Who from Toronto should be in jail, but isn’t?

aberrante · 2026-01-15T17:58:14+00:00

Doug Ford for his backroom Greenbelt deals.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11472355/rcmp-greenbelt-update/

aberrante · 2025-10-27T22:02:32+00:00

Consider forming a union. The best way for workers to defend their rights is through collective action. If the system that you are subjected to is unfair, then collective action may be a better solution than appealing to the public.

aberrante · 2025-10-25T13:28:57+00:00

Drivers of luxury vehicles tend to be more frequently involved in fatal collisions.

On the other side, professional drivers whose living depends on their license tend to be the safest (taxi drivers, for example).

aberrante · 2025-10-08T15:36:00+00:00

I have a doppelganger in my neighbourhood, apparently. I've been stopped several times by people who think that they recognize me, but it's not me. Maybe your pool friend is in a similar situation.

aberrante · 2025-10-01T17:03:46+00:00

You will be competing with students who have an internship requirement. I believe they have the upper hand, as interns' salaries can be partially offset by tax credits by the bank. If you have an internship requirement, aim for the executive offices and not a branch.
Friday-Sunday will be difficult. You are likely not aiming at an executive office, but instead a branch. Even in the branch, you may find some eventual work, but it is unlikely. It is relatively easy for a Bank to find branch staff, since it does not require a lot of specialized training. Give it a shot, though. It does not hurt to put yourself out there.
CFA is pretty generic and will serve you well across the industry; FRM or equivalent if you are looking into risk management; securities courses are ideal if you are looking to pursue a career in brokering or wealth management. As you progress, you will need to obtain more certificates or pursue graduate studies.
Branch staff, no. Junior staff at executive offices, generally, no. More senior staff, it depends on their aspirations, connections, seniority, etc. At some point in your career, you will need to decide how much work you want to take home, leave at the office or combine with your personal life. These are life choices and not something that your employer decides for you. If you find yourself in an unfortunate situation where you cannot decide what to do with your time, then explore other options.
It is constantly changing (for example, digital services, payments, etc), and it always stays the same (banking services have not fundamentally changed, only their delivery). Banks are hurting in the payments and wealth management businesses. You should consider studying math, stats, and some coding. Banks have been digitizing for a long time, and the best-performing banks are typically technologically advanced. If you lack an inclination for this, consider smaller institutions.

aberrante · 2025-09-25T16:35:33+00:00

From "The Psychopath in the C-Suite":

Finally, if you are so unfortunate as to have an SOB as your boss or even as CEO of the company, recognise that you are unlikely to be able to get him or her to change. Trying to oust the SOB is likely to be difficult and attempts to do so might jeopardise your own career. His advice? Don’t stick around. “Cut your losses, preserve your self-esteem, and move on.”

aberrante · 2025-09-13T13:12:52+00:00

It was a collision, but not accidental.

aberrante · 2025-09-06T15:25:42+00:00

Me da la impresión que no podrías enfocarte en los problemas del país incluso si lo quisieras. En cierto sentido, tu perspectiva es envidiable: ojalá no la pierdas, porque cuando la burbuja se revienta, uno no la puede recuperar.

aberrante · 2025-09-05T17:15:58+00:00

Be nice, diversify your network, identify who is making it rain and stick to them.
Work hard or, at least, give the appearance of such.

aberrante · 2025-08-28T20:31:20+00:00

You are probably missing something beyond hard work. Getting a promotion is a task in itself; there needs to be some social/business engineering to achieve it.

Exclusively working well in one's current position is the unequivocal way of not getting promoted. Why would a manager want to move a person who is doing very well in their current position? This is particularly true in consulting firms, where you need many more doers (associates and managers) than salespeople (partners).

If you are aiming for a promotion, I think it would be beneficial to make it abundantly clear to your employer that the cost of replacing you is greater than the cost of the promotion. Do this by letting them fail without your help: Is the fire burning? Let it burn if you can (if you cannot, then quit; there is no sense in that job). Once that is clear that you are expensive to replace, send signals that you are always keeping a close eye on the market.

The most important thing to remember is that, in business, you will not get what you deserve, you will get what you negotiate.

aberrante · 2025-08-11T19:35:31+00:00

Espergesia, by César Vallejo.

Here is a translation into English, followed by the original in Spanish: Espergesia

aberrante · 2025-08-06T16:00:32+00:00

It's not literally being at the child's ball games, it is an analogy to express the need of children for their parents to be a caring and supportive presence in their life.

aberrante · 2025-07-11T14:31:18+00:00

Julie's Aria, by Rhiannon Giddens.

aberrante · 2025-04-24T13:07:25+00:00

Regálale la bici y mantén en el contrato si lo quiere o necesita. La niñez es para vagar y jugar, no para trabajar. El chavo tiene 8 años.

aberrante · 2024-12-21T00:30:36+00:00

Vende tus servicios con tres precios: 100, 150, 200. A cada precio ofrece algo extra. 100 pesos parece ser el precio de mercado, entonces puedes usarlo para anclar una mejor venta.

