Random Thought Thread v2

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

There are more dummies than there have ever been before.

And they got there all on their own without any instruction.

[calgarygeologist]

Businesses and corporations HR teams need to get rid of strict and formal PTO/vacation policies. Offering three weeks vacation to new hires is not an enticing offer especially when they have years of significant experience and having no flexibility because of corporate policies makes no sense. Why would someone be interested in going from 4 or 5 or more weeks of vacation down to three when joining a different company?

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

Businesses and corporations HR teams need to get rid of strict and formal PTO/vacation policies. Offering three weeks vacation to new hires is not an enticing offer especially when they have years of significant experience and having no flexibility because of corporate policies makes no sense. Why would someone be interested in going from 4 or 5 or more weeks of vacation down to three when joining a different company?

It is baffling.

But also a good warning sign

[Nufy]

My company just re-evaluated PTO and vacation and based it in our years of experience, not your time with the company.

Great for us seasoned peoples...I maxed out my vacation despite only being an employee for two years.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Nufy

My company just re-evaluated PTO and vacation and based it in our years of experience, not your time with the company.

Great for us seasoned peoples...I maxed out my vacation despite only being an employee for two years.

I'm at 6 weeks now.

It honestly hard to take it all.

Spoiler!

[Lubicon]

Originally Posted by Nufy

My company just re-evaluated PTO and vacation and based it in our years of experience, not your time with the company.

Great for us seasoned peoples...I maxed out my vacation despite only being an employee for two years.

My company thinks our policy is just fine, not sure how they figure that. Maximum vacation is 4 weeks, that worked fine when we were a startup and nobody had more than a few years of experience. We've grown to the age where some employees have >15 years service yet we are capped at 4 weeks.

[Nufy]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I'm at 6 weeks now.

It honestly hard to take it all.

Spoiler!

Me too.

Plus I carried over 2 from last year.

Agree it will be difficult to use it all...But I am determined...LOL

[Cube Inmate]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

I still don't get the "what would you choose and why?" Part of the question though. "Because even though I'd feel bad about it and would go down in history as an #######, if I monetized the videos of me saying I was the one that made the thing extinct, I'd be rich."?

Unless the I misunderstood and the "why" Part is why do you think that species is easy to eradicate?

Oh yeah, it's why would it be easy to eradicate the species (and prove it)? I like the Panda one but I think it'd just be easier to shoot them all than to eliminate their fast-growing bamboo. The snails? Yeah, it's really easy to take out what we *think* is their only habitat, but awfully hard to prove there isn't another isolated population somewhere, no? And koalas? Now I need to go look up koala promiscuity to figure out why STIs might work...

[DownInFlames]

Whenever I meet someone from Australia it takes all my concentration not to do their accent.

[Brendone]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

Whenever I meet someone from Australia it takes all my concentration not to do their accent.

[Ironhorse]

Originally Posted by Lubicon

My company thinks our policy is just fine, not sure how they figure that. Maximum vacation is 4 weeks, that worked fine when we were a startup and nobody had more than a few years of experience. We've grown to the age where some employees have >15 years service yet we are capped at 4 weeks.

4 weeks was great to work towards when new employees started at 2. But now with pretty much everyone starting at 3 when they join a company, 4 weeks for a senior employee makes you look cheap.