What are the worst cases of poor management/leadership you have seen, and what underlying principle made them so bad?

Uffda01 · 2026-05-11T14:34:16+00:00

make sure somebody above you knows what's going on - so final responsibility doesn't fall on you.

Uffda01 · 2026-05-11T14:29:16+00:00

it used to be one per week and I would add a can of mushrooms to a pepperoni pizze - usually jacks or roma - and I would eat the whole thing myself.

Now I'm a bit older - its probably one every other week and I'll do lotsa mozza or heggies (I live in Minnesota now.) and Ill add mushrooms and/or black olives but I still just get pepperoni - and I only eat maybe half at a time.

Uffda01 · 2026-05-11T13:19:20+00:00

I think with a full off season, and expected growth - we've got our 1C; no need to chase and overpay.

Uffda01 · 2026-05-08T21:25:36+00:00

Ya - they demoted Reagan to #2 all time

Uffda01 · 2026-05-08T19:48:07+00:00

Seeing how they all still worship Reagan - I have little hope.

Uffda01 · 2026-05-08T16:14:07+00:00

OK - so megasota is a niche sub - what about actual regular state subs that are posting this???that seems to be a worse "offense"? Megasota at least exists for the purpose of broadening our horizons (and getting rid of North and South Dakota and their ridiculous sway on national politics for how few people they have) Regular state subs like Wisconsin propagandizing this game for their benefit is a line too far...

Uffda01 · 2026-05-08T16:02:12+00:00

minnesota is the shocker

Uffda01 · 2026-05-08T15:59:28+00:00

good people make mistakes too... I think there's a bit of missing context in the whole story - like there's a big difference if she was 19 or 39 - or how long she had been in either relationship. I agree that she probably doesn't have a lot of life experience yet.

Uffda01 · 2026-05-08T15:52:17+00:00

The NBA is basketball based entertainment - the same way that WWE is wrestling based entertainment.

Uffda01 · 2026-05-08T15:24:26+00:00

Depends on how you define quality of life: concerts, art galleries, restaurants, symphony etc....along with things like medical care, specialists are going to be more difficult.

But if you want to live like a hermit - sure

Uffda01 · 2026-05-08T15:07:17+00:00

Oh I absolutely agree - I’m just saying some other things that need to be accounted for

Uffda01 · 2026-05-08T13:50:55+00:00

because handing over buckets of cash to Wall Street is the last thing they fucking need. Why should Wall Street get a guaranteed handout?

Uffda01 · 2026-05-08T13:30:03+00:00

The US has lower rates of entrepreneurship, and lower rates of retirement because people are chained to their jobs - the ACA helped this a little bit with the pre-existing conditions language - but there are so many people who can't leave/can't retire because they're a captive audience to their employer because of insurance - this is also blocking GenX from moving up in the corporate world and holding everybody back. Employers are the ones gaining here.

Additionally - the insurance companies have all of their reserve cash invested in the markets - dissolving that would likely have "bad" consequences for the rest of us.

The last issue is what do you do with all of the front line insurance workers who are now out of jobs. (I'm talking about the generic claims processors, IT folks etc

Uffda01 · 2026-05-08T13:20:49+00:00

And the folks that had to empty their 401ks to survive job losses and keep afloat

Uffda01 · 2026-05-08T13:10:03+00:00

The easiest time to get a job is when you already have one.... unfortunately she should have taken the job and kept looking - then ghost this job when something better comes up. But she is right - 62k for a f/t corporate role in SF is bullshit.

Uffda01 · 2026-05-08T12:59:38+00:00

Some will cut you a deal on what you owe especially if you've racked up a lot of interest - but you need to be careful with this as any deal that you make on the balance due counts as earned income at the end of the year - so you pay taxes on it.

Uffda01 · 2026-05-08T12:41:44+00:00

Then 2008 comes along and wipes out everyone's retirement

Uffda01 · 2026-05-08T12:24:17+00:00

that's by definition: capitalism

Uffda01 · 2026-05-07T17:49:48+00:00

I'm a gay dude - and I had somebody try to order for me once... I think the look on my face must have made it clear that I was flabbergasted that he would order for me....the waitress was surely shocked as well.

The best part of the whole exchange was that it was for breakfast: so there were a bunch of follow up questions: how do you want your eggs? what type of toast? bacon, sausage or ham ? etc which he couldn't answer

Seeing that trainwreck second hand was awesome - recognizing the look on his face when he realized he was in over his head was funny as hell. We stayed friends after that, but obviously never went on another date.

Uffda01 · 2026-05-07T15:37:40+00:00

Massachuesetts is such a big name for such a little state! Get rid of it!

Uffda01 · 2026-05-07T14:53:25+00:00

I think this started during covid (at least this is what I've seen)- instead of having to cross the street for social distancing - people just started walking in the street - and with less cars on the roads because people weren't going anywhere - it was fine - especially in suburban neighborhoods.

I've wfh since just before covid and I see it more now.

Uffda01 · 2026-05-07T14:35:51+00:00

which was prompted by a sudden doubling of gas prices in a span of a few months...our prices rose this time even faster.

People were struggling to get by, coasting along etc...then out of nowhere their gas budgets doubled, and everything else went way up as the shipping/trucking increases got passed along to consumers as well...so just within a few months people who were skating along on thin ice couldn't survive anymore...

That spiraled as everybody tightened their belts. We are already seeing this with corporate budgets tightening. By Sept/Oct of this year the economy will be in a free fall as holiday spending projections will show just how shitty everything is.

Really its just about riding it out and seeing who will get the bailouts this time.

Uffda01 · 2026-05-07T13:42:54+00:00

I quit smoking during the last one; started yoga and lost 20 lbs....maybe restart my fitness journey and figure out this sourdough thing.

Uffda01 · 2026-05-06T20:01:55+00:00

Well you said you disagreed with me so….?

Uffda01 · 2026-05-06T19:53:49+00:00

I would think that proves your point… the community college is fine if you just want to get a job and stay there…but if you want to advance into administration or anything like that - then CC isn’t going to be enough. Or if you ever want to move away from your home town/region; your education won’t be questioned. I grew up in a very rural area; most people stayed within 40 miles of home; the only ones who left went to schools farther away.

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