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Thanks for asking!
If you work in sales, it's accepted that you need extra incentive to work well: you get a base salary + a commission based on the revenue you bring in. If you work in any other department, you should consider yourself lucky to get a base salary.
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The future according to Nvidia
A look at what our future could look like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39ubNuxnrK8&t
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Overtime Needs an Overhaul
Background: I work in a factory and there is occasional mandatory overtime that I've had to work. Recently, I was transferred to a different department and I've had to work mandatory overtime every weekend since moving. From the others in the department I've talked to, this is really common to the point where they expect to have 1 Saturday off per month if lucky. This is ridiculous but they get away with it because wE aRE pAyINg OVeRtiMe. It's ironic because these same people will tell you money isn't everything when you ask for a raise. It's frustrating because I cannot plan my life outside of work. I have and will be forced to work the weekend and occasionally be forced to take 12-hour shifts during the week; both with less than 48 hours notice. My solution: Rewrite the Fair Labor Standards Act to overhaul the overtime requirements: For voluntary…
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a song that made think
Interesting episode that discusses big data, and why so many companies are hoarding their information. Also dives into Silicon Valley and how this is hurting new businesses. https://www.podcasttheway.com/l/big-data/ Description copy and pasted below: Big data is a big deal! Today, I was glad to welcome Viktor Mayer-Schönbergeroday on the show to discuss how impactful data information and security is, along with how our mental frames change the world. Bio: Viktor Mayer-Schönberger is the Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at Oxford. His research focuses on the role of information in a networked economy. Earlier he spent ten years on the faculty of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He has published eleven books, including the international bestseller “Big Data”, “Learning with Big Data”, and the awards-winning “Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age” with Princeton University Press. He is the author of over a hundred articles and book chapters…
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I may have to enter the workforce again.
After some time being a self contractor participating in clinical trials I may have to enter the workforce again. Any advice on entering back and making sure it’s not a shit place?
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Fresh out the gate union!
Starting a new job at a big box retailer Monday and planning on walking in asking wages and if anyone here has their union card.. what other tips ya got for me? Should probably make some flyers that have the iww website on it as well as a link to antiwork.