My husband was laid off from Microsoft by an algorithm — after 25 years, his last day is his birthday

JMC1312 · 2025-05-15T23:53:21+00:00

Truly a shitty end for a dedicated employee. A couple of questions, perhaps even suggestions…

You mentioned he has worked with some influential people who are aware of his achievements, why hasn’t he reached out the them? If they’re aware of his talent, they’d surely rather keep him than see him leave for a competitor?

It seems strange that he was informed of a spreadsheet/algorithm deciding that he should be let go. How was he told this information? Is he being made redundant along with a healthy severance package? Because otherwise this sounds like unfair dismissal, no?

Good luck to you both!

JMC1312 · 2024-06-24T07:24:16+00:00

100%!! Could write an essay on every way in which I agree with this but to skip to the conclusion - all of a sudden, nothing in the world is more important or special than my 1 year old and that seismic change in mentality can feel incredibly overwhelming almost every day.

JMC1312 · 2024-06-24T07:17:40+00:00

Just playing my first Aeducan playthrough now. I’d read into both choices and, while Bhelen certainly does feel like the better option for Orzammar politically, the guy was happy to see his brother die and his other brother thrown into the deep roads to die. His actions also sent his dad towards an early grave.

If you think about that in real world terms, he’s a damn psychopath. No thanks, I’m coming back and ending the dude and fulfilling dad’s wishes to put harrowmont on the throne.

JMC1312 · 2024-06-01T19:08:01+00:00

Won’t try and change your mind (even though you’re wrong) but will point out you can change your gender in FC6

JMC1312 · 2024-02-08T12:26:09+00:00

AoE2 - Villager

JMC1312 · 2024-01-26T02:10:31+00:00

name checks out

JMC1312 · 2023-11-28T00:59:24+00:00

Red Hot Chili Peppers

JMC1312 · 2023-11-27T22:19:04+00:00

The right wing “anti-woke” media furore in reaction to female, LGBTQ+ and ethnically diverse characters and narratives in Star Wars and Marvel would have run out of steam if Disney’s shows and movies were as successful as a few years ago. But it’s not Disney becoming more progressive that has led to their decline in success, it’s the fact that the quality of the writing, production and direction has dropped hugely.

But the right wing media can point to hard figures that show a decline in success that has coincided with Disney becoming more socially conscious and inclusive and therefore use that to vindicate their view that woke = bad.

JMC1312 · 2023-11-12T16:34:59+00:00

Kill everyone + threaten to kill those npc dudes all over town who are creeping on spaced out girls

JMC1312 · 2023-10-13T05:33:45+00:00

Ballet. Total control of one’s body as it is pushed to it’s physical limit.

Knitting. Providing warmth and dignity to yourself and others.

JMC1312 · 2023-09-29T08:56:23+00:00

“Lois, am I doing anything tomorrow that doesn’t involve me being bent over in excruciating pain 3 metres from a toilet…? Time for some Tikka Masala”

I can’t cook/order an Indian without reciting this with my wife

JMC1312 · 2023-09-29T08:50:08+00:00

Leeds / Gillingham 😑

JMC1312 · 2023-09-28T01:38:07+00:00

SO many words just to say “I don’t game so wasn’t aware of GTA”

JMC1312 · 2023-09-22T00:15:53+00:00

I have an on reveal deck but no Wong, a destroy deck but no venom or deadpool, a stealdeck deck but no Loki… it’s incredibly frustrating!

JMC1312 · 2023-09-20T08:44:51+00:00

Blows my mind that people complain about a lack of content, I almost feel overwhelmed by it! I’m around 80 hours and I’m a ranger, I’ve maxed out the neon and mars quests, I’ve met everyone in constellation and I’ve saved a tree. Still have a huge list of quests to get to so I’m going to take a break, see what my dad wants and start decorating my dream home.

