22 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Buddy of mine was actually seated in the row behind her on a flight from NYC to LA a few weeks ago. I'll ask if he went in for a closer inspection.

 

Sean Young was pretty hot 30 years ago...

1 hour ago, NOTW said:

 

Clearly he's just a crazy conspiracy theorist right wing loon and probably racist.

If you make up your mind based on facts like his, then yes, you are a loon.

It has COVID in the name. Seriously?

I've heard some companies are moving to fully remote permanently. Guess it's one of those good things to come of this is some companies found they can function perfectly while everyone is at home

For people that have a long commute that's got to be a godsend 

4 hours ago, Dave Moss said:

I know.

I got both shots and stopped wearing mine.

Several studies came out saying the vaccine was effective in stopping people from passing the virus.

The virus is still running rampant among people who aren’t vaccinated though.

Is it though? If you follow the cdc  numbers cases are below 10,000 for days now

5 hours ago, NOTW said:

At the grocery store the other day, saw a woman with 2 masks, some weird headgear strap thing that was holding them onto her head, latex gloves and some weird plastic sleeves under her t-shirt.  I mean that was the type of thing we saw when it first started but to still see that now was very odd.

I'm personally rooting for this to make a comeback...

 

42 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

I've heard some companies are moving to fully remote permanently. Guess it's one of those good things to come of this is some companies found they can function perfectly while everyone is at home

For people that have a long commute that's got to be a godsend 

None of those people live in the area then because 476 is still always at a crawl.  
 

 

 

3 minutes ago, Dawkins 20 said:

I'm personally rooting for this to make a comeback...

 

That dude clearly identifies as an apache attack helicopter.

1 hour ago, rambo said:

Can't wait for Caitlyn Jenner to order a no Penis mandate when she wins.  Penis having beings will no longer be allowed in public until they are removed.  Why you may ask?

 

 

This is California.  That mandate would change little

1 minute ago, rambo said:

That dude clearly identifies as an apache attack helicopter.

How dare you assume it’s an Apache.  Based on the size of his mid section I’d classify him more as a cargo helicopter.  

51 minutes ago, Joe Shades 73 said:

Is it though? If you follow the cdc  numbers cases are below 10,000 for days now

Because most people are vaccinated.  But if you get a bunch of people who aren’t vaccinated together they’ll still give it to each other.

16 minutes ago, Dawkins 20 said:

I'm personally rooting for this to make a comeback...

 

 

This could still be a spring break hit.  yes, that's a Wentz t-shirt (looks homemade too)

 

17 hours ago, Mike030270 said:

I've heard some companies are moving to fully remote permanently. Guess it's one of those good things to come of this is some companies found they can function perfectly while everyone is at home

For people that have a long commute that's got to be a godsend 

I posted a lot of articles about this here.

Even before COVID there have been trends toward remote work.  It should go without saying this is regarding jobs that can be done anywhere obviously there are jobs you have to be in person.  Some reasons are technology making it possible, and expensive real estate as well as a competitive job market. 

When you are hiring a role that needs specialized skills and not finding candidates that only live in the radius of your city, companies expand the search and will accept employees that work remote.  Many companies have had flexible schedules and even 100% remote for years.  It's an old dying myth that you can't be productive at home, and COVID proved it.  Work should be about results, not about the number of hours you sit answering emails in a cubicle.  In the office can be just as distracting with people socializing, taking "coffee breaks" and that sort of thing.  You are either a responsible employee or you are not, and your results will show it. You don't need a micro manager looking over your shoulder, you need skilled professionals getting work done.  Who cares if it's at home, at a coffee shop, a hotel room while travelling for business, etc.  

My last company my boss was in London, his boss in Philly, and I had no direct co-workers on my team in Nashville.  They were in other US cities and in other countries.  We talked all the time via IM, video chat meetings, etc.  We travelled and gathered for week-long visits to knock out projects and get facetime with our colleagues in other cities.  During those travel weeks you're also having dinner and drinks, hanging out, sightseeing, etc.  It's good for teambuilding and getting to know people. I knew them better than the other people in my company who sat in a cube farm in a boring office with gray walls and bad coffee.

7 hours ago, Paul852 said:

I doubt the unvaccinated people are the ones still wearing the masks. 

Surprisingly yes there is a lot. Where I work you are allowed to take your mask off if you get vaccinated... Only 3 people in the whole store are vaccinated out of 70. 

I've also spoke to a lot of customers that would rather wear a mask then get vaccinated even though they still **** about the mask. 

