therealrjp

joined 1 year ago
[–] therealrjp@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

Equal opportunities damn it, men can also be prostitutes! Didn’t you know that women also enjoy sex? It’s quite possible, believe it or not, that women might fancy some sexy time too.

[–] therealrjp@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

In the meantime, enjoy the ride!

[–] therealrjp@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lots of people start their working careers with the mindset of continuing to do some form of work in retirement. As you get closer, that opinion often changes.

[–] therealrjp@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

It’s not always necessary to ‘go through the union’ instead of speaking with your manager. For pay, conditions and other disputes, yes, you’d want the collective bargaining of a union to get the best deal. For other things, it’s not always necessary.

I had a fall at work a couple of years ago. I fractured my ankle and was away from work until it healed and I could work again. When I returned, the problem area that lead to my fall hadn’t been looked at. I raised it with management myself and they dealt with my concerns and rectified the issue. I informed my health and safety union rep of what I was doing and he agreed to take it up if necessary. It wasn’t.

The company I work for has a long history of working with unions. They obviously have their motivations to improve efficiency and profitability but generally aren’t arseholes about it. The toxic culture I see in other companies only comes about when bosses can get away with murder because employees aren’t able to stand together.

[–] therealrjp@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I felt like this couldn’t possibly be true. I was wrong.

[–] therealrjp@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The grammar in this article is horrendous. It’s almost as if Fox isn’t a reputable source for news!

[–] therealrjp@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

There’s no requirement for you to upgrade every year if you don’t want to but without it, what would the people who need something new do? I’m upgrading this year from an iPhone X that is really on its last legs. Broken screen, charging more than once a day etc. It’s served it’s purpose well but now is the time for a new one. A two or three year refresh cycle would mean I would be potentially buying a two year old phone today. Why would I want that when I keep things for several years?