[parakeet]

now for the ultimate test. go to this website. set it to randomly generate ONE pokemon. all generations. all types. whatever it generates? thats you as a pokemon forever. what you get is what you get. NO RE ROLLING. now. who are you? i got goomy :^)

[kdinjenzen]

Did you know that companies post “Ghost Jobs” for people to apply to?

They do this so they can look like they are growing and thriving to both investors, current employees, and the industry at large.

The “Ghost Job” postings aren’t real and a good chunk of most job postings these days are not actually real listings at all.

Fun right?

[apparent-angel]

This shit literally makes me feral. On top of that there algorithms being introduced by some companies so there's a chance a human person won't ever see it, and some places practice to just straight up ditch applications if you call in and ask about it. And that doesn't include the fucking thirty minutes to sometimes an hour the god damn things take and their weird pseudoscience personality quizzes that you need to bullshit the answers to if it's just some vague shit. Like homie I would be perfectly happy being a fucking barista please I want to be able to fucking survive this capitalist hellscape at the least.

[jynxeddraca]

Literally my BIL almost didn't get a job because of an algorithm. He knew someone in another company and told him to apply because the company wanted to hire him. They were actively head hunting him. He put in his application and they never saw it because whatever keyword they had set for applications wasn't in his resume. It wasn't until someone asked him after he submitted his application multiple times did they let him know what that keyword was. Added it, immediately got a call back.

Fuck having algorithms for resumes.

[soberscientistlife]

Do Not Let HR do this to you. It is not illegal to talk about wages in the work place. I did and got a 12% raise!

[katsdom]

True info. Now let me add something: The power of documentation. (I was a long time steward in a nurses union.)

Remember: The "'E" in email stands for evidence.

That cuts both ways. Be careful what you put into an email. It never really goes away and can be used against you.

But can also be a powerful tool for workplace fairness.

Case 1: Your supervisor asks you to do something you know is either illegal or against company policy. A verbal request. If things go wrong, you can count on them denying that they ever told you to do that. You go back to your desk, or wherever and you send them an email: "I just want to make sure that I understood correctly that you want me to do xxxxx" Quite often, once they see it in writing, they will change their mind about having you do it. If not, you have documentation.

Case 2: You have a schedule you like, you've had that schedule for a while, it works for you. Your supervisor comes to you and says "We're really short-handed now and I need you to change your schedule just for a month until we can get someone else hired. It's just temporary and you can have your old schedule back after a month." A month goes by and they forget entirely that they made that promise to you. So, once again, when they make the initial request, you send them an email "I'm happy to help out temporarily, but just want to make sure I understand correctly that I will get my old schedule back after a month as you promised." Documentation.

[can-i-make-image-descriptions]

[Image ID: Text reading: In the middle of a busy clinic at our practice, I got pulled in by my manager to speak to HR, who must have made a special trip because she lives several states away, and told I was being 'investigated' for discussing wages with my other employees. She told me it was against company policy to discuss wages.

Me; That's illegal.

Them: (start italics) three slow, long seconds of staring at me blankly (end italics) Uh...

Me: That's an illegal policy to have. The right to discuss wages is a right protected by the National Labor Relations board. I used to be in a union. I know this.

HR: Oh, this is news to me! I have been working HR for 18 years and I never knew that. Haha. Well try not do do it anyway, it makes people upset, haha.

Me: people are entitled to their opinions about what their work is worth. Bye.

I then left, and sent her several texts and emails saying I would like a copy of their company policy to see where this wage discussion policy was kept. She quickly called me back in to her office.

HR: You know what, there is no policy like that in the handbook! I double check. Sorry about the confusion, my apologies.

Me: You still haven't given me the paper saying that we had this discussion. I am going to need some protection against retaliation.

HR: Oh haha yes here you go.

I just received a paper with legal letterhead and an apology saying there was no verbal warning or write up. Don't even take their shit you guys. Keep talking about wages. Know your worth. /End ID]

[phoenixonwheels]

At one of my old (shit) jobs my boss would continually come have these verbal discussions with me and would never put anything in writing I took to summarizing every discussion we had in email. Like “just to confirm that you asked me to do X by Y date and you understand that means I won’t be able to complete the previous task you gave me until Z date - 2 weeks later than originally scheduled - because you want me to prioritize this new project.

The woman would then storm back into my office screaming at me for putting the discussion in writing and arguing about pushing back the other project or whatever. At which point I would summarize that conversation in email as well. Which would bring her storming back in, rinse and repeat ad nauseum.

Anyway I cannot imagine how badly that job would have gone if I hadn’t put all her wildly unreasonable demands in writing. Bitch still hated me but she could never hang me for “missing deadlines” because I always had in writing that she’d pushed the project back because she wanted something else done first.

Paper your asses babes. Do not let them get away with shit. If they won’t put what they’re asking you to do in writing then write it up yourself and email it to them.

[elfwreck]

If you don't have this kind of job but someday you'd might: start practicing.

