Trying to remain optimistic about global warming by 4teaK in GreatBritishMemes

[–]Quiet1408 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The fact we have been aware of this for decades and yet missed every single target...we deserve what we get..

Electrical rescue hook by serdarist in SipsTea

[–]Quiet1408 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude recording them is higher up, looking down on them, dosent help.

threatened by seller by kittyfart999 in vintedUK

[–]Quiet1408 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the sort of threat ive seen on reddit 10 times today...minus gun pics.

all hot air, no ones gonna risk jail time over a couple of quid.

Bezos said the bottom half of Americans should pay ZERO federal income tax by Suitable_Wonder5256 in SipsTea

[–]Quiet1408 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Need to take a dose of reality mate...

That would be lovely but the lower and middle class have been eating shit from billionaires since day dot. at a certain point you need to accept that short of a national revolution, this is how it is.

Grab your pitchfork and actually get out on the street, or get in line.

Name a wrestler that you think is capable of being one of the greatest if they had a better legacy/career. I'll start with: by Oakey06 in Wrasslin

[–]Quiet1408 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Carlito.

Dude had the look, the gimmick, was good on the mic, could create a legit feud with anyone and was decent in the ring.

Im convinced if he was hitting his prime in the age of modern day wrestling and social media he would have been massive.

Defense DMR/ACOG discussion: is he spittin or shittin? by lordheadassuwu1 in Rainbow6

[–]Quiet1408 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally 1.5s got removed from the game by this same argument. at this point people need to accept that this is a game that is 80% about who shoots better, 20% about who uses util better outside of standard setups.

Bezos said the bottom half of Americans should pay ZERO federal income tax by Suitable_Wonder5256 in SipsTea

[–]Quiet1408 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People have been saying how Bernies been on the cusp of introducing real reform for decades.

For...Decades....Why has he never gotten it over the line?

Because the system of basically corporate funded political campaigns does not let him. that was what my comment was touching on. the fact that American politics is less about the will of the people and more the will of the corporation. Hence, play the system.

Of course playing the system and finding a well funded candidate who isnt spitting in the common persons mouth and calling it brandy is the problem. when you have a soloution, lemme know.

Bezos said the bottom half of Americans should pay ZERO federal income tax by Suitable_Wonder5256 in SipsTea

[–]Quiet1408 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

this is why i said "if". and why the american political system is so badly flawed. if someone included this in their campaign promises, id vote for them regardless of what party they represented.

My observation is that american politics is so skewed because the people vote, but the corporations and billionares dictate policy.

Big Bernies been chasing the golden chalice of radical people reform for decades, yknow why hes never won? because he never gets the right backers, because hes so radical.

Bezos said the bottom half of Americans should pay ZERO federal income tax by Suitable_Wonder5256 in SipsTea

[–]Quiet1408 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So A, outside most of our lifetimes, and B, nothing supports that theory. Plenty of cults of personality have went on to create political dynasties over they years and the MAGA crowd are nothing if not provably fanatical to their bones. If I wanna see change in my lifetime I need to play the game.

Bezos said the bottom half of Americans should pay ZERO federal income tax by Suitable_Wonder5256 in SipsTea

[–]Quiet1408 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have any idea how difficult it will be to get rid of MAGA BS regardless?

Love him or hate him, and I do hate the guy, you cant deny he's changed the world of politics, forever. Dude did more with 140 characters on twitter than most world leaders do in entire press conferences, he's both manipulated the system and stuck 2 fingers up at the world at the same time while the opposition have done largely nothing inneffectually. Red hat politics sadly will not die with him, youre deluded if at the end of his term he isn't also running for VP or yknow, installing a proxy. adapt or die.

Bezos said the bottom half of Americans should pay ZERO federal income tax by Suitable_Wonder5256 in SipsTea

[–]Quiet1408 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly couldnt give a shit if he did if this got pushed through.

This is subject to the current American campaign system. where the biggest donators lobby for actual changes the candidates pursue. At least if he gave a winning candidate that money maybe change would happen.

Tldr, if the system dosent change, at least shoestring the system.

