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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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ocho wrote: | Cutheon wrote: | unleasHell wrote: | I think (new) Cell Phones should come with a charging cable!
Apparently Apple does not as the new iPhone 12 does not come with headphones or a cable to charge it...! |
That’s ridiculous, (bleep) Apple |
Fwiw the phones will come with a charging cable, they just won’t come with a wall adapter or the earbuds. It’s difficult to imagine there are too many customers who don’t already have a drawer full of these already. It’s pretty wasteful. |
How many 20 watt usb-c wall chargers do you have? The cable is useless for most people and most of the "billions" of chargers that Apple touts are under powered even if you have old USB-A lightning cords.
Apple is upselling you to it's new toy the magsafe charger for $40 by forcing you to find a charging solution to use the phone past the first 24 hours. |
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ocho Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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LakersRGolden wrote: | ocho wrote: | Cutheon wrote: | unleasHell wrote: | I think (new) Cell Phones should come with a charging cable!
Apparently Apple does not as the new iPhone 12 does not come with headphones or a cable to charge it...! |
That’s ridiculous, (bleep) Apple |
Fwiw the phones will come with a charging cable, they just won’t come with a wall adapter or the earbuds. It’s difficult to imagine there are too many customers who don’t already have a drawer full of these already. It’s pretty wasteful. |
How many 20 watt usb-c wall chargers do you have? The cable is useless for most people and most of the "billions" of chargers that Apple touts are under powered even if you have old USB-A lightning cords.
Apple is upselling you to it's new toy the magsafe charger for $40 by forcing you to find a charging solution to use the phone past the first 24 hours. |
I have a wireless charger, a bedside charger, a living room charger, an office charger, a car charger, 2 portable battery chargers and probably another 3-4 cables/wall chargers that sit in a drawer unused. I will have absolutely no problem charging a new phone. If Apple wants to offer faster/better charging solutions as an optional upgrade I don’t see the issue. Seems better than giving me another cord and wall adapter to throw in a drawer and forget about. _________________ 14-5-3-12 |
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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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Good thing we didn’t see a teeter totter _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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DaMuleRules Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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Omar Little wrote: | Good thing we didn’t see a teeter totter |
Oh I'm sure you'll point one out soon enough. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Jason Isbell
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DaMuleRules Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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ocho wrote: | LakersRGolden wrote: | ocho wrote: | Cutheon wrote: | unleasHell wrote: | I think (new) Cell Phones should come with a charging cable!
Apparently Apple does not as the new iPhone 12 does not come with headphones or a cable to charge it...! |
That’s ridiculous, (bleep) Apple |
Fwiw the phones will come with a charging cable, they just won’t come with a wall adapter or the earbuds. It’s difficult to imagine there are too many customers who don’t already have a drawer full of these already. It’s pretty wasteful. |
How many 20 watt usb-c wall chargers do you have? The cable is useless for most people and most of the "billions" of chargers that Apple touts are under powered even if you have old USB-A lightning cords.
Apple is upselling you to it's new toy the magsafe charger for $40 by forcing you to find a charging solution to use the phone past the first 24 hours. |
I have a wireless charger, a bedside charger, a living room charger, an office charger, a car charger, 2 portable battery chargers and probably another 3-4 cables/wall chargers that sit in a drawer unused. I will have absolutely no problem charging a new phone. If Apple wants to offer faster/better charging solutions as an optional upgrade I don’t see the issue. Seems better than giving me another cord and wall adapter to throw in a drawer and forget about. |
We may differ on restaurant burgers (you're allowed to be wrong occasionally), but we are on the same page when it comes to chargers. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Jason Isbell
Man, do those lyrics resonate right now |
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ocho Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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DaMuleRules wrote: | ocho wrote: | LakersRGolden wrote: | ocho wrote: | Cutheon wrote: | unleasHell wrote: | I think (new) Cell Phones should come with a charging cable!
Apparently Apple does not as the new iPhone 12 does not come with headphones or a cable to charge it...! |
That’s ridiculous, (bleep) Apple |
Fwiw the phones will come with a charging cable, they just won’t come with a wall adapter or the earbuds. It’s difficult to imagine there are too many customers who don’t already have a drawer full of these already. It’s pretty wasteful. |
How many 20 watt usb-c wall chargers do you have? The cable is useless for most people and most of the "billions" of chargers that Apple touts are under powered even if you have old USB-A lightning cords.
