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> Is the only difference with a layoff is firing employees one-at-a-time vs en masse? Theoretically, layoffs are not performance-related, although sometimes they are. Getting laid off doesn’t necessarily reflect poorly on the person who
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> It feels a bit paradoxical because there are many 10-person teams with no poor performers that should be fired. These bottom-dwellers are often spread out amongst teams so that there is low-hanging fruit on each team. The conflict happ
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> Is 2.9% and 6.8% acceptable or even 'good' levels, even for the tech industry? I would put 2.9% at the very good to low level. It suggests 100% turnover every 33 years, which is fine, especially for the tech industry. 6.8% fo
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Fanatical Prospecting and Objections by Jeb Blount. These are very full-time-sales-oriented books, and they may be too much for what you need. That said, they might be spot on. In general, I would: 1. Talk to your network. This will yi
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> They only have to slow down and check for crossing traffic before going through. As another poster said, this is not true, but more importantly… Some cyclists treat the “yield at stop sign” concept as “yield to me the cyclist, as I wil
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> Yes, that is very likely true. I would go as far as to say that the "nurture" side of this coin is to a large extent an indirect result of nature as well. I’m not sure if you’re Asian or have lived in Asia, but… I have lived
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> the fact that paying huge money for tutoring only results in minor score improvements This might be true in aggregate, but I’ve seen data that says otherwise (buddy owns a test prep school). The keys are that the student wants the test
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> It's Wharton, though, so the signaling alone may be worth the price. You’re (mostly) not paying for the content of the courses. Reasons to go/pay (in no particular order): 1. It’s a finishing school, with all the good and bad
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> What other ideas should we ban? Doubleplusungood crimethink?
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> but...perfect? Really? You can't think of anything that maybe could have gone better? The context of the comment in the article referred to the “pinpoint landing” aspect of the landing. They narrowed down the landing range from 10
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If my understanding is correct, it helps with coming to terms with imminent mortality.
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I can’t even read my own cursive, so I can’t imagine how illegible my shorthand cursive would be. Does anyone have any experience with this that suggests that maybe it can be clearer than cursive? One can always hope…
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> I didn't comment on the categories of “dominant player” or “duopoly" ? Maybe you should have. I get the feeling that you’re trying to win an argument over the use of the term “monopoly”, when what people are concerned about i
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> What monopolies have emerged out of venture capital in the last 3 decades? In any industry? I think you may be nitpicking more than necessary here. If you change it from “monopoly” to “dominant player” or “duopoly”, then there are many
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I get your points. Some comments: 1. Some topics are easier to write about than others — certain types of complexity will not add to the quality of communication. I agree that the salary negotiation article of Patrick’s isn’t particularly c
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> I often wondered if Patrick uses unnecessarily convoluted sentences One of my weird qualifications is evaluating text complexity. Most of Patrick’s writing is simply highly accurate and precise erudite language. Frankly, compared to o
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Not op, but I thought that the roles for Rabban and Feyd were absolutely ham-fisted acting in the Lynch version. Maybe there was a goal to communicate complex character elements in a highly condensed way, but it just comes across as clumsy
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> He'd love to play professionally. Now that he's the wise old age of 20, he understands how low the odds are Odds are low, but not zero, especially if he is at a power 5 school. I have a relative who was in the nfl until recen
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I’m guessing that you grossly underestimate the academic support for athletes. 1. Most athletes take fewer and easier classes during their season, or the main part of their season. Missing credit hours can be made up for during the summer,
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Do you think that your situation is representative of the direction the state will go in over the next decade or so? I’m not so sure. Policies that focus on equality of outcomes rather than equality of opportunities are very popular in educ
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It’s a statewide effort, but I think SF (or some place in the Bay Area) has already done away with middle school algebra, which is a common first step in the path to high school calculus. Plenty of articles on this on the interwebs. For exa
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California things.
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> Not finding what someone wants doesn't mean they should settle for what they don't. Agreed. I don’t recall advocating for anyone to “settle”, which I personally think is a recipe for disaster.
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> Those poor women, truly missing out on the gift that is you. Given how much single women in their 30s and up (I am not in the 20-something demographic) kvetch about not being able to find a good guy to date/marry, I think that som
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> So three books and then ChatGPT. I’m guessing if you only read three books and ChatGPT, you won’t do well in this class. My understanding is that the three books are a starting point, and the student takes it from there based on their
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> Please clarify your recently self-invented TLA (three letter acronym) at least once in your response to reduce the cognitive load on your fellow reader. “Self-invented”… hilarious. This is a relatively common term of art used in discus
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> Can you be more specific about which subcultures have ingrained criminality? It's better to have the courage of your convictions and just state outright which groups of people have a criminal nature. Not op, but… 1. Very low SES f
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> what the English call "keeping up appearances". It seems Japanese call it "tatemae" Definitely not the same, unless I don’t understand the English usage (I’m American, but I’ve spent a lot of time around Brits and B
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> if I visit all 3 Chinese grocery stores in the Seattle area (Asian Food Center in Seattle, Ranch 99 in Shoreline, Jing Jing in Factoria), I could probably get 6 or 7 in total out of 11 Are you sure? I’m pretty sure you can get all but
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> I see that as eleven billion dollars of damage done to the mental health of children. I will take the over on that number. I will also suggest that the number is even larger for a similarly-sized cohort of working adults (especially yo

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