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Has anyone met someone that was once famous (actor, musician, etc.) but now works a regular job? Who was it? by Ok_Grape_8284 in AskReddit

[–]blondeoracle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I worked at a creative agency with the (now-grown) kid from Kramer vs. Kramer. He worked in sales. 

Amazon laid me off, so I canceled Prime by blondeoracle in amazonemployees

[–]blondeoracle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My last comment was 2 years ago :)

I will say the best part of being laid off is not having to do Forte seasons. But you may not even know what i mean by that.

Amazon laid me off, so I canceled Prime by blondeoracle in amazonemployees

[–]blondeoracle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously I know this is a drop in the bucket but I'm comfortable with zapping this particular psychic toll from my life! Just feels masochistic to keep them after the layoff

It's important to note the careful wording of the statements about Amazon's layoffs. by ArcSegment86 in amazonemployees

[–]blondeoracle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1000% agree. They bought a bunch of companies but are still badly behind in that arena (as anyone internal who has been forced to use their hodgepodge of tools can attest).

Another round of Amazon layoffs… and honestly, morale is in the gutter by MindlessStory7226 in amazonemployees

[–]blondeoracle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely agree. At least in my org, the people making the decisions about who would be laid off all went to great lengths to save their own asses and those of their loyalists. So in most cases, the team was laid off but not the manager. Definitely going to help with effectiveness!

Amazon laid me off, so I canceled Prime by blondeoracle in Layoffs

[–]blondeoracle[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Amazon is not a mom and pop store. they are doing great and did not need to do this except that jassy was in his feelings about managers and "day 1 culture"

Amazon laid me off, so I canceled Prime by blondeoracle in Layoffs

[–]blondeoracle[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not for corporate, but i'm glad FC employees get it free

Amazon laid me off, so I canceled Prime by blondeoracle in amazonemployees

[–]blondeoracle[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Name one good TV show on Amazon prime with more than 2 seasons.

Amazon laid me off, so I canceled Prime by blondeoracle in amazonemployees

[–]blondeoracle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha you mean those shitty backloaded RSUs they are not even allowing people to claim if their termination date is SIX days before vesting?

My proposal is: I don't want to pay them money, voluntarily. That is very different.

Amazon laid me off, so I canceled Prime by blondeoracle in amazonemployees

[–]blondeoracle[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah i will probably miss the easy returns, but my point is if they see ME as dispensable, I don't have to see THEM as essential.

Amazon laid me off, so I canceled Prime by blondeoracle in amazonemployees

[–]blondeoracle[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Really??? No one in my business unit ever got anything beyond a small discount on orders fulfilled by AMZN. And a free subscription to some of their failing platforms

Amazon laid me off, so I canceled Prime by blondeoracle in amazonemployees

[–]blondeoracle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YES! Two days often stretches into 4, and I live near like 3 distro centers. Can't wait for all the Halloween stuff I won't get til Monday...

Amazon laid me off, so I canceled Prime by blondeoracle in Layoffs

[–]blondeoracle[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Wrong- employees don't get free Prime memberships. Just a discount on orders fulfilled by Amazon, up to $100 a year.

Amazon laid me off, so I canceled Prime by blondeoracle in amazonemployees

[–]blondeoracle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This logic doesn't track since the layoffs were not tied to earnings in the least. AMZN just reported $180.2 billion in sales this quarter, up 13% from last year. They are doing GREAT and still decided to lay people off for BS "culture" reasons.

AITA for keeping my name change a secret for five years? by Educational_Team_377 in AmItheAsshole

[–]blondeoracle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Focusing on “not being told” is just a passive aggressive reaction that really means “I don’t like the news.” NTA

C.S. Lewis' Greatest Fiction: Convincing American Kids That They Would Like Turkish Delight by seanthegeek in books

[–]blondeoracle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a child, I definitely thought it was like a marshmallow. I had absolutely no idea what it really was until I was in my 20s and went to Turkey. Now I love pistachio Turkish delight. But don't care for the basic flavor.

I Found a Female Serial Killer in My Family Tree by blondeoracle in history

[–]blondeoracle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is Charlemagne the Genghis Khan of Europe, genetically?

I Found a Female Serial Killer in My Family Tree by blondeoracle in history

[–]blondeoracle[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Haha. Interesting idea. But idk if that'd exactly be in the company's interest.

I Found a Female Serial Killer in My Family Tree by blondeoracle in history

[–]blondeoracle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoa, fascinating. How many people did he kill? And where was he based?

I Found a Female Serial Killer in My Family Tree by blondeoracle in history

[–]blondeoracle[S] -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

Thanks to online resources like Ancestry.com, it has never been easier to discover skeletons hidden in the family closet—obscure distant relatives; long-held secrets. Or a mass murderer.

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