Apple is upselling you to it's new toy the magsafe charger for $40 by forcing you to find a charging solution to use the phone past the first 24 hours. |
I have a wireless charger, a bedside charger, a living room charger, an office charger, a car charger, 2 portable battery chargers and probably another 3-4 cables/wall chargers that sit in a drawer unused. I will have absolutely no problem charging a new phone. If Apple wants to offer faster/better charging solutions as an optional upgrade I don’t see the issue. Seems better than giving me another cord and wall adapter to throw in a drawer and forget about. |
We may differ on restaurant burgers (you're allowed to be wrong occasionally), but we are on the same page when it comes to chargers. |
Why I oughtta... _________________ 14-5-3-12 |
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DaMuleRules Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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ocho wrote: | Why I oughtta... |
_________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Jason Isbell
Man, do those lyrics resonate right now |
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unleasHell Franchise Player
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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I think the MLB should remove the "Foul a bunt attempt with two strikes and you are out rule"!
This rule is and has always been BS!
Why shouldn't a player be able to but with two strikes on them without that hanging over their heads?
If the MLB wants to open up offense, then they should remove this lame rule! _________________ “Always remember... Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.” |
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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You're a scum employer if you furlough your employees. _________________ Under New Management |
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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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Baron Von Humongous wrote: | You're a scum employer if you furlough your employees. |
In what context? _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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kikanga Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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People who spend their time complaining about 2020 political correctness are spoiled, entitled, soft, crybabies. It tends to be older people who also complain about how soft Millienials and Gen Z are. And in that case they are hypocrites too. _________________ "Every hurt is a lesson, and every lesson makes you better” |
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DaMuleRules Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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Omar Little wrote: | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | You're a scum employer if you furlough your employees. |
In what context? |
In my profession's context, it happens to us every season. It's called hiatus. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Jason Isbell
Man, do those lyrics resonate right now |
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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | You're a scum employer if you furlough your employees. |
In what context? |
In my profession's context, it happens to us every season. It's called hiatus. |
If I’ve understood you correctly previously, your pay is negotiated based on this, and you can maintain health benefits, get unemployment compensation, and not have to seek work during hiatus to claim it? _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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DaMuleRules Retired Number
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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 6:38 am Post subject: |
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Omar Little wrote: | DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | You're a scum employer if you furlough your employees. |
In what context? |
In my profession's context, it happens to us every season. It's called hiatus. |
If I’ve understood you correctly previously, your pay is negotiated based on this, and you can maintain health benefits, get unemployment compensation, and not have to seek work during hiatus to claim it? |
Yes. I'm essentially a seasonal worker. The television industry traditionally was very seasonal. All shows were in production from September through May and everything (save news shows etc.) went dark over the summer. That's obviously changed over the last 15-20 years as cabe and streaming platforms have expansed production over the calendar year. But everything has a production season that last a collection of months. Employees are essentially "laid off" (some productions actually will do this for a couple/few weeks over the holidays). We don't get paid and are able to file for unemployment. Our benefits are based on banked hours - once you work X number of hours in a calendar year, you have earned benefits for that year. Additional hours worked in that year can be banked for later (up to a certain amount). Some people who have longer hiatuses will pick up a small project for a couple months, but most, like myself, use that time for vacation and family time. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Jason Isbell
Man, do those lyrics resonate right now |
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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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I think you should be allowed to carry a set of kitchen shears and use them to snip off any nose you see above a mask. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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unleasHell Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 11:26 am Post subject: |
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Omar Little wrote: | I think you should be allowed to carry a set of kitchen shears and use them to snip off any nose you see above a mask. |
I can see how an idea based on an action that would warrant a felony assault arrest, coupled with an extended prison stay could be construed as being "controversial"... _________________ “Always remember... Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.” |
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kikanga Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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unleasHell wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | I think you should be allowed to carry a set of kitchen shears and use them to snip off any nose you see above a mask. |
I can see how an idea based on an action that would warrant a felony assault arrest, coupled with an extended prison stay could be construed as being "controversial"... |
I'm not sure that's the real issue. The real issue is that most nose jobs never look real. And they make the person look worse. Same thing could be said about breast implants.
