ptc075

@ptc075@lemmy.zip

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People who have been in meetings to determine back to in office policy. What was the discussion like?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m at the very bottom level of management, so I’m not invited to these meetings. But I get to hear the story afterwards. The basic jist is that all the old employees are fine to work remote, however, the new employees are largely getting lost. There’s no water cooler meetings or impromptu hallway discussions or ‘hey Jim, I heard you screaming next door, what dumb thing did your customer do?’. The transfer of tribal knowledge isn’t happening when the new folks are remote. As much as I will make fun of the above, I will admit that I learned more of how to do my job through those impromptu ‘meetings’ with my coworkers than I ever did from any formal training.

  So, to your point, how do we get back to working from home again? I’m not sure, but I would starting thinking about how to encourage more connections with your coworkers. Not the forced meetings where you talk about why the wiggly line isn’t going up, more like, “hey bob, whacha been up to today? Oh yeah, that system doesn’t work for me either, the trick is you have to log-in through the other portal…”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can an American go to Europe just for cheaper healthcare?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This has always made me wonder, why aren’t US insurance companies getting in on this. It would be cheaper for them to buy the plane tickets & fly their patients to another country.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨98 degrees upstairs, ac stopped working at 8am.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  As much as that sucks, you clearly already know the fix and are working on it. Grats to you for having the skills bro. Please work safe, 2 phase electricity doesn’t play around.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Depends on your expectations. Realize there’s roughly 3-4 guys for every girl. If you don’t standout in some way it will be a very quiet experience outside of the initial joining period (and immediately after the subscription ends if you paid).

  Just remember, companies exist to make money. If you’re using the app for free, you’re not the customer, you’re the product.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Could wastewater plant simply heat up water past 500C to decompose all chemicals and output clean water?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  At the risk of sounding silly - Instead of focusing on burning the solids, boil the water. Water boils at 100C, at which point the water vapor should separate and leave all the solids behind. Then capture the vapors and condense it back down into clean water. Now, if you later want to incinerate the leftover solids, sure, go for it, fire’s always cool in my book.

  I’ll add, simply boiling water is energy intensive. What you are proposing probably won’t work at any scale.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is it sometimes difficult to start doing what one enjoys?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I believe it’s a combination of what others here are saying. We live in a world of near instant gratification, getting going on something that requires effort without an immediate payout feels too much like work.

  FWIW, I find it helps tremendously to schedule a day / time in advance. For example, I spend the whole week looking forward to “Wrenching Wednesday” so I can go play with my cars. And I actually go do it now, which is something I couldn’t always say before.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would happen if Punxsutawney Phil comes out, and immediately dies?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That actually happened this year to the Punxsutawney Phil from… Tennessee I believe? Not the main one, but another groundhog event on the same day.

  (A few moments later)

  Looks like it was Kentucky. Link is pay-walled, but here it is if anyone is curious: www.courier-journal.com/story/…/72477815007/

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨USA Question | How much is a dozen large eggs near you?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  $4.30 / dozen. Atlanta, GA.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which unplayed game in your library are you most looking forward to playing eventually?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Witcher 3.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨America Must Free Itself from the Tyranny of the Penny⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve found the trick is you have to say “Here’s $22 dollars” out loud to them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does car insurance on multiple vehicles work (USA)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Funny, I’ve asked this exact question multiple times, and the answer I always get is that you just get fucked. You pay full price for every vehicle but with like a 10% discount for the extra vehicles.

  Maybe it’s Georgia? I carry the minimum for the state (Liability + Collision), but then bump the Liability because I now live in a high cost of living area. So if I’m in a wreck, I get nothing, but the other guy gets a nice check for his car and his medical bills are covered.

  My car insurance would be WAY cheaper for me to just drive one of my shitboxes 100% of the time than it is to split my mileage across four vehicles. But I make it up by being pretty handy. When one of the breaks, I have multiple other cars to drive while I wait for parts in the mail. So I’d still say I come out slightly ahead as far as costs go, but most of my ‘savings’ go straight to the insurance company.