$65,000 raise and $17,500 year end bonus.

[Mr. Kotter]

Originally Posted by DanT

Exactly! As the writer Ian MacLaren said, “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”

Well, he seems to have actually said, "Be pitiful, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle". But pitiful back in the day meant, "characterized by pity; compassionate, tender, merciful"--in other words, don't be kicking folks, but be kind. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/06/29/be-kind/

It's good advice in real life. Here, as I've learned the hard way, you tend to reap what you sow...and scho63 sows plenty--especially if you ever dare to disagree with his particular iron-clad and "indisputable" takes on a topic (he is, shall we say, charitably) "passionate" about. It's a lesson it took me far too long to learn--but I finally, got it through my thick skull.

Some boomers are slow to learn; others never seem to learn. There are good reasons why so many younger folks have major issues with us boomers. Hubris tops the list.