ApollosArrow
@ApollosArrow@lemmy.world
- Comment on Why do i tip my bartender $2 per drink and per bar food order but 20% when I order food from a waitress? Am I tipping wrong? 1 day ago:
I agree tipping should go away, but I’m wondering how those economics would work out? Most food places barely break even, I can’t see anyone being able to pay their servers more, so they would still pass that onto the customers.
Add to this that people aren’t really smart. I remember some time ago, some places testing out paying their waiters, plus showing how much food would be with tax included with no surprised. People preferred paying more with tipping, the big price sticker drove business away.
- Comment on Why do people like the Punisher comics? 2 weeks ago:
Likely because 99% of the time he doesn’t shoot people.
- Comment on Where are all the successful "red cities"? 4 weeks ago:
That second website is horrible on a phone.
From what I’ve found, if we’re going by population, then Jacksonville, Florida seems to be the largest red city.
- Comment on People who have been in meetings to determine back to in office policy. What was the discussion like? 4 weeks ago:
Boiled down to “Me in charge. Come in” as a response to leadership.The reality is they rented out an office to hold 200 people, laid off half of them, and then were upset the place always looked empty when they brought clients around. It went from “You all need to be in office on Wednesdays, so we look like a big company”, to wanting everyone to return.
The problem is a good majority of people had moved away during covid. Those were the first people to be laid off unless they were superstars. They had a lease agreement until 2026 and were already subletting the previous offices (They kept moving into new spaces as they grew before other leases were up) that also had long contracts. I am no longer there, but rumor is they are trying to sublet the 200 person office and find yet another small space. They are slowly turning into a real estate company.
- Comment on Is it weird I don't typically answer how old I am anymore, because literally nobody besides my family believes me? 5 weeks ago:
You’re not… supposed to tell these mortals about being immortal… it’s literally in the first page of the handbook.
- Comment on Why is the progress pride flag so poorly designed (especially the intersex progress pride flag)? Will it be redesigned? 1 month ago:
I honestly didn’t even think about it from that point of view. That’s a really interesting perspective. I’ve known instances of Americans going overseas and realizing they are suddenly a minority. They do not like it at all.
- Comment on Why is the progress pride flag so poorly designed (especially the intersex progress pride flag)? Will it be redesigned? 1 month ago:
That was the general consensus from what I read about using the term “minority”. As someone who has been labeled a minority their entire life, the term didn’t strike me as odd from a technical standpoint point, but I can see where it would not sit well for many people.
- Comment on Why is the progress pride flag so poorly designed (especially the intersex progress pride flag)? Will it be redesigned? 1 month ago:
I’ve gone down the rabbit hole and gsm is apparently a common incorrect way to say it. Also a lot of LGBTQ people dislike the term.
- Comment on Why is the progress pride flag so poorly designed (especially the intersex progress pride flag)? Will it be redesigned? 1 month ago:
I just learned about GSM two days ago here on Lemmy. Now I am learning about GRSM, and while I like both, learning that there is now an additional letter leads me to believe it may go down the same rabbit hole.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Okay, got it. Thank you for clearing that up for me. It’s very unfortunate you don’t have a safe space.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
What is the concern about hotlines? Are you worried people may be recording and using that against you somehow? What you linked to doesn’t really mention hotlines.
- Comment on ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Nears $800M Global, ‘Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning’ Tops $450M & ‘Ballerina’ Bows To $51M WW – International Box Office 2 months ago:
I did not expect Lilo & Stitch to be doing that much, given how much complaint I saw online about it coming out. I guess this is a prime example of the vocal minority. I’m sure a sequel will be fast tracked.
- Comment on Severance’s Seth Milchick was originally envisioned as a minor character, but Tramell Tillman’s performance changed everything 2 months ago:
The show isn’t over, so we don’t really know the full extent of how MDR works. All we have to go on is the information at hand. Gemma was in an accident, which may have primed her brain to be a perfect receiver for whatever treatment/torture they’ve been doing.
- Comment on Severance’s Seth Milchick was originally envisioned as a minor character, but Tramell Tillman’s performance changed everything 2 months ago:
I mean yeah, I thought all the rooms Gemma was in, plus the pregnancy gave all of that away. The company would be one of the richest in the world.
