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| Topic | How many different jobs/companies have you worked for? |
| willythemailboy 02/28/24 10:04:47 AM #8 | Eight if I count the temp agency I worked for as a single job rather than several jobs that all only lasted for a few days.
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| Topic | What's the longest someone took to hire you after you applied? |
| willythemailboy 02/28/24 10:01:21 AM #14 | I followed up on a job a week after the interview and was told they hired someone else. Then six months after that I get a formal written rejection in the mail. Ironically it was for the USPS and the snail mail took that long to arrive.
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| Topic | Taylor Swift's Dad allegedly punched a paparazzi in the face |
| willythemailboy 02/28/24 6:18:17 AM #43 | haloiscoolisbak posted...
And the driving while drunk? willythemailboy posted... There was enough blame to go around. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Taylor Swift's Dad allegedly punched a paparazzi in the face |
| willythemailboy 02/28/24 5:12:42 AM #36 | haloiscoolisbak posted...
I'm not defending the paparazzi, but the main person at fault was surely her extremely drunk professional driver going double the speed limit in a tunnelThere was enough blame to go around. If they hadn't been chasing them, would he have been speeding like that? In most civil law that would make them civilly liable even if they weren't directly criminally liable. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Lauren Boebert's son arrested for 22 counts of theft and related crimes. |
| willythemailboy 02/28/24 5:03:54 AM #3 | Rifle Police Department Well that's on brand. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | The Y Chromosome Is Disappearing - What does it mean for MEN ? |
| willythemailboy 02/28/24 1:19:05 AM #52 | Mistere_Man posted...
Tina got a reduction.I believe the correct term is "shrinkflation". --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Have you ever had a boss at your work who was pretty terrible... |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 11:21:49 PM #15 | Smallville posted...
what retail chain is this? your store management stuff sounds extremely badI plead the Fifth, for the same reason I don't say exactly which city I live in or which university I went to. There are some users here who have explicitly said they would like to doxx me if given the chance. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | The Y Chromosome Is Disappearing - What does it mean for MEN ? |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 11:17:58 PM #46 | WingsOfGood posted...
excuse me read articleI don't need to to know the entire premise of the article is bullshit. All sorts of animals survive quite well without a Y chromosome to determine sex, and some don't have X chromosomes either. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | The Y Chromosome Is Disappearing - What does it mean for MEN ? |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 11:07:20 PM #40 | jumi posted...
Reminder that in 4.6 million years humans won't even be human anymore anyway.At the rate we're going we'll have "evolved" to Florida man. Devolved, maybe? --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Taylor Swift's Dad allegedly punched a paparazzi in the face |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 11:03:43 PM #31 | Thermador446 posted...
I wouldn't pee on a paparazzi if they were on fire.Sounds like an excuse to yell "Worldstar!!!" and film it. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Have you ever had a boss at your work who was pretty terrible... |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 11:00:55 PM #13 | Smallville posted...
isn't that kinda unusual , fired every single manager on the spot? You agreed with it though? That's some story about that what happened to that guy 17 consecutive days , he was kinda old right?I wasn't there for the every manager fired on the spot incident, just that the store manager who was in charge of the Lowes it happened at was hired as as our store manager after being fired from Lowes. Given his performance at our store, I'd say the Lowes mass firing was probably justified. Last I heard he had left retail management entirely as was working part time as a substitute teacher. With the current crop of managers at our store, I'd say a mass firing of every member of management who hasn't been with the company for at least five years (meaning predating that district manager) would be entirely justified and probably long overdue. There might be one or two worthwhile people caught up in that but for the most part the best I can say about them is they're a waste of headcount and the majority are actively detrimental to everyone around them. The manager who died was in his mid 50s but overweight and obviously heavily stressed. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Have you ever had a boss at your work who was pretty terrible... |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 10:30:46 PM #11 | Don't even get me started on my boss for my last 3 years at the university. The best I can say there is that I got out alive. Two full professors were not so lucky; one of them attended his (forced) retirement party then went out to his car to enjoy a bottle of champagne and cyanide. The other lasted a year or so after being forcibly retired before ending it.
