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A ton of job postings might actually be fake (qz.com)
A new survey found that almost 40% of companies posted a fake job listing this year — and 85% of those companies interviewed candidates for fake jobs...
Those with a side/second job in this economy, what is it that you do and how did you get into it?
Analysis: The fertility crisis is here and it will permanently alter the economy | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Not to mom shame... (lemmy.world)
Airport security be like (lemmy.world)
Fired employee hacked into company’s computer system and deleted servers, causing it to lose S$918,000 - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
The First Borderlands Movie Clip Looks Like An SNL Skit (kotaku.com)
Today, during IGN Live, we got our first real look at the Borderlands movie, and folks, I’m not sure this is going to be very good....
What jobs were you horrified to learn are done by people with little to no experience or training?
Mine is fresh highschool graduates getting 2 weeks of training to go work acute, all-male forensic psychiatry. We’re taking criminally insane men who are unsafe to put on a unit with criminally insane women....
When was the last time you bought a paper map and why ?
Just out of curiosity, are you full digital do you still buy map often ?.
to those of you who get bored at work if there's lots of downtime, why?
I read posts about people quitting jobs because they’re boring or there is not much to do and I don’t get it: what’s wrong with being paid for doing nothing or not much at all?...
After Appalachian hospitals merged into a monopoly, their ERs slowed to a crawl (kffhealthnews.org)
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What do YouTube tech reviewers do with all the tech?
As asked in the title. Anyone have insider information? Speculations are welcomed. It just seems such an e-waste, but at the same time some reviewing more well known techs are helpful. But those whose goal is to make their video entertaining rather than informative like going on a tech shopping spree on Amazon or Aliexpress to...
What's the most unintentional monetary damage you've ever witnessed someone cause? German
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My Git Knowledge (lemm.ee)
This is art (sh.itjust.works)
A former Gizmodo writer changed his name to ‘Slackbot’ and stayed undetected for months (www.theverge.com)
Minneapolis mayor calls remote workers ‘losers’ who sit at home with a ‘nasty cat blanket, diddling on their laptop’ (fortune.com)
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is trying a unique strategy to get remote workers to return downtown: insulting them....
And this is why I don't have family on any social media (lemmy.world)
text don't call (lemmy.world)
Everywhere i've worked, there's always some guy that looks vaguely like Thom York. What weird work quirks have you experienced across jobs?
for those who don’t know, Thom York is the lead singer of Radiohead....
Wwyd if you were given a pocket dimension 3m cubed?
Rules:...
YouTube, Discord, and Lord of the Rings Led Police to a Teen Accused of a US Swatting Spree (www.wired.com)
For nearly two years, police have been tracking down the culprit behind a wave of hoax threats. A digital trail took them to the door of a 17-year-old in California....
YSK: Indeed and other job sites are saturated with scams
For the past two years, legitimate job postings on Indeed and Glassdoor have been replaced by scams. If you’re tricked, the scammers aren’t satisfied with your contact info in your CV, they reach out via email to request that you connect on an encrypted messenger app where they can privately scam you out of thousands in...
It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription (slate.com)
The author canceled their Amazon Prime subscription on a whim and realized they didn’t really need it....
That feeling when you're feeling super sick and want to be left alone but the cats are like "DADS SICK!!! DAD! IS SICK!!!" (lemmy.world)
Sorry for the blur, I’m SICK! What do you want from me?
You're just a kid, how would you know what you want for the rest of your life? (lemmy.world)
What was the last time you clicked on an ad?
I think as a child I got viruses from one of the ads, you know, the ones would put on the side of the site. We had to call in a guy, to clean parents’ computer. I felt really guilty and never touched those ads again....
Teen sued Utah over social media law requiring curfew for minors (arstechnica.com)
Costco is testing out a new system for entering stores (www.cnn.com)
Bad news if you’re mooching off of someone else’s Costco membership: The retail giant is cracking down....
Time Travelers of Lemmy, what surprised you the most about the eras you visited?
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Can you survive on pickles alone, for a while?
Almost every jar of pickles claims a serving of pickles has zero calories. Now clearly, this is incorrect and the result of exploiting some ridiculous FDA loophole, since anyone knows that cucumbers provide calories....
what has worked for you to stop getting angry thinking about people who hurt you?
I’m letting people who hurt me in the past live rent free in my mind....
Which pill do you choose? (i.imgur.com)
Why isn't anyone farting in school?
I was homeschooled previously with a small group of other children and we fart in class all the time....
The Era of American Computer Magazines Has Drawn to a Close (bytecellar.com)
The Era of American Computer Magazines Has Drawn to a Close::I’ve been buying a copy of Maximum PC magazine at the airport newsstand on every long-distance trip I’ve taken over the past two decades. I’m primarily a Mac user but Maximum PC, which started life as boot, bought at these … Continue reading →
Does anyone else like drinking coca cola or any other carbonated drink after the CO2 escapes?
Its weird… I like the sweet/sour taste of soda once the CO2 is gone. People find me very weird for this
Chairs for the lazy (i.imgflip.com)
My wife "sucks" (feddit.nl)
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She was right in 1992, the Catholic Church is still filled with pedophiles. (lemmy.world)