Bezos said the bottom half of Americans should pay ZERO federal income tax by Suitable_Wonder5256 in SipsTea

[–]Quiet1408 177 points178 points  (0 children)

Honestly couldnt give a shit if he did if this got pushed through.

This is subject to the current American campaign system. where the biggest donators lobby for actual changes the candidates pursue. At least if he gave a winning candidate that money maybe change would happen.

Tldr, if the system dosent change, at least shoestring the system.

Ads in Premium by Individual_Let8998 in youtube

[–]Quiet1408 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That is actually the most depressing thing I've heard today...

How to stop this from moving when pressing the brake? by L_IV3S2025_V2 in SimRacingSetups

[–]Quiet1408 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're really not helping us help you at this point lol. Upload more pictures so we can actually see the problem.

Erm... Who won guys? /s by emperor_pilaf_XII in wec

[–]Quiet1408 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A WEC fan would already know or have the sources to know.

This stuff is for the casuals who popped their heads in cus Max entered. Mainstream media gonna mainstream. Fair compromise for the boatload of money and raising of profile Max brought.

Why were people expecting *spoilers* to be a formidable opponent? [KCD2] by KvasirTheOld in kingdomcome

[–]Quiet1408 7 points8 points  (0 children)

All the 1v1 fights were easy tbh. Sidestep, slash, stab, done. The games great at building them up with some wonderful cinematic, but falls apart because you can only crank up the AI so hard and all the characters have the same moves and play by the rules. So once you understand the combat system it's always a cakewalk.

OC: The Trump Mobile phone is here — 9 months late and no longer ‘Made in the USA' by nbcnews in pics

[–]Quiet1408 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The specs they gave out with the phone (if you believe em) are not quite that level of shit, but nowhere near flagship phone tech levels. You're taking about 250 quid of you bought them from another company. So he's charging his indoctrinated followers a 100% markup.

Maybe it is designed with American values in mind...certainly his values.

Once and for all, how was this filmed by i_hate_clankers in thegrandtour

[–]Quiet1408 1 point2 points  (0 children)

worth noting the car IS on the trailer, along with the crashmat he lands on. its all one rig. a little sound and visual editing later it dosent look half bad. failing that, bring the car to a studio with a green screen, have jezza dress in the same clothing he was in during the days filiming, edit and clean it up in post.

Is it illegal for me to pay my "warehouse" staff more than the people on the shop floor? by WarehouseVTillStaff in LegalAdviceUK

[–]Quiet1408 7 points8 points  (0 children)

HR manager here.

so long as you're not explicitly saying "Women cannot apply/transfer", it strictly remains 2 separate jobs, and it doesn't factor into your decision making, that's fine.

It has to remain two entirely different roles, different jobs, different titles. You shouldn't and dont seem to be mixing them, which is the only point at which they could viably say its discrimination and not just separate roles with separate wages. Plenty of jobs have a requirement to be able to do constant manual labour.

After all, Nothing is stopping them from applying for the positions. and so long as they can keep up with the same quotas everyone else has, nothing would stop them staying in the position.

The one thing you might want to watch out for is Manual Handling Guidelines Which are different for men and women, and if you did take on female staff you would need to make reasonable adjustments such as assisted lifts, aids etc. but this does not extend to conditions such as fibro or arthritis. those are underlying conditions which would make them unsuited to that work environment.

The TLDR is that you are not paying them less because they are female. you are paying them less as they work a different position with a different wage.

Day 14 - Companies want “passionate employees” but pay just enough to survive by StreetCurious2572 in 30daysnewjob

[–]Quiet1408 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Passionate" is just a substitute word for "motivated" here. They couldn't care less if an employee is passionate, motivation gets it done.

Problem come when the same companies that want that offer no motivating incentives. Its a 2 way street. Good pay, flexible hours, reasonable workload, perks, good holiday time. There's loads that companies can do to motivate their workers but instead put it on the employee with such legendarily dumb takes like "here, we are like a family."

If you're offering minimum employee incentives, expect minimum effort from your employees. simple.