m no fan of Hollywood but they did understand tech enough to strike over losing their jobs. And yet tech is still working on improving AI. Can you explain this line of thinking in a future video ?
I graduated from Computer Science in January of 2020. I've applied to zero jobs. It's 4 years later, and I don't even have a LinkedIn. All the knowledge I attained, I'm keeping in house, and not stressing out. I have money for the foreseeable future. I'm living below my means and cruising. Fuck a job. I still work a job, a retail job. I don't need the job. I choose to spend my time there. I am an artist. I enjoy my time the most when I'm making art.
@@pimpingkek4947 computer science is a dead degree- i have computer engineering degree- got lucky to have a job coz i graduated back in 2004 . Now most companies hire employees from India, China and Singapore - its way cheaper . Out of 20 employees we have in engineering dept- only 2 from US - rest are from India. All our Indian employees are even in US - they work remotely from India. With the introduction of A.I. this thing is going to get worst .
Sweet ❤ as I’m banned from earning a living in Miami dade schools when they are the criminals since 2014 and reported them to all agencies from Miami to Washington DC and 2024 I’m in NYC going on 6 years lounging for life, planning, striving etc! Continue enjoying!😊
Elon didn't show anything. The IT industry has been over hiring for decades. A correction was long overdue. One of the primary benefits of innovation 💡 is efficiency. That typically means doing more faster and better with less. Therefore, it doesn't make sense for IT organizations to constantly hire additional workers. 🤓
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
You could join the ever resiliant labor sector that is always full of work, but like most young men today, you look like you would break under the pressure of hot weather and hard work (and before you judge im 33)
@@LaborGains I dont have to judge, the statistics prove it. The labor force participation rate was 87% in the 1950s. It is now down to 68% as of 2023. Education and Demographics still play a major factor, but it's undeniable that the tech sector has created a bubble of white collar workers focused more on how quickly they can gather wealth and benefits in a short period of time. Its more appealing than slowly building a business and "real value" around a service you can provide. you even said it yourself, you had enough money left over to travel for a few years... To the majority of Americans that's not a realistic approach and quiet frankly, foolish to do when you dont have a job/career.
Umm, building a TH-cam channel is building a business, even if you don't see it that way. I also refuse to just work a job I hate and put off seeing the world for a retirement date that may never come. You have no idea what I had to go through or the sacrifices I had to make to get in a good enough financial position to travel and do so freely. Most Americans won't live like I did to get to where I was financially.
@LaborGains Oh jesus, not ignoring the point, but you're making excuses for why you felt you needed to waste your wealth. I really don't care anymore, you're all the same, and you're all going to have an exceptionally difficult time navigating the future if you continue this path of chasing quick and lazy money. Even if you achieve your goal in TH-cam, you will become disappointed. Best of luck.
@AkashicSeer .... bro, your projecting so hard it's unreal. You didn't even fully comprehend who I was referring to. You didn't understand the assignment lil bro... If you are unable to work you are considered "disabled" and no longer apart of the group I am referring to. Go sit tf down somewhere with your bum foot lil bro, no one's talking to you.
So, you led a team of "dots" who were undercutting the wages of US citizens? Indeed, each of those employees probably replaced a formerly employed US programmer. The company you worked for probably asked "why are we paying an American wage when we can hire a Bangladeshi?
Basically he trained and set up routin for them to follow
In my case, I took legal action against my former employer for wrong termination under the protected characteristic of disability. They wanted me to returned to the office 2 months prior my doctors recommendation and I refused to return to work because I was not medical cleared. Then They laid me off 3 days later after returning from disability.
Sorry to hear you are going through that. Thank you for sharing. That is so cold of them. Good luck out there!
Tech won't recover anytime soon. The US updated section 174 of the tax code in 2024 which means companies can no longer write off software engineering as an R&D expense. This means companies have to be lean and mean about it.
Thanks to Trump for that
That was passed and implemented in 2022. The 2024 update actually repeals the R&D 5-year amortization requirement (they could still write it off, but over the course of 5 years) and the change is retroactive back to 2022, which means companies can go back and write those off immediately, just like they used to. I think what we're seeing now is a downsizing after the big investment into tech during the pandemic.
25 years in tech. Wasted my life
Sorry to hear that. Thanks for the comment!
