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  • I once worked in a division of ~3500 employees, every year the division produced two profit forecasts one called “pessimistic” and another called “optimistic”. My first year the division made $335 million MORE than the optimistic forecast so the division CEO approved every employee a $335 bonus.

    The next year it happened again but only $285 million, so $285 bonuses that year.

    Both times I scoffed and quietly pointed out to the delighted Boomers I trusted that it was less than one third of a percent of the total money.

    The next year apparently the corporate office found out, fired said CEO and quashed the bonuses forever. Apparently the distribution of the crumbs was more than they could handle.


  • Humana@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    11 months ago

    When I last visited Argentina Uber was using the official exchange rates which were just fantasy numbers. As soon as you match with a driver they’d message you and you’d negotiate the cash price. Then the ride in the app would be cancelled.

    Uber didn’t mind because they were still getting the ~$1 or so cancel fee for basically being a messaging app.







  • The Reddit comments 🤦🏽‍♂️ people can’t seem to understand he is talking specifically about labor done for other people not all the labor a person does in their lives.

    Yes people in all periods had lots of household chores too, and we still do. This video isn’t about the time spent doing household chores, it’s about the time relationship between workers and employers.