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[–] 155 points 2 years ago (10 children)

The CEO of our company bought a fucking island. A motherfucking island, dude. We got a big fat 1% raise. Tell me how motivated I am. Tell me how fucking motivated I should be.

Fuck outta here

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    When I think of things with little ROI, an island would be one of them. So at least there's that.

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  • [+] -20 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Devil’s advocate: You can get an island for pretty cheap if you don’t care about amenities. Like, a chunk of inhospitable land on Lake Michigan that can only be accessed by Kayak during the warm months is in tech bro territory.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    We're not necessarily talking about tiny, shitty islands here. For example, the founder of Oracle bought 98% of Lana'i, Hawaii.

    It really is inequality run amok.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    The question is, how much can they truly defend?

    Sure, a few derps they already pay would stay and defend them, but how many are we really talking? How many will stand against the turning tide of just and equitable voices?

    Eat the rich

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  • Just did this today, because I learned our departmental bonus is based on our attendance average. I don’t even mind going into work that much, because it’s a nice walk for me in the morning and evening. But if you’re gonna tie annual bonuses to it, you bet your ass I’m gonna cheese your stupid attendance metrics, because engineers are GREAT at maliciously complying to achieve stupid metrics. You pay me to solve problems for you. You do not pay me to warm a chair for you.

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  • [+] 111 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 84 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Not engaged or actively disengaged employees account for approximately $1.9 trillion in lost productivity nationwide, Gallup found.

    Wow, 1.9 Trillion dollars sounds like a lot... until you consider that the top 15 wealthiest INDIVIDUALS in the United States are hoarding more than that.

    Guess who's making them all that money? These “quiet quitting”, “coffee badging” employees.

    Rather than framing it as “lost productivity”, why not frame it as “stolen wages” or “wealth drain” instead?

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  • [–] 71 points 2 years ago*

    Less interested in work - lmfao, No.

    Less interested in toxic environments

    Less interested in less and less pay

    Less interested in non-growth

    Less interested in the bullshit.

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  • [–] 60 points 2 years ago

    I’m so tired of old-school managers whose job is to just attend meetings tell me how being in a noisy office is more productive for my highly technical, focus-dependent work.

    Sure, pal. Writing scientific code in a place where people attend meetings with their speakers on, and where there’s always the expectation of being interrupted at any time is better than working alone at home.

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  • [–] 49 points 2 years ago

    I know someone who does this. He’s more productive at home, and near-zero people he meets with at the office, but there’s a mandate to badge-in so many days a week. So he does.

    He’s not slacking, he’s being made less efficient by complying with a broken policy.

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  • [–] 48 points 2 years ago

    When someone feels like they have money in their pocket they usually feel pretty good. They chat with people and make plans to do fun stuff.

    The bosses want motivated workers, but don't want to pay for motivation.

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  • [–] 48 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
    • article blames employees for only doing the work they are compensated for
    • first quote is a CEO, no labor leaders quoted at all in the article
    • bs trillions of dollars wasted figure for workers distracted, no calculated figure for wasted trillions on out of control executive compensation
    • equivocates work from home with decreased productivity when research shows trends in the opposite direction and people would leave if return to office is required, meaning your most effective employees who can find employment elsewhere will leave

    Thanks for nothing CNBC

    edit: CNBC's parent company Comcast owns commercial properties, I have to consider this article is at least in part influenced by the decreased commercial property value to be so blatantly anti labor

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  • [–] 40 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Coffee badging is the practice of going into the office for a few hours to “show face,” which could entail coffee with co-workers or sitting in on a work meeting — but then leaving to work remotely.

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  • [–] 40 points 2 years ago

    These weirdos want working to be a religious dedication, life is not all about work

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago

    What's the complaint here? Showing up for the community aspect everyone was crying about and then going home to work for the rest of the day is not enough to earn the bare minimum wages everyone is offering?

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Because pay and promotions are in no way tied to your effort or productivity?

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago

    I used to have anxiety about not working hard enough or being perceived as a slacker. I now live by advice I received from my father (who was very successful in his career): "if you can get by doing 85%, maybe only give 85%."

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Heh coffee badgers don't give a fuck

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago

    Shit pay for meaningless work while those in power do nothing about the existential threats facing our species seems like it should be sufficient explanation.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago

    Can I get the job of the person who comes up with these stupid phrases that could amuse me for about 5 mins

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

    Workers are tired of being used and abused, companies are offering a whole 2 weeks pto, thats a whopping 14 days out of 365, and yet they refuse to be whipping boys anymore. Heck some employers are even paying some of their health insurance, you read that right, some. Is the modern working class weak and dumb?? We think so. More on this ground breaking journalism tonight at 9 pm cst.

                   -THE JACKASS'@ CNBC
    

    I've read dumber shit on the walls of a por-a-john at a Kanye west concert and thats saying something, you gotta try to be this stupid

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    Just a note: it should be 10 days out of about 254. Unless you’re one of the sorry souls that works every single day, in which case you have my condolences…

    Edit: 10 not 14.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    Work does not pay enough to justify beyond bare minimum.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    It's much easier to search for a new job at your desk at home than an open floor office

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    I get the feeling that a lot of us Lemmings are remote workers 😅

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Is the stuff i am responsible for done?

    Demanding more comes with a price.

    I will on the other hand also provide free labor if i have left over time to be on the clock. But i am choosing abd managing those projects myself from my own resourcefulness. They could interpret that as going roque but instead they affirm the benefits.

    Good thing my boss is kind, open to autism and we have a mutual understanding.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Do bees coffee badge or quiet quit?

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  • [+] 0 points 2 years ago