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Ya'll are getting fired in 2021. ;D
I have plenty of friends and family who admit they are doing nothing but joining zoom meetings they have nothing directly to do with.
Forget being furloughed - companies have now identified and will be laying off all the dead weight in 2021.
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Millennials aspire to be grub hub drivers
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Millennials aspire to be grub hub drivers
Haha, how soft is our society that we have people sitting around paying somebody else to go through the drive thru?
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Ya'll are getting fired in 2021. ;D
I have plenty of friends and family who admit they are doing nothing but joining zoom meetings they have nothing directly to do with.
Forget being furloughed - companies have now identified and will be laying off all the dead weight in 2021.
IT professionals have been working from home for years.
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Maybe the democrats they voted for will save them.
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Companies do save money on electricity, water, toilet paper, paper towels, coffee, "team building" activities, etc., by having their employees work from home.
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Ya'll are getting fired in 2021. ;D
I have plenty of friends and family who admit they are doing nothing but joining zoom meetings they have nothing directly to do with.
Forget being furloughed - companies have now identified and will be laying off all the dead weight in 2021.
my company has gone fully remote; we save millions alone on rent(we're in nyc) which we've passed on to the employees that is on top of the money\time the average employee saves by not having to commute in nyc. More so we track metrics that show we're way more productive working from home
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Companies do save money on electricity, water, toilet paper, paper towels, coffee, "team building" activities, etc., by having their employees work from home.
delaying the inevitable
they aren't needed,
IT professionals?
LOls
pretending they can do what I cant when i can just learn to do myself on a youtube tutorial?
I hired a team of IT professionals to build me a new server, two years ago
they are far from smart
I caught them "googling"
how to fix things
then I fired them
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Haha, how soft is our society that we have people sitting around paying somebody else to go through the drive thru?
eating fast food is the downfall of all of them
fat obese punks
I eat once a day for last few months
ahi tuna steaks
or sushi
strongest I've ever been.
most energy, when im in florida of course basking in the sun
in a 992 convertible, very soon!!
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delaying the inevitable
they aren't needed,
IT professionals?
LOls
pretending they can do what I cant when i can just learn to do myself on a youtube tutorial?
I hired a team of IT professionals to build me a new server, two years ago
they are far from smart
I caught them "googling"
how to fix things
then I fired them
The world is so different today. We used to get "experts" to do the smallest things that we now just Google and learn ourselves. I don't know how any personal trainers can even get 1 client today.
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delaying the inevitable
they aren't needed,
IT professionals?
LOls
pretending they can do what I cant when i can just learn to do myself on a youtube tutorial?
I hired a team of IT professionals to build me a new server, two years ago
they are far from smart
I caught them "googling"
how to fix things
then I fired them
By IT professionals I meant Software Developers. They are in high demand, and in short supply.
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my company has gone fully remote; we save millions alone on rent(we're in nyc) which we've passed on to the employees that is on top of the money\time the average employee saves by not having to commute in nyc. More so we track metrics that show we're way more productive working from home
This is true, a lot of businesses are going to a more mobile work environment.
My buddy works for Dell and said that the executive leadership has already stated that they will be reducing their office space by 50% across the board. People can work from home full time or come in 2-3 days a week on a rotation. If they come into the office they will have a shared desk policy so each person doesn't need a dedicated work station.
I think it's great, for the most part i believe most businesses that are office based will feel more comfortable letting people work from home.
The Owner of the company i work for was against letting people work from home at first, but since everyone has gotten their work done he's letting people work from home permanently if they want to.
I'm one of 5 people who still goes to the office. Mainly because i have less distractions and it's only a few miles away.
Most people work more hours from home. You factor in travel time, dedicated lunch time and proximity to their computer, people will work more hours each day.
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I just saved myself over £100 fixing my shower by googling how to do.it rather than hiring a plumber
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Ya'll are getting fired in 2021. ;D
I have plenty of friends and family who admit they are doing nothing but joining zoom meetings they have nothing directly to do with.
Forget being furloughed - companies have now identified and will be laying off all the dead weight in 2021.
If you are in retail or hospitality service, then perhaps ...not for everyone else
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They doing away with a lot offices over here as well, one of my mates is a fat disgusting nerd who does some shit with servers now permanently working home, give it 6 months and the fat cunt likely won’t fit out the front door
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They doing away with a lot offices over here as well, one of my mates is a fat disgusting nerd who does some shit with servers now permanently working home, give it 6 months and the fat cunt likely won’t fit out the front door
Hahahahah love the way you put things.
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Hahahahah love the way you put things.
Haha I feel exactly same way when read your posts mate
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If you are in retail or hospitality service, then perhaps ...not for everyone else
you get a new job melvin?
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you get a new job melvin?
Naw...I work from home permanently so it's all good
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for who?
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for who?
Have to visit my LinkedIn...I
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Riiiiiggggjht
So your looking for work
What retailer you gonna work for next ?
Phone company ?
That didn’t work well with Verizon, sooo
Maybe dollar store ?
Grub hub or Uber ?
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Riiiiiggggjht
So your looking for work
What retailer you gonna work for next ?
Phone company ?
That didn’t work well with Verizon, sooo
Maybe dollar store ?
Grub hub or Uber ?
Would you not take him on? He’s a hard working lad. Think of the benefits...
