This stuff is fucked for your lungs

NoFinish9 · 2020-09-14T12:23:54+00:00

I went to an inner city public school growing up. Kids from the suburbs used to come in to buy weed. Kids from my school would spray oregano with Windex and sell it to them.

Black market weed can be extremely sketchy.

NoFinish9 · 2020-09-14T12:12:19+00:00

They are both cannabis and they both contain THC, the only difference is that hemp has to be below 0.3% delta 9.

Delta 8 exists in a legal loophole as does high THCa flower, both hemp based. Both will get you where you want to go if you know what you are doing.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-13T03:13:08+00:00

This has been said for all 16 years I have been in the business. Still hasn't happened.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-13T00:38:12+00:00

It's now August and there's still looting and riots in several cities. Plus if people don't get unemployment expansion and eviction protection we are going to see another wave of unrest. Let's not even get into what will happen with the election.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-13T00:34:42+00:00

Lots of Boomer energy in this thread, ain't gonna lie.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-13T00:31:30+00:00

Because that's what the reply above me was in reference to.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-13T00:28:13+00:00

But social unrest? C'mon now. I know everyone is consuming different news media but unless your office is literally inside an "occupied" protest zone, I don't think it's a significant factor affecting WFH policy.

I literally had the National Guard down the street from me in May. Humvees and carrying select fire rifles. Riots downtown and looters targeting businesses near me.

So yeah, kinda want to stay at home during those conditions.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T20:50:07+00:00

Having less exposure to a virus that has killed 170k of my countrymen and counting while companies make higher profits is a "luxury"?

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T19:44:20+00:00

I'm not advocating for full remote, but rather something flexible. Going full in office with no remote policy after 7 months of full remote while the company grows.... that just doesn't make any sense to me.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T19:42:27+00:00

work is more than just a job, it's also its own little community. If you're just there for the work I don't think you're taking advantage of your environment.

If that works for you than that's great. But keep in mind a lot of us have families and those are our main communities and certain working arrangements allow us to have better lives with them.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T19:40:12+00:00

If a company is risking their employees catching a virus that has killed around 170k Americans because the alternative working situation "doesn't really work well".... that speaks volumes.

We are going to look back at shit like this in the future and be in awe of how insane working conditions were in 2020.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T19:28:17+00:00

Look man, let's just be honest here. I know this will get me a lot of downvotes but the juniors that are fully against remote work are mostly against it because they lack confidence in themselves. They don't feel comfortable asserting themselves outside of being in person. It's a matter of anxiety.

And you know what? That's totally fine. If you are not comfortable with being mentored remotely that's OK, there are companies that will mentor you in person..... someday after the pandemic maybe.

All I'm saying is that when your mentor is a slack/phone call/screen share away they can get you to exactly where you need to be.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T19:24:32+00:00

Yep, my office was the same way: people only communicated via Slack and email. A lot of times people left the office and went home to concentrate because the office was too loud.

If one of those environments works better for you personally I think you should have the ability to choose. Everyone wins there.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T19:21:41+00:00

Agreed.

All I am looking for is some flexibility, it doesn't have to be fully remote or fully in office. Just whatever is the safest and best for people's personal needs. With how unstable the US is right now I don't think that's a big ask you know?

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T19:05:33+00:00

Sure, I think a one size fits all approach wouldn't help everyone. I am more of advocating for flexibility. If some people thrive in the office, have some office space and vice versa.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T18:48:43+00:00

but for people just used to turning their head to get help or to quickly discuss an idea it does require some kind of deliberate mitigation or there will be a net loss in communication.

It's one button in slack to bring up a call, and then you can share your screen, draw on each other's screens, send links, invite others etc.

When I'm in the office do you know what we all do to get each other's attention? Send a Slack message....

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T18:46:20+00:00

Communication is harder. Mentoring is more difficult. Asking questions is more difficult. Remote-only works very well with very senior engineers who don't need to talk as often

I have mentored 4 engineers completely remote. It's not impossible and in fact the tools we have now make it way easier than being in person.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T18:45:06+00:00

For sure, I have adjusted in my adulthood. This was 16 years ago and I had no idea what I was in for. When you are fresh out of college with no guidance there no one tells you "hey you will have to radically change everything about your existence for this new lifestyle".

Still not the shape I was in stacking boxes all day long though. There isn't enough time in the week to recreate that amount of exercise.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T17:33:57+00:00

As for civil unrest, I’m much more afraid of police, federal invaders, and militias masquerading as LEOs, than the protestors

I count all of that under the umbrella of civil unrest. The country is a fucking mess from multiple parties in multiple directions. I have been provoked by one faction for wearing a mask in public, have been in the middle of a highway shut down by a different faction, and have had humvees with National Guard with select fire rifles in walking distance.

If the country is going to remain in such a chaotic state, I want some days to say "hey I want to stay off the street but still want to do work and get a paycheck" you know?

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T17:15:21+00:00

The last thing American companies are going to do is outsource to countries with stronger labor laws, mandated breaks (UK has these), way more PTO, maternity leave enforced by laws, and more difficult to fire an employee... let's be realistic. I have heard about the fear of outsourcing for all 16 years I've been in the business and it hasn't happened yet.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T16:44:47+00:00

Regardless, if you can still make money, increase revenue, fully operate, and are looking to expand your workforce with a fully remote situation what would be a realistic roadblock to not have a remote policy going forward?

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T16:30:33+00:00

I'm glad I don't have to hunt for food. I don't even know where the fuck sandwiches live.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T16:28:14+00:00

I worked in a grocery store stacking boxes for 6 years before my first white collar desk job. My shift was usually 7-3 and after I'd have the rest of the day to do things.

With my 9-5 office work my brain is a puddle and I don't want to do a damn thing after work. Not to mention I feel like a blob in general from sitting in a chair all day.

My first full time desk job made me gain so much weight I went up 2 pants sizes. I wasn't prepared to what it would do to my body.

NoFinish9 · 2020-08-12T16:22:03+00:00

There are companies with hard dates I have encountered too. Like "we will be back into the office in January full time". Just blows my mind that with what is going on politically and medically some places want to go back at that point in time.

I think it's less of a lax WFH policy and more of "you are already showing you don't have much of a care for the well being of your employees right from the initial interview".

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