I’m going to be That Guy now.

He didn’t say no other life.  He said no advanced civilizations.

YES.  Zipper merge FTW.  If you’re in the line that continues, always let one car in.  Don’t be the one that doesn’t let people in.  There’s a special place in hell.

My buddy and I did Obra Dinn co-op this way and it was amazing.  Highly recommended.

My buddy and I did Obra Dinn co-op this way and it was amazing.  Highly recommended.

LOL Well trolled, friend. Well trolled.

“Why not?”

Nothing’s wrong with it at all.  Except they’re in every bedroom in your house, in every apartment ever, and in everyone else’s house too.  If you don’t change them because they look like boobs, at least change them to add some personality to your place.

Betting you don’t have kids. You sound like That Guy who knows how to parent better than all parents out there.

Socially? Agree.

This is basically everything I was thinking.  She was a dick, he called her on it in a non-dick but direct way, and she didn’t like it.

This. Context is everything. Sounding humble and personable when you are in a position of authority can really do wonders.

But 1) they are secret, 2) they are secret because it’s private information that belongs to the employee.

Gender and ethnicity, and depending on what other things they may ask, are not exactly personal private information that can reveal a person’s name to the world unless you start matching it up with A LOT of other pieces of information that are a lot more exact in nature.

Oh, I’m with you on them sharing that - that makes sense. But the ask sounds different:

Those 4 demands are fairly reasonable except #3.... how do they expect the company to publicize compensation for employees who may not want their details shared?

This. But also remember that if it’s a good company and provided you’ve had a good interview, THEY WILL DO IT FOR YOU. If the person you’re interviewing with thinks you’d be great for the company but just not that role, they will keep you in mind for something else, or even have that conversation with you.  And if…

1) Octonauts is awesome.

$5k?  Nothing.  I live in Toronto - we looked at a house a couple of weeks ago that ended up selling for $600k over asking.  And that’s basically normal at this point.

omg this.

What he’s saying is that flow and pressure are two totally different things.  When you installed your new faucet, if you got more water coming out than you did before, you improved your flow rate.  If it felt like the water was coming out harder than it did before, you increased your pressure.