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Vince only works for giant white ran multinational corporations
Lowe’s 11 bucks a hour
Verizon 15 a hour plus stock options right Melvin ?
Caliber fitness
So on and so on
I don’t have the capital to hire or retain such a talent
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Naw...I work from home permanently so it's all good
"stimulus" ;D
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If you are in retail or hospitality service, then perhaps ...not for everyone else
Au contraire, companies are figuring out that even those that were "essential" really only did a couple hours of actual work. As Henda says many of these tech people are lucky to have their dinosaur jobs, AI will replace them....everything is virtual/cloud based. Do people really think that Youtube and Facebook have hundreds of thousands of people working for them taking down posts? That's AI/algorithms at work...takes a handful of fascists to limit free speech.
Some areas of retail and hospitality have been decimated this year. All part of lowering living standards and expectations of service. Then again why should it take 20 minutes in a drive thru to get a coffee? Bring on the burger flipping robots asap.
Of course highly skilled and creative aspects of any business segment will need people, but not many. This is the reason that minimum basic income is in the works(for now) IMO.
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Ya'll are getting fired in 2021. ;D
I have plenty of friends and family who admit they are doing nothing but joining zoom meetings they have nothing directly to do with.
Forget being furloughed - companies have now identified and will be laying off all the dead weight in 2021.
Still busy AF..
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Still busy AF..
Entrepreneurs are exempt. They would cut grass and pickup cans on the side of the road rather than work for somebody. ;D
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Vince only works for giant white ran multinational corporations
Lowe’s 11 bucks a hour
Verizon 15 a hour plus stock options right Melvin ?
Caliber fitness
So on and so on
I don’t have the capital to hire or retain such a talent
Only right about Lowes which was 11.19. Everything else.....nope.
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Riiiiiggggjht
So your looking for work
What retailer you gonna work for next ?
Phone company ?
That didn’t work well with Verizon, sooo
Maybe dollar store ?
Grub hub or Uber ?
The hell are you talking about??? I still at the same job. I was planning to leave for a job offer at TD Ameritrade last month but decided against it as the market currently is very unstable. Not a good time to go around switching job.
And there's nothing wrong with working for Grubhub. I have a buddy of mine that works about 60 hours a week but is bringing in about 3k a month....especially with the pandemic where deliveries are high. He doesn't have to even take money....just rings the bell and leave it on the doorstep. I think its awesome for a job that doesn't require any skills. I showed him how to write off his mileage, vehicle expenses, etc so he's getting the bills paid.
A job is what you make of it. If you look down at any job someone holds then you're a piece of shit....beats collecting unemployment
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I had seen you mention you were leaving Verizon is why I mentioned it
Guess you changed your mind , which seems often in your case
Your Verizon job takes no skill either
You’ll be replaced by a computer
Or a paki
Maybe break into the dubya dubya eeeeee
It’s your calling Melvin
Grandiose sense of self , braggadocio
Cmon
Just get your lazy fat ass in shape and try out
Create a crazy unreal persona
Or just be you
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I had seen you mention you were leaving Verizon is why I mentioned it
Guess you changed your mind , which seems often in your case
Your Verizon job takes no skill either
You’ll be replaced by a computer
Or a paki
Maybe break into the dubya dubya eeeeee
It’s your calling Melvin
Grandiose sense of self , braggadocio
Cmon
Just get your lazy fat ass in shape and try out
Create a crazy unreal persona
Or just be you
I apologize...I honestly thought that I was responding to someone with a little bit of intelligence.....
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Kids won't do drywall. Or wet wall. Or paint. Or roof, drive a backhoe, repoint brick joints, etc.
And all the adults want to stay in their comfy house. New housing starts are up in Aus. A renovation stimulus will spur that side of the building industry. Future's so bright,
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQfnFKetNxInaKCRq6F-t_-AJMCDOl-F-XMvQ&usqp=CAU)
"OMG ewww. You do drywall for, like, a living? Are you retarded or something?"
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRbunzEt8ZQT2iWhjye7JkFlBsXLXiX4qCRpg&usqp=CAU)
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Au contraire, companies are figuring out that even those that were "essential" really only did a couple hours of actual work. As Henda says many of these tech people are lucky to have their dinosaur jobs, AI will replace them....everything is virtual/cloud based. Do people really think that Youtube and Facebook have hundreds of thousands of people working for them taking down posts? That's AI/algorithms at work...takes a handful of fascists to limit free speech.
Some areas of retail and hospitality have been decimated this year. All part of lowering living standards and expectations of service. Then again why should it take 20 minutes in a drive thru to get a coffee? Bring on the burger flipping robots asap.
Of course highly skilled and creative aspects of any business segment will need people, but not many. This is the reason that minimum basic income is in the works(for now) IMO.
Some cell phone service providers have it in which everything is entirely controlled by computers and there is no live personal support The problem is that there is no checks and balances for errors in billing and no way of resolving it "when" it fucks up and it always does. Computers and AI's are tools....not something you wish to rely on for the human nature of doing business. It will never talk about stuff going on in the world, it won't trade dinner recipes with you, it won't talk about Drew Brees, etc. That's where customer retention comes down to.
