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valuearb
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My kids were never happier when being schooled remotely. Me on the other hand...
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valuearb
6y ago
If they can’t and won’t prevent harassment it doesn’t matter what they claim their job is.
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valuearb
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Or we could cut federal spending back to the Clinton eras 19% of GDP, instead of the bloated 25-30% it’s been since GW Bush.
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6y ago
DeFi is actual DeSpec, tools for decentralized speculation on things with no intrinsic value.
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It depends on your network needs. Most are easily outsourced, which is a perfect fit for Finance/Operations personnel. If your team needs a custom network solution, it’s probably better managed by your team. Keep important decisions c
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Don’t get me started on font sizes. I’m older now and theee designs hurt my eyes. And on iOS if you use the system font and standard styles, text automatically adjusts to accessibility settings. So I always suggest that but every designer w
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6y ago
You have a legal department to guide you on legal issues, from harassment to mandated leave.
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It sounds like you think HR la job is to prevent harassment, instead of protecting the company against employees who claim harassment.
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Legal can vet guidelines for the company, you don’t need a whole HR department to implant them, or anything.
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That’s crazy that you think that HR would do anything other than back up your biased manager to the hilt.
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Spot on, not sure who would down vote this factual statement.
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I’ll counter argue that IT and HR sap enough productivity out of the workforce that the work they do is a net negative.
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His managers handle that for their own employees.
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HR’s closest department in responsibility is Legal, both serve to protect the company, not its employees. So I can see the argument that you don’t need HR if you have a legal department, have it train managers to handle employee grievances
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I was skeptical until you said he dismisses IT Departments, now I really like this guy.
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This story seems to have changed over time. It’s been separately reported that the crew was so fed up they took the day off without permission, and that was the only thing that jolted mission control into agreeing to backing off the microma
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Let’s not get me started on tiny tap areas. Virtually every graphic designer I have ever worked with is ignorant of Apples 44 by 44 point recommendation. They just want their designs to look good, but give no though to how they feel, especi
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6y ago
The college graduate only pays more in taxes because they make immensely more. If your wages were doubled, would you complain about paying a quarter of the new earnings in taxes? They will contribute innovation regardless, why should they b
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The revolt of the proletariat began when their Beanie Babies dropped in value?
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He had a glorify career with a tough end.
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Zero risk isn’t zero cost. Banks pay interest to depositors, pay for loan servicing, have staff and marketing costs, etc. 0% would just be another handout to those least entitled to deserve one. The average college graduate will make roughl
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Or they just opened the door for other countries to get in the cocoa business, while their chocolate business fails because they don’t have the expertise, brands or market access to succeed.
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This is of course silly. Slowing your rate of growth now does nothing to make you grow faster later.
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The end result would be to force first year hires to work for free as interns, since their job involves a massive transfer of value from GS to them in terms of future earnings.
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So you would prefer them to work only 40 hours per week, and pay Goldman Sachs the difference in value they are accruing?
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What would we do without nerds to type commands into an editor? When you don’t understand what another persons value really entails, it’s easy to make fun of. Warren Buffett is in finance, has never used a spreadsheet, and built a business
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Turning off your cell phone is strangulation now? Counterpoint: this is a brilliant way to reduce risks and offer honest customers lower rates.
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Capitalism isn’t anarchy.
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And their best finance people go to the US to make more money.
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I read the list and found nothing immoral. Can you be specific? This is an investment bank, if they find a profitable trade they will make it. That’s not immoral, and if you disagree then you must think all the protagonists of The Big Short
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