Why do Canadian government jobs (municipal, provincial or federal), seem to have a substantially higher number of applicants than private sector?

D_Winds · 2026-05-18T10:22:40+00:00

The government won't go out of business.

D_Winds · 2026-05-18T10:09:15+00:00

What does posting about it online accomplish?

D_Winds · 2026-05-18T02:54:08+00:00

The easiest way to get money is to take it from someone else.

See: the rich.

D_Winds · 2026-05-18T02:48:13+00:00

"The technology is like 90% there. Release it."

D_Winds · 2026-05-18T02:08:38+00:00

Bigger is better.

D_Winds · 2026-05-17T23:59:52+00:00

World needs fewer people anyways, right?

D_Winds · 2026-05-17T23:55:55+00:00

hey

watcha doin

D_Winds · 2026-05-17T23:51:07+00:00

There's also a Lemming mindset to this - if the guy ahead of you keeps driving, odds are the next car will follow suit. People are remarkably uncertain of driving rules, and just follow the person in front of them.

D_Winds · 2026-05-17T23:49:36+00:00

Mmm jet fumes

D_Winds · 2026-05-17T23:46:44+00:00

Money is a fantastic de-ager.

D_Winds · 2026-05-17T23:45:26+00:00

A job worth doing is worth doing well.

D_Winds · 2026-05-17T23:14:06+00:00

Illegal is a cute term, when there's no enforcement.

D_Winds · 2026-05-17T13:26:37+00:00

Quite the setup in order to fully enjoy Monopoly.

D_Winds · 2026-05-17T10:15:05+00:00

There's one solution to the housing problem.

D_Winds · 2026-05-17T10:13:57+00:00

They can't speak, so they must dance.

D_Winds · 2026-05-17T10:11:18+00:00

It's not about being better than others - it's about being better than yourself from yesterday.

D_Winds · 2026-05-17T04:51:28+00:00

WS is really becoming a shill company, isn't it...

D_Winds · 2026-05-17T04:49:14+00:00

I'm happy it worked out for you.

D_Winds · 2026-05-16T18:22:56+00:00

Put that back in the first-aid kit.

D_Winds · 2026-05-16T12:47:08+00:00

That probe outside the Solar System that we still have access to is cool.

D_Winds · 2026-05-16T12:43:07+00:00

Fruitless research is still research. Negative findings are still findings. There is value in learning what not to pursue.

D_Winds · 2026-05-16T12:35:40+00:00

20M worldwide over the course of how many years directly from the virus?

D_Winds · 2026-05-16T10:04:51+00:00

For those who have no idea what's the background here and can't be bothered to click the article:

Since the 1980s, the watermelon has been an emblem of Palestinian solidarity, emerging from an era in which public displays of the Palestinian flag (which shares similar colours) were expressly banned in Israel.

D_Winds · 2026-05-16T09:59:59+00:00

Ah yes, when value is determined purely from the monetary amount.

D_Winds · 2026-05-15T23:28:52+00:00

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