I will agree with you on some of these dinosaur tech jobs and most of the companies give those folks an exit package to leave or they get laid off. Its why they call it a parachute packages sometimes....either drop to the ground softly or just get thrown out of the airplane
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Entrepreneurs are exempt. They would cut grass and pickup cans on the side of the road rather than work for somebody. ;D
I actually thought about this that if I actually worked for company that made wear a mask, I’d go postal
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I apologize...I honestly thought that I was responding to someone with a little bit of intelligence.....
Says the guy who buys 30 year old used washing machines all cash in some dump
You might want to insult in a manner not related to “ intelligence “
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Some cell phone service providers have it in which everything is entirely controlled by computers and there is no live personal support The problem is that there is no checks and balances for errors in billing and no way of resolving it "when" it fucks up and it always does. Computers and AI's are tools....not something you wish to rely on for the human nature of doing business. It will never talk about stuff going on in the world, it won't trade dinner recipes with you, it won't talk about Drew Brees, etc. That's where customer retention comes down to.
I will agree with you on some of these dinosaur tech jobs and most of the companies give those folks an exit package to leave or they get laid off. Its why they call it a parachute packages sometimes....either drop to the ground softly or just get thrown out of the airplane
Low level customer representative jobs don’t get “ parachute packages “
Lol
Damn dude
You are out there
But I have to admire you in one way
If I lived in a trailer in the south , had a job with Verizon, and was fat , black , and ghey
I’d probably go postal and just go out blazing
You on the other hand
Pretend your living the fine life in a tin can with used busted ass cars and a internet persona keeping you just happy enough to not end it .
That is admirable
You keep your head up , or down?
Or whatever it is you gay lords do
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Still busy AF..
Keep rocking it , Joe
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highly skilled and creative
as the remnant of humankind is systematically hunted down... creativity will b the last to go.
there will b no human creativity inside of the system.
decimate indeed.
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Says the guy who buys 30 year old used washing machines all cash in some dump
You might want to insult in a manner not related to “ intelligence “
Actually that is a smart move. 30 or even 20 year old washing machines are a hell of a lot more reliable than the current crop of garbage, lol. I fixed my daughters 20 year old machine and it cost $12 in parts. In my house I have one of those "state of the art" Samsung machines that cost well over a grand that is full of bells and whistles. And it is full of embedded microelectronics that shit the bed at the slightest spike in household current. Fortunately I have a lot of experience in circuit design and construction and was able to replace one component on a circuit board that Samsung wanted $300 for- at a cost of $10. But most people would get screwed over by the repair industry.
I don't agree with Vince's politics but I applaud his work ethic and stick to it nature. People should back off on criticizing what people do for a living- all work is noble.
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I agree the new machines are inferior in the way of planned obsolescence
But my time is worth more than 300 or 1 k
I could be making 10 times that putting my energy elsewhere abc not trying to fix some piece of junk
And I don’t admire Vince in his decision and racism
He hates the very people he works for
Spouts off how he is intelligent
It just doesn’t match up. With what we have seen with our eyes
The competing when fat and in dilution
Buying fake awards and achievements putting them on a wall ?
I don’t see anything wrong with reality
Not one bit
But I admire his insanity
It just might work in real tough times ahead
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If I lived in a trailer in the south , had a job with Verizon, and was fat , black , and ghey
I’d probably go postal and just go out blazing
You on the other hand
Pretend your living the fine life in a tin can with used busted ass cars and a internet persona keeping you just happy enough to not end it .
Just put wood siding on on that "trailer" (which is a retarded name for modular homes) and suddenly you are hip and millennial, right? Or get a 40+ year old truck and drive it in LA, claiming to be cool as fuck cuz you gots the old car and are hip?
Epic, stop being a douche bag. You are probably a great guy in person but on this board you come off as an insecure fuck who can't wait to spew his venom. You give shit to a guy who is gay, or bi, and yet one of the best posters on this board is One More Rep, a "ghey". You going to attack him next?
You mock what kind of house a guy lives in yet there are many posters on here with million plus houses who would put you to shame.
And this relentless mocking of someone's livelihood? Who the fuck raised you- some twisted snob? I personally have at various times in my life been a bagger at a grocery store, a paperboy, a clerk at a convenience store, an engineer at GE/Xerox/IBM, an environmental chemist and finally the owner of three different companies that I either run now or sold. All the while I was happy I could make ends meet.
Just stop.
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Hyper
Trophy
He brags about his grandiose life
That’s what makes it funny
It’s the contrast from his storytelling and reality
My mother was a waitress raising me she was no snob in raising me
My dad was a retail manager and was not home much
But one thing that makes you unable to understand me here or in life
I would not have begged in front of a store
That’s not Nobel
I don’t respect it
My currency was athleticism
In a way still is
So go preach to the guy on the corner and give him your last dollar
It might just be the very dollar someone gave to you back in the day
And where I come from a trailer has wheels
As it trails behind a motor vehicle
If a house has wheels on its subframe, which the pic you provide does , even has wheel covers on it
It’s what’s known as a “ trailer “
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Oh you said bagger
Sorry to say you begged I misread what you wrote
But do not preach to me or defend a guy who would rather knock your teeth out (melvin) then share a beer with you
Grow a pair
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my company has gone fully remote; we save millions alone on rent(we're in nyc) which we've passed on to the employees that is on top of the money\time the average employee saves by not having to commute in nyc. More so we track metrics that show we're way more productive working from home
NYCer here, too. At my company, during March there was a huge slowdown and most of what carried through June/July was mainly because of the uncertainty of how industry and the general public were going to move forward. By September, we just fully embraced being a remote workforce and we were seeing across the board gains in productivity. We're likely to break several sales and revenue records this year. For better or worse, there are a lot of companies that haven't been negatively impacted by covid.
