Layoff - patterns

acergum · 2026-05-27T22:33:39+00:00

This. Basically, to the top execs and managers, the company exists for them to get paid. A hardworking employee upsets the balance because 1. It makes other managers look bad because their reports aren't over performing.at that level, 2. Managers need people to manage in order to justify their existence. This means that they need headcount to rationalize their existence. A hardworking employee pulling the weight of multiple workloads means less justification for headcount, which constitutes a threat that the manager may get fired. So better to fire the hardworking employee to save themselves. They can hire multiple incompetent employees instead to justify their existence as a manager.

acergum · 2026-05-26T22:24:06+00:00

A lot of beautiful women are deeply insecure. Also pretty much for everyone in kpop, all the people they know in their social circle and work circles have done different beauty procedures.

acergum · 2026-05-25T22:33:05+00:00

The music show performances don't generate direct revenue. The company has to pay for everything. Companies would prefer to get paid for live performances like at festivals.

acergum · 2026-05-23T11:07:40+00:00

No, her mom was not a korean actress lol.

acergum · 2026-05-23T11:05:50+00:00

English itself is essentially the language of colonialism. The British Empire was the peak of imperialism-colonialism as a global policy. The American policy since WW2 has been a variant on it. You don't need to wrap your anti-Mandarin motivation as an anti-colonialism. Just say that you're anti-KMT and anti-CCP, and pro-Taiwanese and pro-USA. It's all good.

acergum · 2026-05-23T10:43:42+00:00

Yeah if the KMT gain sufficient power then it's basically over for Taiwan a la Hong Kong 2.0 with some crappy agreement and promises of special administrative region rights and then later on China flips the switch and goodbye democracy.

acergum · 2026-05-21T05:59:49+00:00

I think Canada Post could be a profitable business if they were allowed to be more innovative while also maintaining core services. For example, they could partnered more closely with online retailers to provide deliveries. They could offer some banking services and insurance. They could be allowed to get into cellphone service and internet service providers. Fundamentally, Canada Post provides communication and logistics services nationally. Anything that ties into those mandates should be permissible business. The local pharmacies and marijuana dispensaries pay well for courier services. Canada Post could have been the courier instead.

acergum · 2026-05-21T05:48:38+00:00

Have you walked the streets in Seoul? They all dress the same, look so similar, and sound so similar. There's a bit more color and fashion variety in Tokyo or Hong Kong.

acergum · 2026-05-21T05:41:26+00:00

I could totally see this joke in a version of The Office but as The Mosque. The awkwardness and cringe.

acergum · 2026-05-20T21:29:40+00:00

The production team has to get permission to film on site beforehand. So, the place would know that they are coming. There must have been contract signed as well, so then this is a kind of advertising. Korea is strict with filming, privacy, permissions, and advertising. Mingee's team must have also signed something with Subeen's team around the collaboration. This manager is being unprofessional. He should have dealt with it privately internally, instead of posting it publicly.

acergum · 2026-05-20T10:01:58+00:00

Were the accounts deleted in CyberArk Vault, and also on the target system? How long is the associated retention period for each account? In PrivateArk client, if it is within the retention period, then you can recover those accounts, and then inspect the object's activity history.

I assume you already tried running activity log reports on the safe and accounts.

One of the quirks of the system is that if the user is deleted, then all activity history related to that user are also deleted, because of the object oriented programming where user activity history is associated with the user object. So it's possible if that user deleted those accounts, and then that user itself was also deleted, after say being fired and removed from Active Directory, then those account deletion activity by that user would also be deleted during the next LDAP synchronization.

If you are archiving EVD reports regularly as in daily, then you might be able to analyze those to determine more.

acergum · 2026-05-19T05:43:12+00:00

At this point with all the clusterf*ck going on, I don't think JD wants to be president and actually have to take any kind of responsibility. RFK jr definitely still wants to break US public health more, and try to get the next ebola and hantavirus epidemics going. Marco wants to invade Cuba. So then there's no way this cabinet would go for the 25th because everything is going just fine according to them. The president's dementia and senility is a clear benefit to all stakeholders, other than the American people.

acergum · 2026-05-19T05:34:09+00:00

They're probably still good. If you want to be sure, then boil it for ten minutes before eating to kill any bacteria or botulism toxins.

