#workplace issues

[crazystarr]

Work horror story in the “experimental” paneling style voted on by y'all.

[comicgeekscomicgeek]

Worth a note dive as well.

screenshots of despair

[asrarblog]

Learning to Say No – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1019

[adastra-sf]

The Robot Uprising Began in 1979

edit: based on a real article, but with a dash of satire

source: X

On January 25, 1979, Robert Williams became the first person (on record at least) to be killed by a robot, but it was far from the last fatality at the hands of a robotic system.

Williams was a 25-year-old employee at the Ford Motor Company casting plant in Flat Rock, Michigan. On that infamous day, he was working with a parts-retrieval system that moved castings and other materials from one part of the factory to another. 

The robot identified the employee as in its way and, thus, a threat to its mission, and calculated that the most efficient way to eliminate the threat was to remove the worker with extreme prejudice.

"Using its very powerful hydraulic arm, the robot smashed the surprised worker into the operating machine, killing him instantly, after which it resumed its duties without further interference."

A news report about the legal battle suggests the killer robot continued working while Williams lay dead for 30 minutes until fellow workers realized what had happened. 

Many more deaths of this ilk have continued to pile up. A 2023 study identified that robots have killed at least 41 people in the USA between 1992 and 2017, with almost half of the fatalities in the Midwest, a region bursting with heavy industry and manufacturing.

For now, the companies that own these murderbots are held responsible for their actions. However, as AI grows increasingly ubiquitous and potentially uncontrollable, how might robot murders become ever-more complicated, and whom will we hold responsible as their decision-making becomes more self-driven and opaque?

[sreehari28]

One of the most prevalent complaints that employees have about workplace software is its lack of user-friendliness. Employees often find themselves frustrated and dissatisfied when they encounter complex, unintuitive interfaces that hinder their ability to navigate and utilize the software effectively. Poor user experience can impede productivity, create barriers to performing tasks efficiently, and contribute to resistance to adopting new technologies. Employees expect software that is intuitive, easy to understand and requires minimal training to use. When workplace software falls short of providing a user-friendly experience, employees are more likely to voice their grievances, highlighting the critical need for software developers and providers to prioritize usability in order to enhance employee satisfaction and overall productivity.

[comicgeekscomicgeek]

Shared this before, but it’s still fantastic.

[bigfatbreak]

been a long week. we'll see if i overstepped at work and am gonna get myself shitmixed/scolded but in the very least, my girls at work should have a better foothold on things

[socialjusticeinamerica]

[comicgeekscomicgeek]

Honestly, that should be a much more acceptable answer than it is.

"why do you want to work for us"

because im fucking BROKE!! im not going to write me x your company fanfic to answer this dumb ass fucking question the way you want me to!!

[asrarblog]

Longevity – Other Aspects – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1004

[ciderjacks]

Chilchuck is one of those special characters where you learn about his past and you go “ohhhh that explains a lot” except where for most characters this happens like once or maybe twice, with Chilchuck it happens literally any time you learn anything at all about him, and every time it’s explaining a different thing he has going on.

[comicgeekscomicgeek]

What the actual fuck.

this is for a part-time job as a barista

[laurellala-comics]

I want so badly to live in blissful ignorance and imagine that an ace attorney world with Fem!Phoenix and Fem!Edgeworth would be totally the same except with cool women lawyers, but I fear the casual sexism of the early otts would heavily impact the plot :(

[plantanarchy]

as much as i dislike horticulture's reliance on peat in soil mixes, there's yet to be a good alternative for large-scale growing and uhhhh there are no peat bogs in the US. the entirety of our potting soil supply comes from canada. so canadian tariffs are going to cause some big issues for the industry.

[cryoverkiltmilk]

August 17, 1995.

corporate ppl are always like “i hate email comms they cause so many delays” but those people are fools. i crave communication delays. i hit send on an email and then immediately shoot a prayer up to the heavens that the response may take 2-3 days. let’s slow everything down just a bit thank you.

[sapphicmuppet]

I’m sorry as of now in the series Jace Stardiamond they could never make me hate you. Bro has been so stressed this year literally let him be evil as a treat. He’s a single mom who works two jobs and loves his kids and never stops with gentle hands and the heart of a fighter. He’s a survivor.