Even before covid, a huge percentage of white collar jobs gave you the option of telecommuting a few times a week. At my company, there had already been a lot of internal debate about more telecommuting options. There was discussion (and I was hopeful) that we would transition to permanently remote as a result of covid, but near the end of October we were notified that most of our offices were planned to open back up in mid '21, even though there will be a slightly wider array of remote options. It's never been a secret that a lot of what occurs during normal office hours is glorified busy work to pad a work day. Yes, people are doing a lot of pointless zoom meetings now, but people were doing a lot of pointless in-person meetings a year ago.
Obviously, there have been a lot of sectors and individual companies decimated over the last year and I'm not downplaying how hard they've been hit, but I don't think there's gonna be a massive wave of firings that will take people by surprise. If your job is gonna be gone because of covid sometime next year, you already have a good idea of that. A lot of companies in high COL areas are offering remote workers relocation bonuses to move to cheaper parts of the country. My company offered a 12 month guarantee and I've seen that some places are even offering 18 month guarantees.
I've seen it argued that automation never really decreases jobs. It may have a negative impact on specific jobs, but almost always results in a net increase.
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Glad your doing well
And have a “ job”
Power outages
Yeah ,, about that remote thing in your pajamas ...... :-\
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Haha, how soft is our society that we have people sitting around paying somebody else to go through the drive thru?
If having enough money to pay someone else to run your chores is soft, so be it.
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Well, one thing I like about working from home is that I can choose the setup and equipment I like rather than having to use company materials. I have a much larger desk which is cherry hardwood instead of laminate, I have Dual Monitors like I had before but much larger and sharper, and a Logitech advanced wireless keyboard and mouse from Sam's Club which is much more durable and comfortable for a long work day.
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The biggest issue I had was that my home is out in the country where there is no cable or fiber internet and couldn't use DSL which is why I was planning to move to TD Ameritrade as I needed reliable high speed internet. Fortunately, after consulting with 5G Store and letting them know my issue, they set me up with a Pepwave BR1 4GLTE Enterprise Router. Shelled out 600 bucks but well worth it . It has a dual sim slot in which I have an ATT sim for my primary service and have a Verizon sim in for backup, SpeedFusion Cloud service...overall, just fast and reliable along with no wifi on it so no moron can access it
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If any of you folks ever work from home then I'd go to 5GStore.com. Now I'm going to bed
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Told my staff when i approve work from home, it will be for people who's homes are in countries where wages are much lower, that was the end of it.
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Told my staff when i approve work from home, it will be for people who's homes are in countries where wages are much lower, that was the end of it.
:D That's what people don't understand. They are expendable. Why pay a big salary and benefits when you can pay someone in Dubai, India a dollar an hour with no benefits?
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How many hours of goofing off can you get away with at home? I figure many are doing 2 hours of actual work a day, but being paid for 8.
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:D That's what people don't understand. They are expendable. Why pay a big salary and benefits when you can pay someone in Dubai, India a dollar an hour with no benefits?
No benefits for India?
Our company pays benefits in every country.
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How many hours of goofing off can you get away with at home? I figure many are doing 2 hours of actual work a day, but being paid for 8.
How many hours of goofing off can you get away with at the office? Chatting with co-workers, long lunches, flirting with the receptionist, smoking on the rooftop, hanging out by the coffee pot, surfing the web, playing solitaire, etc.
As long as the work gets done and the company is profitable many employers don't care, especially in the tech industry.
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Some cell phone service providers have it in which everything is entirely controlled by computers and there is no live personal support The problem is that there is no checks and balances for errors in billing and no way of resolving it "when" it fucks up and it always does. Computers and AI's are tools....not something you wish to rely on for the human nature of doing business. It will never talk about stuff going on in the world, it won't trade dinner recipes with you, it won't talk about Drew Brees, etc. That's where customer retention comes down to.
I will agree with you on some of these dinosaur tech jobs and most of the companies give those folks an exit package to leave or they get laid off. Its why they call it a parachute packages sometimes....either drop to the ground softly or just get thrown out of the airplane
In the future personal customer service will be available only to the very wealthy. It sort of happens already - if you have enough money in a bank you get a dedicated rep's phone number and email, if not you get the usual runaround phone # with the usual suspect/DMV worthy reps.
Have you ever tried to ask a question of a seller or get a product or shipping problem resolved with Amazon? They make it intentionally difficult. I ordered some battery disconnects for my truck...was supposed to get a pair....got one. Tried to call and message and was told the seller was in China and couldn't take messages. Never did get another one or a refund even though the Amazon messanger doohicky said I would be refunded half, gave up...
Less service through poor automated interfaces will be the norm for the masses. Amazon doesn't have to worry about retention, soon they will be the only option for much of general retail if gone unchecked.
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As long as the work gets done and the company is profitable many employers don't care, especially in the tech industry.
This is the answer.
