macrocarpa
@macrocarpa@lemmy.world
- Comment on Anon has marital problems 14 hours ago:
More likely consulted chatgpt, both for relationship advice and divorce papers
I wonder how many relationships AI has already ruined
- Comment on Have your parents or grandparents told you that you are a crybaby for complaining about the financial challenges young people face today? They are wrong and here's why. 3 weeks ago:
No they haven’t. Thanks for asking.
- Comment on her favourite colour is blue :) 3 weeks ago:
Plastic straws, clothes pegs, bottle caps, bottle rings.
- Comment on her favourite colour is blue :) 3 weeks ago:
It’s a bower bird performance centre. Quite literally. They make an area where they can perform for a mate.
They like the colour blue so collect heaps of blue things and decorate their bower with them.
This one has got a bunch of milk bottle caps, milk bottle cap rings, blue plastic straws and what look like pegs.
It sounds funny till you think about stuff that humans do for exactly the same reason (to be “interesting” to a prospective partner)
- Comment on Anon browses ancient memes 2 months ago:
Back in the day, nostalgia was better
- Comment on The mark 2 months ago:
Wtf
- Comment on Never Thought 2 months ago:
No, Pele
- Comment on Never Thought 2 months ago:
Huh. Never knew that was his full name.
- Comment on Would a brigade effort to "engage" with Trump ads in streaming services force the campaign to waste extra money, and make a viable psyop when they measure their telemetry? 3 months ago:
Anything that you can think of has already been thought of, modelled, and done by international actors who have more resources, technical capability and time than you, and have far fewer morals.
You want a specific outcome to this election? So do Russia and China. They’re a lot better at this than you are and are orders of magnitude more invested in it.
- Comment on Regain Control in my ass 3 months ago:
Insomnia in my ass
- Comment on ‘Hold them captive’: Australian billionaire boss aims to end staff going out for coffee 3 months ago:
Fwiw I think that the people you’re discussing this with haven’t had the same experience in the workforce that you have had.
- Comment on ‘Hold them captive’: Australian billionaire boss aims to end staff going out for coffee 3 months ago:
“Words mean things” - inspired. I think I’ll have a t-shirt made.
Have an awesome day, mate.
- Comment on ‘Hold them captive’: Australian billionaire boss aims to end staff going out for coffee 3 months ago:
Man the projection is wild here. Have a good one mate. You’re welcome to visit Australia any time.
- Comment on ‘Hold them captive’: Australian billionaire boss aims to end staff going out for coffee 3 months ago:
Sure mate. Have a good one.
- Comment on ‘Hold them captive’: Australian billionaire boss aims to end staff going out for coffee 3 months ago:
I think he got a bad read and people like yourself aren’t aware of context.
This is my translation
It was a finance meeting. think about how you’d justify why you’re spending money on creches doctors and nurses when you’re a mining company. It doesnt make sense right surely you’d want explosives and dump truck drivers . So you go to explain it.
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OK so what were trying to do is make work attractive to be here in our offices because we believe that people on-site are more productive
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we have parents who want to work with us but they have commitments outside of work so we realised that we could maybe take away some of the need to service those commitments
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parents have kids and need childcare, so we solved that problem for them by providing a creche
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our staff need to go see doctors or nurses, so we solved that problem for them by providing a clinic
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our staff like to socialise over food and coffee, so we set up restaurants and cafes in the building
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all these things cost money but you know what, it balances out because they’re on-site and being productive as a group
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why do we need them on-site - because we believe people to be more productive when they work together. We’ve said we want you in all day every day, we’re trying to make it possible for this to happen.
I know it’s about as human as a thrown axe but people are resources. Companies exist because of their people. I actually respect that he’s open about this and I can tell you, this approach would appeal to a lot of young families in Perth. It’s hard to get childcare and hard to see doctors.
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- Comment on ‘Hold them captive’: Australian billionaire boss aims to end staff going out for coffee 3 months ago:
To be honest this isn’t a massive departure from the various other non remuneration incentives offered by companies wanting you to be there in person. Silicon Valley has offered this forever. Gyms, cafes, holiday programs for kids etc.
