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Re: I was a 20-something dethroned dotcom ceo that went to work at mcdonald's (2000)

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Post by ForOldHack »

Brian_K_White wrote: post #39
duxup wrote: post #19

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I'm curious what qualifies as "nobody thanked me". If I told someone "good job" that's not really thanks in my mind. I probably wouldn't say "thank you for making the fries"... but I would say "good job".

As a customer, I always say thanks for whatever someone did for me, and it I always feel like smacking another customer whrn they are on their phone while giving an order to someone at a counter, like the human behind that register was actually just part of the register. Just an npc, or a toaster. The company they work for does see them that way and treats them that way, but we have no excuse for doing the same. As a…

Oh my god. It would be unbelievable if I had not whitnessed it myself. I wonder what is the kick? Exaggerated self importance. ( Thanks for the spell checking ...)

Re: I was a 20-something dethroned dotcom ceo that went to work at mcdonald's (2000)

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Post by ForOldHack »

sph wrote: post #83
sobelius wrote: post #17

Honestly, I think he’s living the dream — no tech headaches, just flipping burgers and taking it easy. Really makes me think...

Working in restaurants and hospitality is hell on Earth. Work long hours for peanuts and get shouted at. I'd rather be a gardener or a farmer.

I have never had a toilet talk to me the way I see some people talk to service workers.

Re: I was a 20-something dethroned dotcom ceo that went to work at mcdonald's (2000)

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Post by jessekv »

I_am_uncreative wrote: post #126
nh2 wrote: post #125

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No, that's wrong. Somebody else burns the same number of calories being active as you do sitting. The article does not compare the the same individuals performing sitting vs. being active. It says that members of hunter-gatherer tribes such as the Hadza on average consume as much energy per day as US-Americans sitting on their butt at home. It says the Hadza's bodies have adapted to perform a more exhausting task wit…

You can call us just "Americans". The US is unnecessary, thank you.

The tone of this comment makes me question if it was made in good-faith. But I will add my perspective. I see this debate all the time, I've seen it since I was young, and not just on the internet.

It stems from a language difference, in Latin American Spanish, words like america and its relatives like americano, latinoamericano, panamericano, etc is inclusive of North and South America.

In English, globally, America refers to the USA. It is context dependent, but to describe the continents you would normally say "the Americas."

This distinction naturally annoys native Latin American Spanish speakers, especially because it is compounded by historical, geopolitical, and economic dynamics.

If someone chooses to be over-explicit in English, it's better to let it pass. Correcting the language can come off as dickish, especially when you consider the historical context. Additionally, the person on the other end is sometimes making this mistake on purpose, trolling for a pointless argument.

If it were up to me, I would add this topic to the list of things HN mods should ban.

Re: I was a 20-something dethroned dotcom ceo that went to work at mcdonald's (2000)

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Post by mkatx »

tomalbrc wrote: post #120
jorvi wrote: post #112

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I can't speak to sleep, but you are wrong about the calories. Kurzgesagt has a really interesting video on it: https://youtu.be/lPrjP4A_X4s The caloric part quite blew my mind. I know its not the most scientific source but digging deeper in it it does seem to match up.

What kind of reference is a "Kurzgesagt" video please? Not only has the this channel been in more controversies than needed, they seem to also spread missinformation

As I understood, kurzgesagt is produced by scientific consensus from a large number of scientists.

As a big fan, I'd be interested in hearing more about the controversy and misinformation.

Re: I was a 20-something dethroned dotcom ceo that went to work at mcdonald's (2000)

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Post by johnnyanmac »

Aperocky wrote: post #116
maschera wrote: post #115

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We, the internet people, should all work a regular job for 2-4 weeks year. I think far too often that I'd like to experience being a truck driver before I die. Why there are no companies that arrange this? We need a Kidzania for adult nerds.

Therein lies the problem, as you'd expect a company to arrange for this, via just go ahead and .. do it? But I guess as a society we are constantly inventing higher level of first world problems that's probably the result of echo chambers that has stratified the society.

>you'd expect a company to arrange for this, via just go ahead and .. do it?

Given how the hiring process works (or if I may be frank: has devolved into a soft lottery system), and expectations for most part or full-time employment in terms of scheduling and work terms: yes. Maybe you can get away with finding a seasonal job to do this with, but that only solves half the equation.

many US jobs can barely get medical leave without scrutiny, there's no way this "adult internship" would get approved without some major handshakes. Or as you put it: for people who's so comfortable or confident in life that they can bounce around jobs like this for leisure rather than survival.

>that's probably the result of echo chambers that has stratified the society.

