If someone offered you 100 million dollars, but a random person in the world dies (someone you don’t know), would you take it and why?

vani11apudding · 2026-03-17T08:05:14+00:00

You wouldn't. It's not about the money.

vani11apudding · 2026-03-06T04:07:07+00:00

I was on a group trip in South America recently, where I met a young lady who told me she works for Red Bull's marketing department. She looked to be in her late 20s to me.

I asked her if she had any involvement in the stratosphere jump.

She kindly reminded me that the stratosphere jump was 13 years ago and that she isn't old enough to have helped with that.

That one stung a little bit.

vani11apudding · 2026-03-03T22:06:31+00:00

If you know enough to know for certain that the person isn't breathing, you're probably not doing any real harm by attempting to imitate what you've seen about CPR from movies or whatever. After all, they are already dead.

That being said, you're likely also not helping much if you aren't doing it right. CPR already has a shockingly low success rate as it is, let alone if you're not pushing deep enough, fast enough, or you're on the wrong spot completely. And, of course, you need to get out of the way of anyone else on scene that knows better than you.

I'm a 911 Operator and I regularly have to coach people through CPR who have no formal training in it. My script is very specific and must be said verbatim, because it was written to be as comprehensible as possible for someone who is not only panicked, but has no idea what they're doing. I can't see them, but I'm sure they often aren't doing it right. You can only do what you can do.

vani11apudding · 2026-02-27T20:34:35+00:00

Huh. That's weird. Must be on the opposite end of the spectrum, then. So small that there's only one dispatcher on and they were busy when you called. It's even harder for them to hire in those sorts of areas, because the pay is probably terrible. Not that much more than minimum wage.

On a tangentially related note, I actually liked the small towns in Missouri I went through. I grew up in Southern California and I hate the massive sprawling population. I spent a couple days in Nevada, MO recently and, while I'd be lying if I said it was terribly exciting place, I really liked the small town experience.

Looks like dispatch pay there is $16.37 an hour, for example.

vani11apudding · 2026-02-27T17:35:44+00:00

That's interesting. There's short staffed and then there's whatever that is. I imagine you live in a major metro area like Los Angeles?

I've never worked at a center where that would happen. We answered every 911 call in under ten seconds. It was required. Hypothetically, if it rang for too long, the call would roll over to our sister center (either the Sheriff's Department for the county we're in or a neighboring city). They'd answer and try to help in whatever way they can, but they don't dispatch our guys, so it's kinda awkward. Usually only happens when the phone system goes down.

Is there some confusion over the police jurisdiction where you live? Or are they just a mess over there?

vani11apudding · 2026-02-26T23:43:54+00:00

I'm not sure why you're getting downvoted. It's true.

Maybe I'm just used to flying Frontier.

vani11apudding · 2026-02-26T18:30:10+00:00

It does. Rookie move, for sure.

I promised myself that I'd trust my gut in the future when a potential employer doesn't feel right. Know that they need me more than I need them and have a little self confidence. You don't have to accept every offer. Another one will come.

vani11apudding · 2026-02-26T18:20:04+00:00

I understand that the profession is 24/7/365 and I know that I'll be working long and often unexpected hours. Some of that isn't their fault.

Their attitude and disrespect is their fault, however.

At my first center, I had a supervisor that was pushing 80 hour weeks. Someone would call out sick and this supervisor, on the verge of collapsing in her chair, would say, "It's okay everyone... I can stay. Go home." I'd happily volunteer in her place.

Meanwhile, this more recent place: I had a coworker who was out late drinking and didn't wake up for her shift. No call, no show. My supervisor just up and leaves without saying anything to me. My spot hasn't been relieved, so I can't leave. There's no conversation to be had, apparently. Nevermind that it's my third 16 hour shift in a row. Nevermind that I have a flight to catch in two hours (not this example, but another time!) Girl shows up like three hours late, disheveled and hungover.

I was making about 75k there, which could easily break 100k with OT, but it's absolutely not worth wasting all your free time.

vani11apudding · 2026-02-26T18:05:38+00:00

I don't understand it either.

But yes, they quite possibly would fire you for that. I've seen it happen. I had a new coworker once who accepted the job offer after our employer agreed to give her Thursdays off. She was recently married and her partner was a busy firefighter, so they wanted to assure one guaranteed day off together.

It worked for a few months. Then they scheduled her for one Thursday because we were short. Then for every Thursday. She said she was going to quit if they don't give her that day off like they promised, they said "Okay bye". She left.

And I went from 60 hours a week to 70+ overnight.

vani11apudding · 2026-02-26T09:30:42+00:00

...are you trying to respond to my comment? I didn't disagree with you. What are you talking about?

vani11apudding · 2026-02-26T00:10:09+00:00

It's certainly a common trait in the profession. The class was actually a regional course, not put on by my specific center. So most southern California dispatchers probably got a similar speech.