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| Topic | Have you ever had a boss at your work who was pretty terrible... |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 10:22:46 PM #9 | Smallville posted...
is this a walmart or something?Similar. The district manager was knows for exclusively hiring Walmart management failures so it's slowly becoming a Walmart clone. It will take years to reverse the trend if they ever can, since the Walmart dregs tend to scapegoat the preexisting management whenever things go wrong. Edit: The prior store manager was hired from Lowes where something similar happened. The district manager walked into the store and fired every single manager on the spot. Prior to him was the guy that worked 17 consecutive 12+ hour days during Covid and dropped dead. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Taylor Swift's Dad allegedly punched a paparazzi in the face |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 10:17:08 PM #16 | Punished_Blinx posted...
Her team respondedSounds like he was lucky to only get punched. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Thunder storm in February |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 10:14:40 PM #20 | Xenogears15 posted...
At this time of year? Those temps are very abnormal.The Ohio one was in February. 2002-ish, I think. Illinois has wildly variable weather. Checking the weather records for my area in February shows everything from high 60s to 70s and down to below -20. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Have you ever had a boss at your work who was pretty terrible... |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 10:10:32 PM #6 | Absolutely. The store manager here is running the place into the ground, and the district manager that hired him was fired on the spot when a company VP visited and saw the state of the store. Unfortunately the store manager was "too new" in the position to get the same treatment. That was 8 months ago and the place is still getting worse.
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| Topic | Thunder storm in February |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 10:07:20 PM #16 | Heineken14 posted...
Was mid 80s today here in Illinois and supposed to be like 30-40 tomorrow. Awesome.That's not all that atypical for Illinois, at least the part I live in. Even when I lived in Ohio I saw it drop from mid-80s to 20 in under 24 hours. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Did any of you here about that one person who donated one billion |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 7:46:15 PM #5 | If I had Bezos level of fuck-you money, yeah I would do that sort of thing. I wouldn't make a single donation that size if I only had a few billion though; I'd prefer to spread smaller amounts to multiple worthy causes.
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| Topic | What is the most iconic aircraft ever produced? |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 10:34:33 AM #69 | kirbymuncher posted...
Just speaking personally, I am definitely able to count the engines but until reading this post I never would have known this was a difference between the twoIt's a large part of the reason 747s were used on almost every ocean crossing flight. At the time it was designed jet engines still had significant reliability problems so a two-engine plane was limited to staying within a certain distance (one hour flight time but don't quote me on that) of an airport in case an engine died. Two engine planes crossing the Atlantic had to go up and over across Iceland but the four engine 747 could cross direct due to the added engine redundancy. That regulation has long since been retired as jet engines improved. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | You get a free 3-topping pizza. What 3-toppings do you pick? |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 10:21:13 AM #32 | Pork sausage, bacon, green olives
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| Topic | was floored that someone spent 50k in 4 years on microtransactions |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 10:19:21 AM #19 | Xenogears15 posted...
WhatYup. Why spend $20 million making SC3 when you can make more having a handful of people crank out a sparkle pony in a week? --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Oxford comma = necessary |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 10:16:43 AM #19 | There have been many lawsuits when contracts and/or ordinances were written without the Oxford comma.
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| Topic | was floored that someone spent 50k in 4 years on microtransactions |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 10:13:04 AM #15 | Karovorak posted...
When a 10 skin or 10-pull cashgrab is more profitable than a truly good AAA game, then something is wrong with us as the playerbase.Blizzard made more money selling the first shop mount in World of Warcraft than they did on Starcraft 2 in the game's entire life cycle. That's why there was never a Starcraft 3. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | god damn drain backed up in the basement |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 8:45:09 AM #28 | My whole apartment building repeatedly backed up into my bathtub over the summer because fucking morons keep flushing those "flushable" wet wipes. Now the management has the plumber out every 6 weeks or so to clear the pipe, and I know the warning signs of a near-clog so I can call it in a few days before it starts backing up if it happens between visits.
