Can’t catch a break
I knew people from bigger cities that had metal detectors in the mid-aughts. I think they’re wider spread now, but I don’t know much about schools now. Not sure about X-ray machines, never heard about those in a school.
In the sticks, we don’t have any of the machines. The textbooks are usually older than the pupils too and a lot of the stuff is in poor repair, so it may be an issue of funding.
Wacky tobaccy… Though it’s not too common where I’m from
Break things… Just not the things that affect me!
The whole time I was reading that, I was thinking “man, I miss the old Cracked. This is gold.”
Then, I saw the author was Seanbaby! I think I know what site I will be wasting time on next.
All time is poo time when you’re close to the boss’s desk
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.
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.
I worked with someone that I later found out used AI to code her stuff. She knew how to code some, but didn’t understand a lot of fundamentals.
Turns out, she would have AI write most of it, tweak it to work with her test cases, and call it good.
Half of my time was spent fixing her code, and when she was fired, our customer complaints went way down.