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Asserting that we need to trick each other to have a fair economy of services is ridiculous.
There is no add network that reaches more people, and gets more clicks, than the facebook add network. We felt it hard when Apple mucked with them, as well did a lot of other startups. So while I understand the "privacy risks", I think it's equally foolhardy to ignore the positive impact it has for many businesses. It accounts for more than 1/2 of total revenue, for sure. If it went away, something would fill it's shoes for us eventually, and quite frankly I don't think that replacement would be any better for humanity.
I personally do like your idea though.
They should have found out what the average pay is for union vs non-union, and then compared if the new benefits actually translated to something meaningful.
My guess is that the union members earn more than $400/yr in cash, and then they can spend it on whatever they want - education, doctors, whatever.
The ones still opened are hollow shells, with more security personally then tellers. It saddens me, because I liked banks. Thier gross now though.
While in the short term overturning RvW looks awful, and has terrible consequences for people in the present, in the long term the states will one-by-one elect politicians which protect that right. Some of it will happen in the next election, but even more will happen as the consequences of all these unwanted babies becomes clearer to both the woman bearing them, and the men forced to pay child support.
The most common argument to my argument above is that some conservative states are deeply rooted in religion and wouldn't allow that. My counter to that is, you are discounting how many "pro-life republicans" have hypocritically obtained abortion while also railing against it. They will go to the voting booth and be just as hypocritical, likely criticizing in public the very same 'liberal' they voted for in private.
My crystal ball says it's tired now, till next time.
From what I understand though, some companies are indeed trying 4-day work weeks.
> Does anyone, outside of company management, believe that considering your coworkers your closest social relationships is a good thing?
Over the years, I have really underestimated the strength of friendships which were made at the office. And also, how much they meant to me as well.
The flexibility of remote work is awesome, but I don't think it is in its final form. There are definitely aspects missing which we haven't solved yet.
None the less, I learned more about email spoofing from this article then from any other, so it's a nice read.
The only time that has been my experience was with companies that were in a growth phase of early existence.
Also, I assume you are calling in with legit reason - so my point is exactly that the "risk team" will start taking appropriate action, ya know, to mitigate their risk. Indeed if you are calling to blow smoke up the company's ass in order to get something for free, you will have a bad time.
I think they have clubhouse for android now, but without it essentially 1/2 the population was at best left out, but at worse (and very realistically) made to feel they weren't a wealthy enough consumer for the product. He essentially told 1/2 of the globe that they weren't a good enough customer, most of them just shrugged, said ok, and then never looked back at the product.
They will resist giving it to you, likely by telling you "it's online on their website". or they will send you to a "contact us" page on their website that doesn't display their corporate address. This is when you know you are winning.
They may still not resolve it on the spot, but when someone sees that notes that you requested the necessary information in order to sue, they will likely fix it in short order.
It's worked for me a few times when it was very obvious the company had policy of telling customers to go screw themselves, even when the customer is right.
There is something about actually knowing how to file a lawsuit for real that seems to motivate them.
Even if 4 out of the 4 would hire you, the chances of getting your resume looked at and a callback is very slim - and that's because it's a numbers game on both sides. Popular roles often have 10's-100's of candidates.
And make sure you don't accidentally ever make it private, you would be surprised what credentials you might have accidentally put in it's got history.
And then you have log in to a second github account if your company forces github tied to a company email.
No such thing as a free lunch.
Having lived a bit of a nomadic life, and now in a new city since last year, connecting with old friends in a meaningful way is hard.
That said, it was indeed a PITA to keep up and I eventually just let it die. That one article had taken almost 2 weeks to write and I didn't have that sort of time or interest to devote to other topics, which undoubtably would have been less interesting.
The point is though, for those that find early success, it can be quite pleasurable and addicting. For those that don't, it might be an exercise in pure personal growth.