I don't know who bribed who to get those damn things approved, but they need something truly unpleasant to happen to them. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | What kind of jobs can you get if you don't want to work in customer service... |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 7:57:45 AM #6 | Warehouse. Truck driver.
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| Topic | Could millions of ships have taken out the 1st Death Star with just firepower? |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 6:49:46 AM #11 | Depends on what those millions of ships are. TIE fighters? Not a chance. X wings? Probably disable but not destroy before they ran out of fuel and torpedoes. Imperial Star Destroyers or Mon Calamari cruisers? Easily.
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| Topic | What is the most iconic aircraft ever produced? |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 6:45:34 AM #65 | FinalBraveNUT posted...
M1 AbrahamIf you have somehow taken flight in an M1 Abrams, something has gone very badly wrong and it will end poorly for you. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | What is the most iconic aircraft ever produced? |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 6:43:55 AM #64 | thisworld posted...
Most common passenger plane is Boeing 737 and Airbus 320 iirc although I don't know if regular people can tell 737 from 747 or not. They might realize that 737 is a little too small to be called 'jumbo jet'. Or they might call all passenger planes 'Boeing' just like you said :)I think most people could tell "this one has four engines and this one has two". --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | What level of dress is the most comfortable for you? |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 6:41:31 AM #28 | A sombrero and a strategically deployed tube sock.
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| Topic | $500, but for 48 hours you smell all my farts. |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 3:01:14 AM #3 | Obligatory post:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3o6Magi8P4 --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Democracy might come to an end because some dudes can't get p**** |
| willythemailboy 02/27/24 2:17:13 AM #458 | Spiderman23J posted...
damn this topic escalatedWhy are you shocked that a topic intended to be a dumpster fire turned into a dumpster fire? --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Video of a girl crying listening to Taylor Swift outside the venue goes viral |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 11:18:39 PM #23 | WingsOfGood posted...
there seems to be a trend of people saying popular performer x "SAVED THEIR LIFE"I don't know about bands or performers in general, but I've certainly talked to people who have had particular songs change their lives. Usually along the lines of How To Save A Life, Fight Song, Before You Go, etc. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | GoT actor Joseph Gatt had his career ruined by a false accuser he never even met |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 11:11:00 PM #112 | Punished_Blinx posted...
Come forward to who? We have no idea if she even talked to the police.People were asking why the purported victim wasn't coming forward to publicly deny the allegations in order to protect the guy's reputation. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Today I learned the global map we use is size-inaccurate. |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 11:05:03 PM #16 | Aztex posted...
Is this not common sense? I leaned this in elementaryI think everyone is kinda-sorta aware of the distortion but don't really realize the amount of distortion present. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | GoT actor Joseph Gatt had his career ruined by a false accuser he never even met |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 9:42:34 PM #108 | DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC posted...
If you make provably false claims -- if it can be demonstrated 100% that you lied and lied intentionally -- there should be no expectation of privacy for you IMO.That's not an answer to why she hasn't come forward to say the allegations were false. She currently has anonymity - "should" or not is irrelevant here - and can't come forward to make a statement without giving that up. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Anyone else just had Youtube slow down for them? |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 9:38:24 PM #15 | Not slow, but I have this weird thing where a video shot in vertical form but played in the horizontal format will get weirdly clipped.
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| Topic | Is banana the most user friendly fruit? |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 9:27:12 PM #12 | archizzy posted...
Apples are pretty damn easy. Dont even need to peel them. Just pick them up and eat them. Last longer than bananas too. Also lots of people in the US have apple trees. I dont know anyone who has bananas on their property.That's because the above-ground part of the banana "tree" dies off every year, then regrows from the root structure the next year. Bananas are the highest waste-to-food ratio food crop in common cultivation. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | GoT actor Joseph Gatt had his career ruined by a false accuser he never even met |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 5:07:40 PM #99 | LinkPizza posted...
