The Off Topic Topic

[Iormlund]

Everyone knows freelancers are not human and thus have no rights.

[Ideologue]

That must be an awfully big basket you have in your bike.


On the original point, the truth is my friend is not out of a job becuase someone else is working too much. The truth is he's not qualified to do what I do. He has no job because of the way he has handled his career. And he knows it. During the good old days he kept jumping ship (and role) as soon as someone offered him a better salary. His CV speaks of someone without a defined profile who won't stick around for long. So now he's in long-term unemployment despite his engineering degree.

Too bad employers can't be held to the same standard.

[HVC]

That must be an awfully big basket you have in your bike.


On the original point, the truth is my friend is not out of a job becuase someone else is working too much. The truth is he's not qualified to do what I do. He has no job because of the way he has handled his career. And he knows it. During the good old days he kept jumping ship (and role) as soon as someone offered him a better salary. His CV speaks of someone without a defined profile who won't stick around for long. So now he's in long-term unemployment despite his engineering degree.

Too bad employers can't be held to the same standard.

i know places people won't work at because of the insane turn over. Don't know if it's common practice but I was told to ask about what happened to the person who was in the position I'm applying for.

[Iormlund]

They can sometimes Ide. The only reason I'm being promoted so fast (barely weeks after starting) is they have mismanaged employees so badly they've lost three key people in the last year and they have to fill the gaps.

[Ideologue]

They can if your skills aren't entirely fungible, sure.  That's great shakes for 5-15% of the workforce.

[Razgovory]

I wish I was fungible.

[CountDeMoney]

Here's one sbr can spooge to.  SHORTEST REVOLUTION EVAH

Two Cops, Three Others Killed in Las Vegas Shooting Spree

An apparent ambush in a Las Vegas pizzeria that carried over to a nearby Walmart left five people dead on Sunday, including two police officers and a pair of shooters.

The two cops were shot by a male and female as they were eating lunch at Cici's Pizza at about 11:30 a.m. local time (2:30 p.m. ET), Las Vegas Metro Police spokesman Larry Hadfield told NBC News.

Witnesses told police that one of the shooters yelled "This is the start of a revolution" before firing at patrolmen, who were identified as Officer Alyn Beck, 42, and Officer Igor Soldo, 32.

Officials said one of the cops was able to fire back at the duo before succumbing to his injuries.

The suspects then stripped the officers of their weapons and ammunition and went across the street to a Walmart, where they shot and killed another person, Hadfield said.

Deputy Sheriff Kevin McMahill reported that one of the shooters, described as a tall white man, yelled "everyone get out" before unleashing a hail of bullets.

The shooters then apparently killed themselves at the Walmart, in what officials described as "some kind of suicide pact."

Police said the female suspect first shot the man, then herself.

In a statement, Walmart said the store was closed and they were working with local police.

"We express our deepest condolences to everyone who has been affected by this senseless act of violence," said spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan.

Cici's Pizza also put out a statement saying, "We are deeply saddened by this tragic event and our hearts go out to the families and friends of the officers." They said the store would remained closed until further notice.

female suspect first shot the man, then herself.

Great plan.  I wonder if he was in on it.

[sbr]

Alyn and Igor?

[Josquius]

Everyone knows freelancers are not human and thus have no rights.

A freelancer is just a middle class unemployed person

[Ideologue]

I think the qualifier "middle class" is inapt, but you're British, and you people use the term incorrectly all the time.

[garbon]

I think the qualifier "middle class" is inapt, but you're British, and you people use the term incorrectly all the time.

It'd be odd to mention freelancers as part of the lower class, no?

[Ideologue]

Lots of contract workers in the lower class.

[garbon]

I don't know I'd use the word "freelancer."

[alfred russel]

They can if your skills aren't entirely fungible, sure.  That's great shakes for 5-15% of the workforce.

I think you are using the word fungible wrong. Your average heart surgeon's skills are fungible, for instance. Gold and oil are two examples of fungible commodities.

[Ideologue]

OK, perhaps I should say "trivially fungible."  If you sell your stock of gold, you can replace it instantly if the price remains the same or falls (as with stocks, oil, blue widgets, etc.)

Finding a trained, proven robot apocalypse engineer like Iorm is difficult.  You get rid of him, and you won't be able to instantly purchase another.

Fwiw, that's probably the case with surgeons too.