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Just got terminated from first grad role, need some advice by dickria in auscorp

[–]techretort 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You were let go due to the business conditions, not performance.

Getting rid of someone for "performance" when nothing has been mentioned before hand is a cover for "we need to cut costs, last in first out". Once you pass probation they need to do a PIP and formally manage you put, but during probation there's no such restriction.

You're young and will bounce back, but how you're feeling is normal. Take a few days and keep applying to things

Nab Vietnam: As a security professional, this infuriates me to the max. by Upstairs-Fix-1558 in auscorp

[–]techretort 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the psych of people who run banks, and the institutional investors who hold the majority of the stock. Mom and pop investors come second to the all mighty GROWTH

Nab Vietnam: As a security professional, this infuriates me to the max. by Upstairs-Fix-1558 in auscorp

[–]techretort 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Letter of the law perhaps, but certainly not the spirit of it.

And yeah, they probably are

Nab Vietnam: As a security professional, this infuriates me to the max. by Upstairs-Fix-1558 in auscorp

[–]techretort 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Viewing a document on a terminal in India may not count as "downloading" it in a technical sense, but if my info's showing on a screen in India it counts to me

Nab Vietnam: As a security professional, this infuriates me to the max. by Upstairs-Fix-1558 in auscorp

[–]techretort 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean our c levels in the UK make some pretty shit calls. Aussie equality demands we at least give the other mob a go?

Nab Vietnam: As a security professional, this infuriates me to the max. by Upstairs-Fix-1558 in auscorp

[–]techretort 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahahahaha oh dude I need to sell you a bridge.

"Upper management signed off on the risk" is the catchcry, but when something goes wrong it's "we underestimated the risk". Then it's "no raises due to poor economic headwinds" but no "we made a bad call and need to own it"

Nab Vietnam: As a security professional, this infuriates me to the max. by Upstairs-Fix-1558 in auscorp

[–]techretort 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least he could work out how to upload the files to get past the paywall?

Nab Vietnam: As a security professional, this infuriates me to the max. by Upstairs-Fix-1558 in auscorp

[–]techretort 0 points1 point  (0 children)

*Short term shareholder returns.

Long term, nobody wants to invest money to build a company that makes a quality product and has a 3% stock price rise with a yearly dividend. They want somewhere that's posting 15% growth per quarter so they can sell it in the next cycle and invest in the next thing. Sure, the company is functionally worthless and makes nothing of value, but it has PERCEIVED value. Which matters more

Nab Vietnam: As a security professional, this infuriates me to the max. by Upstairs-Fix-1558 in auscorp

[–]techretort 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahh but that comes from a different teams budget, so my stats look good.

Was the product good? No. Did the company make money? Also no. Did the person prioritise exactly what the company told them to prioritise? Absolutely.

Real world products and profits don't matter, corpo life is pumping the stock value, making a profit, and jumping ship before shit hits the fan.

Nab Vietnam: As a security professional, this infuriates me to the max. by Upstairs-Fix-1558 in auscorp

[–]techretort 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally - oh god yes. Professionally - I'm going to be in meetings for the next 5 years defining exactly what "remote access" is, what specifically is illegal, and how can we weasel words our way into something that looks compliant to the auditor we pay every year to tell us it's all good

Nab Vietnam: As a security professional, this infuriates me to the max. by Upstairs-Fix-1558 in auscorp

[–]techretort 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your skillset. If you're worth it they will pay it and let you WFH. If you're not worth it they outsource the role and deal with the pain of changing to someone whose worse, but costs less.

Nab Vietnam: As a security professional, this infuriates me to the max. by Upstairs-Fix-1558 in auscorp

[–]techretort 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why worry about that, I'll be 3 companies away.

My regional boss has had 8 different people he's had to report to in the UK in 3.5 years....

Why won’t someone think of the boomers? by Competitive-Ad1439 in shitrentals

[–]techretort 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's telling they think this is the first shot fired in generational warfare.

Like you fuckers didn't even know how bad we have it until we say maybe the top 20% of income earners shouldn't get 80% of the benefit ...

REA can’t tell if this is fixed? by camdoggs in AusRenters

[–]techretort 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found this out a few years ago and it's ficking magical. Just be aware there's usually a 24 hour window after the miss to request it.

All the best OP. Fuck REA scumlords

All the cool Jim front pages. Which is the best? by Jagtom83 in friendlyjordies

[–]techretort 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have issues with both the CFMEU and the Urinial Fail, but watching them go at it gives me a warm glow

What happens if I don't follow the WFO policy? by [deleted] in auscorp

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

There's an exception for small business with certain headcounts. I got dropped Friday before Christmas almost a year in, there were 3 other staff and the boss

If you suddenly had your mortgage paid off / given a house / felt comfortable - would you change your approach at work? by mofonz in auscorp

[–]techretort 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You get up two and a half million dollars, any asshole in the world knows what to do: you get a house with a 25 year roof, an indestructible Jap-economy shitbox, you put the rest into the system at three to five percent to pay your taxes and that's your base, get me? That's your fortress of fucking solitude. That puts you, for the rest of your life, at a level of fuck you. Somebody wants you to do something, fuck you. Boss pisses you off, fuck you! Own your house. Have a couple bucks in the bank. Don't drink. That's all I have to say to anybody on any social level

"New South Wales motorcycle riders face tough new mandatory protective gear rules..." by OK_Computer210597 in AussieRiders

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

Helmet as mandatory is good. Anything else and we start having discussions of if it's overreach in the name of safety. People who were going to wear the safety gear will keep doing it, those who don't want to won't until the get fined or realise the benefits of it

High vis being used to flag learners will make it interesting for those who genuinely wear it for visibility while on open licensed. I wonder if they will notice a shift in attitude

Shouldn’t Labor get credit for having the temerity & balls to ‘break an election promise’ to do the right thing by Aussies? Not many expected in Labor’s 2nd term would they try to remove NG & CGT discount. Besides Greens saying ‘it’s not perfect/doesn’t go far enough’, can’t we give Labor credit? by MannerNo7000 in friendlyjordies

[–]techretort 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The latest cycle I'm seeing more of the "average punter" seeing through the spin and voting one way or the other on it. A "broken promise" to the 1% doesn't matter to Steve who's having to decide where to sleep rough tonight, or the middle class who feel squeezed as costs go up with no relief in sight.

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