LizzieMaine
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Gawd save us from the militarization of suburbia.
IThe only thing more obnoxious is the ubiquity of the word "tactical," as in that dopey commercial where they show Mr. J. Random Bonedumb scouting his dooryard with his advanced tactical flashlight. That'll show those woodchucks.
I refuse to allow my work life and private life to mingle. They don't pay me to answer emails at home, so I refuse to have the work email server on it. Same with the work IM chat.Two factor 'security', which means you can't use your work wmail to let collleagues know there is a peoblem with your phone... and work's increasing colonisation of my private phone via such 'security'. Bah.
A new pair every month I would never have to wash underwear ever again.You seriously want to miss out this great opportunity?
Years ago I worked with a guy who claimed he was Ron Popeil's nephew. I shrugged it off until Mr. Popeil showed up to take him to lunch one day. Anyway, all of that "Ronco" rubbish they used to sell was indeed pretty much garbage, but it did work if you knew "the secret". For example, the now infamous "Veg-O-Matic" did slice and dice as advertised, but for the commercials they used a 240 lb. bodybuilder who had practiced with the Veg-O-Matic because you had to push down hard and fast, and make sure the "blades" were absolutely straight up and down when you did....Bell & Howell used to be a respected brand, widely known for the quality of its products, as was Sharper Image. Now both may as well be Ron “But Wait! There’s More!” Popeil.
One of the many positive side effects of my non-negotiable refusal to own any kind of mobile device is that it automatically throws a wrench into any suggested implementation that kind of system here. The fact that my computer at home is twenty years old and I refuse to "upgrade" it offers additional insulation. Especially since they don't pay me enough to "upgrade" anything even if I wanted to.
One feature of Covid is that our restaurants, when open, do not give out menus. Instead they give you a bar code thing to scan on your cel phone so the menu appears on your screen. Except I have to ask for the old fashioned cardboard menu as I don't have a data plan on my phone.....it just makes phone calls. Invariably the young server just does not comprehend.Look on the bright side! Today’s gee-whiz latest stuff will go for a dime on the dollar in three or four years.
I do have a data plan on my phone, but I'd still have to ask for an actual menu 'cause I have no idea how to do all of that scanning stuff with my cell phone. The young server would have to walk me through the whole thing, by which time he/she could easily have grabbed a menu, taken my order, and damn near had the food on the table.One feature of Covid is that our restaurants, when open, do not give out menus. Instead they give you a bar code thing to scan on your cel phone so the menu appears on your screen. Except I have to ask for the old fashioned cardboard menu as I don't have a data plan on my phone.....it just makes phone calls. Invariably the young server just does not comprehend.
The easier the Boys make it for you to spend money, the easier it is to spend money on things you really don't need.
I refuse to allow my work life and private life to mingle. They don't pay me to answer emails at home, so I refuse to have the work email server on it. Same with the work IM chat.
I've never used an Uber in my life. Aside from the philosophical objections I have to the whole idea of the way the company does business, they don't exist here. So it's kinda moot...
I refuse to allow my work life and private life to mingle. They don't pay me to answer emails at home, so I refuse to have the work email server on it. Same with the work IM chat.
Years ago I worked with a guy who claimed he was Ron Popeil's nephew. I shrugged it off until Mr. Popeil showed up to take him to lunch one day. Anyway, all of that "Ronco" rubbish they used to sell was indeed pretty much garbage, but it did work if you knew "the secret". For example, the now infamous "Veg-O-Matic" did slice and dice as advertised, but for the commercials they used a 240 lb. bodybuilder who had practiced with the Veg-O-Matic because you had to push down hard and fast, and make sure the "blades" were absolutely straight up and down when you did.
In the late 1980's when I received my first work issued Cel phone it was heaven.....at first......no more searching for a working pay phone or a phone booth without excrement within. Until we soon discovered it also meant we were always within reach of the office......until we counter discovered there were big voids in cel phone coverage so we just had to deny receiving the call as we must have been in a 'dead zone'. Glad I am out of the fray.Same here, I wouldn’t even hang out with folks from work when not payed for.
At this end of the pond an employer couldn’t force staff to use private gear for work and for sure not outside regular working time.
If an employer would want / need you to check work mail outside regular working time for example, they’d have to pay you respectively and of course to supply you with the necessary gear and infrastructure such as a mobile phone or a notebook, pad…respective fast web access…