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Trade Show Day 1 is in the books now. I got back to my hotel at almost 9pm. It was a long day! I was working already before 8am, trying to get a demo into shape. By 9:15 I was at the convention center. At 10:30am the exhibitor hall opened. And then it was almost nonstop until 8pm.

One amusing bit about the show today was that across from our booth is a job postings board. It's a white board where people (mostly) freehand notes about what they're looking to hire. I thought about going up there and writing

Do you ❤️ your job?
Good, because we're NOT HIRING!

See also: my company's small layoff a few weeks ago.

Keep reading: More humor from Day 2 at the show!

I grabbed a quick lunch at McDonald's yesterday. In addition to there being a lighted sign with this message in the window, the woman who handed me my food gave me one of these cards with it:

Earn Minimum Wage or Even Slightly More! (Jan 2022)

Earn Minimum Wage or Even Slightly More! (Jan 2022)

I mean, I didn't think I looked like a person who needs a job at McDonald's. I'd shaved before going out and was wearing a clean shirt and nice shoes.

But that money... wow, fast food is paying a lot! ...Or is it?

It turns out $17.10/hr is the new minimum wage in Mountain View, California. (It's the same in neighboring Sunnyvale and only slightly less in other Silicon Valley cities.) McDonald's is loudly advertising that new employees can earn minimum wage... or slightly more!

I wonder if they wonder why they're having trouble hiring good people.