11 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

Surprisingly yes there is a lot. Where I work you are allowed to take your mask off if you get vaccinated... Only 3 people in the whole store are vaccinated out of 70. 

I've also spoke to a lot of customers that would rather wear a mask then get vaccinated even though they still **** about the mask. 

That’s depressing.

Scientists skeptical from the start of the natural-spillover theory, including Petrovsky, Ebright and a so-called Paris Group of scientists, which drafted two open letters on the origins of coronavirus, say an inquiry into the role of major science journals is in order. Much of the focus has been on The Lancet and Nature but other leading  journals have come under criticism, including Science, an academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

"This pandemic has exposed just how vulnerable our scientific institutions including our academies, universities and scientific journals are to politicization and covert influence,” says Petrovsky. "At the same time as exerting undue influence over Western journals, China is launching hundreds of its own journals over which it will have direct control and are offering easy routes to publication and incentives for scientists to publish in them,” he adds.

"An inquiry by Congress into this might be a good first step although this is also a much broader international issue, that should ultimately involve an international effort to fix these problems,” he told VOA.

Petrovsky says he and others faced tremendous hurdles in getting published papers casting doubt on the natural-spillover theory. He says if a rare paper was initially accepted for consideration, it fell at the second stage when it was sent to reviewers to consider its merits and would then be rejected. "Almost all the scientific community, from which reviewers are selected, had been indoctrinated by the misleading and heavily manipulative early Lancet and Nature Medicine commentaries that suggested any questioning of the origins should be seen as an attack by conspiracy theorists from the extreme right,” he says.

16 hours ago, NOTW said:

I posted a lot of articles about this here.

Even before COVID there have been trends toward remote work.  It should go without saying this is regarding jobs that can be done anywhere obviously there are jobs you have to be in person.  Some reasons are technology making it possible, and expensive real estate as well as a competitive job market. 

When you are hiring a role that needs specialized skills and not finding candidates that only live in the radius of your city, companies expand the search and will accept employees that work remote.  Many companies have had flexible schedules and even 100% remote for years.  It's an old dying myth that you can't be productive at home, and COVID proved it.  Work should be about results, not about the number of hours you sit answering emails in a cubicle.  In the office can be just as distracting with people socializing, taking "coffee breaks" and that sort of thing.  You are either a responsible employee or you are not, and your results will show it. You don't need a micro manager looking over your shoulder, you need skilled professionals getting work done.  Who cares if it's at home, at a coffee shop, a hotel room while travelling for business, etc.  

My last company my boss was in London, his boss in Philly, and I had no direct co-workers on my team in Nashville.  They were in other US cities and in other countries.  We talked all the time via IM, video chat meetings, etc.  We travelled and gathered for week-long visits to knock out projects and get facetime with our colleagues in other cities.  During those travel weeks you're also having dinner and drinks, hanging out, sightseeing, etc.  It's good for teambuilding and getting to know people. I knew them better than the other people in my company who sat in a cube farm in a boring office cube farm with gray walls and bad coffee.

I agree. I can make telephone calls, respond to e-mail, and crunch spreadsheets just as well in a home office as a cubicle. I once had a similar job to yours: Supervisor was in London, UK, coworkers in New England and Canada, I was in PA. That was 10-15 years ago: It worked out well then, and the technology has only gotten better to make it work now. No problem if your company's policies and procedures support telework.

I feel like office work has been built around the early 20th century ideal of the 9-5 shift work, assembling widgets in a factory. Some jobs are still like that, many are not. Now I have to deal with management that's stuck with 20th century sensibilities. 

14 hours ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

Surprisingly yes there is a lot. Where I work you are allowed to take your mask off if you get vaccinated... Only 3 people in the whole store are vaccinated out of 70. 

I've also spoke to a lot of customers that would rather wear a mask then get vaccinated even though they still **** about the mask. 

Where I am a TON of people are between the two shots or just got the second and waiting the two weeks. That's where I am, I am getting the second shot next Friday. We waited a bit for the approval for the under 16 age group so the three of us could just get it together (wife, 14yo son and myself)

20 minutes ago, Boogyman said:

Where I am a TON of people are between the two shots or just got the second and waiting the two weeks. That's where I am, I am getting the second shot next Friday. We waited a bit for the approval for the under 16 age group so the three of us could just get it together (wife, 14yo son and myself)

Makes sense, might as well get chipped up at the same time lol. That way you can communicate through Bluetooth in your brains! 