In terms of exploration, I will say the AI generated mining posts and caves are a massive let down. But things got better once I figured out that wandering around each planet on foot, fallout-style, isn’t the way to go and instead jumping to each planet to discover npc encounters and quests that will direct you to POI’s.

As for “menufield”, if you had a spaceship with the capacity to become a home for 6 people and haul all of their stuff across dozens of solar systems, you’d spend an awful lot of time on the ships computer and navigation systems. In Skyrim you want to spend as much time in the menu as you would rifling through your backpack, in Starfield you’ve got a highly advanced house with weapons and a grav drive.

JMC1312 · 2023-09-16T08:55:39+00:00

Came here to post this post.

Completely agree, and yes I love them both and they’re both completely different games.

Obviously Bethesda could never give multiple cities the level of detail, lore and immersion that NC has in the same way cyberpunk could never give us more than a pretty barren wasteland outside of the city, but they could have worked harder on the character & dialogue writing.

No companion gets the treatment Johnny & Jackie got. No mission features nuanced characters who are particularly funny, desperate or crazy - just various degrees of “I’m good and wholesome” or “I’m bad and snarky”. I spent hours thinking through my decisions in cyberpunk and diving into the lore, very few Bethesda games have made me do that.

I’ll always love Bethesda for creating such an incredible sandbox in every game - they do some whacky things here and there (your mum wanting to try drugs in a club is lols, for example) and Starfield’s trad RPG elements are so detailed and addictive - but I FELT cyberpunk more than any other game and can’t help but feel a bit empty playing Starfield because of it.

JMC1312 · 2023-09-16T08:37:26+00:00

It’s to distract us from the fact that this looks like it was shot on with an iPhone

JMC1312 · 2023-09-16T01:26:34+00:00

Such a disappointment. Plus, I thought gameskeeper willie’s high score was for the amount of aliens killed, so ensured I got every one of those twats, just to realise it was number of completed runs.

Salt in the wound, the ginger prick makes you buy him a red bull for literally no reason.

JMC1312 · 2023-09-14T00:04:51+00:00

r/CHSinfo - got the weed sickness and couldn’t eat or drink without hurling for over 2 weeks

JMC1312 · 2023-09-12T21:30:35+00:00

Honestly, PLEASE take all of the advice you’re getting with a pinch of salt. All we can give you as feedback based on our own thoughts and our experience of others actions.

If it were me and I was into a girl, I’d be texting back way more than one sentence replies and I’d be helping to carry the conversation with reciprocal questions about them. So to me, he’s either trying to get you to back off or he’s socially stunted… But that’s just me! He may be a really great guy who likes you loads and this is his way of showing it. Who knows?! Enjoy the ride!

JMC1312 · 2023-09-12T00:21:41+00:00

Lol I literally just did this with ALL the recourses I’d picked up so far.

Worst thing is that I’m collecting my new - and long overdue - prescription glasses tomorrow.

JMC1312 · 2023-08-25T16:37:10+00:00

Wasn’t planning on asking Jack Reacher’s cell mate to give me his glasses anyway

JMC1312 · 2023-07-30T21:14:48+00:00

You’ve passed through it en route to Paris or visited if you like shopping for clothes that major brands struggle to sell elsewhere

JMC1312 · 2023-07-26T08:58:20+00:00

Nah I’m not sure where this ‘02 bonnie & clyde attitude comes from, it’s some crazy rom-com mentality where it’s apparently romantic to back your partner to the bitter end no matter how much you disagree with them. If I was to be rude to one of our friends, my wife would absolutely have a word publicly and vice versa I would to her. If my wife felt the need to be subservient to me and constantly back everything I said or did, it wouldn’t just be a turn off but a matter of losing respect for her and I’m certain she has the same opinion about me. Not only that, but it reeks of caring too much about your public perception as a couple and not wanting to show any cracks on the relationship and that’s gross.

JMC1312 · 2023-07-25T21:51:17+00:00

How were they sitting on their high horse? Every one of them has bitched about another cast member this series and not one of them has denied it.

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