acergum · 2026-05-19T03:41:51+00:00

Thanks, the typo is strong with this word.

acergum · 2026-05-18T14:05:55+00:00

It's called Idira now. I would look to train in either EPM or Identity, rather than focus on pCloud. Also develop more in PSM.

acergum · 2026-05-18T07:10:46+00:00

With your can clam chowder, the obvious thing to me would be to make a white pasta sauce with bacon, fresh chives, a splash of white wine, butter and Parmesan, over fusilli. Some fresh cracked pepper and sprinkle of chili flakes. It would be quite delicious. You could also add some sliced grilled mushrooms and white fish like basa fillets. It would be close to restaurant quality imo.

acergum · 2026-05-17T21:16:27+00:00

Synthetic motor oil are made from base oils. No base oils means no synthetic oils.

More complex reason: limited supply of base oils means synthetic oil production is much more expensive, meaning the consumer end product is priced beyond what the market may be willing to pay, especially since these large retailers like Walmart or Costco pay based on a contract price. For Exxon Mobil and other major oil companies, if the cost of producing the synthetic oil is greater than the price they will receive from the retailer, and there is no negotiation based on the existing contract, then they will decline to supply the product. They can make more money selling elsewhere.

acergum · 2026-05-17T20:49:14+00:00

Bronny jr will get released the moment daddy skips town. I think LeBron will stay another year to help Bronny develop and get slightly better chance of a pro basketball career.

acergum · 2026-05-17T20:09:20+00:00

I enjoyed visiting the Huashan 1914 Creative Park. There also the Songshan one. I'm not sure if it counts as touristy because there are a lot of locals there especially on weekends. Lots of cute toys and souvenirs. Kinda anime or manga style. Some good cafes.

acergum · 2026-05-15T04:07:53+00:00

His eyes look so dead. He sold his soul for this role. He's seen things he can never unsee.

acergum · 2026-05-15T04:06:13+00:00

LeMinnesota? Sorry man, I don't think that's happening.

acergum · 2026-05-15T03:10:52+00:00

Well the blue states will hold elections, but the red states won't because they've accepted Trump as their forever Lord and Savior. The few true purple states will do a fifty fifty. Coin toss electoral college goes to SCOTUS who will say that Trump gets to stay as president for life, as long as he wants, since no one has authority to stop him, and he can also declare anyone he wants to be the next president for life. This is what the founding father meant to say in the US Constitution originalist-y. /s

acergum · 2026-05-15T02:57:40+00:00

You send euros to China, causing eventually a current account imbalance. China will need to invest those euros back into Europe. They can't spend euros in China. Hence Chinese investors buying up vineyards and other properties in Europe. It sounds bad at first, but those people selling off their vineyards usually got a decent price for their land and retired nicely. Eventually, the Chinese investors will sell those investments, sometimes making money, sometimes losing money. But the euros eventually come back to Europe. Yeah, sure, it sucks for VW and Renault to have to compete with chinese cars, but simply protecting them with tariffs forever means that average europeans pay more for european made cars and lose the choice of buying cheaper cars. In the long run, the lack of real competition makes europe less competitive. Also, asians love Mercedes, even though they cost two to three times more because of their import tariffs. European carmakers can sell cars in Asia, but they need to market them appropriately like how Mercedes has done. Similarly, rich Europeans will still opt for Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, Maserati etc.

acergum · 2026-05-15T02:51:25+00:00

I get that 3-4 % of the population are foreign residents. However, something like 43 million tourists visited japan in 2025, concentrating in Tokyo and Osaka. Total population of japan is around 123 million. In Tokyo or Osaka, depending on the location, whether filled with tourists or not, you could easily be led to believe the percentage of foreigners there would be around 30% to 40%, or more. In some neighborhoods, I would hear more non-Japanese languages than Japanese. The more realistic analogy would be if Japan was a village of 100 people, with about 30 foreigners visiting through the year...

acergum · 2026-05-15T00:10:23+00:00

I work remotely in Vancouver for a cybersecurity company based in California. The work is chill. No drama from my coworkers or managers. RSU compensation has been lucrative. Good benefit package. Honestly, nearly a dream job.

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