It's like plastic surgeons (like Omar) are so desensitized by their work they pressure their patients into overdoing their procedures. _________________ "Every hurt is a lesson, and every lesson makes you better” |
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | You're a scum employer if you furlough your employees. |
In what context? |
In my profession's context, it happens to us every season. It's called hiatus. |
If I’ve understood you correctly previously, your pay is negotiated based on this, and you can maintain health benefits, get unemployment compensation, and not have to seek work during hiatus to claim it? |
Yes. I'm essentially a seasonal worker. The television industry traditionally was very seasonal. All shows were in production from September through May and everything (save news shows etc.) went dark over the summer. That's obviously changed over the last 15-20 years as cabe and streaming platforms have expansed production over the calendar year. But everything has a production season that last a collection of months. Employees are essentially "laid off" (some productions actually will do this for a couple/few weeks over the holidays). We don't get paid and are able to file for unemployment. Our benefits are based on banked hours - once you work X number of hours in a calendar year, you have earned benefits for that year. Additional hours worked in that year can be banked for later (up to a certain amount). Some people who have longer hiatuses will pick up a small project for a couple months, but most, like myself, use that time for vacation and family time. |
Aye, there's the rub.
My current employer is using furloughs as a way to force employees to quit rather than be fired and thereby not be subject to unemployment benefits. _________________ Under New Management |
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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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unleasHell wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | I think you should be allowed to carry a set of kitchen shears and use them to snip off any nose you see above a mask. |
I can see how an idea based on an action that would warrant a felony assault arrest, coupled with an extended prison stay could be construed as being "controversial"... |
Yes I agree, not wearing a mask properly is felony assault, but the controversial part is instead of prison, I think we should give them a nose snip. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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Baron Von Humongous wrote: | DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | You're a scum employer if you furlough your employees. |
In what context? |
In my profession's context, it happens to us every season. It's called hiatus. |
If I’ve understood you correctly previously, your pay is negotiated based on this, and you can maintain health benefits, get unemployment compensation, and not have to seek work during hiatus to claim it? |
Yes. I'm essentially a seasonal worker. The television industry traditionally was very seasonal. All shows were in production from September through May and everything (save news shows etc.) went dark over the summer. That's obviously changed over the last 15-20 years as cabe and streaming platforms have expansed production over the calendar year. But everything has a production season that last a collection of months. Employees are essentially "laid off" (some productions actually will do this for a couple/few weeks over the holidays). We don't get paid and are able to file for unemployment. Our benefits are based on banked hours - once you work X number of hours in a calendar year, you have earned benefits for that year. Additional hours worked in that year can be banked for later (up to a certain amount). Some people who have longer hiatuses will pick up a small project for a couple months, but most, like myself, use that time for vacation and family time. |
Aye, there's the rub.
My current employer is using furloughs as a way to force employees to quit rather than be fired and thereby not be subject to unemployment benefits. |
How does that work? Furloughs entitle people to unemployment. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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DaMuleRules Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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Baron Von Humongous wrote: | DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | You're a scum employer if you furlough your employees. |
In what context? |
In my profession's context, it happens to us every season. It's called hiatus. |
If I’ve understood you correctly previously, your pay is negotiated based on this, and you can maintain health benefits, get unemployment compensation, and not have to seek work during hiatus to claim it? |
Yes. I'm essentially a seasonal worker. The television industry traditionally was very seasonal. All shows were in production from September through May and everything (save news shows etc.) went dark over the summer. That's obviously changed over the last 15-20 years as cabe and streaming platforms have expansed production over the calendar year. But everything has a production season that last a collection of months. Employees are essentially "laid off" (some productions actually will do this for a couple/few weeks over the holidays). We don't get paid and are able to file for unemployment. Our benefits are based on banked hours - once you work X number of hours in a calendar year, you have earned benefits for that year. Additional hours worked in that year can be banked for later (up to a certain amount). Some people who have longer hiatuses will pick up a small project for a couple months, but most, like myself, use that time for vacation and family time. |
Aye, there's the rub.
