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The Positivity Thread aka "Today was a great day because....."
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What would have been a very annoying work trip has become a pretty relaxed little getaway because my flights had to be rescheduled due to a strike. Thanks, Verdi! 
A similar thing happened the week before last, only that time it was the train drivers who were on strike. I rented a car instead, which made the trip to the pickup point in question a lot easier, and I finally got to try out one of Hertz’s Polestar 2s!
A similar thing happened the week before last, only that time it was the train drivers who were on strike. I rented a car instead, which made the trip to the pickup point in question a lot easier, and I finally got to try out one of Hertz’s Polestar 2s!
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By not really taking much vacation or sick days last year, I got well into the overproportional range in my contract's bonus system (in short: the more you work, the better your bonus, and at a certain point the gradient of the linear function increases significantly). Which resulted in an overall bonus of just under 10% for last year. Normally I'm at about half that. And I don't really do extra hours - it's just that I don't take days off to just sit around at home, doing nothing.
This year that won't happen though, if my vacation plans become reality...
This year that won't happen though, if my vacation plans become reality...
how is a bonus system that rewards “taking less sick days”* even legal? You realize what a toxic system that is?
Similar for the vacation days: you are owed the contractual days of. That’s it. If you don’t take them, your employer has to pay you for those anyway - how is it legal to incentivize not taking your holidays?
* you don’t take sick days. You are sick. It’s not a choice**, so how can you reward it?
** yes you can live a healthy lifestyle etc I get that. Still only tweaking the odds.
Similar for the vacation days: you are owed the contractual days of. That’s it. If you don’t take them, your employer has to pay you for those anyway - how is it legal to incentivize not taking your holidays?
* you don’t take sick days. You are sick. It’s not a choice**, so how can you reward it?
** yes you can live a healthy lifestyle etc I get that. Still only tweaking the odds.
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Thought the same thing. Terrible system!
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The system is, simply put, turnover based, we are a consultancy after all. And the system is terrible for a bunch of reasons that I will not disclose here.
I take pleasure in the fact that I get a bigger-than-expected bonus without even trying to do so. That's all.
I take pleasure in the fact that I get a bigger-than-expected bonus without even trying to do so. That's all.
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Probably by basing things on an absolute target (e.g. 200 billable days) rather than a relative one (e.g. 90% billable time).
yeah, I assumed something of the sort... still pretty bad.
fair enough! I've had the odd "huh, this is more money than expected" moment myself that was based in something better not questioned / thought about too much
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This is why I like the consultancy I am at currently - we don't do bonuses at all because we believe any bonus system based on individual or team performance will in the end give wrong incentives.
The ice cream machine in the airport lounge was switched on in time before my flight. 
I just realized I'm spreading too much negativity around, and that I should focus on more positive things that are happening in life. Besides, I haven't told the big news, so I'm gonna say it now:
About a month ago, I quit the displeasing (to say the least) TV job I landed in mid-January to accept a paid 6-month internship at one of the most desirable employers in Croatia! So far everything seems good, and the time passes by much quicker than at the previous job. If I do well at the internship, they'll offer me a full-time employment (this is full-time already in terms of working hours, but it's a student contract).
About a month ago, I quit the displeasing (to say the least) TV job I landed in mid-January to accept a paid 6-month internship at one of the most desirable employers in Croatia! So far everything seems good, and the time passes by much quicker than at the previous job. If I do well at the internship, they'll offer me a full-time employment (this is full-time already in terms of working hours, but it's a student contract).
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I received a message from Canyon that I can bring the three month old bike which has a broken bottom bracket to a local bike shop instead of sending it away to Canyon. 
Let's see when said bike shop has an appointment for me...
Let's see when said bike shop has an appointment for me...
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3 months later, same deal.
Now I'm on 150€ and they're proposing 304€ because ... reasons?
Energy prices have gone down, my usage has stayed roughly the same (around1000 kWh/month pretty consistently)
Why are they doing this!
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Because I don't believe in astrology but believe in baseball, my current rule of thumb is that if I get in the car in the morning and the center display tells me that the New York Yankees have lost, the day will be no good. If they've won, it'll be an okay day or even a good one. This morning I started up the car and Yankees had won Pirates 12-0. And it's been a completely alright day so far.
I also follow Utah Jazz on the same widget and they lost majorly, but I have no skin in their games.
I also follow Utah Jazz on the same widget and they lost majorly, but I have no skin in their games.
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I have resigned yesterday from my five-year office job and will take up a writing/interviewing position in my town and village from May onwards. Four day work week and barely any commute unless I want to, which translates to time savings of two entire work days in a week.
On Friday and yesterday, when I needed spiritual guidance, I noted that the Yankees had won their games. The system is working.
On Friday and yesterday, when I needed spiritual guidance, I noted that the Yankees had won their games. The system is working.
Today, I sharpened my kitchen knives. One large, one small. I’ve had them for 12 years now, they’re the bang for the buck recommendation from reddit from back then - victorinox fibrox or something. They’re not fancy in the least, some would say cheap even, but they sharpen easily and well. Every time I do this, maybe twice a year, I am afterwards extremely happy about how 10 minutes of work can make such a difference to the ease of use and subsequent enjoyment I get out of cooking. I do a lot of cooking… so yeah, sharpened my knives, am happy about it. Good day!
That really depends on the knife in question
Half a dozen WMF ones, none of which can be younger than 15 years. Some with bent points after making unintentional contact with the ground. I’m sure you could make it a fun workout!
But seriously now: I just use a honing steel to sharpen them. Same for you or do you use something more elaborate?
huh, see and I was afraid that was supposed to be an elaborate in-your-end-o!
I have a random 10€ double-sided sharpening brick (1000/4000 grit - the latter is completely useless, but my victorinox knife is fairly soft, so depending on the knife in question ymmv) that I got from amazon along with those knives way back when - again on that same reddit rabbithole recommendation. I don't use a steel at all, purely the stone. IIRC the steel only helps to either straighten (if pushed flat from usage) or break (if freshly sanded) the burr that forms on the blade, it doesn't actually sand away any (meaningful) material. if you watch the right youtube video, that burr-breaking after sanding can also be achieved on a stone - so I never got one of those.
Also I've always been intrigued by the alleged ease of use of those "rolling sharpeners"... but I'm very much aware they're a hype product catering to people too lazy to learn (holding a knife at a constant 20° angle on a stone is really the hardest part of the whole spiel), marketed crazy on instagram, and as such, overpriced and probably hot garbage. although maybe not? maybe it's actually a good product - the idea seems like it would work, and it does take away the biggest issue people usually face (the constant angle).
(google "horl" - those guys at least seem to be the "original")
depending on what kind of price range those are from, they could be a right bitch to sharpen. or not. the more-expensive-but-still-aimed-at-amateurs kind of knives (think semi-pricy WMF, zwilling, wüsthof, whatever in the 60-100e range) are often made from rather hard steels (and aggresively marketed as such), which does make the sharpness of the blade last longer than with a softer steel, but also makes sharpening harder... or just more work.
I have to admit I do own a bunch of those knives as well - they were gifts - and I never actually use them
