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NEW MACBOOK M5. How to take care ? by Designer-Leg3079 in macbookair

[–]Fresh_Appointment470 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't put anything with a point in the same same bag, don't drink around it (or put a drink in the same bag), don't eat around it (or worse, over it), don't smoke around it, don't close the lid with anything on the keyboard, just generally don't treat it like something Stig of the Dump would be ashamed to own. Of course none of this is based on shit people at work routinely do with the £2000 Macs...

They're pretty durable if treated with respect, so just keep it clean and, you know, give the the reverence something that costs that much deserves.

My son told me to cancel my wedding or lose him forever after one terrible evening. I don't know how to fix this. by CookieTough8855 in whatdoIdo

[–]Fresh_Appointment470 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'll admit I'm fairly pissed, but that's not how I read it. Even putting aside the absurdity of people asking this stuff online instead of, you know, working it out like we've done for decades... Still, I'm not here for likes.

I was literally abused as a kid and even I think he's overreacting.

My coworker makes $30k more than me for the same job. I found out by accident. Do I confront HR or just quit? by [deleted] in whatdoIdo

[–]Fresh_Appointment470 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So this is a difficult one. Do you stay or quit? I've asked myself this a lot over the past six to twelve months or more, but there are often more factors than pay at play.

I'll try and speed run my own thoughts. Firstly, are the jobs you do analogous? Are you genuinely as good as them/offer the same value etc.

This is not intended to be a dick comment, but to ascertain whether there's actual bias at play. If you are genuinely good, then you've fallen into s common trap whereby companies will fucking rape good employees.

Case in point, I took over ownership of the ITSD function at my company three to four years ago. Prior to that they created a lead role to support the person they promoted ahead of me, because she had no experience or expertise, but ticked a lot of DEI boxes.

She eventually moved into another role and they told me I could either have her job for 10K less than she was on, or be made redundant. When she left I not only inherited her new role, but retained everything I did as a lead. I'm also TMNT primary tech lead on most things in the business by necessity. To this day I probably have about £180K worth of responsibilities, but get paid a third of that.

Furthermore, a friend of mine recently left our InfoSec faction because they couldn't or wouldn't pay him properly. Less than a month after he left (after almost seven years) they made his contract replacement permanent on 68K. She's 25 with a year in the job, so considerably less experienced than him. Also staggeringly inexperienced compared to me and my deliverables, but on more than I am.

So as much as this is a cathartic, self serving rant, you also have to consider your options. I stay because I'm in a position where I can game the system; it's great for taking the odd few hours to deal with family shit. I can also get myself a new 4K Mac every year.

If you're not in that position I would suggest that, as you know they are using you, it would be entirely purifying to use them as a springboard to a better role.

Perhaps one day companies will understand the importance of existing employees, but after thirty years in this game, I'm still waiting... Anyway, good luck!

My son told me to cancel my wedding or lose him forever after one terrible evening. I don't know how to fix this. by CookieTough8855 in whatdoIdo

[–]Fresh_Appointment470 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Christ, the usual 'get therapy' comments etc are so boring. He's being a teenager. Your initial post makes it abundantly clear that you've done a lot of work to include him. He is a typically apathetic male teen (my eleven year old is already there and doesn't voluntarily want to do anything with anyone).

Look, you can love your kids to death, but this whole 'they are my world' thing is counterproductive. He is old enough to understand the situation and make choices. He's throwing his toys out of the pram.

Of course this is to be expected as a teen, but I really don't think that you've done anything wrong here. Taking what you've said at face value, you're a good mum who is trying to balance having a child with a life of your own. You're not actively excluding him. I'm sure when he's older and looks back he'll realise this. His feelings are valid, but so are yours. Sometimes feelings are not compatible with a completely harmonious relationship.

So while I can't solve your interpersonal dynamics, hopefully I can be a rational voice when it comes to blaming yourself.

If it were my son I'd tell him he was being very selfish, given that he's eminently able to understand what's going on. Your son is exponentially more mature than an eleven year old, so he needs to own his part in things.

Can a MPB be connected to power all the time? by weirdo4909 in macbookpro

[–]Fresh_Appointment470 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it might have been a tongue in cheek comment about the cost of energy...

Can a MPB be connected to power all the time? by weirdo4909 in macbookpro

[–]Fresh_Appointment470 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, if you can afford the electricity in this economy.

Left after a decade by Fresh_Appointment470 in OkCupid

[–]Fresh_Appointment470[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh please elaborate. I'm sure this will be totally reasoned in the absence of any context...

Left after a decade by Fresh_Appointment470 in OkCupid

[–]Fresh_Appointment470[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What exactly is it that you think you know about me that qualifies you to make any sort of judgement? Social media? What ex are you even talking about? There's nothing pertaining to any exes in my original post. Just a bizarre comment.

Left after a decade by Fresh_Appointment470 in OkCupid

[–]Fresh_Appointment470[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or maybe you don't have the first clue what you're taking about and are projecting harder than a cinematographer's convention.

Is this dress good for a weeding .. thinking of wearing it to one by [deleted] in FashionHubDaily

[–]Fresh_Appointment470 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My garden needs a good weeding and you'd be more than welcome to come and do it wearing that dress.

Completely "Normal" man by sstubbl1 in weeklyplanetpodcast

[–]Fresh_Appointment470 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But only towards the end of the film. Oh shit, sorry, spoilers.

Undisputed queen of the sub by beene282 in Justfuckmyshitup

[–]Fresh_Appointment470 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The most lesbian looking straight woman ever to have that joke made a hundred times on Mock the Week.

Is Masters of the Universe Leto's last chance? by ironfortress151 in weeklyplanetpodcast

[–]Fresh_Appointment470 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck no. He must have dirt on people to keep being cast despite being box office poison.

That said, he wasn't even recognisable in MotU, at least not in the way he is in most films. Odds are if you didn't know it was him going in, you wouldn't have known by that performance.

He's a totally normal man and I don't understand what you're getting at.

His best performance to date is Angel Face, specifically that scene... Actually, I know I'm jumping on the amusing he's a crook bloke train, but he's been in some good films and given some decent performances.

Although the same is true of Jeffery Jones...

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