Im a class of 2004 - graduated with computer engineering. I have 12 buddies graduated the same degree- and im the only one that has a job right now . They got laid off from - Cisco, Intel, FB, Google, MS, GM and Tesla - and I work in At&t - friggin scary tbh
is immigration grand because immigration saturated the job market. it now time to become factory worker in middle of no where. another problem is programers are over paid leading to over supply of trained individuals. programs are worth 30 dollars an hour or 60k a year. they are over paid by factor of 2.
@@spark300c immigration actually creates job growth. It’s outsourcing that is the problem.
@@stew6662 immigrants only create job growth they are entrepreneurs. the problem is most immigrants not entrepreneurs. It business owners who create jobs. they one who build the Infrastructure for jobs. that takes time. Like 1 to 3 years or more depending on type of facility. factories or others build do not magically appear. Also it important to note that it can be observed that immigrants can over saturate job markets. In Canada is even worst for stem because most immigrants have degrees. I have watched a video on Canadian that did everything right (he got good grades and had a internship) and applied to 1,000 jobs and still could not land mechanical engineering job. before millennials generation getting a degree in stem was wroth while because the cumulative effects of immigrants had not taken hold. India turn out so many people with engineering degrees that they alone meet all of Europe and Americans stem needs. I have degree in mechanical engineering I was not able to get job in that field. mechanical engineering is harder to do overseas because you need prototyping lab. it not like software engineering where is easy to do at any office building unless you have special kind computers that run your programs on. also the center for immigration studies have note that wage have not risen for stem jobs because of immigration and that is not a labor shortage.
Oh wow. Yes, this job market is awful. Thank you for sharing.
@@stew6662how does immigration create job growth 🤨
I did about 4 years of freelance marketing, everything from coding, web design, graphic design, copy, client management, project management... After 2 years of resume renovation and learning to interview through trial and error, I got my first project management contract. I got 3 back to back contracts in 2022 which ended in 2023. My resume looks better then ever with recognizable companies and I've gotten absolutely no contracts since then. I've probably done thousands of applications by now and think it's pretty much hopeless. I've pretty much only been staying afloat by working manual labor jobs. All of the skills and experience I've gained are really paying off :)
That sucks dude. It seems like the everything is rigged and against us.
@AkashicSeer when AI takes all of the computer jobs, everyone else will be homeless too, it'll be fun!
I am sorry to hear this. It sounds like you have worked so hard. Good luck out there. Thank you for the comment.
It looks like a recession is on the way or we are already in a recession for some time, and in a recession tech jobs are scarce :/
Yes. I could be wrong, but think things are going to get worse next year
I realized at the end of 2022 that my job of several years was a dead end job. Not only is the job market terrible if you are looking for a job, it is also terrible if you want to advance in your career. So I switched to a new field, as it was the only way I could advance.
@ Accounting.
I hear you. It's so hard to move up in the same field sometimes.
3,500 resume send and still nothing so it's not just you it's everyone is hurting right now. Don't know what to really think at this point but probably like you said next year hopefully things turn around
That's a lot of applications. Thank you for the comment. Good luck out there. Hopefully things can only get better.
@LaborGains yes I'm with you it's brutal out there
It's sad but they probably have a guy overseas doing the same job for $5 an hour without benefits. It happened to most of the developers, engineers and tech support staff at my job.
You're right. It's a shame because the quality of US technology has taken a major dip over the past couple of years. But at least corporations are making record profits! Thank you for the comment.
Hi, I found the job in NYC + 2 more offers but when I began to look for apartment, this was ridiculous, $5K/1br with a job which pays $10K, how? My salary supposed to be 50% bigger to live comfortably! I have to stay in NJ and waist my time and money for transit! This job/housing market is unsustainable!
I've heard about how small yet expensive NYC is. I believe many people make the commute from NJ.
JUST KEEP THE FIRST 3 WORDS - "I Got Laid"
Not sure TH-cam would like that!
Be sure to file your unemployment claim right away if you have not done it.
Thank you
Yeah going through an agency, always makes the employee look like "not a real boy", as they seemed to be owned by agency. I've seen companies put a silo around them, and not "need to know" on almost anything. It felt like the company for you may be trying to experiment with a low cost solution, they set you up to fail, then washed their hands and said it doesn't work.
Definitely felt like I was set up to fail. Agency was gatekeeping the job on job boards then didn't give me the support I needed once I started. Thank you for the comment.
Where are you filming this? It doesn't look like US for sure. It looks more like Latin America. Concerning the subject of the video, the economy is going down the drain everywhere around the world. I think the old economy is dead, nobody will have a permanent job in the near future. And with AI we just have no chance. As much as I think Universal Basic Income is a meme, I am seriously thinking that it will be inevitable.
