So why exactly do we pay those CEOs the money they get? It's work a lot of people would LOVE to rather do to what they have to do at work, and let's be honest here, most of what those sponges do doesn't really need to be done.
I honestly pity everyone who needs someone to tell him what to do with the little time that he is allotted on this planet because he can't figure it out himself.
There used to be some kind of appreciation between boss and worker and some mutual respect. Workers had the impression that their work did make a difference and their contribution was valued, and that with enough effort they would get promoted, earn more, which was in turn seen by the other workers, motivating them to put in the effort to do the same. It was rather likely if not the norm to work most of even all of your life for one employer who valued and rewarded your loyalty.
This changed completely. And if you feel like your company treats you like a piece of furniture or, worse, the necessary evil for doing business, when your contract basically says "you're at our beck and call, but we only pay you if we actually call you and if you're not available you're fired, so don't even think about taking another job while you're sitting next to the phone waiting for us to call you", when your loyalty and overtime hours are rewarded by being fired but you get to train your Indian replacement, how could you dare to expect more than the bare minimum of effort?
Again: I do not need a job. I need money. I have more than enough ideas how to sensibly spend my time. Many of them way more sensible than what I do as work.
What makes you think it's any different "over here"? You get just enough "quality" to keep people from getting fired. Because people have learned that putting any more effort into it isn't rewarded. Not at all. If anything, it means more work. Climbing the ladder? Please. IF it is possible, it means 5% more pay for 50% more work. Who in their sane mind would WANT that?
Indifference doesn't even start to describe how the average worker views his job. And the lower the pay, the worse.
Now that I think about it, that's almost identical as it is in the US. With the exception that there is actually a chance that you CAN get fired, unless your boss is on the same "don't give a fuck" level as you are already.
Which kinda explains the quality of work you usually see in the US. Give it 20 more years and you're Russia.
First, we know that automation and robotics WILL eliminate jobs. And AI will ensure that there aren't any new ones propping up that cannot be filled with AI guided robots. We're getting close to the point where low skill labor is virtually eliminated. And you can't simply turn everyone into a highly skilled person, no matter what that skill supposedly would be. Half of the population have a sub-average IQ. And these people will soon not be employable anymore. In no jobs. Right now their "selling point" is that they're cheaper than the currently emerging artificial workers that could replace them. How much longer do you think this will be the case? Because at some point even the lowest dimwit finds out that if he can't survive on 3 jobs, he's fucked because working 3 8-hour shifts a day is pretty much the limit of what you can do in a day. And once the gas you need to drive to your job costs more than what you make there, NOT working is the financially more lucrative option.
What do you think will happen when the amount of people who have nothing to lose reaches critical mass?
The Soviet Union had much, but basic income it didn't have. What it had was forced labor. You worked. You better did if you didn't want to be labeled "unsocial" and end up in a prison or worse.
What you have in Russia is what you get if you force people to work for a set amount of money, in a job they cannot quit and can't be fired from.
What's your alternative proposal? Forcing people to work in jobs they hate so they can somehow live another day?
What does that accomplish in a world where those jobs are on the way out due to automation and robots taking them over? We do already not have enough jobs for the people looking for one. What exactly should we do?
No, I'm dead serious. Until about 3 years ago, I'd get my stuff from Amazon within 2-3 days as standard delivery, free of charge. You could actually ask for overnight for a premium, but 2-3 days was the standard delivery period for Amazon around here.
Since Prime came along, 2-3 days is the premium ("free" if you have Prime) while standard delivery is between 6 and 15 days.
For themselves and everyone around them. From celebrities to soccer moms to, yes, why not SV inhabitants. I have no idea where this urge comes from, but listen to anyone, literally anyone, who doesn't have any real problems to deal with, i.e. those that have the first and pretty much the second level of the pyramid of needs fulfilled and overfulfilled. You'll notice them lament about problems that are none. They actually start inventing problems they can lament about if they really can't find any.
Meanwhile, out here in reality, we shake our heads about them and wonder whether these are really role models and something to aspire to.
Targeted ads CAN be sensible if they're for the general type of item. When I buy a new CPU, showing me ads for graphic cards rather than running shoes is sensible.
Ok, that I have adblockers and keep tuning them to the point where no ads get shown render both moot but... shhhh, keep the ad industry thinking it is relevant, so it keeps funding the pages we like!
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So why exactly do we pay those CEOs the money they get? It's work a lot of people would LOVE to rather do to what they have to do at work, and let's be honest here, most of what those sponges do doesn't really need to be done.
I honestly pity everyone who needs someone to tell him what to do with the little time that he is allotted on this planet because he can't figure it out himself.
There used to be some kind of appreciation between boss and worker and some mutual respect. Workers had the impression that their work did make a difference and their contribution was valued, and that with enough effort they would get promoted, earn more, which was in turn seen by the other workers, motivating them to put in the effort to do the same. It was rather likely if not the norm to work most of even all of your life for one employer who valued and rewarded your loyalty.
