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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 magpi3 »

maschera wrote: post #115
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…

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.

If you ever feel like you want to beat your body up a little, it is very easy to find seasonal work at UPS (or I guess amazon) during the holiday season.

I worked for UPS unloading trucks one holiday season. We would work 8 hours straight, and the only way to really eat was to have granola bars or something in your packets to snack on as you go. UPS hires ex-military personnel to lead the trucks, so you are yelled at if you slow down.

In the beginning it was grueling, but after about a month or so my body was used to it, and I was volunteering for overtime and worked up to 12 hours a day.

It messed with my back though. I would say it took me three years before my back felt normal again. For this reason alone, I wouldn't actually recommend it unless you are in your twenties.

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

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Post by jorvi »

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

Someone already linked the actual research in this post thread a few hours before you responded, which you willfully ignored just to.. try to score some cheap contrarian points?

I'm not going to engage with that, go troll somewhere else. Bye :)

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

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Post by canadianfella »

photonthug wrote: post #121
Aperocky wrote: post #116

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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.

I think unions and certification would largely prevent the "just do it" idea. For better or worse, it seems more difficult for a programmer to become an electrician than for an electrician to become a programmer. So yeah, if you want to LARP at some kind of trade, then you're likely going to need some kind of fixer to let you do that after you (and the people you want to inflict all the substandard work on!) sign all…

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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 daemin »

tempfile wrote: post #158
daemin wrote: post #155

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I think when tech people think of becoming a farmer they're thinking of doing something small like this https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/gourmet-farmer and maybe something like Clarkson's Farm (Series on Amazon Prime) rather than going to build and manage a modern industrial farm. In some ways this idea of becoming a farmer can be thought of as rich people cosplaying at being a farmer rather than actually ru…

Worth noting that Clarkson's farm would have been a catastrophic failure but for the money pumped into it by the TV show.

I think it's made clear in the show that just running the farm by itself would not be profitable, and if lucky would break even. Other farmers in the area are in far worse situations financially as they do not have a TV show as a sponsor.

Granted he did go and try things which seemed nice but were ultimately unprofitable - big tractor, sheep farming, etc.

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

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Post by lostlogin »

sandworm101 wrote: post #157
daemin wrote: post #155

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I think when tech people think of becoming a farmer they're thinking of doing something small like this https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/gourmet-farmer and maybe something like Clarkson's Farm (Series on Amazon Prime) rather than going to build and manage a modern industrial farm. In some ways this idea of becoming a farmer can be thought of as rich people cosplaying at being a farmer rather than actually ru…

Hence the term "hobby farm". It is a retirement dream: buy some land, hire some locals to do the lifting, and spend a few months each year pretending to be a farmer ... but one not fettered by financial concerns. Such people toy with various farm-related schemes but invariably settle in to a low-work pace with a few farm animals as pets, a back acre strewn with the various implements they bought and discarded after a…

> Clarkson seems pretty open about this. I'm not sure whether he means to be entertaining, to show the absurdity of the process

He has made a career out of his behaviour. He seems to have mellowed now, and hasn’t punched anyone in the face lately.

His views on climate change, race, homosexuality and probably anything else you can name were aimed at being funny or offensive, depending on your perspective.

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

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Post by lostlogin »

magpi3 wrote: post #161
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.

If you ever feel like you want to beat your body up a little, it is very easy to find seasonal work at UPS (or I guess amazon) during the holiday season. I worked for UPS unloading trucks one holiday season. We would work 8 hours straight, and the only way to really eat was to have granola bars or something in your packets to snack on as you go. UPS hires ex-military personnel to lead the trucks, so you are yelled at…

> It messed with my back though

I’m an MR tech. We see a lot of truck drivers and builders. Bad backs do seem prevalent in those professions.

Being overweight seems even more likely to cause trouble.

Basing views off the people I see rather than actual stats is bound to be problematic. Eg does every rugby player have a bad neck? Does every soccer/football, netball and league player have a torn ACL? Every golfer has a bad elbow?

We don’t scan the healthy truck drivers.

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

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Post by lostlogin »

SoftTalker wrote: post #86
AndyNemmity wrote: post #85

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McDonalds can fire you for any reason in my state. At any time. When you're renting yourself to authoritarian institutions like corporations, there is no "self respect" required for you to always take the best deal for yourself whenever possible.

> McDonalds can fire you for any reason in my state. At any time. Yeah but if you show up for your scheduled shifts and are on time, sober, don't steal, and are moderately competent, they won't.

The have sacked hundreds in recent months, people with decades of experience and a good record.

Not front of house people though, the cynic in me says that laying off hundreds of minimum wage earners wouldn’t really alter the bottom line.

https://nypost.com/2023/04/07/mcdonalds-lays-off-hundreds-cu...

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

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Post by BuckRogers »

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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This is not true, as there is no continent called ‘America’.

There is only ‘North America’ and ‘South America’.

American is used by people in the US because the USA stands for the United States of America.

Just like how the Mexicans use that term because the UMS stands for the United Mexican States.

Being offended at the use of American just for people from the US is simply due to a lack of education.

The term you are looking for is Pan-American.

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

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Post by lostlogin »

celdon25 wrote: post #91
tennisflyi wrote: post #70

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Such a classist comment

Is that a word now?

It dates back hundreds of years.

You might of heard of people like Marx and Engles and the concept predates them.

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

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Post by ericmcer »

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…

Customer service jobs are great because you feel useful and you never wake up stressed wondering if you will be able to do your work well that day.

I did 5 years at Trader Joe’s, would easily do it for 30 if they paid 150k lol.

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