Great assessment. Thank you for the comment. This was filmed in Mexico.
Going through the same over in the UK. Rough out here.
Sorry to hear that. Thank you for sharing. Good luck out there!
The job you're describing, where you didn't have access to basic, key resources like even email addresses, sounds like a sh*t show. Organizations shouldn't be that withholding and providing needless barriers to even the most basic of tasks.
If I went into a place with abysmal conditions like that, I'd quit pretty much immediately. It's not worth the stress and difficulty. It's simply a terrible place to work, which no competent worker should have to endure.
I was so disappointed by how poorly run everything was. Thank you for the comment.
the info tech job market is saturated because they are over paid by factor of 2. it silicon valley effect because it cost so much to live there. it time to get factory job in the middle of nowhere. also there record immigration which effects the job market across the board. I think half of them allow to work.
Thank you for the comment.
Corporations are wasting a lot of talent. It sounds like the last place you worked didn’t trust you enough to give you the information you needed to do the job. Top executives are basically looting the corporations even though they know that that might shut them down. Or maybe they think they can have AI replace all the employees and contractors and that they’ll make a much bigger profit. The only problem with that is that it eventually comes around to kick them in the butt because the economy has gone down the toilet. I’ve also heard that CEOs are quitting at a record rate. Strange times.
You’re right, they’re failing to see the big picture. Thank you for the comment.
If the CEO is making 113 Million a year, he can survive a few years with no job.
I've had 48 trips around the sun so far. For me the job market has always been an S show. The market treats you like s, they point the finger at you and call you s and they want you to love the market.
I'm sorry you have gone through that, but I think you are very strong to have dealt with it. Thank you for the comment.
@LaborGains Thanks for the comment. It's not like one really has a choice to give up. You just have to keep moving and hope the light at the end of the tunnel is not a train headed towards you. If one is even lucky to see a light. But as I said, can't trumpet a system that kicks you when your down and tells you, it's your fault.
i have pmp scrum master unemployed 9 months . those certs are useless i applied to 1000 jobs no response from indeed. nothing.
I thought PMP was very valuable. But it hasn't helped me either.
I got laid off today 😢
I'm sorry to hear that! Don't think it's you, this job market is terrible. Good luck out there. Thanks for the comment!
Tech was overhiring and overpaying from 2020 to 2023. Now its coming back to reality.
For me it's the worse than it's been my whole career. Thank you for the comment.
THEY WERE??
Latin America is becoming the new tech hub for outsourcing.
You should never think if getting better at job. Just do bad at work.
Well it sucks but now you have to do something else. Question is there a way to pull the plug on the web?
im unemployed 9 months
Sorry to hear you are going through that. Thank you for sharing. Good luck out there!
It's called a crappy economy !
Yes, that MSM is trying to sell as solid and stable!
True! Thank you for the comment.
You need to make lots of savin while working.
I have to agree! That's the smart thing to do. That's the only thing giving me peace right now.
Ok, you "led" a team of non-US residents and foreign hires in the US. No e-mail? So, a bottom feeder company. ;(
Well, this job I was talking about they were all US Residents. I have led teams in other countries also. Lol, it's a big US company where this happened at, I just don't want to say the name.
@@LaborGains well, you specifically mention H1B and workers based in India. Just sayn'
You cant think of a reason why you can't get a job in technology right now?!? Are you joking??? The job market is dead ATM.
I know. That's the point.
Software, BA, DA, and any related tech field is being impacted by Ai and this is just the beginning wont be a shocker if in 10 years the work of 100 BA is done by Ai and you just need 1 to control and validate Ai (no a BA)...so if you want to find a job changing fields can help.
Yea, may be the right time to change industries. Thank you for the comment.
It is tough out there. Relying on a job is becoming an obsolete concept. I guess, we have to become more entrepreneurial.
Try to leverage your skills to start a business. If you know how to develop ride share apps, go develop it, and offer better rates. If you know how to make electronic devices, produce them and sell them on your own website, or platforms, like Amazon, Ebay, and others. A lot of people going into business for themselves, and they are offering better products than the big corps.
This will be possible, because the big corps are running out of investment money, and you have de dollarization which starves these corps of capital. Now, small and medium sized business will have chance to compete. They no longer have a monopoly on anything anymore. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, there was so social media, you only radio stations, television broadcasters, and newspapers. The internet revolutionized communications and commerce.
There are opportunities out there if you have the education, skills, and have something to offer this world.