This changed completely. And if you feel like your company treats you like a piece of furniture or, worse, the necessary evil for doing business, when your contract basically says "you're at our beck and call, but we only pay you if we actually call you and if you're not available you're fired, so don't even think about taking another job while you're sitting next to the phone waiting for us to call you", when your loyalty and overtime hours are rewarded by being fired but you get to train your Indian replacement, how could you dare to expect more than the bare minimum of effort?
Again: I do not need a job. I need money. I have more than enough ideas how to sensibly spend my time. Many of them way more sensible than what I do as work.
What makes you think it's any different "over here"? You get just enough "quality" to keep people from getting fired. Because people have learned that putting any more effort into it isn't rewarded. Not at all. If anything, it means more work. Climbing the ladder? Please. IF it is possible, it means 5% more pay for 50% more work. Who in their sane mind would WANT that?
Indifference doesn't even start to describe how the average worker views his job. And the lower the pay, the worse.
Proving that if one person gets richer a lot of people usually get poorer.
Why prolong her misery? And ours.
Now that I think about it, that's almost identical as it is in the US. With the exception that there is actually a chance that you CAN get fired, unless your boss is on the same "don't give a fuck" level as you are already.
Which kinda explains the quality of work you usually see in the US. Give it 20 more years and you're Russia.
And you are honestly wondering about your crime rate and why you have the biggest per-capita prison population on the planet?
"Turn right at the Dunkin' Donuts"
Misses turn because Dunkin' Donuts shop is hidden behind the Eiffel Tower.
More than one reason.
First, we know that automation and robotics WILL eliminate jobs. And AI will ensure that there aren't any new ones propping up that cannot be filled with AI guided robots. We're getting close to the point where low skill labor is virtually eliminated. And you can't simply turn everyone into a highly skilled person, no matter what that skill supposedly would be. Half of the population have a sub-average IQ. And these people will soon not be employable anymore. In no jobs. Right now their "selling point" is that they're cheaper than the currently emerging artificial workers that could replace them. How much longer do you think this will be the case? Because at some point even the lowest dimwit finds out that if he can't survive on 3 jobs, he's fucked because working 3 8-hour shifts a day is pretty much the limit of what you can do in a day. And once the gas you need to drive to your job costs more than what you make there, NOT working is the financially more lucrative option.
What do you think will happen when the amount of people who have nothing to lose reaches critical mass?
And if it doesn't, it will be your neck in the noose when the mob rises after the unlearned masses CANNOT get a job but MUST have one to survive.
Choose wisely.
The Soviet Union had much, but basic income it didn't have. What it had was forced labor. You worked. You better did if you didn't want to be labeled "unsocial" and end up in a prison or worse.
What you have in Russia is what you get if you force people to work for a set amount of money, in a job they cannot quit and can't be fired from.
Parliamentary elections about a year from now could be a reason...
If you so happily revoke someone else's right to live, may I ask what makes you think you deserve to?
What's your alternative proposal? Forcing people to work in jobs they hate so they can somehow live another day?
What does that accomplish in a world where those jobs are on the way out due to automation and robots taking them over? We do already not have enough jobs for the people looking for one. What exactly should we do?
I don't need work. I need money. I could find a lot of sensible things to do with my time on my own, don't worry about this.
I feel like moving to a country outside the EU... Switzerland, you're hiring IT security experts?
No, I'm dead serious. Until about 3 years ago, I'd get my stuff from Amazon within 2-3 days as standard delivery, free of charge. You could actually ask for overnight for a premium, but 2-3 days was the standard delivery period for Amazon around here.
Since Prime came along, 2-3 days is the premium ("free" if you have Prime) while standard delivery is between 6 and 15 days.
For themselves and everyone around them. From celebrities to soccer moms to, yes, why not SV inhabitants. I have no idea where this urge comes from, but listen to anyone, literally anyone, who doesn't have any real problems to deal with, i.e. those that have the first and pretty much the second level of the pyramid of needs fulfilled and overfulfilled. You'll notice them lament about problems that are none. They actually start inventing problems they can lament about if they really can't find any.
Meanwhile, out here in reality, we shake our heads about them and wonder whether these are really role models and something to aspire to.
Hey, internet junkies are just like F18 pilots. Both freak out when they find NO CARRIER.
Now let's ponder what counts as an "infraction". If every single EU citizen wronged that way is one, this could get VERY expensive VERY soon.
The average Magic 8 Ball gives you more sensible and more truthful answers, so why bother?
Targeted ads CAN be sensible if they're for the general type of item. When I buy a new CPU, showing me ads for graphic cards rather than running shoes is sensible.
Ok, that I have adblockers and keep tuning them to the point where no ads get shown render both moot but ... shhhh, keep the ad industry thinking it is relevant, so it keeps funding the pages we like!
BULL
SHIT
If they wanted to do this, they'd simply leave the data where it is.
Please don't spit on my cake and call it frosting.