AHamSandwich

@AHamSandwich@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Flashbang!⁩ ⁨⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m on unemployment so I’m getting paid to shit post.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So Long to Tech's Dream Job: It’s the shut up and grind era, tech workers said, as Apple, Google, Meta and other giants age into large bureaucracies.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s funny at how recently getting a FAANG job right out of college was a recipe for success. Now grads avoid them because they’re so toxic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HR people smiling at you thinking that you are a complete moron⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s being gross about it and referring to her like livestock that bothers me. Breedable. Yuck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HR people smiling at you thinking that you are a complete moron⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Goddamn that’s low. At first I read that as $1200/week, which would be the highest in the nation.

  I also got termed for no reason but my state maxes out at $875 per week, low considering the cost of living here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HR people smiling at you thinking that you are a complete moron⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It depends. I was terminated under false pretenses, so I collected unemployment without any issues.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HR people smiling at you thinking that you are a complete moron⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Gather round and attend my layoff time tale of woe.

  I worked for this company for four years. They fell on hard times and, in place of layoffs, required employees to temporarily give up a portion of their salary on the condition it would be repaid within 2 years with interest, plus increased bonuses proportional with how much you sacrificed. I voluntarily gave up 20% as the company had never had a layoff in its history (no layoffs was part of their alleged culture) and all the old timers gushed about their massive bonuses after downturns like these.

  I was given my quarterly review in October and I get a perfect score. I work three weeks, then am badly hurt on the job. It requires fairly major surgery, so I’m out for almost two months.

  I literally limp back, probably a little too early. The first day is fine and I’m getting back up to speed. Boss shows appreciation to my dedication as I reasonably could have taken more time to recuperate. I tell her I need to discuss accommodations as I’m still healing. She agrees and sets an appointment for the next morning. Great job HamSandwich, everyone loves you.

  I arrive to the accommodation meeting to find the head of HR and my boss. I figure HR is there to help with accomodations. Nope, I’m being terminated. For performance. Huh. I ask about my stellar review. My boss tells me there were issues. I ask about the issues. She is unable to give me any examples. I ask how I was supposed to know I had performance issues when I had a perfect review three work weeks ago and no one can tell me what I’ve been doing wrong. HR boss bitch pipes in with “Ham, at your seniority level you should just know.” Fuck you, boss bitch. Fuck you.

  As I’m packing up my things, I realize they cut me one day before my yearly stock shares were to be awarded. Security walks me out and tells me I’m one of many senior level employees being terminated. People are being fired for showing up five minutes late. Upper level admins are walking out in protest. It appears this was the strategy: bank on the company’s good reputation to encourage increased voluntary salary cuts, then dump as many high earners as possible if still in a downturn. My boss is a spineless twerp and went along with it. She lies and tells the rest of the department I was terminated for sleeping on the job. Fuck you, boss. Fuck you.

  The company had its first round of layoffs a few months later. Those employees also lost the money they gave up. The company’s reputation is irreparably harmed and I’m currently suing them for lost wages.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⚡️👇👇👇⚡️⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I believe you have explained the joke.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OpenAI supremo Sam Altman says he 'doesn't know how' he would have taken care of his baby without the help of ChatGPT⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  One, through surrogacy. Did he ask AI to explain to him how to fill his little jizz cup?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI CEO – Replace Your Boss Before They Replace You⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a very good idea. I worked call centers in the US when I was younger and they all suffered from terrible, abusive management.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Priorities⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Rob a bank for $100, then return the money and turn yourself in.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Palantir Started By Spying on a City Now Sells AI for War⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Checked their post history, did not disappoint. Check out where they respond to their own moderated, removed comment in a two week old dead post. They had a bit of a tantrum when I pointed that out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Angry, disappointed users react to Bluesky's upcoming blue check mark verification system⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the link. That’s what I found, so I’m certain I’m missing something. Can you clue me in on why people are getting surprised and offended by it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Angry, disappointed users react to Bluesky's upcoming blue check mark verification system⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What is this networking effect you mentioned? I tried searching online but I think I’m missing the context clues needed to find the right info.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Angry, disappointed users react to Bluesky's upcoming blue check mark verification system⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a great idea.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do it⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Total Eclipse of the Heart In My Ass

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke tells employees to prove AI can’t do the job before asking for resources.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  🤮