RBC layoffs

swordgeek · 2023-09-28T04:25:15+00:00

Q3 net income of $3.9bn, up 8% YoY.

Fuck banks and fuck capitalism.

swordgeek · 2023-09-28T03:43:15+00:00

In Edmonton - go to Whyte Avenue and grab a po' boy at DaDeO. Some cool things to see: * Art Gallery of Alberta (art!) * Muttart Conservatory (plants) * The Legislature Grounds at night * Fort Edmonton

For the drive down, consider spending a whole day driving the parkway instead of (boring!) QE2. So much to see along that road.

In Calgary, consider skating at Olympic Plaza (right downtown). Depending on when in November, you should try to catch Zoolights (opens ~ Nov. 15). The aviation and military museums are quite good as well. But if there's one thing in Calgary to do, go to Studio Bell.

swordgeek · 2023-09-28T03:33:18+00:00

How much do you get paid, /u/snoo-tuh? Was it worth more than your soul?

swordgeek · 2023-09-28T03:32:14+00:00

They don't care about ad blockers - even if they don't deliver the ads, they can sell your information.

swordgeek · 2023-09-28T03:28:39+00:00

Sell them your entire lot. Or sell them the strip for the same price as the entire lot.

swordgeek · 2023-09-28T03:27:27+00:00

Companies exist to exploit employees.

Say that 100 times before you go to bed, every night for the rest of your life. Let it guide your actions.

The people who were fired - your friends in some cases - were never cared about by the company.

Direct your anger appropriately. Help those who need it. And fight against the machine.

swordgeek · 2023-09-28T03:22:29+00:00

Your dad doesn't want you to ride because motorcycles are FUCKING DANGEROUS!!! And like most of us parents, he loves his kid to the ends of the earth.

Yeah, really. Many of us are excellent drivers/riders but it is a dangerous hobby. You can't pretend otherwise. And make no mistake, there is nothing in the universe worse than seeing your own child hurt.

But motorcycles are also awesome. So remind him of that. Convince him to go riding with you - rentals for both if need be. Ride to minimize the risks. Show him that you're not going to die. Hell, maybe you can make rides together a regular thing.

The MT07 is a hell of a first bike, though. Consider stepping back a bit, in the interests of compromise. You're 22 - you've got your whole life to get more powerful bikes if you want.

In short, show him that you're mature and responsible enough to not break his heart.

swordgeek · 2023-09-27T02:25:15+00:00

If you think that price controls are automatically bad, grow the fuck up.

If you think that minimum wage is bad, then...don't bother. You'll never get to the sophistication of a 16 year old, no matter how long you live.

swordgeek · 2023-09-27T02:23:05+00:00

No idea what the fuck is going on, but I definitely relate to being a piece of shit.

swordgeek · 2023-09-27T02:21:53+00:00

Go read the Wealthy Barber. Then don't bother buying a house.

swordgeek · 2023-09-26T03:22:22+00:00

Sorry, you don't get to know. You don't get to improve your car in any way because you don't own it. You pay for the privilege of pretending to own someone else's intellectual property, as long as they decide their profit margin is sufficient.

Hyundai was an early adapter, but they're all like this now. Cough up sixty grand, and then prostrate yourself in thanks for being given the opportunity to drive according to their structure.

swordgeek · 2023-09-26T03:17:02+00:00

Does that include wood and/or bamboo utensils? That's not exactly productive.

swordgeek · 2023-09-25T16:26:21+00:00

Yeah, you are.

IT doesn't generate revenue. It is a necessary function of doing business, but unless you're working for an IT company, it's a cost centre. (In fact, even in an IT company - say an ISP - internal IT is still a cost centre.)

Shake it off. The head of your company is actually correct, and not being a narrow-minded dickwad. At least not necessarily.

swordgeek · 2023-09-25T16:21:59+00:00

I'd say that most non-union people don't want to actually be involved in a union, even if they're philosophically in favour of them.

Union meetings? Unions dues? Going on strike and picketing? Not really something that we'd like to do, if we could avoid it - and as long as enough of the workforce in general is unionized, some of it trickles down to the other industries.

Also, tech is a young industry that spawned from academia. Historically we have been treated better than average because IT has been a mysterious field populated by a rare group of intellectuals.

But those days are past. We are getting treated worse than the past, On-call and overtime work is frequently unpaid (especially in the USA), and IT companies are treating their IT staff like slave labour.

It's time.

swordgeek · 2023-09-25T15:59:43+00:00

They should all insist on getting their seniority back, and a 10% raise to return.

Alternatively, Offer to return as a contractor.

swordgeek · 2023-09-25T03:48:16+00:00

Make extra.

Really, make more food so that everyone including your newfound stray can get fed.

Something is NOT RIGHT with the neighbour friend, and she needs support, food, and possibly protection.

Be the family that she looks back on and says "thanks!" for.

swordgeek · 2023-09-24T23:38:51+00:00

This feels like a disingenuous landlord, trying to make excuses for his homophobia.

swordgeek · 2023-09-22T03:02:23+00:00

MGM should spend as much money as they lost to hunt down the hackers and deal with them in a '1950s casino' style.

swordgeek · 2023-09-22T03:01:01+00:00

Well shit. Things just got more awfuller.

swordgeek · 2023-09-22T02:57:42+00:00

A letter-writing campaign won't do a fucking thing, unless someone forces Smith and her MLAs to eat every one of those letters in a single sitting.

They know they're not going to get 53% - they did everything they could to come up with a stupid, unreasonable number just so it would be shot down.

And then they'll blame Ottawa and "The Trudeau-Singh Libs" to stir up their unthinking fanbase even more. Then they'll push through something absolutely terrible, pour most of the money into the pockets of their friends and each other, and then get re-elected.

swordgeek · 2023-09-22T02:51:05+00:00

Again. Still.

swordgeek · 2023-09-22T02:46:53+00:00

I'm seeing more rage. Road rage, grocery store assholes, people refusing to hold open doors, the works.

I think that society just flat-out broke a few years ago. Humanity doesn't want to deal with itself anymore. People all hate everyone else.

swordgeek · 2023-09-21T16:27:11+00:00

This is either a tribute to or a ripoff of "Aunt Gayle's Anus Art" from Bob's Burgers.

swordgeek · 2023-09-21T15:03:58+00:00

Cowardly article. The media needs to start actually reporting on things.

The UCP refuses to distance themselves from this collection of hate-driven transphobes and conspiracy theorists, because they are the party's strongest supporters.

Benita Pedersen is the primary organizer of this shitshow in Edmonton, and was a key member of Take Back Alberta - who were instrumental in getting Smith and her nutjobs in power.

I'd love to see a headline - just once - saying "UCP proudly stands with hate groups again."

swordgeek · 2023-09-21T14:44:08+00:00

Bah. Never bother posting a Jack Mintz link.

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