But, WFH also is a different mindset - life and work can easily become intertwined, with no set hours leading to work very early, or very late. It's not for everyone, as some really need the separation.
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How many hours of goofing off can you get away with at the office? Chatting with co-workers, long lunches, flirting with the receptionist, smoking on the rooftop, hanging out by the coffee pot, surfing the web, playing solitaire, etc.
As long as the work gets done and the company is profitable many employers don't care, especially in the tech industry.
They may not care about streamlining(right sizing as they say in corporate speak) in in the current market conditions. Let's see how things are a year or two from now.
Companies eventually will not be paying 8 hours for 2 hours work if they are smart enough to stop paying for a 300 cubicle high rise in a large metro. One of the reasons is decreased personal service being trained into/expected by those under 30.
Most in person sales and waitstaff jobs are done post covid. Carvana is another great example, I didn't see that business model working due to lack of sales and service - yet here we are. How many car dealerships and finance related jobs will that model replace?
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In the future personal customer service will be available only to the very wealthy. It sort of happens already - if you have enough money in a bank you get a dedicated rep's phone number and email, if not you get the usual runaround phone # with the usual suspect/DMV worthy reps.
Have you ever tried to ask a question of a seller or get a product or shipping problem resolved with Amazon? They make it intentionally difficult. I ordered some battery disconnects for my truck...was supposed to get a pair....got one. Tried to call and message and was told the seller was in China and couldn't take messages. Never did get another one or a refund even though the Amazon messanger doohicky said I would be refunded half, gave up...
Less service through poor automated interfaces will be the norm for the masses. Amazon doesn't have to worry about retention, soon they will be the only option for much of general retail if gone unchecked.
Maybe stop buying from China ?
Fucking Walmart China people
Cheapos always get kicked in the ass
Never learn
Plus your supporting communism
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Maybe stop buying from China ?
Fucking Walmart China people
Cheapos always get kicked in the ass
Never learn
Plus your supporting communism
Haha, yeah sounds great...but that's not an option because none of those products are made in the USA anymore. :-\
If you pay taxes or vote in the USA you are apparently supporting communism as well.
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If having enough money to pay someone else to run your chores is soft, so be it.
Millennials who work 20 hours a week and make 15k are doing it.
The saying is "all hat, no cattle".
It's lazy.
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Millennials who work 20 hours a week and make 15k are doing it.
The saying is "all hat, no cattle".
It's lazy.
millennials are done for
no credit, no money, don't own their car, or phone even
just lots of "followers"
who wont be helping out when February hits and they cant afford their rent
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No benefits for India?
Our company pays benefits in every country.
Not at the same price. Do they even have health insurance in India?
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they bathe in the same water they piss and shit in
"Insurance" is not their radar
they make most of the pharmaceuticals over there
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they bathe in the same water they piss and shit in
"Insurance" is not their radar
they make most of the pharmaceuticals over there
:D
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Not at the same price. Do they even have health insurance in India?
Economies of scale are different, of course.
But not only do they have health insurance, it's also 100% paid by many companies there.
It's not a country law, but most companies choose to cover that.
So this statement, is 100% incorrect:
"Insurance" is not their radar
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Well, one thing I like about working from home is that I can choose the setup and equipment I like rather than having to use company materials. I have a much larger desk which is cherry hardwood instead of laminate, I have Dual Monitors like I had before but much larger and sharper, and a Logitech advanced wireless keyboard and mouse from Sam's Club which is much more durable and comfortable for a long work day.
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The biggest issue I had was that my home is out in the country where there is no cable or fiber internet and couldn't use DSL which is why I was planning to move to TD Ameritrade as I needed reliable high speed internet. Fortunately, after consulting with 5G Store and letting them know my issue, they set me up with a Pepwave BR1 4GLTE Enterprise Router. Shelled out 600 bucks but well worth it . It has a dual sim slot in which I have an ATT sim for my primary service and have a Verizon sim in for backup, SpeedFusion Cloud service...overall, just fast and reliable along with no wifi on it so no moron can access it
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If any of you folks ever work from home then I'd go to 5GStore.com. Now I'm going to bed
I am a fan of Logitech products. Although this last keyboard I bought tends to have certain keys which occasionally stick. The mouse is trouble free. My laptop is also Logitech. It has a couple of glitches, mostly with the touch pad, but nothing too serious or that a separate mouse wouldn't take care of. Unlike you, I don't have a solid cherry desk or at the moment a separate office. I gave mine up for my 6 month old great-granddaughter. Hopefully, it will not be indefinitely. In the meantime, I'm looking at Room and Board and Crate and Barrel desks with pull out desktops and which when closed completely hide all the equipment.
(https://rnb.scene7.com/is/image/roomandboard/linear_264599_16e1?$prodzoom0$&size=2560,800&scl=1)
Room and Board - 24" monitor fits inside plus I could add a larger monitor over the desk for watching television and streaming movies etc.
(https://images.crateandbarrel.com/is/image/Crate/CovertDesk3QOpenF19/$web_pdp_main_carousel_med$/201202080134/CovertDesk3QOpenF19.jpg)
Crate and Barrel - additional 32" - 42" monitor/television on top for streaming and computer use.
