The point here is the race to the bottom - there’s a societal cost with this. We’ve seen it in retail and other industries and the impacts are far reaching. This is not happening in a vacuum with regards to Uber.

Good job at missing the point of the conversation.

Yes, you can do all that. I’ve never done 1099, which was not what I was talking about. I was talking about working as a contractor through a recruiting firm. The hourly wage is usually higher - but the difference generally gets wiped out (and then some) if you have to buy insurance, take time off (which isn’t an…

Your comment reminds me of something with regards to someone that I used to work with. His wife got breast cancer and she fought it hard, did everything that medicine had to offer and went into remission. Then it came back with a vengeance and when it did, they cancelled their already previously cancelled trip they…

And I’m ok with that. Personally, the best part of Uber and Lyft is the technology and availability. I don’t really care if this makes it cost more. They’re smart guys, they’ll figure it out.

Yep. Even if you contract through a recruiting firm - which any of us who work in IT have - you’re still often doing so sans benefits, no 401k, no paid time off, no sick time, etc. And if you’re laid off somewhere, it’s not like you’re going to turn down a contract. The rise of this kind of work also has had ripple…

I guess technically my Birkenstocks are slides. :)

I live in Southern CA and you kind of stand out not wearing flip flops. TBH, I’ve never really cared for them and if I’m casual and not wanting to wear sneakers, I’d rather wear my Birks. I get grossed out at the thought of exposed feet if I’m at a concert or ball game. But it’s kinda weird here. My wife just sent me…

Exactly.

Bottom line was he kinda flipped out and felt he had to extract himself from his life. I understood why he felt that way when I got more details, but he could have gone about it in a better way. He did wind up losing that job. But he got his shit back together.

Yep. One time at another company there was some sort of investigation going on about a person/incident and HR called me in to ask me questions. I said that I was not around that particular day this happened so I don’t have any insight. She then says “did you happen to *hear* that this person did this thing?” I was…

No, just 4 door.

hot take.

This is the correct take. I’ve been working in corporate America for over 30 years and have worked for all sizes of publicly traded companies. HR is shit, has always been shit and will continue to be shit. They will do zero to help an employee unless they see it as a way to keep the company sheltered from trouble.…

I used to work with this guy back in the late 90's. When the gas prices spiked, he had this awesome plan to stick it to the gas companies. Only buy gas 5 dollars at a time. Me: What difference does that make? You still have to buy whatever amount of gas you need. Wouldn’t it be better to do what you can to buy LESS…

Plastic cups? No.

Yea, I agree. The first time I saw one I also got to ride in it. I told the owner (someone in my office) that the car was a pretty sweet “ride” but in my head I was like “too bad about the way Chevy styled it.”

Yes.

Over the years - in my lifetime - there have been 3 characters on tv in the USA that stand out with massive cringe-worthy moments. Ted Baxter on Mary Tyler Moore, of course. Then you have Hank Kingsley on Larry Sanders. And finally Michael Scott. I think Hank might squeeze a slight win, but it’s close.

Is he 16?