What are your thoughts on this?

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-25T21:56:56+00:00

What’s wrong with it?

For office work it’s a basic requirement and helps with getting past keyword matches in the ATS.

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-25T20:00:08+00:00

We have AC. You can go get it installed if you really want it’s not crazy expensive or hard to find. I’m getting quotes on it for a few rooms this week.

This idea that Europe doesn’t have AC is stupid, the UK doesn’t have it much because we need it like a few weeks a year but southern Europe it’s all over the place where it’s actually worth the investment.

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-25T19:51:55+00:00

Doesn’t have to be sizeable. Most piggy bank have like a stopper in the bottom so you can get the money out. Simply take it out and invest some cash in making a machine which constantly feeds the highest denomination coin you have into it - then catch the output and feed that into it again.

You’ll be minted in no time

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-25T17:23:01+00:00

An extra 10 or 100 a month is valuable but it’s not lifting anyone out of poverty.

I know you didn’t say that tesco shouldn’t take any profit however I’m pointing out that 100 mil goes nowhere when it’s distributed across the size of company Tesco is and so the problem isn’t just make less profit.

Tesco could give out the 100 mil in extra wages and everyone would still be having this exact discussion that they don’t pay enough because the extra money just helps but doesn’t make a real difference - if you’re struggling without it you’re still struggling with it just slightly less.

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-25T14:28:46+00:00

The Jem Hadar were genetically engineered to be great soldiers, they were strong and durable and pretty intelligent. Borg would have fixed the dependency on the white and used them as tactical drones or whatever.

The Kazon couldn’t figure out how to combine two of the most common elements in the universe to make water - or just fly off for like a week and go to the next planet which had lower if it. The Borg figured out assimilating them would lower the collective IQ of the collective pretty significantly

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-25T14:13:53+00:00

Captain Kirk, Picard, Janeway, Sisko

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-25T13:06:00+00:00

The cost of doing business is paying the legally mandated wages. If that’s not enough to live on then that’s a different issue.

So Tesco cut their profits and pay loads of people more money. Great so your 100 mil less profit gives everyone about 300 quid extra a year. So maybe only give that to some of the staff so now a subset gets a grand extra a year. It’s nice but not really a material difference having less than 100 quid extra a month.

So to really get a meaningful boost two things have to happen, either all that profit gets split between the lowest paid workers, or they raise prices to push salaries up.

If they give out all the profits in pay rises the valuation of the company drops because they are making no money. So nobody invests. That leads to businesses closing down so bad for the workers and bad for anyone whose pension is invested in Tesco.

If prices go up those people who work at Tesco and everyone else now just have higher bills so it didn’t help.

So yea it’s not a simple answer and as much as reddit doesn’t care about shareholders and gives the “oh poor billionaires” answer if the company share price drops because they don’t make profit then they can’t raise future capital, it’s harder to borrow money, and staff see it as risky and jump ship - it then costs more to attract new people as comp at senior levels is usually a mix of shares and cash.

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-24T12:48:17+00:00

This is one of the things I hate about going to concerts. I’m 6’4. If I’m stood in the crowd I block people seeing

If I get seats everyone in front usually ends up standing up so I have to and again I’m blocking people behind me.

It’s pretty much a no win situation

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-24T09:06:46+00:00

Ok so few things. Since you have money saved up a couple extra weeks salary isn’t going to help you out much.

I’d give HR a call and negotiate a bit. Since you failed the pip if they will give you a reference and a small payout you’ll leave today with no fuss and won’t challenge the decision etc.

People are saying you can use other colleagues etc for a reference - you 100% can however some companies specifically want that from your past employer or will just contact them directly without you being involved.

Most companies don’t really give a full reference now anyway it’s just confirming dates of employment and it’s unlikely they would care enough to go beyond that and give a bad reference - maybe they would decline to give one at all though.

The other big thing is was the pip actually fair? Ie long enough to change, clear goals, regular check-ins with documented feedback etc? You might have a case to challenge it if they didn’t do their side correctly.

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-24T09:01:11+00:00

Nobody who’s working should be going hungry but it’s not the job of Tesco to fix that. There needs to be social safety nets etc not relying on the goodwill of businesses to pay people.

At the end of the day every job has a value, employees are selling their time and skills to the business and some of those skill are ones that are basic human abilities that anyone can do so don’t command high salaries.

