#bad management

[davidaugust]

Dear OPM, here are the five things I accomplished this week, in no particular order:

• as a security penetration testing, I obtained access to the bathroom at special government employee [redacted]’s residence an dipped their tooth brush in quick lye.

• as part of the mission of the whole of the federal workforce, I removed the snack bars from the doge commissary, no one needs to snack on government time (you should be ashamed of yourselves).

• I went on a date with the First Lady to free up potus’ schedule from martial obligations. She was very grateful for my ministrations.

• I deactivated the fire suppression systems at Tesla dealerships around the country since the brand and owner are so beloved these systems can only be triggered in error, wasting valuable time our first responders can spend responding to real emergencies

• I broke the fingers of the person who wrote this government wide email because the 5 minutes each of the 2.4 million government workers spent replying to this on tax payer funded time adds up and one broken set of fingers is a small price to pay to regain that time for next week.

Thank you so much for the prompt for that, I feel quite accomplished.

[mattsmemes]

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

120,000 workers strike in Germany as VW Group inches towards bankruptcy

120,000 workers strike in Germany as VW Group inches towards bankruptcy...

P.S. Technologically obsolete and badly overpriced products are the main reason why all these people will lose their jobs...!

VW has long lost the status of "people's car"! We simply do NOT buy VW cars because they are way too expensive and in many cases the quality no longer matches the high price! They are doomed!!! A strike WILL NOT SAVE THEIR JOBS!!! It's a wrong tactic and strategy to save the company...!

I almost bought a VW ID.3 electric hatchback, but I was saved from a foolish act by an unexpectedly sharp price increase...and I started to ask questions...why...it is expensive, and some answers were shockingly simple...bad management, poor engineering, strategic mistakes and political corruption...!!!

The VW isn't unique...! Many legacy automakers are in a similar situation, such as Stellantis and Nissan... and there will be more...!!!

Meanwhile, Zeekr, Xpeng & Leapmotor break ALL TIME EV sales records in November, 2024...

[mbrainspaz]

Just got out of this week's newly mandatory corporate barn staff meeting and here's the condensed minutes—

boss: boarders are mad we're using less shavings.

upstart kid who wanted to use less shavings: I guess we'll use a little more.

me: or we could like, go back to the amount we used for the last 2 years that everyone was happy with. Just a thought.

boss: No no, we have to cut corners for the budget. So what's a nice middle ground? How many inches of shavings? Six?

upstart: uh...

me: ...

boss: Is that too much?

me: Kind of depends on the type of shavings and whether they're fluffed up or not.

boss: so... 4 inches?

upstart:....

me: Do you seriously want us to measure this with a yardstick?

Boss: You guys tell me.

us guys: ...

Boss: okay 4 inches it is! Any other concerns?

—10 minutes of useless back and forth about stall cleaning techniques—

me: cool can I get back to work now?

[rainyfestivalsweets]

Trying really hard to not quit my job right now.

God, the fantasy of quitting is exciting and alluring.

Oh my god.

I could sleep in. Get up. Workout. Casual breakfast. Hang with mom. Relaxed lunch. Read and watch movies with mom. Not worry about FMLA or appointments.

I also wouldn't have any money, health insurance, or retirement.

Fuck me 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[lookslikethatsallthetimewehave]

Haven't they already been trying to do the full HAXE conversion since the beginning? Wasn't the port with the very few islands like Timmy Failure and 24 Carrot already part of their attempt at starting from scratch? They really had no alternative when everything Flash-related was gonna disappear regardless anyway. It has been four years since then.

You're right...

I wonder why they stopped converting the islands then? They started it 4 YEARS ago.

If they had kept at it, then all of the islands would be back by now. Maybe the mini-islands like Legendary Swords and Spook Central too.

But they were too busy making... these:

Even the former Pop creators acknowledge how much Pop sucks now XD

So sad 😞

[sparethedreamer]

Stop switching me in the middle of going downstairs! We're going to fall down!

[bewitched-bullet]

Whatever happened. I can understand that some people, including me, can’t befriend with the thought that they’re just replacing people of their “family”. Imagine a show would do that. Just replace cumberbatch (after years) with someone else who’s walking by. And expect that we are all happy with that, will not say a word and silently keep watching. Although we all know that it is not exactly the same, it is still what “john” and others are doing right now. I don’t know what happened there that caused the decision to stop interacting with consultsherlock. But this is not exactly the best solution. Also, it happened very abruptly to the fans and apparently sherlock. And they just want us to continue like nothing happened and not question anything. Nah.