I'd say this is less echo chambers and more how corporate America has evolved. This may have been possible (but still infeasible) in the 60's where you can walk in with a nice suit, give a firm handshake, and be on the holiday shift in a week with relatively minimum contracts or background checks or negotiations (with a single wage that can support a nuclear family to boot!). There's just a lot of bureaucracy even to get entry level stuff these days.

Re: I was a 20-something dethroned dotcom ceo that went to work at mcdonald's (2000)

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Post by raffraffraff »

brianshaler wrote: post #67
mtmail wrote: post #2

"10/[20]00-10/[20]00: counterperson, mcdonald's" Does that mean he worked there for one month or less? I checked his Linkedin, the job isn't listed. Jan 2002 he started a new photo startup ("50M+ members posted a billion photos"), then co-founder&CEO of meetup. It's a good time capsule of what his thinking was in 2000 but I wonder if it was more than a break. At my office job I, too, often think I should drive an Ube…

I used to work in software sales in a call center. I hated my job and the highlight of my week was the Monday burrito special down the street at a place where the employees shouted "Welcome to Moe's!" whenever customers entered. When thinks ultimately fell apart at that job, I went to Moe's and somehow managed to get a job despite a lack of food service experience. I lasted a while—months, I think—but eventually got…

Oof, never become a farmer. Farming is generally something you (reluctantly?) inherit along with the farm. It's insanely expensive to buy your way in. Even if you inherit the land, the cost of buying and upkeep of machinery is extremely expensive. Everything you invest after that point (in livestock, seed, fuel, time) is a risk. Bad luck or bad weather can ruin a crop. The hours are long. The stress is monumental - suddenly you really care about the weather. And unlike some small tech startups you absolutely have to employ people, but the people who end up working as farm labourers "fall" into it because they can't do anything else (kinda like the building trade). Not that you'll be complaining when you have to pay their wages. No you'll complain when the umpteenth stupid costly mistake is made.

Unless you're thinking about larping as a farm labourer, runaway.

Re: I was a 20-something dethroned dotcom ceo that went to work at mcdonald's (2000)

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Post by fxtentacle »

subsubzero wrote: post #63
swozey wrote: post #13

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I'm around the service industry daily/nightly, used to bartend, lots of my friends still bartend. Apart from the social aspect of actually enjoying working with your coworkers, cool regulars, general night life fun, etc, the world has collectively lost it's mind since 2020 and there is not a chance I would ever do industry again. The amount of drama, fights, and just people in general being rude assholes since 2020 i…

I think its just a huge burden that certain states are putting on people along with dramatically increased cost of living due to insane govt spending. People are really hurting right now and tempers are short. - Housing has gone up 50-60% in the past 3 years. - Groceries have also gone up 30-40% along with restaurant prices. - Despite the job market for professionals being the worst its been since 2008 you have the m…

The economy *is* running great. It's just that trickle down doesn't work and that means all the gains from the economic upturn go to the top 0.1% and that's why regular people feel like the economy is failing. Because it's failing them.

Re: I was a 20-something dethroned dotcom ceo that went to work at mcdonald's (2000)

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Post by I_am_uncreative »

warmlander99 wrote: post #127
I_am_uncreative wrote: post #126

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You can call us just "Americans". The US is unnecessary, thank you.

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In the English Language, "American" refers only to people from the US. Try referring to a Canadian as an "American", I dare you.

Re: I was a 20-something dethroned dotcom ceo that went to work at mcdonald's (2000)

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

brianshaler wrote: post #67
mtmail wrote: post #2

"10/[20]00-10/[20]00: counterperson, mcdonald's" Does that mean he worked there for one month or less? I checked his Linkedin, the job isn't listed. Jan 2002 he started a new photo startup ("50M+ members posted a billion photos"), then co-founder&CEO of meetup. It's a good time capsule of what his thinking was in 2000 but I wonder if it was more than a break. At my office job I, too, often think I should drive an Ube…

I used to work in software sales in a call center. I hated my job and the highlight of my week was the Monday burrito special down the street at a place where the employees shouted "Welcome to Moe's!" whenever customers entered. When thinks ultimately fell apart at that job, I went to Moe's and somehow managed to get a job despite a lack of food service experience. I lasted a while—months, I think—but eventually got…

Farming is a pretty big thing though, if you want to get into that it might be better off buying property and slowly turning it into a smallholding. Or work at a farm as a farmhand.

Anyway, not parent commenter specifically, but if you're in a situation where you have loads of money but don't know what to do with yourself, volunteer work is always an option, and there's loads of things you could do, be it formal volunteer work (e.g. homeless shelters, retirement homes) or informal (set up IT classes at your local library, go around your neighbourhood and pick up trash, pick up a conversation with a random lonely stranger)

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