- Comment on Stranger Things 5 | Official Teaser | Volume 1: November 26 , Volume 2: December 25, Finale: December 31 2 months ago:
My assumption is they are trying to get the “Family Christmas movie” crowd that goes see a movie on Christmas, and they are hoping a month is enough time for everyone to watch volume 1. Gathering the family to watch Stranger things would be cheaper than going out.
- Comment on ‘Gen V’ Season 2 Release Date Set at Amazon, First Trailer Addresses Chance Perdomo’s Death 2 months ago:
Didn’t think they’d be easily let out, curious how it will play out. The actor that plays the new dean was amazing in Legion.
- Comment on What TV series has the best intro song or sequence? What TV series have the worst intro song or sequence? 2 months ago:
I’ll mention one that I don’t see. The song for What We Do In the Shadows is very catchy.
- Comment on Zach Braff Joins ‘Scrubs’ Reboot in Development at ABC 2 months ago:
Twin Peaks X-Men 97 Samurai Jack Veronica Mars - get decent reviews? (Still have yet to watch the series) But I hear there was mixed reviews on however it ended Cobra Kai - lasted 6 seasons Girl Meets World - Seems to have a decent score and I remember not totally hating it when my niece was watching it. Fraiser - I hear people like this
- Comment on Why does (human) organ trafficking exist? 2 months ago:
There is a waiting list, and not all those people have the time to wait. I’m sure insurance is also a large part.
- Comment on What do office workers actually do? 3 months ago:
You must be living in the Twilight Zone at this point.
- Comment on What do office workers actually do? 3 months ago:
You better hop the Bobs don’t come through your place of work looking to make changes.
- Comment on What do office workers actually do? 3 months ago:
Well, I generally come in at least fifteen minutes late. I use the side door, that way my boss can’t see me. Uh, and after that, I just sorta space out for about an hour. I just stare at my desk, but it looks like I’m working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch too. I’d probably, say, in a given week, I probably do about fifteen minutes of real, actual work.
The thing is, it’s not that I’m lazy. It’s just that I just don’t care. It’s a problem of motivation, all right? Now, if I work my ass off and the company ships a few extra units, I don’t see another dime. So where’s the motivation? And here’s another thing,I have eight different bosses right now!
So that means when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That’s my real motivation - is not to be hassled. That and the fear of losing my job, but y’know, it will only make someone work hard enough not to get fired.
Now they are trying to offer me some kind of stock option and equity sharing program? I have a meeting tomorrow where I am probably going to be laid off.
- Comment on Toys ‘R’ Us Live-Action Movie in the Works With Story Kitchen (EXCLUSIVE) 3 months ago:
Are they over their bankruptcy already?
- Comment on Am I going crazy, or has people's spelling gotten awful lately? 4 months ago:
This was going to my answer as well. While spelling on the internet is pretty bad, English isn’t the primary language of many people on Lemmy.
- Comment on What are some lesser-known obscure TV series that went under the radar, that you would recommend? 4 months ago:
I feel like the end of season 2 got wonky because they found out they were getting cancelled. They did make it work with the little time they had left.
- Comment on Jonathan Majors has addressed the rumors he'll return as Kang in the MCU and revealed that Kevin Feige didn't respond to the letter he sent him shortly after his trial 4 months ago:
He was abusive to woman. It’s what ended his career. He was sentenced to some anger management thing for a year. Just recently someone leaked him confessing he did abuse the person.
- Comment on Meet the Parents 4 is moving forward and taps John Hamburg to direct 5 months ago:
Can’t really think of what the movie would be called since the last one broke the name convention. Big Fockers?
- Comment on Anyone else found Mickey 17 embarrassingly bad? (Just watched it) 5 months ago:
They are definitely different movies. I find Starship Trooper and Fifth Element’s humor to be a bit more of their time. The best thing I can compare it to quality wise would be like some of the Netflix movies that have come out in the last few years.
- Comment on Anyone else found Mickey 17 embarrassingly bad? (Just watched it) 5 months ago:
Echoing others that this isn’t a horrible movie. I enjoyed the ride. If you want to watch a better version of this movie, maybe try Moon.
- Comment on "Mickey 17" releases digitally on March 25 — only 18 days after its theatrical debut 5 months ago:
I definitely enjoyed watching it in theaters