@@AkashicSeer You need the money, skills, and marketing. That's it.
Thanks for the insightful comment and for sharing your thoughts on the future of work.
How much Ad sense pays is dependent on your content. For example, crypto and financial content are paid the most.
Exactly. Thank you for the comment.
Yep a lot of titles and name tags only to get underpaid for your time through being under bid offer is off the table.
You are working at a tech company but that’s not a tech job
The only tech job you described was the coders and it sounded like they were in it only for the money which is doomed to fail
I gave up on my tech career after 2 layoffs. Going into phlebotomy now as a 64-year-old woman, after deciding that retirement wasn't working for me. I'm the oldest in my class, but so far so good - I'm actually enjoying it. IT seems to only want young men - preferably foreign.
Oh wow. Sorry about the layoffs. But seems like you aren't just taking it and have come up with an excellent new strategy. Good luck!
@@LaborGains Thank you! I did take it for a while. The last layoff decimated me. But I feel more encouraged now.
Who have been the stewards of our economy the last 4 years ? there is your answer, I am voting for the economy next week.
GG BRO WP gl next game
It seems that the tech industry didn’t realize the result of them developing AI would end with AI replacing many of them. I’m no fan of Hollywood but they did understand tech enough to strike over losing their jobs. And yet tech is still working on improving AI.
Can you explain this line of thinking in a future video ?
It's difficult because I don't know anyone personally who "built ai" that would put them out of business. But yes, hollywood wasn't having it!
I graduated from Computer Science in January of 2020. I've applied to zero jobs. It's 4 years later, and I don't even have a LinkedIn. All the knowledge I attained, I'm keeping in house, and not stressing out. I have money for the foreseeable future. I'm living below my means and cruising. Fuck a job. I still work a job, a retail job. I don't need the job. I choose to spend my time there. I am an artist. I enjoy my time the most when I'm making art.
😂
@@pimpingkek4947 computer science is a dead degree- i have computer engineering degree- got lucky to have a job coz i graduated back in 2004 . Now most companies hire employees from India, China and Singapore - its way cheaper . Out of 20 employees we have in engineering dept- only 2 from US - rest are from India. All our Indian employees are even in US - they work remotely from India. With the introduction of A.I. this thing is going to get worst .
Sweet ❤ as I’m banned from earning a living in Miami dade schools when they are the criminals since 2014 and reported them to all agencies from Miami to Washington DC and 2024 I’m in NYC going on 6 years lounging for life, planning, striving etc! Continue enjoying!😊
Elon didn't show anything. The IT industry has been over hiring for decades. A correction was long overdue.
One of the primary benefits of innovation 💡 is efficiency. That typically means doing more faster and better with less.
Therefore, it doesn't make sense for IT organizations to constantly hire additional workers. 🤓
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Amen.
You could join the ever resiliant labor sector that is always full of work, but like most young men today, you look like you would break under the pressure of hot weather and hard work (and before you judge im 33)
I am a firm believer in working hard, and I don't think anyone can judge me until they've walked a mile in my shoes.
@@LaborGains I dont have to judge, the statistics prove it. The labor force participation rate was 87% in the 1950s. It is now down to 68% as of 2023. Education and Demographics still play a major factor, but it's undeniable that the tech sector has created a bubble of white collar workers focused more on how quickly they can gather wealth and benefits in a short period of time. Its more appealing than slowly building a business and "real value" around a service you can provide. you even said it yourself, you had enough money left over to travel for a few years... To the majority of Americans that's not a realistic approach and quiet frankly, foolish to do when you dont have a job/career.
Umm, building a TH-cam channel is building a business, even if you don't see it that way. I also refuse to just work a job I hate and put off seeing the world for a retirement date that may never come. You have no idea what I had to go through or the sacrifices I had to make to get in a good enough financial position to travel and do so freely. Most Americans won't live like I did to get to where I was financially.
@LaborGains Oh jesus, not ignoring the point, but you're making excuses for why you felt you needed to waste your wealth. I really don't care anymore, you're all the same, and you're all going to have an exceptionally difficult time navigating the future if you continue this path of chasing quick and lazy money. Even if you achieve your goal in TH-cam, you will become disappointed. Best of luck.
@AkashicSeer .... bro, your projecting so hard it's unreal. You didn't even fully comprehend who I was referring to. You didn't understand the assignment lil bro... If you are unable to work you are considered "disabled" and no longer apart of the group I am referring to. Go sit tf down somewhere with your bum foot lil bro, no one's talking to you.