Megacolon sounds a lot cooler than it really is.

Ahh my back. I need money to fix it.

I wish my enemies were more logical. They just make bullshit up and bully me instead. Completely useless for self-improvement.

Not at all. My changes are trash and this button reflects that.

Confidence. Connections. Opportunities.

Act like you know what you’re doing (you are likely more capable than you give yourself credit for). Be open to networking opportunities.

Give yourself the opportunities to get a job by applying to places you might be at least a 50% match for, using a well-crafted resume. A lot of these job listings are written on a game of telephone. A lot gets mistranslated between the dev team, management, and HR. Let the interviewer and your own judgement decide if you’re a good fit or not after the interview, not that job listing.

These folks are getting to the hiring managers just by sheer number of applications (or knowing the right people), knowing how to get past the filters, and presenting themselves as a great candidate. Do the same, and you might have better luck.

Middle management killed my soul. I refused to extract every last drop of productivity from my reports. I did everything I could possibly do for them, but I couldn’t make things right for them. (I advocated for raises, promotions, increased staffing, and more frequent breaks.)

Under my management, my team was more productive than they were with other leadership. (Both the numbers and the customers agreed.) My managers said it was great, but then would complain when they saw them not working 100% of the time. (This was “wasteful.”)

The other middle managers were willing to do what I wouldn’t. Upper management would pass me over for promotions, for the middle managers that were willing to be lackeys that would grind up our staff for the good of profit. My mistake was that I wanted to provide great service and treat my staff like the competent professionals they were. The real vision was to provide the bare minimum, find creative ways to fleece the customers, and do it all by whatever means necessary.

I’ve been there. I am much happier not in management. I hope you’re doing well.

Nah if I’m on hold for too long I just hang up unless I have no other alternative.

…am I in the minority where I don’t mind making calls all that much? I prefer doing things online, but sometimes a 5 minute call is easier than dragged out asynchronous correspondence.

“faith over fear”

Wow, these are some very knife suggestions!

Hey, sorry overworked employees. I posted an ad to fill a position so we have enough wiggle room to let you breathe for once, but no one applied. Well, back to work!

Looking at this makes my back hurt.

Probably not, the same way humans don’t know we are striped.

Buh gok

I knew a fellow that studied anthropology in college. Got a high paying job figuring out how to deny insurance payments to people.

Not to take away from your point, but I do wonder how the hell he got there.

Classic -> clbuttic

See also Scunthorpe problem

Computer version of dude wincing through the pain, tears in eyes, giving you a thumbs up.

I all of the sudden have a great idea for a vaporizer…

For real though, I liked the way the Aeron kind of “forced” good posture. Not enough to buy one for myself, but enough when I had one at a previous job.

I made this mistake with a stink bug when it was winter. It was ok with being on the piece of paper I had it on. When I opened the door and the cold air hit it, it backed away towards me. I set it down and it stopped moving. Oops. :(