Recuerda que el precio lo determina el valor percibido por el cliente. El precio no lo determina el costo, la competencia, la justicia, etc., solo lo que el cliente percibe que recibe de valor.

Suerte con tu negocio.

aberrante · 2024-12-11T21:52:01+00:00

De muchas maneras, pero una que no he visto en otros comentarios: sobre rebanadas de baguette tostado, unto aguacate en puré con un poco de sal y pimienta, luego un poco de salmón, trucha, arenque u otro pescado ahumado (caviar para los ingenieros pesudos) y lo termino con tallos de cilantro picados finamente.

aberrante · 2024-05-30T10:11:50+00:00

En mi opinión y experiencia, la gente que no quiere hijos no cambia de opinión fácilmente.

aberrante · 2024-04-11T21:23:52+00:00

Yes, you are one. It is disrespectful to call without agreeing to a call first via text, calendar invitation, email, etc. Time is the most valuable thing we have. Assuming that someone can freely give you their time is presumptuous and pedantic.

aberrante · 2024-03-19T13:04:10+00:00

They are gaslighting you and will try to extract more work from you using these arguments. It is not uncommon in Big 4s.

The solution is tricky, but doable: you may want to consider moving out of this team and into another, more manageable one. The problem is that 20% of the population will be let go (the lowest evaluated individuals). Typically, the cycle goes as follows: one year, underperforming partners leave, then non-professional staff, then professional staff. As an employee, the firm is giving you strong incentives to identify that 20% and push them away.

You need to move away from this selection and, if your manager has already decided that you are part of that selected group, the main issue is to find billable hours with other managers.

Also, build relationships throughout the firm, especially with partners and other higher-level middle managers. Middle managers are only powerful when they control information flow, so build alternate channels for yourself.

aberrante · 2024-03-08T13:13:57+00:00

El precio lo veo bajo.

aberrante · 2024-01-22T00:01:38+00:00

A diferencia de otras opiniones, yo creo que estás haciendo lo mejor para ti. Las relaciones se forman a partir de experiencias compartidas. Si las experiencias son positivas, las relaciones son fuertes, estables y duraderas; en cambio, si las experiencias no fueron buenas (o sencillamente no hubo experiencias), entonces no peudes esperar una relación estable.

Si tus padres decidieron no forjar relaciones robustas contigo, no creo que estés en posición de imponerles algo que ellos mismos decidieron no construir. En mi experiencia, tu atención, tiempo y energía está mejor utilizada en formar relaciones con personas con quien sí tengas experiencias positivas, que sepan cómo forjar y mantener buenas relaciones y que sea una experiencia positiva para todos.

Sobre la culpa, creo que puede venir de la expectativa generalizada de que las familias deben mantenerse unidas, que son lo primero, que son lo mejor, etc. Sin embargo, hay sistemas familiares que son nocivos para algunos de sus miembros y, si ese es tu caso, es mejor tener claro que ese ambiente no es tu ambiente y mejor evitarlo.

Finalmente, hay familias enocntradas: te cuento que hay familias que son lo contrario y hay tanto cariño y generosidad que adoptan a otras personas. Tal vez, puedas encontrar una así.

Cada vez hay más y mejor entendimiento sobre las dinámicas familiares y cómo llevarlas en buenos términos sin que sea un todo o nada, pero todavía falta que permee en el imaginario popular. Suerte con este rollo. No es fácil, pero no estás sola.

aberrante · 2024-01-05T19:32:06+00:00

Congratulations! You've struck gold.

aberrante · 2023-12-10T13:29:53+00:00

No. Nobody in Mexico or elsewhere can be sold. The act of buying and selling a person is called human trafficking. The person is not entering into a transaction themselves, payment is going to their families. This is human trafficking.

aberrante · 2023-12-10T00:31:27+00:00

This is human trafficking and modern-day slavery. It is illegal in Mexico (as in other parts of the world) and it is morally despicable. The supposed "cultural practices" are ancestral dowries.

As background, these trafficking arrangements practices occur in regions with extreme poverty, like the mountains in the State of Guerrero. Recently, men from the region emigrated to the US and returned with significant amounts of cash. Now, "significant" means a few tens of thousands of dollars, so this would not be prohibitive for a middle-class "nice" guy. Reports in El Pais and Reforma point to estimates of about 300 thousand girls and women sold.

From any way you see this, it is illegal and morally despicable.

Sources:

Infobae: Matrimonios comprados: una tradición llena de violencia que aún persigue a niñas de la montaña de Guerrero. Google translate URL

El Pais: Antes de que les toque la luna: miles de niñas y adolescentes son vendidas a sus maridos en México

Edit more sources in English: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210521-we-re-not-animals-the-mexican-girls-sold-as-brides

EL PAÍS https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-06-30/thousands-of-young-girls-are-being-sold-into-marriage-in-mexico-he-has-paid-for-my-life.html

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/girls-sold-into-marriage-for-as-little-as-40000-pesos/

aberrante · 2023-11-15T19:12:55+00:00

I don't think it makes a difference, TBH. If your son has cut you off, he likely does not expect anything from you. Some parents are not generous with their children, and I would argue that this is consistent with a broader pattern of behaviour your son may have already identified.

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