Yuri Katsuki deserved the gold | Black Lives Matter | (he/him) | Go Cats/Irish/Zips
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Starting a new thread, but it's just celebrity names that my girlfriend fucks up.
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Jake Meyer retweeted
All of this “don’t platform them” “they go low, we go high” bullshit hasn’t worked since I voted for Obama when I was 18.
I’m 37 now.
Nothing has changed.
Democrats have been in a holding pattern where they slurp up millions in donations while their base slowly suffers.
Jake Meyer retweeted
"You'll need to be available for urgent issues after hours."
Okay. What's the on-call compensation?
"Oh, it's just part of the role."
No it's not.
If I have to keep my phone on and respond within 15 minutes, I'm working.
Even if I'm at dinner. Even if it's 10pm.
You don't get my off-hours for free.
Either:
Pay me extra for on-call time
Rotate the responsibility so it's not always me
Hire enough people that no one person is critical 24/7
"But you're salaried" isn't an excuse.
Salary means steady income, not unlimited availability.
Job seekers, ALWAYS ask about on-call expectations in the interview.
"How often am I expected to respond after hours?"
"Is there additional compensation for that?"
If they say "we all pitch in when needed," that means yes, constantly, no extra pay.
Employers, PLEASE try to remember that your employee's personal time has value.
If you need 24/7 coverage, pay for 24/7 coverage.
Don't disguise it as "team commitment."
Jake Meyer retweeted
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
On this day in history in 2021, thousands of peaceful grandmothers and others gathered in Washington, D.C., to take a self-guided, albeit unauthorized, tour of the U.S. Capitol building.
Earlier that day, President Trump held a rally, where supporters walked to the Capitol to exercise their First Amendment right about the irregularities of the 2020 election. During this time, some individuals entered the Capitol, took photos, and explored the building before leaving.
Afterwards, hundreds of peaceful protestors were hunted down, arrested, held in solitary confinement, treated unjustly and crucified in the media. Countless hours and taxpayer dollars were spent pursuing grandmothers and raiding President Trump’s home, while terrorists and millions of illegal immigrants crossed our nation’s borders, causing havoc in our communities. Fortunately, this version of the DOJ exists only in history.
Jake Meyer retweeted
On a train in UK (was visiting for the holidays). Quiet car. Woman sitting behind me starts playing loud videos on her phone, no headphones. No one says anything. Goes on for ten minutes.
Eventually I ask her to stop bc it’s the quiet car and I was trying to work. She looks confused, loudly demands to know what “quiet car” means (English isn’t her first language), I point to a sign which has a clear picture of a mobile phone. Disgruntled, she grabs her bag and leaves.
People around me shoot me grateful looks. Car is quiet again.
Literally 10 mins later a guy walks in and starts conducting a loud phone conversation, also not in English. Nobody says anything. There’s the usual passive-aggressive Anglo routine from people around him — loud sighs, rolled eyes, etc. Eventually I walk over to him (I was trying to do something complicated, and random noise blaring makes this hard… which is why I picked the quiet car) and point at the “no phones” sign, luckily he says sorry and stops.
More grateful looks.
I’ll probably get killed for saying this, but I think people in the UK are far too nice for their own good. If you want people to obey social norms you have to be willing to call out antisocial behavior, or it all falls apart and you don’t have nice things anymore. This goes for many things, not just quiet cars on trains.
Anyway, the snow looked lovely on the countryside fields. Back home to NYC I go.
Jake Meyer retweeted
don't give up. do everything you can do to make this the best year of your life for yourself and everyone around you. lets hunt some orc.
