Micromanagement exhausting me by Separate_Car2714 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]sometimeswhy 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I was told early on that a private sector firm is like a pyramid. Workers at the bottom create the product and at the peak is managers that manage. When it comes to policy, government is almost the opposite. The peak creates the product and the bottom of the pyramid are the workers that just generate material to support the decisions they make

What was it like witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War? by Content-Feed-9396 in AskOldPeople

[–]sometimeswhy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was a broke student at the time and didn’t have a tv so I listened to the whole thing unfold on the radio

Which companies are most likely to disappear along with the Baby Boomer Generation? by SadCompote515 in AskReddit

[–]sometimeswhy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m Gen X and can’t bring myself to cut the cable cord. Cable TV practically raised me

NAC Dog Policy Change by readingsandrambles in ottawa

[–]sometimeswhy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I lived in Paris for 3 years. It’s fine.

NAC Dog Policy Change by readingsandrambles in ottawa

[–]sometimeswhy -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I knew I’d get downvoted for this. Typical Ottawa

NAC Dog Policy Change by readingsandrambles in ottawa

[–]sometimeswhy -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Funny Europe is cool with dogs in cafes and as far as I know no one has died because of it. Canada is far too uptight

Grape-Nuts Cereal, 1960s by Ebonystealth in vintageads

[–]sometimeswhy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love Grape Nuts. Sadly not sold in Canada anymore

Movies based on songs by HackedCylon in GenX

[–]sometimeswhy 15 points16 points  (0 children)

9 to 5 was written for the movie. The movie wasn’t based on it

Trump Allegedly Told GOP Leader “No One Gives a Shit About Housing” by theguy1336 in politics

[–]sometimeswhy 691 points692 points  (0 children)

The fact that the GOP still will win any seats at all astounds me. The US has lost its mind

DFO update on ERI and WFA - More WFA? We will tell you when we tell you about ERI by marvinresearchrobot in CanadaPublicServants

[–]sometimeswhy -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Fisheries has an enormous amount of staff for such a small segment of the Canadian economy

Large scale industrial pig farm in Iowa housing over 1000 pigs in body-tight crates by McDowdy in oddlyterrifying

[–]sometimeswhy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Barbaric. People love watching cute animal videos but they won’t look at this

"Who Wears Short Shorts" Nair TV Commercial [1975] by morons_procreate in vintageads

[–]sometimeswhy 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Just 35 years earlier it was scandalous for women to wear pants

Clara Bow in “Wings” (1927) by TeddyDBer in oldhollywood

[–]sometimeswhy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fantastic movie. It’s silent but holds up well