Eiri

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[–] Eiri@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

Oh yeah, definitely very old stuff, huh.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.ca 39 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I regularly say "from the 20th century" when I want to emphasize the age, the irrelevance, of my lack of knowledge of something.

I don't know crap about cars, so sometimes, someone would ask me about an old one or something and I'd say "not sure, mid-20th century I think".

It's a funny way to talk about it and it almost masks the fact I just tried to get away with a 25-year window.

Although in a more rude manner I'll also say I don't care about some 20th century movie or something.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

Well they don't know know, but there are signs. For one, we fill in timesheets, and lying on them is a no-no. I could probably get away with stretching the truth a little, but if they notice I only commit between X and Y time, or that I'm seldom available for developer questions at a particular time, they might get suspicious and investigate my hours.

As for overtime... Well I think how companies handle it is they don't actually ask us to stay late; they just give us unrealistic targets that kinda require overtime unless you're a god if we ever complained they'd say they never asked for us to stay late.

We used to be able to accumulate time indefinitely and take time off according to the bank of extra time we'd worked, but once, someone accumulated hundreds of hours and just left on an unplanned vacation for nearly a full month and they really didn't like that. So now, you need to work your quota (which you can have them adjust to your capabilities; 30, 35, 40...) on average every month. So, sure, I can work only 20 hours one week, but that's 15 hours of extra time I need to do within that month.

And if you have extra at the end of the month, well, that's lost.

Which sucks, because I used to use those as sick days over the legally required two paid ones we get per year; my health isn't exactly resplendent.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

This is so common in Quebec that I have trouble believing it's illegal. I think it might be a loophole.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

Oh yeah I pick up stuff with them sometimes but I wanna try the monkey experience lol

[–] Eiri@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've got a feeling we'll see Bush v. Gore style recount shenanigans or worse. Trumpist "stop the steal" people have begun to infiltrate the election process, right?

[–] Eiri@lemmy.ca 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (11 children)

I have a salaried position. I don't clock in. But it's typically only used to deny us overtime pay. If I work 35 hours a week, I'm paid 12.5% less than my colleagues who do 40. And if my lunch break is too long, I'm expected to stay late sometime within the month to compensate.

And while I do have a shit job (save me) I've never seen someone whose employer didn't mind their hours as long as they got shit done.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 months ago

Huh. The person was off-frame. And I'm pretty sure i retroactively chose a color for the ball.

I think I might have a black-and-white imagination.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.ca 30 points 10 months ago

That post's gotta chill with the personal attacks, geez.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

6 and 9 are huge fan favourites. I hated 6 enough to drop it, and while I did finish 9, man was it mediocre.

10, 13 and 7 are my favourites.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

It's just a really well-known phenomenon. People thinking they don't stink because it's the smell they're used to. I'm just speculating, and there's of course a chance I'm wrong.

As for how I know I stink, i have a much keener nose than the average. I can tell when my hair stinks because it's been too long since my last shampoo, for instance, a thing most people can't even tell about others apparently. Even though it's the grossest smell ever.

But even then, most of the time I can't tell my breath stinks. It probably has to do with how close the mouth is to the nose. Mostly, I've associated sensations in my mouth with instances where I was told I stunk and work from there.

As for what I eat, oh yeah, I absolutely do eat carbs a normal amount. But I really don't think this should have much of an effect when I'm not eating. I have trouble imagining bacteria having a stock of food for when I don't eat.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Tbh if I could I think I would turn on the gene for prehensile feet.

Just to try. Looks fun.

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