My current employer is using furloughs as a way to force employees to quit rather than be fired and thereby not be subject to unemployment benefits. |
So your employer is attempting to controvert the concept of furloughs to suit themselves. That doesn't mean that furlough is a contemptible concept or that every employer who utilizes it does so for nefarious aims.
But I am very sorry to hear that you are in the position of being the victim of someone who is exploiting the system. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Jason Isbell
Man, do those lyrics resonate right now |
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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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DaMuleRules wrote: | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | You're a scum employer if you furlough your employees. |
In what context? |
In my profession's context, it happens to us every season. It's called hiatus. |
If I’ve understood you correctly previously, your pay is negotiated based on this, and you can maintain health benefits, get unemployment compensation, and not have to seek work during hiatus to claim it? |
Yes. I'm essentially a seasonal worker. The television industry traditionally was very seasonal. All shows were in production from September through May and everything (save news shows etc.) went dark over the summer. That's obviously changed over the last 15-20 years as cabe and streaming platforms have expansed production over the calendar year. But everything has a production season that last a collection of months. Employees are essentially "laid off" (some productions actually will do this for a couple/few weeks over the holidays). We don't get paid and are able to file for unemployment. Our benefits are based on banked hours - once you work X number of hours in a calendar year, you have earned benefits for that year. Additional hours worked in that year can be banked for later (up to a certain amount). Some people who have longer hiatuses will pick up a small project for a couple months, but most, like myself, use that time for vacation and family time. |
Aye, there's the rub.
My current employer is using furloughs as a way to force employees to quit rather than be fired and thereby not be subject to unemployment benefits. |
So your employer is attempting to controvert the concept of furloughs to suit themselves. That doesn't mean that furlough is a contemptible concept or that every employer who utilizes it does so for nefarious aims.
But I am very sorry to hear that you are in the position of being the victim of someone who is exploiting the system. |
If you're forced to quit won't you have a complaint for the labor board? If you're fired your employer will have to show cause. If you don't quit won't your employer have to pay unemployment? _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. |
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DaMuleRules Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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jodeke wrote: | DaMuleRules wrote: | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | You're a scum employer if you furlough your employees. |
In what context? |
In my profession's context, it happens to us every season. It's called hiatus. |
If I’ve understood you correctly previously, your pay is negotiated based on this, and you can maintain health benefits, get unemployment compensation, and not have to seek work during hiatus to claim it? |
Yes. I'm essentially a seasonal worker. The television industry traditionally was very seasonal. All shows were in production from September through May and everything (save news shows etc.) went dark over the summer. That's obviously changed over the last 15-20 years as cabe and streaming platforms have expansed production over the calendar year. But everything has a production season that last a collection of months. Employees are essentially "laid off" (some productions actually will do this for a couple/few weeks over the holidays). We don't get paid and are able to file for unemployment. Our benefits are based on banked hours - once you work X number of hours in a calendar year, you have earned benefits for that year. Additional hours worked in that year can be banked for later (up to a certain amount). Some people who have longer hiatuses will pick up a small project for a couple months, but most, like myself, use that time for vacation and family time. |
Aye, there's the rub.
My current employer is using furloughs as a way to force employees to quit rather than be fired and thereby not be subject to unemployment benefits. |
So your employer is attempting to controvert the concept of furloughs to suit themselves. That doesn't mean that furlough is a contemptible concept or that every employer who utilizes it does so for nefarious aims.
But I am very sorry to hear that you are in the position of being the victim of someone who is exploiting the system. |
If you're forced to quit won't you have a complaint for the labor board? If you're fired your employer will have to show cause. If you don't quit won't your employer have to pay unemployment? |
That's thing, no one can be forced to "quit". They can only be fired, laid off or furloughed. BVH's employer is trying intimidate its employees into making a decision they don't need to and definitely shouldn't. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Jason Isbell
Man, do those lyrics resonate right now |
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Omar Little Moderator
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I feel like we should start a project to move all the democratic voters in red states to purple or light red states. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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Omar Little Moderator
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Broward and Miami-Dade now reporting higher than expected turnout _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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