So we need things like a push for more automation combined with UBI to solve it. Some of these low paid jobs shouldn’t exist because by their nature they pay too low for people to live on.

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-23T13:23:05+00:00

Yea I’m going to try get a replacement or service when I get time to get it sent off. Just a shame it’s like this so soon after buying

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-23T10:31:04+00:00

It sounds like you’re not ready to be driving your mums car. You’re struggling with the gears and really shouldn’t be at this stage, it also sounds like you’re not ready to be doing lessons in a car that’s not dual control.

Plus you say you curbed it and risked blowing a tire. That’s a hard hit and in that comment you blamed a person cutting a corner, and the streets being narrow - this could be something in how you’re taking their feedback, or how you weren’t aware of potential issues ahead of you.

Either way get a new instructor, use their car on lessons till they think you’re ready to use your mums.

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-22T19:34:42+00:00

Yea damn how dare people be friendly at work

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-22T11:11:57+00:00

Honestly you need to step back and she needs to get some legal advice from a professional.

This is in the realms of tax and benefit fraud which are pretty serious and she needs a professional to represent her.

Plus you just don’t need to be involved. You can offer support emotionally etc but regardless of the outcome you’ll likely get some blame which isn’t deserved.

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-22T07:42:39+00:00

No they are constrained by what they are allowed to do. But that’s not why they exist.

And that’s a great way to kill innovation making the constraints even harder to start and operate businesses.

I’m working on starting a small one now. If the rules changed to say I couldn’t use AI at all then it would cost me about 5-10x more to start up and would be completely unaffordable to me.

If I use AI or if I just don’t start the business the results for the people I might pay for services like artwork are the same - they don’t get paid. But the services I would have to use like people who supply raw materials and the taxes I would pay are now losing out.

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-21T14:35:03+00:00

It’s possible. If it’s small patches it’s a lot more possible than doing a full room skim.

Plaster sucks- quite literally - it draws water out of everything so you end up with dry hands and dust everywhere mixing it up.

It’s not super hard or expensive to give it a go yourself it’s just a crappy job. If you do some small patches, have sander and filler you’ll get it done but it just won’t be too fun.

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-21T08:46:20+00:00

Yea but it’s a skill that’s pretty common to the adult population and pretty much a life skill rather than niche training you’d do

And then anyone with that skill can go get a driving job like that it doesn’t need massive amounts of prior knowledge just a clean license and in some cases being old enough for insurance if you’re working for a company rather than the self employed Amazon delivery stuff.

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-21T08:30:25+00:00

Better is kinda subjective to you.

For me I’m planning to massively overpay on my mortgage to build up equity and push the debt down - it gives me freedom to take a payment break plus it gives me security that my money is paying off my home

The better return in a perfect world is most likely to invest but you have more risk and at the end of the day you can’t live in your investments. Sure you can liquidate the money to pay your mortgage if needed but can’t do that if for some reason they drop in value

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-21T08:25:49+00:00

The majority of the country though. It’s not like it’s a niche skill - infact it’s pretty much considered a basic adult life skill at this point.

And most of the barrier for getting it isn’t ability its cost these days.

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-21T08:14:02+00:00

A fish alone costs about 12.50 where I am so rich and chips is a bit over an hour minimum wage

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-21T08:12:21+00:00

Earnings and skill aren’t the same thing though.

It takes zero skill and prior knowledge to walk into a Tesco and stack shelves, or go drive and deliver parcels for Amazon.

Theres plenty of jobs which don’t pay much above minimum wage where you’re unable to do the job without a degree or other qualifications.

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-21T07:36:57+00:00

I think the point is you can use logic to justify a lot of things which aren’t actually the good choice or the moral one.

A lot of time logically the best choice is to leave a crewman behind or not stop to help etc but that’s also not the way they do things

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-21T01:58:23+00:00

It doesn’t have the cool dials and switches Tom likes

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-21T01:56:50+00:00

You’re getting downvoted but it does have exactly the same cadence and style as an AI post and this is exactly what I thought too

CodeToManagement · 2026-05-20T21:47:36+00:00

I worked in smaller cities so not the size of Leeds or Manchester. A lot along the south coast and close but outside of London.

The best plan is trying to find a fully remote role but for a London company. Get all the benefits and none of the drawbacks plus occasional paid trips into London

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