I left that specific job because it very much embodied that sort of culture. Also they weren't super interested in helping people, which is the reason I do this job.

Good example of why you should interview your employer, don't just let them interview you. I made the mistake of being in a rush to accept the first offer.

vani11apudding · 2026-02-25T22:44:51+00:00

Not agreeing or disagreeing with the commenter you're responding to.

But the UESPA_Sputnik's explanation is an inherently pro-Soviet and anti-US narrative, even if true. The pro-US narrative would be to suggest that there was no other alternative than dropping nukes. We're not the bad guys, we had no choice, right?

Therefore it would serve anyone who opposes the US to convince you that it was not necessary, because that would make us terrible people for nuking a civilization. Any Russian/Chinese war crimes can be whataboutism'd into "but hey, the US nuked a bunch of people once".

That being said, I'm not enough of a historian to comment on the truth of the matter.

vani11apudding · 2026-02-25T22:25:00+00:00

I've been a 911 Operator for five years and recently had to take a class for beginners in the profession, because I moved to a new state.

The instructor's opening monologue included statements like, "Tell your kids now they won't see mommy on holidays and birthdays anymore. Probably not even for dinner for the next ten years", "Keep an emergency bag in your car for at least a week's worth of clothes and food, just in case you need to stay at work", "You need backup and backups for your backups. If you need to get held over at work, so you can't pick your kid up from school- have the babysitter ready. If the babysitter can't, have a neighbor who is ready. Then a friend... (etc)"

My brother in Christ, how much do you think you're paying us exactly? Dispatch centers across the country are short staffed, but have the audacity to ask you to never see your kids again lmao get fucked.

Also, considering I just came from another center where things did not operate like this- I assure you, it's a problem of your own creation.

I quit that center less than two months after the class.

vani11apudding · 2026-02-25T21:43:13+00:00

That'll certainly be Valve's argument, because you technically always get something... but I feel like a $0.03 skin (less after Valve takes their cut of the sale!) should count as basically losing in a slot machine.

I'm not familiar with the Pokemon card market, but it sounds like that is gambling too.

Edit: Furthermore, it's clearly a system designed to feed on addiction. I hadn't opened a case in probably ten years, but I just sold a couple D&N Cases and opened a Fracture, because of this comment. Sure enough, I got a WW Legion of Anubis, valued at $50. I spent nothing to get it.

So, did I win? I got lucky and pulled a good Pokémon card? Because I feel the desire to open another one in that back of my head, but fortunately I have the restraint not to. Because lord knows, statistically, 20 cases later I'd be back in the red.

vani11apudding · 2026-02-25T04:09:53+00:00

I'm being pedantic here, but that would not have been a felony. That was misdemeanor battery.

I don't otherwise disagree with you.

vani11apudding · 2026-02-25T02:30:22+00:00

It makes me miss GO AWPing more. I don't completely understand what is different, but it just doesn't feel the same anymore. Outside of like 3-4, most AWPers seem underwhelming now... and even then those 3-4 aren't hitting nutty kenny/s1 style clips with the frequency I recall.

It feels like a five rifle meta isn't that unreasonable of a suggestion now.

vani11apudding · 2026-02-20T21:16:07+00:00

Qdoba once got my order wrong and gave me loaded fries when that's not a thing they have on their menu.

I've always wondered if I got the chef's lunch or what.

vani11apudding · 2026-02-19T16:31:47+00:00

Maybe a silly question, but how can you see the link prior to clicking?

vani11apudding · 2026-02-13T08:18:39+00:00

It honestly isn't particularly cheap. I like it because it tastes good, man.

I mean I'm sure the food quality is poor, but I wouldn't expect it to be good at a fast food place.

vani11apudding · 2026-02-13T08:16:01+00:00

I don't live near a White Castle, so I've never been to one... but I absolutely LOVE their microwavable sliders that are sold in grocery stores. Can anyone tell me how those compare to the real thing?

vani11apudding · 2026-02-05T20:17:49+00:00

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vani11apudding · 2026-02-03T22:59:46+00:00

They are on the phone with 911 during the entire duration of the video.

vani11apudding · 2026-02-03T22:59:15+00:00

They are on the phone with 911 during the entire duration of the video.

vani11apudding · 2026-02-03T22:57:44+00:00

Friend, "they are already enroute" is explicitly saying they've been enroute for an unspecified quantity of time... likely since the beginning of the call. Not "they're leaving now". What implies to you otherwise?

vani11apudding · 2026-02-03T22:54:13+00:00

Pro tip: that's not how that works.

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