Donating forks to the dining hall

Post by gravescale » Thu, May 30, 2024, 11:25 AM UTC

ilaksh wrote: post #44

vortico wrote: post #39

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The cafeteria manager likely had no idea they were running out of forks. A simple email or phone call to the cafeteria department would have probably solved the problem, since managers are likely looking for ideas of things to buy, especially if they've been recommended by customers (students).

I disagree. I assume the manager was quite aware, but whenever he had previously asked for resources from his own boss before, they refused and implied that he needed to try to use even fewer resources. After your manager makes it clear multiple times that they do not want to spend any money, even on things that are important, many sane people will stop caring. He may have told the boss multiple times that they were…

Post by Symbiote » Thu, May 30, 2024, 11:57 AM UTC

uyzstvqs wrote: post #106

cjs_ac wrote: post #97

My first teaching job was at an old, prestigious boys' boarding school in Australia. (When I say old , it was old for Australia.) Every boy, whether a boarder or day-boy, and every staff member received a hot lunch in the dining halls each day. There were two dining halls: most of the boys at in the less ornate one, but the oldest boys and the staff ate in the more formal dining hall. Portraits of all the previous he…

You call it old, but this sounds like quality secondary education far above almost everything available today, at least here across Western Europe, which is 99.9% read book, then do test. The fact that you teached ecology using actual plants and the outside amazes me, even though it shouldn't and should just be the norm.

Post by roydivision » Thu, May 30, 2024, 12:16 PM UTC

gravescale wrote: post #110

roydivision wrote: post #98

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Definition of altruism - "Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness." To be clear - I'm not at all against doing good things for others and getting recognition for it, there's nothing wrong with that. But that's not altruism.

At the very least altruism brings some kind of positive feeling, be it personal happiness to see others benefit or some feeling of social or even religious duty fulfilled, even if completely privately and never mentioned to another living soul. I don't think any altruism can be said to be utterly without some kind of benefit to the altruist.

Post by xattt » Thu, May 30, 2024, 12:40 PM UTC

whamlastxmas wrote: post #116

hintoftime wrote: post #114

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When I went there in 2012, there was a fee each semester for dining hall silverware that goes missing. They assumed that you'd take $60 worth of silverware and plates.

I’d steal more than $60 worth out of principle

Post by pavel_lishin » Thu, May 30, 2024, 12:53 PM UTC

TeMPOraL wrote: post #88

rob74 wrote: post #71

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> auto lock is good for security Exactly... in the company where I work, propping open the door (maybe not so much the door to the building, but certainly the doors to our office) would be a sure way to get you into pretty serious trouble. Also, opening the door with your own access card for other people (although I occasionally do that for people I know).

Well, yes. Security tends to be opposed to everything that's good and nice about life. Sometimes it's worth it.