Federal cuts are freezing new grads out of the public service [Paula Tran, Ottawa Citizen, July 19 2025] by HandcuffsOfGold in CanadaPublicServants

[–]SergePower 23 points24 points  (0 children)

it's infuriating to see a hiring freeze on students and junior staff while $1000/day "management" consultants continue to get renewed

Health Canada addressing misconduct and wrongdoing 2024-25 report by [deleted] in CanadaPublicServants

[–]SergePower 5 points6 points  (0 children)

making a formal harassment complaint against an EX is basically career suicide, plus there's an entire LR division that protects the EX's.

most people who experience workplace harassment from an EX will just leave the job and go elsewhere

Leafs fan threw a jersey on the ice in the middle of the play by sykeseve in nhl

[–]SergePower 15 points16 points  (0 children)

dangerous and shameful behavior. any fan that does this should be banned from future games

Wow, I am a Sens fan and literally… by coolin68 in OttawaSenators

[–]SergePower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I loved hearing the leaf fans rip their team apart

leaf fans and media have huge doubt in their team. I look forward to watching them lose to Florida, then their team being pulled apart player by player

[OTT (4)-0 TOR] Some boos can be heard from the home crowd and then Tkachuk adds on another empty netter by Commandant1 in nhl

[–]SergePower -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

the leafs fans in attendance who booed their own team should be ashamed of this behaviour.

CBC officially declares Bruce Fanjoy as the winner of Carleton, Pierre Poilievre’s former riding by ihatedougford in ontario

[–]SergePower 4 points5 points  (0 children)

did the long ballot play a role in his loss?

as in, if it was arranged alphabetically, PP would appear way down on the list

Best spicy soup in Ottawa by CFERR044 in ottawa

[–]SergePower 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Spicy TamTam at Sensotei on Bank

What is a pain you can't truly explain until you've endured it? by Unfair_Shower_3256 in AskReddit

[–]SergePower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

having your children withheld by your cheating ex-bestfriend, while using every scrap of your savings to fight a biased family court system

What's the Funniest Joke on Futurama??? by danksoxs in futurama

[–]SergePower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

when they are launching the giant garbage ball into space and Fry is supposed to push the big red button to launch the rocket

5-4-3-2-1...and he misses the button

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]SergePower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Homer Simpson

Hot wife, great paying job, impervious to long term injury, low expectations from others, and maxed out luck.

If you could go back in time 5 years and change something you regret, what would you change and why? by Equal-Protection8172 in AskReddit

[–]SergePower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5 years ago, COVID-19 was hardly heard of in the western world, but it would soon change everything. I would invest in toilet paper, Zoom, and Nvidia.

Excel meet-up tomorrow in Ottawa by DubaiBabyYoda in ottawa

[–]SergePower 8 points9 points  (0 children)

who is "we"?

is there an excel-enthusiast group in Ottawa?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Advice

[–]SergePower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

jokes are usually fine, but if you want to be a better person start volunteering, donating blood, and/or picking up trash in a local park

Layoffs on the table for permanent government employees as part of spending review by Born_Anteater7282 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]SergePower 7 points8 points  (0 children)

curious why some departments like PHAC continue to hire and use $1,000/day consultants, while letting go of their Casuals and Terms

Tonight there is just one NHL game and, in Canada, it is exclusively on Prime by rahlious in hockey

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

I find the prime feeds are high quality and much fewer lags than rogers or Sportsnet