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sunbeam60 ,

I’m sorry but I’m not RTO because someone has made a bad investment. That’s between them and their bad investment.

The stone tools market will tank if we start smelting bronze!!!

Think about what it will mean to the economy if people can afford to buy a flat down town, though… it might make people’s lives better.

sunbeam60 ,

Of course there is something beneficial to being with other humans.

Is it beneficial even on the days when you’re just getting your head down?

Flexibllity is the key. Let the teams decide how they work best. Mandates, one way or the other, are silly.

sunbeam60 ,

I agree completely that being in the office while 50% of the team is not is borderline useless. When I’m arguing for teams finding their own approach, I definitely also argue that teams should agree on days when they’re all in the office together (our team’s office day is Thursday - we organise 1:1s, brainstorming sessions and social gatherings on Thursday when we know we will be together in person).

sunbeam60 ,

What are you talking about?

sunbeam60 , (edited )

Yes, that’s why I’m completely fine with my kids watching online videos of ISIS prisoners being burnt to death in a dog cage.

Can I ask if you have kids?

sunbeam60 ,

That’s a strange comment. There’s obviously a difference between a 16 year old and a 4 year old (I have both). Are you saying because my 16 year old is curious and gets sent shit by her friends, I shouldn’t try to filter what my 4 year old doing?

Wayfair lays off 13% of its workforce weeks after telling employees to work harder (www.cnn.com)

Wayfair lays off 13% of its workforce weeks after telling employees to work harder::Wayfair is laying off 1,650 employees, amounting to 13% of its global workforce, as the online home goods retailer struggled to rebound following its success amid pandemic lockdowns.

sunbeam60 ,

You do know a majority of investments are people’s retirement savings? Pension providers compete with each other to offer the best returns, moving to the shares that offer the best outlook for dividends and growth; we are the snake eating its own tail. If you want to one day save up for retirement, you are are a part of this.

sunbeam60 ,

Are you suggesting the company runs with no leadership? Or are suggesting the board hires leaders with less experience? Or are you suggesting the board offers less to the leaders they attempt to hire (who - broadly - choose based on the size of their compensation, like everybody else)?

No leaders or bad leaders tend to lead to failing companies and more job losses.

Try and be specific about your proposal instead of just spluttering platitudes.

sunbeam60 ,

I think I understand it well enough already.

I AM in favour of massive market reforms that removes definitely HFT and probably a lot of day trading too. I don’t think it benefits anyone - I know some traders argue it prevents inefficiencies in the market but I am convinced it does more harm than good. Minimum holding periods are fine by me. But you and I both know that some pension funds hold Wayfare - and pension funds will eventually trade, maybe on lower frequency, and make choices based on companies’ performance. Of course Wayfare has to keep their margins in that game.

sunbeam60 ,

What does that have to do with my argument?

sunbeam60 ,

I am all for coops. What makes you think I am not. But many coops have a C-suite too - John Lewis and Coop Retail in the U.K. are big examples.

sunbeam60 ,

I can 100% guarantee you that 99% of all C-suites are held to very definable metrics as a large part of their compensation.

sunbeam60 ,

Amazing. Coherrent argument.

sunbeam60 ,

Ah fair enough.

If the company is growing why are they shedding workers? I mean, I don’t know, but some avenues I can imagine are: Their growth is happening in areas that aren’t people-intensive, their profit margins are lower than their competitors, they don’t have the right people to meet their strategy, they hired in anticipation of some trends continuing and they don’t, etc etc. Or a combination of the above.

I’m not saying that their leadership is blameless. I’m only saying that from the data I have, their leadership isn’t automatically to blame either.

sunbeam60 ,

What I also love about NTP is that its port (123) is open both ways on most networks, even the most locked down ones, so it’s a good place to hide VPN traffic.

sunbeam60 ,

Supposing you brought the light into the body?! Are you going to test it?

sunbeam60 ,

Which safety regs? I mean, specifically.

sunbeam60 ,

In many countries it IS illegal. In the U.K. where I work, you can’t fire someone unless they’ve first been through a performance improvement process. If you are being made redundant, workers have a right to know the criteria of selection and why they were chosen.

Of course, also in the U.K., you can only sue your employer after 2 years of employment. Which basically means you are hunted prey for the first two years.

sunbeam60 ,

Who’s we? In the country I grew up in, you’d get two years of unemployment benefits (90% of your previous salary), free education and free student support of $1000/month while retraining. This country runs with a surplus and one of the lowest levels of foreign debt and, no, it’s not a financial haven/tax shelter.

It’s about how we structure society - let no one tell you otherwise, capitalism or not.

sunbeam60 ,

I live in the UK now which is a modern feudal state and more or less a failed state. I grew up in Denmark though, which was the country I was referring to.

sunbeam60 ,

I wanted to work in games and there was neither the degree nor the employment at the time (nowadays Copenhagen is doing quite well for the games industry). So went to study in the U.K., found a job there, met my (English) wife and had kids here. We keep dreaming about moving to Denmark, but with four kids there’s a lot of schooling to align. Maybe later.

sunbeam60 ,

Oh I’m aware that there’s a long way to go still before rock bottom. Having lived here for 23 years, it’s only gone one direction unfortunately.

sunbeam60 ,

An average U.K. citizen emits 5 tonnes. Get in gear Americans!!

sunbeam60 ,

Windows can sideload? You’re making it sound like Windows has somehow allowed this lately; reality is “side loading” was just called “installing” since time immemorial.

sunbeam60 ,

Clickbait, still just rumours and speculation.

I mean, I agree with the rumours and speculation, but that doesn’t make it any more confirmed.

sunbeam60 ,

Yeah this is what I don’t get. They already hold your most precious secrets and now you don’t trust them with a telemetry system?! Seems an odd order of concerns to me.

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