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joefife··on My Wife Was Dying of Brain Cancer. My Boss at Amazon Told Me to Perform or Quit
Given that we gladly give 6 months paid maternity to those who choose to have children, I'm fairly sure we'd give this chap a break.

I cannot believe the inhumanity in this thread.

joefife··on Everyone Wants to Be an Influencer
Do they?

Do they really?

joefife··on When McDonalds Came to Denmark
They do in Spain too. You can even buy gluten free beer in McDonald's in some parts of Spain.

Here in Scotland the soft drink Irn Bru is served, as this is more popular than Coca Cola.

joefife··on Rent control isn’t working in Sweden
The ONLY reason the BBC have published this article is because Scotland are proposing rent controls.

The BBC have gone full union and need to knock any Scottish Government proposal.

That is the only reason this article is published. Don't read too much into it.

joefife··on Startups now spend more on Airbnb than on office rent
Kitchens.

Away on business for a few days, would you prefer to cook healthy meals in your own kitchen and relax, or do you want yet another calorific restaurant meal?

joefife··on FDA Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine
A large number of those objecting to the vaccine have serious needle phobia and don't wish to admit this publicly.

The most common presentation is mild anxiety, but in more serious instances, a needle phobic person may pass out or be genuinely convinced they are having a cardiac arrest.

There are alternative delivery methods being tested, such as by Pharmajet.

I suspect that when needle phobia is addressed in a less hostile light, you may find an increase in uptake.

joefife··on PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situations
Don't be that person, especially when you're wrong. Both forms are acceptable.

"In Australian and British English, 'practise' is the verb and 'practice' is the noun. In American English, 'practice' is both the verb and the noun."

joefife··on America’s losing battle against diabetes
Scotland introduced a sugar tax. As a result, many of the most popular products switched to sugar substitutes.

For example, Scotland is one of the few countries in the world where Coca-Cola is not the most popular fizzy drink. Irn Bru is.

Following the sugar tax, Irn Bru changed the recipe to use alternative sweeteners.

Some people complained, and there is an original version, but it is far more common to see the sugar free version used.

In this case, the tax works.

joefife··on Afghan women forced from banking jobs as Taliban take control
Because obviously all men want to fight...?
joefife··on Don’t Wanna Pay Ransom Gangs? Test Your Backups
That's not how modern ransomware works.

It's now common to see data extracted and for the ransom to cover not disclosing your corporate data.

But yes, agree sky backups in terms of restoring operations.

joefife··on Casa Client Case Study: The Tinder Trap
U ok hun?
joefife··on ‘Great Resignation’ gains steam as return-to-work plans take effect
Exactly. I used to take my laptop and had to a meeting room just to be able to think.

What's the point in making me drive an hour just to sit in a meeting room, hiding from all the people who make noise all day?

joefife··on Garry Tan: How to level up your friends like billionaires do
What an odious man with an odious concept.
joefife··on ‘Great Resignation’ gains steam as return-to-work plans take effect
Several of your reasons for wanting to return to the office are the very reasons I want to stay at home.
joefife··on Do chance meetings at the office boost innovation? There’s no evidence of it
Paywalled.
joefife··on A Juror’s Guide to Going Rogue
Why?

The article posted is about the law in England and Wales.

joefife··on Shameless Work Influencers Are the Bane of LinkedIn
My favourites are the posts by those who have had accidental success, who feel qualified to hold court as though they have some magic technique.

I say this as someone who had accidental success, and ran that successful business for over a decade, completely aware that luck and timing played a far larger part than quality.

joefife··on Amazon offers 'wellness chamber' for stressed staff
Tokens are far better than fixing the underlying cause eh
joefife··on Workplace Wellbeing Is a Scam?
Of course there is. But I'd hope the CEO revives compensation to make that worth while.
joefife··on Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time
Yeah, screw those widows.
joefife··on Why is the UK so poor compared to the US?
I can cope with the UK financials.

While we don't have as much extreme wealth the US has, it's far better to be poor in the UK.

joefife··on FBI agents track cell phones that pinged near the Capitol
Yes, that's because they weren't trying to stage a coup.
joefife··on Kids find a security flaw in Linux Mint by mashing keys
I see this maybe once a week. It only seems to happen when I'm waking the PC.
joefife··on Why do they still make car alarms? (2015)
My Ford Transit is the other way around (UK).

It only sounds the horn if you remote lock it and a door is open, otherwise it's silent.

joefife··on Great Britain road numbering scheme
Not one road, but the NC500 is a famous and popular route.
joefife··on Leading someone with more years of experience than my age
Lots of engineers just want to be engineers, and have no desire to be involved in tedium of management.

Perhaps that's why these seniors are being managed by someone with less experience?

Guess it depends on the team concerned.

joefife··on UK and EU agree Brexit trade deal
They are guarantors of the Good Friday Agreement.

Yes, I know, my instinct is also to say it's none of their business. But in the case of the GFA, it is.

joefife··on UK and EU agree Brexit trade deal
No trade deal will ever come close to the deal we had as full members of the EU.
joefife··on BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billboards
Now you understand the objection to American influence.

Oddly, the same adjective is frequently used.

joefife··on The Grenfell Tower inquiry is uncovering a major corporate scandal
Private Eye has been talking about this for over a year. The Page 94 podcast gives a very good account.
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