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brutal 16 bit sega genesis hardware with names like "speedfusion" "pepwave" sitting atop a "cherry wood" compressed wood desk, with his Logitech keybaord lols
made in
Suzhou, China or Taiwan
in the "trailer" melvin operates his multinational conglomerate out of
but he wont engage in conversations he deems are "unintelligent"
he is the guy you could keep locked up in a cage, but if you left the door open so he could come out thinking he was free and he would brag about he was free , only to not realize the whole cage he was in was surrounded by a much larger one
but i like his spirit
gotta give him credit for not silting his throat
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i just came back to read my above post
fucking epic
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this last keyboard I bought tends to have certain keys which occasionally stick.
Henda's fault...
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I am a fan of Logitech products. Although this last keyboard I bought tends to have certain keys which occasionally stick. The mouse is trouble free. My laptop is also Logitech. It has a couple of glitches, mostly with the touch pad, but nothing too serious or that a separate mouse wouldn't take care of. Unlike you, I don't have a solid cherry desk or at the moment a separate office. I gave mine up for my 6 month old great-granddaughter. Hopefully, it will not be indefinitely. In the meantime, I'm looking at Room and Board and Crate and Barrel desks with pull out desktops and which when closed completely hide all the equipment.
(https://rnb.scene7.com/is/image/roomandboard/linear_264599_16e1?$prodzoom0$&size=2560,800&scl=1)
Room and Board - 24" monitor fits inside plus I could add a larger monitor over the desk for watching television and streaming movies etc.
(https://images.crateandbarrel.com/is/image/Crate/CovertDesk3QOpenF19/$web_pdp_main_carousel_med$/201202080134/CovertDesk3QOpenF19.jpg)
Crate and Barrel - additional 32" - 42" monitor/television on top for streaming and computer use.
I dont have that type of luxury working in Customer Relations. I can have get a company laptop but it's hard to try to do everything with one screen. Much easier with 2 big old monitors. I've always liked the Logitech pro keyboards...very solid with a very good tactile. I actually replaced my desk with this one as it was falling apart. Had it since I lived in Sylva. Overall , it's a huge step up from the "Office Space "cubicle and company issued stuff I have available. But I do miss it a bit....seems like an era and what I consider the final insult in dress. When I started selling phones and beepers at US Cellular in 1995 all the way to 2007 with Alltel, we wore business suits, ties, etc. I come back to the industry in 2016 and people are wearing flip flops, tshirts, tongue rings, and torn shirts. Now its 2020 and its bathrobes and pajamas...😂
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Do you think there will be a cell phone vending machine Melvin?
And customer service via the chat robot on your texts ?
Isn’t your job doing what a man would do to a girlfriend he wants to get rid of ?
Lowering expectations
Ignoring you
Leaving you alone
Will they give you a giant parachute package ?
What say you ?
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Henda's fault...
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Outstanding.
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How many hours of goofing off can you get away with at the office? Chatting with co-workers, long lunches, flirting with the receptionist, smoking on the rooftop, hanging out by the coffee pot, surfing the web, playing solitaire, etc.
As long as the work gets done and the company is profitable many employers don't care, especially in the tech industry.
Does the work get done or does it just get postponed and pushed off (which is tolerated for a bit during Covid)?
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The employers care
They just don’t tell you
Certainly working on a way to let you go is nearer to truth
Remote doesn’t inspire doesn’t motivate , there no competition
No sense of pride
No opportunity on your way to your job
As before you might meet someone who had a real opportunity if you traveled in and with the public and interacted with them
Colaberating
None of that happens on zoom
None
You can pretend things are fine
But you know they aren’t
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The employers care
They just don’t tell you
Certainly working on a way to let you go is nearer to truth
Remote doesn’t inspire doesn’t motivate , there no competition
No sense of pride
No opportunity on your way to your job
As before you might meet someone who had a real opportunity if you traveled in and with the public and interacted with them
Colaberating
None of that happens on zoom
None
You can pretend things are fine
But you know they aren’t
They will know soon.
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my company has gone fully remote; we save millions alone on rent(we're in nyc) which we've passed on to the employees that is on top of the money\time the average employee saves by not having to commute in nyc. More so we track metrics that show we're way more productive working from home
How are they saving millions on rent already? Didn’t they have leases? Some commercial landlords in NYC have been willing to renegotiate somewhat but most aren’t. COVID or not the leases are still enforceable. Legit companies can’t just walk away from them.
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How are they saving millions on rent already? Didn’t they have leases? Some commercial landlords in NYC have been willing to renegotiate somewhat but most aren’t. COVID or not the leases are still enforceable. Legit companies can’t just walk away from them.
People lived in major cities because thats where the jobs are. Working remotely allows someone to move to where owning a house or renting is a lot less expensive. A person or business can break a lease anytime...they would just take a hit on their credit..most landlords are dishonest anyway and tend to tack in ridiculous and phony fees to sell them to collection agencies.
What's really good is that these liberal shithole cities will start emptying out and with it also goes the prestige and world view that they don't deserve. That's why I moved away from Asheville the minute I got the chance
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The world is so different today. We used to get "experts" to do the smallest things that we now just Google and learn ourselves. I don't know how any personal trainers can even get 1 client today.
Weak people need 'motivation'.
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How many hours of goofing off can you get away with at home? I figure many are doing 2 hours of actual work a day, but being paid for 8.
