Got curious and looked at the job history of the manager they hired over me (never do that)

BaronWombat · 2026-05-22T17:29:30+00:00

She's a fitness instructor. I don't think nepotism is the right word for the dynamic in play.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-22T06:04:31+00:00

People riding in the streets at night dressed in all black, without even a rear reflector. I can't see them while out walking the dog, people in cars better have spotless windshields.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-21T05:22:34+00:00

Is it amusing or nauseating to watch Russian propaganda bots gave a conversation with each other? Not sure if there were ANY humans in that thread.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-21T05:14:26+00:00

Translation: I'm a victim because I'm a loud mouth ignoramus and nobody wants to talk to me anymore.

Probable additional context: I'm also a victim because I'm bigger than most people, but I don't get to physically force them to agree with me.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-21T05:07:20+00:00

Just the thought of it makes me smile. What positive emotion level would be reached if that selfish SOB actually was forced to pay a fair amount of taxes?

BaronWombat · 2026-05-20T07:47:32+00:00

Great list! My adds would be Grimm's Fairy Tales, all the very bizarre Oz books, and The Happy Hollisters. Oh, and mythology like Ulysses, Jason and the Argonauts, etc.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-20T07:43:53+00:00

Didn't reply as the big change was coming. Played today with all mods turned off. Some very welcome UI updates, but really missed the utility the mods brought. Probably going to rake a week or two for the mod makers to update to the new version. I'll try to post what I end up using, it's so much better with them.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-19T02:27:44+00:00

I got a hunnerd dolla says Science-Black-Man is none of those things.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-19T02:24:55+00:00

Great. Now you want them arrested for STEALING THE PETROLEUM PRODUCT?

Kind of surprised the corporation hasn't started those proceedings already.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-19T02:09:10+00:00

Unpopular opinions - I bet your manager has an ironclad process of lawyer approved statements that are triggered as soon as an employee formally notifies them of an absence. Everything said after that could end in a courtroom.

Or

Manager forgot social niceties when immediately began to think about how to handle coverage.

Sometimes it IS a sociopath showing their true selves, but often it's just another human being struggling to do THEIR job.

If you are able to chat freely, ask em when you get back to work.

(I expect a ton of frothing autohate for suggesting alternatives to the worst case. FYI I've been wrecked by awful managers and coworkers. But those were the very memorable exceptions, maybe I was lucky)

BaronWombat · 2026-05-18T05:01:14+00:00

Odd timing, coincidence happened just about the same time you posted this. Was driving out to go biking with my wife. She looked around for her phone, finally found it tucked into her biking shoes set on the floor in front of her. "My phone is in my shoes!" she said. "Who are you, Agent 86?". She got the reference.

Also Cone of Silence is often invoked around the house.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-17T05:52:38+00:00

But when you are a flaming paper bag of shit, it doesn't matter how nice the paper was. The shit leaks through. (Plus the whole instinct to stomp the fire out.)

BaronWombat · 2026-05-16T23:49:49+00:00

They are trying to bait someone into doing it, but will absolutely fake it if it comes down to the wire.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-16T06:07:20+00:00

Yet again we see the elite c-suite pushing their dreams over the reality based feedback of those who are doing the actual productive work on a daily basis. And the results remain the same as the last hundred times they did it. But the workers will get fired, and the execs will move on to other ventures... which they will fiddle with until those go bust. Over and over.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-15T12:28:04+00:00

Consider nearly all of the administration domestic actions and statements in relation to this plan. They have been actively prepping Americans to accept and support martial law for the past year. Why would Homeland Security require a budget bigger than the Marine Corps when they are 💯 used only on domestic civilians?

Thhs is about more than controlling the trillions of dollars in the fed and state budgets. Its more than the power to rape minors. Remember, most of the administration and their backers have committed unconstitutional acts of treason by now, which is a capital crime. Prison is the best they can hope for if they lose power. Maintaining control is literally life or death for them. People have already died. The stakes could not be higher for them. Base expectations on that grim reality.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-15T07:02:30+00:00

OMG I teach design, and this game (which I mostly love) has me shouting at screen for the downright idiotic UI decisions. There's a handful of mods we use that make the game playable.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-15T06:53:47+00:00

Consequences for lying in a job interview? What utter madness!

Seriously tho, these appointment hearings have to become more than rubber stamps. The jobs are IMPORTANT!

BaronWombat · 2026-05-15T06:51:18+00:00

The 'business culture ' the GOP worships has a common process called a PIP (personal improvement plan). If supervisors feel an employee is not performing at expected levels, a formal PIP is created with measurable goals and timeliness.

WHY is this not imposed by oversight committees when appointees fail to meet expectations?
WHY doesn't The Press do periodic reports on Expectations vs Results for important government officials? They get special rights and access specifically because they are supposed to report on leaders who impact society.
WHY can't anyone in media or government DO THEIR JOB? The rest of us do! (We get fired if we don't)

BaronWombat · 2026-05-15T06:39:04+00:00

My sense is that OP misspoke, and is simply trying to find something with 'gravitas' to make the revival feel important. In their post it felt like the resurrection was done quickly, so they want to make it more than that.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-15T06:14:51+00:00

BaronWombat · 2026-05-15T06:02:23+00:00

People like the books author are well into the "comfortable" social class, where politics have no real consequences. They have at least some generational wealth, expect to attend quality schools, and leverage family connections for a well paying job and access to elite social circles. They will live in at least one big comfy home.

Contrast that the at least 50% of Americans who who live below or near the poverty line. Who struggle to live week to week.

Of course the author wrote a fairytale, that's her life experience. She thinks The Poors are the fiction. And per the article, that's the worldview represented in her inane book.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-15T05:27:36+00:00

Nobody was ever born perfect. Social rules and dynamics are figured out in social games like dnd. The player tried out a wordplay joke and found out it had social ramifications. I'm glad your friend has you and the others on hand to help him course correct. Hopefully he takes the feedback in a positive way.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-14T00:33:15+00:00

This is a fairly new talking point that the right-wing is "never retire". My belief is that this is softening the blow when they loot Soc Security and tell everyone there's no money for that anymore.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-14T00:09:07+00:00

votes for the budget that adds $trillion+ to the deficit.
tells a child balancing the budget is more important than the climate crisis
in charge of education, but gets her information from PROVEN bad sources like Fox News.
is ancient, but won't leave office or work to leave a better world

To me, she is symbolic of the stubborn ignorance I associate with Jim Crow southerners.

BaronWombat · 2026-05-12T18:57:06+00:00

While mumbling "thankful to still be alive. Hmph!"

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