After a casual conversation with friends, write up a brief synopsis of what you discussed & agreed to. (...Do not email this to friends unless you have their agreement that this would be a fun group project.) Get practice with,

"A, B, and C had a brief meeting about food options after the big game. We decided on pizza, with A&B agreeing to contribute X dollars each, and C agreeing to contribute Y dollars and also bring soda. A will call for pizza on the day of the game and schedule it for delivery at 8:30 pm."

"A, B & C discussed movie options. A wanted something lite and fun; B wanted something scifi; C was fine with anything but horror. Nobody wanted superheroes. Decided on Lost Space Wanderers which opened last weekend; C agreed to research theatre options and report tomorrow."

...and so on. Practice describing the results of "meetings" with friends and you'll be ready to sum up "boss told me to set aside Project A to focus on Project B for the next two weeks" - because what's likely is that boss didn't say anything that clear; boss talked about how important Project B is and how the company needs parts X and Y done asap and you have the best skills for that, and when you mentioned how much time Project A was taking, boss said "eh don't worry about that right now; marketing is breathing down my neck so we really need part X by Friday, okay?"

...at no point did you get a direct instruction.

Which is why anyone who is not the screaming-drama boss mentioned above would think it was perfectly reasonable for you to say, "I want to clarify the discussion we had earlier - you told me to focus on Project B to the exclusion of Project A for the next two weeks, even if that means Project A will miss its deadline; is that correct?"

[a-method-in-it]

Okay, but also to back up to the thing about discussing your wages: It is not just your legal right to discuss your wages and working conditions with your coworkers, it is illegal for your employer to tell you that you can't or retaliate against you for doing so.

If that happens to you, you should contact your state department of labor. Hopefully with some of the emails that you've used to establish documentation.

[sassy1121]

Signs of Hell from Good Omens season 2

[shinolavolume1]

thinking about the time when movie posters and book covers had detailed original paintings made for them compared to what we have now

[doctorbluesmanreturns]

[ricwulf-banned]

Just gonna add on my personal favourites

[wakeupthemembersofbylernation]

(Source)

This is fine, everything is fine 🙂

Me, at the greedy executives:

Originally posted by dailystrangerthings

[powerfulexplosive]

i love when companies try to use propaganda to scare their workers into ending their strike.. capitalism is so so wild

[katy-l-wood]

They're panicking hard because another union, the actors, is VERY likely to also be on strike by tomorrow. If the actors also go, the studios are even more fucked than before. Today is a BIG day for this strike as everyone waits to see if the actors will actually do it.

[ralfmaximus]

Today as in July 12th 2023

The current contract for the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) expires at 11:59 pm PDT Wednesday. The union faced a previous strike deadline on July 1, only to announce an 11th-hour contract extension. But nearly two weeks that followed haven’t produced any kind of breakthrough to avoid a strike.

SAG-AFTRA joining the strike would totally bone the studios.

(yayy)

[uroad7]

Coming soon. by Uroad7

[delphinidin4]

[a-game-is-the-foot]

[cosmictisane]

these are still the most hilarious

[kingsonne-zedecks]

Does anyone have an update on where things are at with the writers strike? It's disappeared from my various feeds and algorithms.

[fans4wga]

The writers' strike is ongoing and the studios are still not returning to the negotiating table. Unfortunately a lot of the coverage has tapered off because we're on 50+ days of striking and it's not new anymore. The last strike in 2007 lasted 100 days, so don't be surprised if this strike lasts as long, or even longer.

The biggest recent news is that the Directors' Guild of America (DGA) voted to ratify their new agreement with the studios (article from June 23), and it appears likely that the actors' guild (SAG-AFTRA) will also take a deal instead of striking (article from June 24). Although this is disappointing news, it's completely expected. During previous strikes, the WGA held its own without other unions going on strike. Which is to say—don't be disheartened by the news that there won't be a triple strike. The WGA is strong enough!

Please keep vocally supporting the WGA online to keep the pressure on the studios & to keep WGA members motivated and encouraged! There are many ongoing donation drives, such as the Star Trek fan snack squad (Twitter account required to DM the organizer) and the Our Flag Means Death snack squad (opens the PayPal fundraising page—no Twitter required). There's a longer list of ongoing donation drives here.

The Entertainment Community Fund is also always accepting donations to support entertainment workers affected by the strike. Please boost and encourage your friends to keep supporting the strike. Hashtag #IStandWithTheWGA #DoTheWriteThing to boost the cause!

[nozoditz]

#writers guild strike#yeah it's gonna be a slog#the important thing is to be annoying

[bumblebeerror]

Please take a comforting realistic affirmation and pass it on (again. This time for a week :] )

You are doing what you can. It is enough.

It has been okay before, It will be okay again.

You don’t have to love yourself. First, you just have to not hate yourself.

You’re special because you’re the only you, not the only one feeling this.

Know that you can’t save everyone. Remember that you can try.

This too shall pass.

You are capable of so much more than you think.

You are not a failure. No matter what.

Treating yourself with kindness is harder than it sounds. But don’t give up.

You’re doing so well. I’m so proud of you.*

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*it may not seem like I can be, but seeing that someone needed to hear it and so they let me say it makes me so so proud. It’s a bit of an oroboros but we’re ignoring that. <3