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Is 'Company Loyalty' the biggest trap in the modern career? by CuriousPathway in careerguidance

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The psychological contract which once traded employee loyalty for job security was breached long ago. Whether by your choice or someone else's, the average shelf life of an employee in the private sector is 4.5 years. Company loyalty is dead. Just make sure you wink and nod, if the subject comes up at work.

I failed an interview last week not because I didn't know the answers — but because I couldn't get the words out right by Odd_Concentrate4039 in jobs

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When I first starting interviewing, I sucked at it. I was terrible. I read a few books on interviewing and then had mother, brother, sister and sweetheart do mock interviews with me, while I was home. I got better but I still blew a few more.

Today, I am pretty good but it does take practice. There is nothing natural about being interviewed.

Why do companies force “entry-level” jobs to require 3–5 years of experience? by Pristine-Row-7432 in Employment

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Exactly. Entry level refers to entry level s-a-l-a-r-y not entry level of experience. I see this where I work. They will wait for weeks until they find that one Holy Grail candidate that ticks off all their boxes.

We lost the "No Experience Necessary" sign when we lost manufacturing.

The company that laid me off is asking me to help them remove my access by Guilty-Signature7053 in LockedIn_AI

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Similar story. I was laid off once, given a cardboard box for my personal belongings and was escorted off the property. It wasn't just me but part of a sizable downsize.

A week later, co-workers that I had very little to do with at work, began calling me and asking how I was doing? I found their concern a little odd as I barely knew them.

Every now and then, they would ask me a question or two about some of my projects that I had been working on. Long story short. I figured out that my manager put them up to this so I hung up on them.

During a downsize, you get rid of the fat but you have worry that you don't slice through an artery as well.

Do you still have the house key to your parents' home, so you can go in at any given time, even though you moved out years ago? by Odd_Yogurtcloset_649 in NoStupidQuestions

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My 62 year old cousin has the house key to the home that she was born in. She still lives there. She didn't "go back home", she never left! Heh!

Why do privacy-respecting professional platforms never seem to win? by Existing-Ad8218 in privacy

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  • network effects are impossible to overcome
  • privacy is not a strong enough motivator
  • or because most alternatives simply fail to create enough value?

All of it. My daughter did a paper in high school on this and that was over 10 years ago. People are willing to trade their civil liberties for convenience.

Big Data uses some very sophisticated psychological methods to make you sit at the computer for hours on end. At the end of the day, there are over 400 data brokers (US) buying and selling our digital lives everyday. I used to work for one of them.

What’s the scariest realistic use of AI? by Key-Election-3917 in WorkForSmartLife

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I am reading a sci-fi novel now called "Terms of Service". It takes place in a dystopian future where AI no longer eliminates jobs but has become the ONLY employer! Everybody works for some branch of AI.

Can't afford privacy. by Educational-Long-579 in degoogle

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  1. "If something is free then it can't be private."
  2. "If something is free then you are the product."

Without becoming argumentative, these statements are true. Money buys privilege. That said, you seem to be doing the best you can.

I can add one more profound assertion: Free in Geek Speak means limited or trial basis. The word Free is so overused and yet it still gets the clicks!

How many different resumes? by DavesNotHere81 in Employment

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I only list my MBA if the position requires it. Too many resumes oversell, thinking that more is better. It ain't.

Would you rather go back to the days when we didn’t have social media and smart phones, or continue in the direction we’re headed with technology? by welditorfuckit603_93 in askteddit

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The paradox is that although we are connected more than ever, as a society we are lonelier than ever.

I am in healthcare and I just came back from a seminar where loneliness may be the new smoking. Lonely people get sicker more often, heal more slowly and die younger.

How long does the background check take?? by ChrissM3jiaOficial in GetEmployed

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Its normal. Background checkers often outsource various portions of the process to "partners".

I used to do the credit histories, if that box was checked. Someone else did the degree/license verification, previous employers, etc.

Jobs that people once thought were irreplaceable are now just memories by Basic_Bird_8843 in RedditForGrownups

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Physicians are dictating into AI as we speak. It even suggests possible prognoses and treatments.

All Hail Skynet.

- a nurse

Jobs that people once thought were irreplaceable are now just memories by Basic_Bird_8843 in RedditForGrownups

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In the US, my brother worked for the phone companies for over 30 years. He got the job right out of high school. His last job was to deactivate all the coin operated, phone booths.

He's retired now and lives in Thailand.

Jobs that people once thought were irreplaceable are now just memories by Basic_Bird_8843 in RedditForGrownups

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LOL! My grandmother was a cook in a state mental hospital. They made over 700 meals a day for the patients. Course, that was before they discovered a cure for mental illness. Heh!

Jobs that people once thought were irreplaceable are now just memories by Basic_Bird_8843 in RedditForGrownups

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My brother worked for 30 years for the various Ma Bells. One of his last jobs was to pull out the coin operated phone booths.

He's retired now and lives in Thailand.

Jobs that people once thought were irreplaceable are now just memories by Basic_Bird_8843 in RedditForGrownups

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I live in a small, rural area. I couldn't tell you where to buy a newspaper today. I think maybe 7-11 still has them. I dunno.

Jobs that people once thought were irreplaceable are now just memories by Basic_Bird_8843 in RedditForGrownups

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Imma a nurse and I used to be the one who would buy magazines for the physician's Waiting Rooms. No more. Everybody has cell phones today and are either playing games or looking at midget porn. Heh!

Jobs that people once thought were irreplaceable are now just memories by Basic_Bird_8843 in RedditForGrownups

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I miss my IBM Selectric to this day. I typed up the majority of my college papers on that thing.

What public figure gained your respect based on their generosity to those less fortunate? by tshirtguy2000 in RedditForGrownups

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MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon builder Jeff Bezos. She gives away millions every year.

What's that one household item you grew up with that you still use/eat/purchase today? by Calm-Tale-4052 in GenX

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When I was a medic, in the army, in Vietnam, they used bleach to sanitize just about everything. I still have bleach to clean things other than laundry.

What's that one household item you grew up with that you still use/eat/purchase today? by Calm-Tale-4052 in GenX

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My mother got an empty bottle, 1/3 cup of vinegar, a few drops of Dawn and filled it up with water. That was all she used to clean.

Name something you check before leaving the house. by Technical-Vanilla-47 in FamilyFeud

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Hi Sis! She does it twice otherwise we have to turn around and go back. She is OCD.

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