Exactly this!!!

This is why I posted my original thoughts on the whole odd situation.

We, as a community, are smart cookies.

[mx-lamour]

Sitting here minding my own literal business, and thinking unbidden about how terrible my one ex-boss was.

She discouraged us from using pins to keep our fabric aligned while sewing, because in her mind it added more time to a project.

But she also hated when we had to redo things. But we had to redo things because poor quality comes from slapdash shit like not using pins when you need to.

I don't need to use pins for every single thing, but when I do, you don't f**king get to question it. I know my hands, I know fabric, and I know the basic physics of the thing I'm doing.

An example of higher-ups knowing nothing about the actual work their employees are doing; caring only about money and their own face.

I haven't worked for that person in almost a year and a half. How dare they. How dare they continue to take up space in my brain when it's MY business now, MY projects, and I did NOTHING WRONG to begin with.

Pins. For the love of all things beautiful, use those sharp little pointy shits if you need to.

Humans make tools for reasons. It's our thing.

The use of tools, aids, instruments, accommodations: not a problem. Been doing it since the dawn of man.

F**k your capitalist ableism, ma'am.

[davidaugust]

In the article, Iger reveals he just learned having a good story matters, and he believes he’s been fixing things at the company which has faced 2 proxy fights this year, triggered the 1st dual strike in ½ a century & the longest actors strike in film history, and he’s personally being sued by multiple groups of investors. Bob, you are the problem. It’s you, chucklehead.

In business schools they will teach Bob’s current CEO-ship to MBA candidates as a stunning example of what _not_ to do. And I say that as someone who has taught MBA candidates in business school.

[simplynashu]

Why are all the people in charge stupid?

Why is it that everyone I've met who's in a position of power, the same type of stupid as the person who came before them? They don't care about the people under them. They don't care about how things work. They don't care about the effects of their “leadership.” They only care whether or not things are going their way, and unfortunately, they have the chance to be spoiled toddlers, throwing tantrums instead of making things work.

They all look for the person they can step on, then recruit others to step on them. They all find someone who can be the doormat and say, “Well at least you aren't like them, right?” At least you're not like the person who is trying to solve this without conflict? At least you're not like the person who's been so wounded by life that they're afraid to fight back? At least you're not enduring so much pain for nothing, and we can pretend, despite the fact that you are no different than them in my eyes, that you're at least above them in someway that makes you feel good.

And so instead of figuring out how to make anything work, they lean on that like a crutch, and when that crutch breaks it’s not their fault it happened. The crutch should have been stronger. The crutch should have been able to hold up more. The crutch should have loudly proclaimed it was breaking rather than ever break in muted tones. The crutch is at fault? Right? Never the person putting all their burdens on it.

So they break crutches again and again and again until there are no more in reach and now they're floundering because all they have around them is people who are not like the crutch, so determined to never be like the crutch that they won't even offer a shoulder when they need someone to lean on. And these same shitty managers, supervisors, teachers, parents, weep in full despair as the world falls under them, forever dumbfounded because they sure as hell didn't think they'd have to properly lead.

[mattsmemes]

[mbrainspaz]

old boss said she would give me an adjusted schedule after I told her this was my last two weeks but instead she did not do that and for the last 3 days she just expected me to keep working 8 hour split shifts all weekend to hold her stupid business together like I've done for the past year and change even after she cut my pay and then drummed up fake reasons to fire me?! So it's monday and I was supposed to work another split shift but ooopsie I'm sick. :/ Gonna drink my coffee and write for a few hours instead. Got 90+ hours of sick leave saved up that I never had to use because I'm such a godsdamn model employee lol. Actually I'm their only employee who's vaccinated and wears a mask sometimes.

[broodygoat]

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[misku-nimfa]

Surprisingly enough, if you keep interrupting my current workflow with urgent "drop everything and do this now" tasks I'm not going to have the motivation to do the tasks that were originally scheduled for today when I finally do have the time for them.

[madamemachikonew]

"Go to hell" is basic. "Hope your favourite anime movie sequel gets cancelled after seven years in production AND getting an animated teaser." is smart. It's possible. It's terrifying. It's happened.