RL things I love

[Arkandel]

@ghost I was utterly shocked when I was talking to an Indian coworker a year ago and realised she didn't know who Superman was. She didn't even recognise the name.

But then it also occurred to me there was no film I could recommend that she watches. The original one maybe? But it'd look so dated now.

[RnMissionRun]

@arkandel said in RL things I love:

@ghost I was utterly shocked when I was talking to an Indian coworker a year ago and realised she didn't know who Superman was. She didn't even recognise the name.

But then it also occurred to me there was no film I could recommend that she watches. The original one maybe? But it'd look so dated now.

I thought everyone knew who Superman was!

[Arkandel]

@rnmissionrun I knew what was going to be in that video before I watched it

[Misadventure]

What just happened?

[Auspice]

[Wizz]

My son's homework, in which he included a literal measuring stick.
Halfway through drawing me, he stops and goes: "Oops! Daddy, we can't forget your haaaaaaiiiiirry arms!"

[mietze]

@wizz the see through pants are a nice touch.

I remember when my kid was really down on their appearance and height and other stuff due to some pretty vicious bullying in the 2nd grade. I being dumb parent decided to tell them all the ways I thought they were beautiful. So they tell me "I don't WANT to be beautiful, Mama, I want to look just like you!" Thanks, kid.

[Pandora]

@ganymede said in RL things I love:

@sg said in RL things I love:

I'd argue coworkers should know what their coworkers make, especially in fields where pay is negotiated.

I'd argue that this as well, and in general.

Conventional MBA wisdom says that you should not discuss pay. This is because you don't want co-workers to be jealous of one another. However, this is also how corporations get away with disparate pay rates.

Conventional M.Sc. in Economics wisdom says that you should always discuss pay. This is because all labor should be making the same wages in order to properly apportion costs. However, if you do this, you cannot cut costs by providing minorities or women lower pay rates, thus giving greater profits to higher-ups.

See how this shit goes?

People need to talk about their pay rates because it is absolutely unfair that Sally does the same work as, but receives less pay than, Sam.

This happened at my job not too long ago. As part of their 'Great Place to Work!' initiative, they raised the starting pay for my department. Well, that starting pay they were offering was more than what some people that'd been there over a year were making, and we only found out because one of the new hires off-hand mentioned it. Word got to HR and they were quick to announce that everyone was getting a raise accordingly, but if you don't talk about these things, anyone/everyone can be screwed.

[Arkandel]

I got an ovation at our weekly meeting for being the only person in the team with a 90%+ review rating and a productivity bonus.

... Sometimes I wonder where my productivity would be if I didn't spend half my time every morning on MSB but.

[Wizz]

@mietze said in RL things I love:

the see through pants are a nice touch.

Ehh, I hadn't had time to change out of my work clothes.

[Ganymede]

@pandora

I had a conversation with a friend about this almost four years ago.

Them: I don't want others to know what I make.
Me: Why not?
Them: What if they get jealous?
Me: That depends. Do they do the same job as you?
Them: More or less.
Me: Then why should you make more than them?
Them: Because I've been there longer than some of them?
Me: Do they produce bad results?
Them: No.
Me: What about the people there longer than you? If you do the same job and get the same results, why should you make less?
Them: Because they have been there longer.
Me: So, you think that pay should vary not based on results, rights, or responsibilities, but by how much longer you've been there?
Them: Um.

And that was that.

[Faceless]

Got a new car. That's nice.

Old car had reached the point of being an old car. It was in great shape still, but had developed a couple leaks. Figured instead of taking the time and energy to fix it again... why don't we just get a new car? So, a new car was had.

I'm still trying to decide if we should just keep the old car and I can do the repairs as I feel the urge. Part of me says yes, because frugal. The other part of me just wants to take it out to my grandparent's and shoot it a few hundred times, because boom. (ETA: Or, you know, sell it. Because I do like money. Pretty sad that option placed third, after fixing it and blowing it up.)

Brand new car though. For my wife it's her first new-new car, which has her super excited. So we've got that going for us, which is nice.

[Thenomain]

@ganymede

I do think my longevity and loyalty to a company should show, but if it’s immediately non tangible then I’m okay with that. More vacation time, better retirement benefits, etc.

Which is why I’m looking to leave my current job. It doesn’t provide any of that.

[Pandora]

@thenomain Agreed. Longetivity/loyalty should be rewarded in perks, not pay. Base salary should be just that - the base amount everyone in that position doing that same work should make.

[Ganymede]

@thenomain said in RL things I love:

I do think my longevity and loyalty to a company should show, but if it’s immediately non tangible then I’m okay with that. More vacation time, better retirement benefits, etc.

I don't.

Economically, I believe that rewards are commensurate with results. If you've been at a company for a long time, but produce the same results as a person who has been there half that time, why should there be any difference in compensation.

Presumably, however, your longevity and loyalty are important factors when it comes time to consider who moves up the food chain. And this is where I think the reward comes in. To me, seniority means first dibs for promotions, unless the results aren't up to par.

[Auspice]

I just want any PTO at all.

[ThatGuyThere]

The grocery store has the liquor holiday gift sets out now.
Yay, booze I would buy anyway but with glassware .... and the occasional gift for fellow booze hound friends.
Yes well over half my glasses have some sort of liquor brand name on them and I am fine with that. For parties I just make sure everyone has a matching brand.

[Thenomain]

@ganymede said in RL things I love:

Economically, I believe that rewards are commensurate with results. If you've been at a company for a long time, but produce the same results as a person who has been there half that time, why should there be any difference in compensation.

Because economically, sustainability is important. If someone can sustain half the productivity for more than twice longer than someone can sustain twice as much, the company's long-term investment in that person has yielded better results.

Also consider the amount it takes to hire someone. This isn't reflected in the instanced view of how much productivity one person has, but the complete view.

We obviously disagree with this, but from my more physics-based learning I must remind business people more frequently than I'd like that work is force over time.

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Oh, er, this is the RL Things I Love thread, isn't it.

Okay, I bought an iPhone 8 today.

Because I also bought AirPods, my monthly credit card statement will be $20 lower, because I get longer to pay it off without interest.

Oh darn.

[saosmash]

RL things of today I love:

Cats that love pets so much they stand up or jump to get to the hand.

[Auspice]

@saosmash said in RL things I love:

RL things of today I love:

Cats that love pets so much they stand up or jump to get to the hand.

In a similar vein: when they want attention so they climb up in your lap and facerub.