53 minutes ago, toolg said:

I agree. I can make telephone calls, respond to e-mail, and crunch spreadsheets just as well in a home office as a cubicle. I once had a similar job to yours: Supervisor was in London, UK, coworkers in New England and Canada, I was in PA. That was 10-15 years ago: It worked out well then, and the technology has only gotten better to make it work now. No problem if your company's policies and procedures support telework.

I feel like office work has been built around the early 20th century ideal of the 9-5 shift work, assembling widgets in a factory. Some jobs are still like that, many are not. Now I have to deal with management that's stuck with 20th century sensibilities. 

Right.  What's funny is the 9-5 doesn't even exist for salaried employees that don't get overtime.  Many people have the concept that if you're only working 40 hours a week you're not really working. That there is some merit badge of honor working 60-80 hours a week.  That if you are "only" working 40-50 hours you must not be working enough.  We do not apply that logic to technology and other innovative procedures where you look to get more efficient.  If something can be done in less time and get the same results then so what.  There are office cultures where staying late means you're dedicated and if someone logs off and leaves anywhere between 5-5:30 they are looked at like they're lazy and not putting in the work.

Then you have hourly workers with set hours.  This makes sense for businesses that have standard hours like retail, restaurants or call centers where you need staff available. But certain jobs people are just watching the clock, even wasting time not working by scrolling the internet, taking long breaks, etc. to just ride it out and get to punch the clock.  They're sitting at their desk or work station but not producing efficient results.  But managers feel good that there are bodies in seats for the exact 8 hours.  More jobs should be about results not about riding out the clock.  You can stretch out a task longer than it needs to be to fill the time.

Imagine if instead of saying you have to be here for set hours, here are the tasks you need to do and you can't cut corners you have to do them the right way.  But if you finish in 6 hours you are done and you can go have more time for family or enjoy your life.

27 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

Makes sense, might as well get chipped up at the same time lol. That way you can communicate through Bluetooth in your brains! 

Yeah, we have enjoyed changing the channel while the other is watching TV by blinking real fast. Good times.

9 minutes ago, NOTW said:

Right.  What's funny is the 9-5 doesn't even exist for salaried employees that don't get overtime.  Maybe people have the concept that if you're only working 40 hours a week you're not really working. That there is some merit badge of honor working 60-80 hours a week.  That if you are "only" working 40-50 hours you must not be working enough.  We do not apply that logic to technology and other innovative procedures where you look to get more efficient.  If something can be done in less time and get the same results then so what.  There are office cultures where staying late means you're dedicated and if someone logs off and leaves anywhere between 5-5:30 they are looked at like they're lazy and not putting in the work.

Then you have hourly workers with set hours.  This makes sense for businesses that have standard hours like retail, restaurants or call centers where you need staff available. But certain jobs people are just watching the clock, even wasting time not working by scrolling the internet, taking long breaks, etc. to just ride it out and get to punch the clock.  They're sitting at their desk or work station but not producing efficient results.  But managers feel good that there are bodies in seats for the exact 8 hours.  More jobs should be about results not about riding out the clock.  You can stretch out a task longer than it needs to be to fill the time.

Imagine if instead of saying you have to be here for set hours, here are the tasks you need to do and you can't cut corners you have to do them the right way.  But if you finish in 6 hours you are done and you can go have more time for family or enjoy your life.

Yeah my wife's job goes 0 to 100 back to 0 weekly it seems. Last week she hardly worked, this week I have hardly seen her even though she's home all day.

18 minutes ago, NOTW said:

Imagine if instead of saying you have to be here for set hours, here are the tasks you need to do and you can't cut corners you have to do them the right way.  But if you finish in 6 hours you are done and you can go have more time for family or enjoy your life.

Based on most jobs I have had in the real world: If you are the worker who figures out how to get 8 hours of work done in 6 hours, you don't get to go home. They will find you 2 more hours of work to do.  

7 minutes ago, toolg said:

Based on most jobs I have had in the real world: If you are the worker who figures out how to get 8 hours of work done in 6 hours, you don't get to go home. They will find you 2 more hours of work to do.  

Yup.  It varies on industry and type of work. There is always work to be done.  My job has flexibility though.  There are certain projects or deadlines where I'm putting in extra hours and late nights.  Then other times I stop working early to spend more time with family or to take a break.  There has to be some work/life balance for employees to be refreshed and focused and to not get burnt out.  

The Swedes think all Americans overpaid and over-worked.

 

I really love the summer months, when basically, a Swedish company I consult with, has everybody in Sweden gone for 5 weeks and you can get nothing done.