People have different motivators. I don’t mind being in the office frequently. I work my hours then clock off. I find it easier to switch off from work when I leave work.
Some people will value it. If you’re not one of those people, don’t worry, you don’t have to work there. It’s pretty simple.
- Comment on Gen Z is actually taking sick days, unlike their older coworkers. It’s redefining the workplace 3 months ago:
Good. Mental health is health.
- Comment on I Worked For MrBeast, He's A Sociopath 4 months ago:
Check out Camping with Steve. It’s the antithesis of drama. Dude just wants to sleep weird places and have a quiet beer, as far as I can tell.
- Comment on Non-binary 6 months ago:
Yes and no.
- Comment on Anon tells a story about president Taft 7 months ago:
Taft, you old dog!
- Comment on Am I supposed to ask stupid questions here, or *not* ask stupid questions? 7 months ago:
It’s missing a comma
- Comment on If somebody spends the whole day watching fox or religious propaganda, gets worked up and all he can think of is owning a liberal or converting an unbeliever, is this person a victim or just gullible? 7 months ago:
Tldr “In this moment, I am euphoric. Not because of any phony god’s blessing. But because, I am enlightened by my intelligence”
- Comment on what's a good way to stick a laser leveler to the wall? 7 months ago:
Yeah seconded… That worked for me.
- Comment on Why are male social workers so different? 7 months ago:
I spent a bit of time going through your post history to get an understanding of your background
In short I think your life experiences mean you’ve lost all trust in men. Not just your direct experiences but what you’ve observed in others.
As a result you enter each interaction assuming the worst. Every male social worker you engage with will confirm this pattern because that’s what you’re looking for. The - ah fuck here we go again - feeling.
For them, and I don’t expect you to have empathy for them, this is what they live - the outcomes of other mens behaviours. But - they were there and they tried. That is something.
You have changed quite a lot of your original post.
- Comment on Pros and cons of getting a job at a very small software company? (14 employees) 8 months ago:
Very small is 3 people. It’s a small company.
My experience working in a dev company exactly that size -
Pros
Less dead wood (people not carrying their own weight).
Everyone knows everyone well, it’s a tight team
Think it, do it - quick to develop and respond
Less pressure
Feels a bit like a family
More chilled than corporate esp. working from home
More support of networking and linking up with industry peers
Higher degree of trust and support
Way more latitude to do what you want to do
Easy to influence senior leadership
Can offer things like equity etc
If you’re a high performer you will be noticed
Way less red tape
A lot more trust
Company can prosper if everyone works hard
Cons
Company favourites
Can be quite political, although far less so than some large organisations I’ve worked for
Less cover if you’re on leave or similar
Harder to get some things done if money is needed (lower budgets and thinner reserves)
Lower remuneration, fewer levers to pull to get a salary increase
More drama with paychecks etc
Fewer higher skilled people to learn from
Culture can go sideways quickly
Nowhere near the same level of support and benefits provided by the big companies
Tend not to attract the best and brightest talent
Comoany more impacted by economic conditions
It also greatly depends on you and your preferred style. Some people just outright don’t like working for big businesses and prefer smaller gigs.
- Comment on The world has become Applefied. 8 months ago:
So denver is fwb?
- Comment on Why do people around me tend to increase their responsibility load (i.e. have children, become a manager, do charity, etc.) while I (30M) try to avoid it as much as I can? 8 months ago:
In short, because people have different values and are motivated by different things.
Doing something that aligns with your values can be deeply fulfilling! Faith, charity, community, financial independence, respect etc.
Note that there isn’t anything objectively right or wrong about this, or the things that people value, it just is. You might value solitude and rest.
Head to personalvalu.es for examples of values.
- Comment on What do you see that you wish others saw? 8 months ago:
None of this matters. Every part of your existence is electrical impulses and chemicals reactions.
- Comment on [deleted] 9 months ago:
What do you assume happens in a reference check?
- Comment on Why do people wear shoes inside the house? 9 months ago:
Why do people go barefoot in public
Why do people wear shoes in the office
Why dont3 I ask women if they’re pregnant
Because arbitrary customs that exist which might have a good reason behind them but largely have become things that are considered polite or rude, both of which are societal concepts which themselves are worthy of questioning
