Semi-Hemi-Demigod

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to piracy in Disney is gouging customers with a near doubling of subscription costs.

This is rich coming from the company that literally wrote "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me!"

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to piracy in Disney is gouging customers with a near doubling of subscription costs.

Disney made a movie called Crater that was removed from their catalog after just two weeks. It is only available via piracy.

I haven't watched it because that would be illegal, but it's almost like they want us to pirate. Heck, I would never have heard about Final Space if the animator hadn't raised a stink after it got removed from the WB catalog.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to news in Remote work is still 'frustrating and disorienting' for bosses, economist says—their No. 1 problem with it is how difficult it is to observe and monitor employees

But the biggest disadvantage of remote work that employers cite is how difficult it is to observe and monitor employees

I'm sure these employers hire external contractors. Do they insist on observing and monitoring those contractors? Are they going to insist their contracotr's employees be active on Teams at all times?

I hate the idea that if working from home for an employer is somehow different from working as a freelancer from home.

Pre-pandemic, bosses relied on desk visits and peer monitoring, which occurs when co-workers notice and comment on each other’s work, to keep employees on track in the office, and there is no clear replacement for them in a remote setting, Pollak explains.

Again: If they hired a contractor, would they want to "drop by their desk" to comment on their work? Why do they insist on treating employees like Clients from Hell?

“It’s hard to know which measure these software programs track even matters,” Pollak adds. “A lot of knowledge work is done in video meetings, or offline in phone calls, research and brainstorming, and it’s impossible to quantify all of that.”

Yes, exactly. So stop trying to quantify it. Quantify the results of that knowledge work. A results-focused management style works best for remote work, not hovering over your peons waiting for them to make a mistake.

“If the pandemic and ‘great resignation’ taught us anything, it’s that managers need to be intentional and engaged with employees to be truly effective,”

Holy cow, managers need to talk to their workers! Thank The Invisible Hand this priestly Economist has brought this nugget of wisdom from the Ivory Tower.

Also, I love that the image for this article is a bleak and soulless office. I don't know how people see this and still wonder why nobody wants to be there.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to news in Remote work is still 'frustrating and disorienting' for bosses, economist says—their No. 1 problem with it is how difficult it is to observe and monitor employees

I like to save that for Casual Friday. It helps the weekend feel special.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to news in Remote work is still 'frustrating and disorienting' for bosses, economist says—their No. 1 problem with it is how difficult it is to observe and monitor employees

How did they monitor people in the office? If they weren't able to point to SMART metrics that show work getting done, wherever that work gets done, they're bad managers. "Asses in chairs" is not a SMART metric. "Active on Teams" is also not a SMART metric.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to mildlyinfuriating in This concept for budget double decker airline seating

I'll pay extra for good drugs

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to risa in Giving Generations an R rating

This feels like a Lower Decks/Rick & Morty crossover

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to pics in Took a picture of my cat, Derek

This is maximum Derek

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to mildlyinfuriating in This concept for budget double decker airline seating

If I pretend to be disabled can I fly there too?

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to mildlyinfuriating in This concept for budget double decker airline seating

If I could fly in a coffin in the baggage section I’d be so much more comfortable.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to mildlyinfuriating in This concept for budget double decker airline seating

This looks like a good way to eliminate all my carbon emissions from flying because there’s no way I’ll get on a plane like this.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to technology in Longer Commutes, Shorter Lives: The Costs of Not Investing in America

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Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to technology in Google has sent internet into ‘spiral of decline’, claims DeepMind co-founder

They'll need to make money with a cheap cost-per-sale, so they'll put ads on the site. Then they'll put promoted content in the AI chat, but it's okay because they'll say it's promoted. Eventually it won't even say it's promoted and it will just be all ads, just like every other tech company.

Why? Because monetization leads directly to enshittification, because the users stop being the customers.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to news in Californians plead guilty in $600 million nationwide catalytic converter theft scheme

Everyone’s struggling out here and they just make it worse because they want the money.

They didn't get convicted because they're making life worse because they want money. They got convicted because they didn't make life worse for money legally.

Making life worse for money is actually praised quite often in America.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to technology in About half of Bandcamp employees have been laid off

For a stock to go up, the company has to make more profit.

To make more profit, they need to pay their workers less than the value of the goods or services produced.

Therefore, the stock price is a measure of how well a company can exploit its workers.