How about we just fine those fuckers and make them pay back the money they were given (plus interest) back in the day to wire us up with 45 Mbps fiber to the home? Then take that money, give it to states and municipalities to lay municipal networks, and lease those lines out to whoever wants to offer services on them.
No, that argument is pretty worthless. If it had any shred of credibility, then our urban areas would be shining bastions of broadband connectivity, rivaling those of Europe and Asia. Not to mention, most Scandinavian countries have a lower density than we do, and the people out in the sticks there still get decent broadband.
Except, in order to actually make an Xbox game, you need Microsoft libraries, and the signing keys. They have the right to only distribute these to those they deem fit.
No, you can't distribute it as a Genuine Ford Mustang accessory. As in, using their trademarks. Just like you can't distribute your sex game for Kinect, because you can't use their trademarks and libraries.
Working well in a place like that is completely dependent on two factors: What the work is, and Who you're working with. If you can't stand either of those, then you will hate working in a setup like yours.
See, this isn't terrible for people who don't normally work at the office, and spend most of their day in the field. However, it sounds like the parent poster's setup is like that for ALL employees, even those who are always in the office. It sounds awful.
Were these things actually communicated to upper management? You say they talked to the shift supervisors, but did the supervisors ever talk to the employees, or relate concerns to upper management? Did anyone from the floor talk to upper management?
Try that with programmers and watch your productivity go down the loo.
Bah. Think of it this way: If I lay off my entire department of programmers, I can outsource the entire team to India for a fraction of the cost. All I'll have to do is hire one person to manage the team. Now I get a huge bonus for saving money, and I don't have to do anything all day.
Also, I don't think I've ever heard the term "Bananaware" before, but I'm definitely going to work it into my vernacular now.
Could that be because that's all they've know? What if you took that same field, the one you shot all the foxes in (hopefully while on horeseback, with a pack of hunting dogs, a bugle, and an English accent), and started raising chickens there from birth? Would they still huddle together?
From the perspective of those working 14 hour days in factories with the loosest of safety conditions, in provinces and countries with the laxest of environmental regulations, not much has changed, and they are still "shitass countries".
Did they advertise it as unlimited? Then they offered it as unlimited. They don't want to provide actual unlimited? Then they should stop advertising it as unlimited.
Only if you're going to include alternatives that actually aren't alternatives, or aren't even in the same class of product as broadband, like dialup and satellite.
Over the last decade I've watched as the tide has swung from the "I'll work hard to get what I want in life" attitude to the "Society owes me something" attitude.
Apart from being a very shitty strawman that equates to "Get off my lawn" or "Back in my day...", you forget to mention that business attitudes have also swung from the "Let's produce a good product and compete on the means of that product and our customer service" to "Fuck the customer, we need more money" attitude.
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$20 says "unlimited" actually means 5 GB or less.
How about we just fine those fuckers and make them pay back the money they were given (plus interest) back in the day to wire us up with 45 Mbps fiber to the home? Then take that money, give it to states and municipalities to lay municipal networks, and lease those lines out to whoever wants to offer services on them.
You mean doesn't have the deep pockets? Tearing up roads is fucking expensive, as are ISP grade switches.
No, that argument is pretty worthless. If it had any shred of credibility, then our urban areas would be shining bastions of broadband connectivity, rivaling those of Europe and Asia. Not to mention, most Scandinavian countries have a lower density than we do, and the people out in the sticks there still get decent broadband.
Are 911 calls given priority on cellular and regular copper phone lines?
Except, in order to actually make an Xbox game, you need Microsoft libraries, and the signing keys. They have the right to only distribute these to those they deem fit.
No, you can't distribute it as a Genuine Ford Mustang accessory. As in, using their trademarks. Just like you can't distribute your sex game for Kinect, because you can't use their trademarks and libraries.
The ideal person for the job would be a real self-starter; a go-getter. Someone who doesn't need hands on supervision.
And then I blame the guy I hired to manage the India team. All the while reminding them of how much money I've saved.
Managers need offices to focus on their planning
Are you trying to say that no one else in the office needs to focus?
Working well in a place like that is completely dependent on two factors: What the work is, and Who you're working with. If you can't stand either of those, then you will hate working in a setup like yours.
See, this isn't terrible for people who don't normally work at the office, and spend most of their day in the field. However, it sounds like the parent poster's setup is like that for ALL employees, even those who are always in the office. It sounds awful.
Were these things actually communicated to upper management? You say they talked to the shift supervisors, but did the supervisors ever talk to the employees, or relate concerns to upper management? Did anyone from the floor talk to upper management?
You had an actual closet in your cube? Wow. I have to make do with a spare bracket to hang my coat on.
Hopefully you get paid for that.
Try that with programmers and watch your productivity go down the loo.
Bah. Think of it this way: If I lay off my entire department of programmers, I can outsource the entire team to India for a fraction of the cost. All I'll have to do is hire one person to manage the team. Now I get a huge bonus for saving money, and I don't have to do anything all day.
Also, I don't think I've ever heard the term "Bananaware" before, but I'm definitely going to work it into my vernacular now.
Could that be because that's all they've know? What if you took that same field, the one you shot all the foxes in (hopefully while on horeseback, with a pack of hunting dogs, a bugle, and an English accent), and started raising chickens there from birth? Would they still huddle together?
From the perspective of those working 14 hour days in factories with the loosest of safety conditions, in provinces and countries with the laxest of environmental regulations, not much has changed, and they are still "shitass countries".
I say why allow them to get away with that shit? It is false advertising, plain and simple, and they should be spanked for it.
If you advertise your connection as being unlimited, but you actually cap it, how is that not lying?
Extremely Shitty, but you can't do anything about it! Nyah Nyah Nyah
How many competing ISPs are in your area?
I believe they only sold the DSL operations.
Did they advertise it as unlimited? Then they offered it as unlimited. They don't want to provide actual unlimited? Then they should stop advertising it as unlimited.
Everyone has a choice in the US.
Only if you're going to include alternatives that actually aren't alternatives, or aren't even in the same class of product as broadband, like dialup and satellite.
Over the last decade I've watched as the tide has swung from the "I'll work hard to get what I want in life" attitude to the "Society owes me something" attitude.
Apart from being a very shitty strawman that equates to "Get off my lawn" or "Back in my day...", you forget to mention that business attitudes have also swung from the "Let's produce a good product and compete on the means of that product and our customer service" to "Fuck the customer, we need more money" attitude.