Actually much less. If you noticed on my monitor is a camera which can be activated remotely at any time if they want a visual but computer activity would also be monitored as well. If there is low to no activity or if it doesn't match up with their respective peers then its a gone conclusion that they are a lazy fuck and would get a text message saying they were being laid off.....sort of like Marty McFly in Back To The Future 2. So at this point you really cannot get away with goofing off
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How are they saving millions on rent already? Didn’t they have leases? Some commercial landlords in NYC have been willing to renegotiate somewhat but most aren’t. COVID or not the leases are still enforceable. Legit companies can’t just walk away from them.
sorry *will save millions, we had just moved into hudson yards paying out the ass, but we had a force majeure clause
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People lived in major cities because thats where the jobs are. Working remotely allows someone to move to where owning a house or renting is a lot less expensive. A person or business can break a lease anytime...they would just take a hit on their credit..most landlords are dishonest anyway and tend to tack in ridiculous and phony fees to sell them to collection agencies.
What's really good is that these liberal shithole cities will start emptying out and with it also goes the prestige and world view that they don't deserve. That's why I moved away from Asheville the minute I got the chance
where even is Asheville and who the fuck would move from nyc to there?
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delaying the inevitable
they aren't needed,
IT professionals?
LOls
pretending they can do what I cant when i can just learn to do myself on a youtube tutorial?
I hired a team of IT professionals to build me a new server, two years ago
they are far from smart
I caught them "googling"
how to fix things
then I fired them
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where even is Asheville and who the fuck would move from nyc to there?
North Carolina. Its a city that markets itself as progressive but in reality, they basically tear down black neighborhoods, evict them, and turn them into condos and tea houses. In addition, blacks are subjugated to minimum to low wage jobs or just not hired at all...I had one tree hugging hippie interviewer for Brendles to take about how integrated they were along with being enviromentally friendly......never got a fucking call from that granola bastard. That's the problem with places like that....especially that whore bitch Leni Sitnick who was mayor of Asheville. When I was in the NAACP (Big Mistake) H.K Edgarton invited her and her cronies to the Smokehouse, locked the doors, and had me and my buddies Tyrone and Rufus guard the door to make sure no one left the building where our grievances are told. Stupid bitch said things would improve but it was just smoke up our asses.
Fuck Asheville. Brotha man can't get shit in that progressive racist ass town. Moving to a conservative city and state was the best decision I made. I make 70k at my job....couldn't get nothing but 11.19 after 5 years of work at Lowes in North Carolina. Its like I said before....rather be called a nig and get paid equally than to be praised and complimented for being black and get paid like the felon who got out of jail. You guys have seen these "progressive liberals" talk about integration, civil rights, etc. Black man vote for them...then black man's house get taken away, black man's neighborhood get gentrified, black man's neighborhood turned into a tea shop or coffee house.....and honestly, I've only been called a nig twice since I got her and it was at a gay club called 621. I threw the little fairy in the dumpster outside and shut the door to people laughing.
I honestly would have gotten paid more to pick cotton out in Seaboard, NC. ::)
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does it make you sad and angry you measured against the standard of other joggers melvin?
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where even is Asheville and who the fuck would move from nyc to there?
NC. One of the homes in Ashville:
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I dont have that type of luxury working in Customer Relations. I can have get a company laptop but it's hard to try to do everything with one screen. Much easier with 2 big old monitors. I've always liked the Logitech pro keyboards...very solid with a very good tactile. I actually replaced my desk with this one as it was falling apart. Had it since I lived in Sylva. Overall , it's a huge step up from the "Office Space "cubicle and company issued stuff I have available. But I do miss it a bit....seems like an era and what I consider the final insult in dress. When I started selling phones and beepers at US Cellular in 1995 all the way to 2007 with Alltel, we wore business suits, ties, etc. I come back to the industry in 2016 and people are wearing flip flops, tshirts, tongue rings, and torn shirts. Now its 2020 and its bathrobes and pajamas...😂
Yes, when working from home you can wear whatever you want or nothing at all. Just remember to change or get dressed for a Zoom meeting.
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NC. One of the homes in Ashville:
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Which cash crop built that? :D
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Which cash crop built that? :D
The cash crop didn't build that, those that picked the cash crop did. At least the menial labor part of the construction.
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I go to into the office every day (prefer it that way) plus my office is nice and very close to home; we are all independent sales guys so if you sit around you will go broke in the mortgage biz.
what I do I miss are the meet and greets/Mixers which was a big part of my biz networking and social life.
I loathe working from home. for some it works and they prefer it
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I go to into the office every day (prefer it that way) plus my office is nice and very close to home; we are all independent sales guys so if you sit around you will go broke in the mortgage biz.
what I do I miss are the meet and greets/Mixers which was a big part of my biz networking and social life.
I loathe working from home. for some it works and they prefer it
Yeah I need to go to the office, I get tired of being home all the time.
We've been having social Zoom events, but they are just not the same. Hard to network when everyone can hear you. Or we breakout into other groups. Just doesn't' feel right.
I worked from home for about 2 months, drove me nuts. Plus I have a good view from my office and it's only 5 miles away.
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Not that it possible in my line of work it but would fucking hate working from home, having home and work mixed and having constant reminder of work in my house would be twatfull,also like being out the house all day, I’ve done jobs a quarter mile from my house and still eat my bait in van at dinner time rather than come home for it. some things best kept separate.
