So I just lost my main PC and... yeah... I need a new one for my university homework by the end of Sunday...
cross-posted from: lemmygrad.ml/post/5093256...
I just found out the popular coworker kicked me out of my workplace. Our of spite I'm thinking about rage applying and quitting or moving departments ASAP. Is this the right way to go?
basically I’m the quiet one and even though she never was my supervisor, she acted like it. I was doing my job and she kept pestering me to help her with something she could do alone. I told her to wait, she kept calling me. I ignored her to do my job, she kept calling until I exploded:...
People who are 1s and 2s on this scale, do you watch adult video?
why do water lillies only open during the day?
what bad thing is going to happen at night, that they feel the need to expend the energy
What would you like for everyone to know about the type of job you have?
Well since I’ve been mostly in customer service jobs I’d like for people to know that the reps don’t make the rules or decisions. When there is something about a store or service that’s undesirable such as prices then it’s something to bring up to upper management or just let them lose you as a customer. But you can be...
Rosa Luxemburg recommendation (www.marxists.org)
If you had to recommend only one piece from the linked library, what would it be and why? I keep seeing (really good) Rosa Luxemburg quotes but I have never read her.
Advice on whether to get a contracted job or not
Basically, I currently work in a digital cinema company as a helpdesk for them and the job pays ok but is pretty stable as my colleagues have all been there for years. I have an interview soon for a FAANG company to be on their IT Helpdesk. It’s a job that will give me a lot of good experience, but it is a 6 month contract...
What are some things(or ways) that you use to save time or get things done efficiently? Especially things that would be useful for many and are currently less popular.
I have recently started using RSS feeds to get news and other information. It is quite time-saving....
People younger than 30, what advice would you give to people over 30?
What are you hoping to see happen in the future?
Non-Communist of Lemmy , what Billionair do you root for ?
What advice would you give to people in their 20s?
Feel free to share any life experiences or anecdotes.
what would be a funny thing to teach my 5 y/o niece?
I’m visiting extended family for the first time in a long time, and one of my nieces has reached the impressionable age where she keeps mimicking things that she sees me do. what’s a really funny but fairly harmless thing I should teach her to do?
Is there a way to know by checking all of the boxes, if it's safe to swim here? (green2.kingcounty.gov)
My friends keep begging me to go swimming at this location. I’ve been told by locals that it’s not a wise decision. I was wondering how I can tell? I don’t think it’s about bacteria, but more there are a ton of boats, planes and former industrial waste in the area. Can I tell from these tests?...
Is the consumer or the producer at fault, and why?
How do you deal with the poor and desperate around you? (Homeless or some stranger who is in an utterly helpless position)
I am low on money these days and my life is hell for it. I have to do with substandard everything in my life I recently had an incident where an elderly woman asked me for money while roaming the street with her family begging for money. I had no money to spare, but had I had any, I wouldn’t have given a penny to her (Life is...
if you like doing your job and going home, how do you bear with coworkers who are lazier but more popular than you and get away with doing less?
cross-posted from: linux.community/post/1144192...
What is your favorite movie? Or, what is your favorite genre of film?
I’m trying to get a gauge of what people here are interested in.
How do you spend your upvotes? What about tips?
I have heard a few different strategies for this. For example “Upvote everything, even if you disagree with it, if it contributes to discussion”. But my concern with this strategy is that it means the first posted comments just get upvoted the highest regardless of their quality relative to other comments (as all comments...
What if furries became real, how would you react to this information.
Would you be horrified, that some furred abomination is walking around on the streets and commit to the 40K way of cleansing them?...
Passive Aggressive signals
What are some passive aggressive signals or signs you see? Could be from co workers, strangers, that supposed friendly baker last week....
What bizarre misconceptions do people have about your field?
What would you do if a scraggly homeless person knocked on your door, and all he asked was for a sandwich, a bottle of water, a bath, and perhaps a beard trim?
I’ve actually skipped work just to help a homeless guy get his beard trimmed. Bought him pizza too. Kinda hard to get anywhere in life when you look like shit....
Opions on buying a used Flip 3 5g?
What’s your opinions for buying a used flip3 from places like amazon or CEX, judging from reviews the biggest worry is that the screen will breaking less than a year of second hand use.