Basically, thats what I wanted to know. I want to know what she has been saying officially. Has she backed up the claims against him, or did she tell the truth, and no one believed her? It has she just been radio silent the whole time?I can't see how she could without giving up her anonymity. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Israel/Palestina War 12: Attacking the worlds biggest refugee camp |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 4:58:11 PM #413 | Trumble posted...
Okay, let's go with the assumption that Russia's actions are indeed genocidal at least in intent. They still come nowhere near the sheer scale of Israel's actions, so Russia would still be a distant 2nd place.Only because they're spread over a wider area and population. In sheer numbers Russia is significantly ahead, not to mention the whole stealing children thing. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | $1 million dollars, but you have to fight current Mike Tyson for 12 rounds |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 4:39:46 PM #9 | Pikachuchupika posted...
That's technically forfeiting, so you wouldn't get the money.Realistically none of us would still be up after at most 2-3 punches anyway. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Why tf is overtime pay based on hours per week and not consecutive days worked? |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 4:38:19 PM #7 | LightHawKnight posted...
Hasnt it been that way in IL for a while now? I know my boss wouldnt let me work certain weekends even in emergencies cause that was 7 consecutive days of working, so another coworker had to go in.January 1, 2023. There were some frankly hilarious adjustments at my employer when they abruptly discovered that certain people going on vacation meant day shift management had to work the overnight shift at least once to cover. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | What is the most iconic aircraft ever produced? |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 4:34:06 PM #41 | Starks posted...
The B-21 would replace the B-52, but perhaps only after the 2040s or '50s. And at that point it would be outdated in its own right.Fittingly, the B-52 will not be replaced until after the B-21 has already replaced the B-1A and the B-2 solely due to cost. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | I used to think the term was "toeing the line"... |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 4:27:07 PM #13 | Xenogears15 posted...
Wait what? It isn't toe the line?It is, they're just fucking with people. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Why tf is overtime pay based on hours per week and not consecutive days worked? |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 10:48:54 AM #2 | It is in Illinois, as of the beginning of 2023. Hourly workers can't be scheduled seven consecutive days.
Demonoid once had a job where he'd work 12 consecutive 12 hour days, then get Saturday and Sunday off, the do the whole thing again. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Work longer is no solution for people who can't afford to retire |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 10:45:33 AM #10 | DarthAragorn posted...
It is absolutely insane to me that there are old people that put off retiring or get depressed after retiring because they're no longer working. FUCK work lmaoA lot of people have little to no social interaction outside of work. Like my dad doesn't leave the house more than once or twice a week unless he has to go to the doctor or something. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Work longer is no solution for people who can't afford to retire |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 10:43:38 AM #8 | WingsOfGood posted...
how is she doing? did it workout?Yeah, she could have retired any time she liked she just didn't want to. Then she had to to keep from exposing herself and my dad to Covid. Didn't help, both of them caught it and dad had long Covid for about six months but they're doing fine now. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | A $1000 Subway Sandwich |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 10:40:14 AM #9 | Mormaurd posted...
She tried and its still been two months. Nothing gets a corporation off its ass like bad publicity.Assuming it was actually the corporation doing it and not the worker running her card through a skimmer. --- There are four lights. |
| Topic | Work longer is no solution for people who can't afford to retire |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 10:33:58 AM #3 | My mother didn't finally retire until Covid forced her to, about 6 months short of turning 70.
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| Topic | Would you work fast food for $50/hr? |
| willythemailboy 02/26/24 9:53:54 AM #4 | toadfan64 posted...
Yes and at that pay I would work part time.Same. Two days a week would be the equivalent of working a 40 hour week at $20 an hour, and leave me five days off a week. --- There are four lights. |
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