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How are they saving millions on rent already? Didn’t they have leases? Some commercial landlords in NYC have been willing to renegotiate somewhat but most aren’t. COVID or not the leases are still enforceable. Legit companies can’t just walk away from them.
Rent could be an all-encompassing term for rent and overhead related expenses.
I know the company I work for has saved millions on utilities / coffee / supplies, etc.
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Not that it possible in my line of work it but would fucking hate working from home, having home and work mixed and having constant reminder of work in my house would be twatfull,also like being out the house all day, I’ve done jobs a quarter mile from my house and still eat my bait in van at dinner time rather than come home for it. some things best kept separate.
What does 'eat my bait' mean?
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What does 'eat my bait' mean?
bait = northern slang for food
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bait = northern slang for food
Thanks. I looked it up under UK slang and came up with nothing. I'm a visual person, eating bait wasn't a good picture. Bait to me is worms, bugs and tiny fish....none of which is the least bit appetizing except maybe anchovies and then only when they are filleted and brined.
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another reason I love my office:
I am a very social person and its nice to go to the shops around my office (cafes, coffee shops) today I went the Russian Barber - love that place. nice guys with tough backgrounds. very much love the USA.
now live in a high rise condo and very limited Sq footage to have a massive computer set up. I do not have the room
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Prime getting his Henda time:
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Not that it possible in my line of work it but would fucking hate working from home, having home and work mixed and having constant reminder of work in my house would be twatfull,also like being out the house all day, I’ve done jobs a quarter mile from my house and still eat my bait in van at dinner time rather than come home for it. some things best kept separate.
I worked from home years ago and it sucked like you say. It was like a dark cloud hanging over the place always reminded of work. I only did that for a few weeks and went back to the office.
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Which cash crop built that? :D
Shipping and railroads however the wealth of the Vanderbilts extends all the way back to the 1600's. However, the house is only one part of of the entire layout which is why its that big. It was the anchor to the Biltmore Village which was to support the upkeep of that mansion by cottage rentals & the town of Biltmore Forest. Its basically a small city....or at least it was. Biltmore Forest is a town (there are no blacks there) and Biltmore Village is encompassed by Asheville.
The place is even larger than pictured.....its scary that one man could have that kind of power at his hands to do something like this
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I worked from home years ago and it sucked like you say. It was like a dark cloud hanging over the place always reminded of work. I only did that for a few weeks and went back to the office.
I like being at home. I have no idea if I'd like working from home on a regular basis. I did it one summer and I would find a thousand other things I'd rather be doing. If my work had not required some appointments outside the home, I suspect I would not have like it at all.
A friend who worked from home, running her own business for many years, set up one of the downstairs bedrooms as an office. In the morning, she'd get dressed up in her office/work clothes and go to work. One thing that broke up the monotony of being in one place all the time was that she's frequently take clients to lunch, which was a necessary part of her business.
My daughter-in-law has been working at home since Covid restrictions were put in place. She can't wait until she's able to go back to the office. My son works halftime at home and halftime at the office. He enjoys working at home.
Working at home works for some people and not as well for others.
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I like being at home. I have no idea if I'd like working from home on a regular basis. I did it one summer and I would find a thousand other things I'd rather be doing. If my work had not required some appointments outside the home, I suspect I would not have like it at all.
A friend who worked from home, running her own business for many years, set up one of the downstairs bedrooms as an office. In the morning, she'd get dressed up in her office/work clothes and go to work. One thing that broke up the monotony of being in one place all the time was that she's frequently take clients to lunch, which was a necessary part of her business.
My daughter-in-law has been working at home since Covid restrictions were put in place. She can't wait until she's able to go back to the office. My son works halftime at home and halftime at the office. He enjoys working at home.
Working at home works for some people and not as well for others.
I've worked my own online businesses from home with no problems. Just working for another company during certain hours with their rules I didn't like. I now do almost everything at home. I workout at home, cook my own gourmet meals, watch all movies and listening to music at home. No more going out to concerts, out to eat, workout gyms, etc, even before the Covid. I'm a homebody. 8)
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I respect that humble
I was a homebody when I was competing and was very happy
except dieting
kept me save and focused though
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This woman is upset because scumbag California politicians like Garcetti and Newsom forced her out of business but just to rub it in allowed a movie company to set up shop right next to her closed store with all their trailers, tents, equipment, etc.. used to produce their outdated and wasteful mode of occupying your valuable time.
https://twitter.com/SpencerKlavan/status/1335007535070253057 (https://twitter.com/SpencerKlavan/status/1335007535070253057)
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This woman is upset because scumbag California politicians like Garcetti and Newsom forced her out of business but just to rub it in allowed a movie company to set up shop right next to her closed store with all their trailers, tents, equipment, etc.. used to produce their outdated and wasteful mode of occupying your valuable time.
https://twitter.com/SpencerKlavan/status/1335007535070253057 (https://twitter.com/SpencerKlavan/status/1335007535070253057)
Yes, they are absolutely destroying the private capital in the hands of small business people in favor of the pro-China Amazon, big tech and big box retail.
Easiest way to put in socialism is to start picking the winners in capitalism. Capitalism fails when few hands hold the capital in concentrated pools. Well on the way with covid as a tool.