Hypothetical question: your landlord sends you a lease renewal to review before signing, asking if you have any questions. There's nothing you weren't expecting, but you notice that the lease specifies you are to begin paying rent in the wrong month. If you sign it as written, you will have one free month's rent, at least on paper. Do you tell them?
Of course I told her, both because not doing so would be a dick move (and possibly I'd be liable for that month's rent anyway on the grounds I should have known it was a mistake? I have no idea whether that's a thing), and because a month's rent isn't worth a pissed-off landlord. But I'm curious what the thread think of the ethics of this situation.
I have a friend who works for an SV startup and his boss recently decided they needed a combination nanny/house manager.
I have trouble articulating exactly why I find this repulsive. The idea of people being rich enough to employ ‘staff’ doesn’t bother me half as much as the demand that said employees be a) superhuman and b) also really keen to do all the boring bits of your life for you. I think that’s my basic issue.
- Part time
- you will have to answer you phone/be on call almost 24/7
- minimal days off
- actual work hours will be flexible, but generally expect to be with the client all the time
As we see with the current POTUS, if you are sufficiently shielded by wealth and privilege, you never have to actually grow up.
This is, in fact, a condition that many aspire to.
and Tox, if you think that description sounds very much like child care: *ding ding ding!*
Commander Zoom on
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JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
Oh, no. Oh, god. I'm going back to work in twelve hours and then working for seven days straight.
How did this happen? I was pretty certain this week off was going to last forever!
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My nemesis at work pronounces Mario "Mare-ee-oh," which is oddly satisfying because it vindicates my disdain for them
How often does Mario come up at your work
So far just the once
That’s probably for the best, that sounds like the kind of thing that would drive me nails-on-chalkboard up the wall if it was frequent
I had a coworker who pronounced donut as dunnit, which was mostly an accent thing and certainly not something I could ever get on his case about but somehow it threw me every time. And we talked about donuts a lot.
- Part time
- you will have to answer you phone/be on call almost 24/7
- minimal days off
- actual work hours will be flexible, but generally expect to be with the client all the time
fucking idiot
want to know a horrifying thing
This is basically how the new manager is running Cap 2 and trying to turn it around from being a meat grinder
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WeaverWho are you?What do you want?Registered Userregular
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My hands are made of pain because I just trimmed my potted tree. Yikes, those pine needles are legit needles.
When I was younger I used to pronounce it nucular, and it sounded so natural and normal to me that when a friend of mine noticed it and tried to correct me, he had to pronounce it the right way like half a dozen times before I even heard the difference
My Dad grew up in the poorest part of town and has a weird dialect that is mostly Ottawan but also has that Letterkenny rural Ontario patter to it
The accent comes out more when I'm talking to him, or when I pronounce certain words extremely wrong because that was how I was taught, like for meh-ree-oh (unless they're ten dollar words I saw in books and made my own pronunciations for that sort of show up of their own accord)
I refuse to pronounce the letter H like he does though (which for him is haech)
My Dad grew up in the poorest part of town and has a weird dialect that is mostly Ottawan but also has that Letterkenny rural Ontario patter to it
The accent comes out more when I'm talking to him, or when I pronounce certain words extremely wrong because that was how I was taught, like for meh-ree-oh (unless they're ten dollar words I saw in books and made my own pronunciations for that sort of show up of their own accord)
I refuse to pronounce the letter H like he does though (which for him is haech)
Accents are fine, Mario is itself an Italianization of the Latin name Marius, say it how you say it.
My Dad grew up in the poorest part of town and has a weird dialect that is mostly Ottawan but also has that Letterkenny rural Ontario patter to it
The accent comes out more when I'm talking to him, or when I pronounce certain words extremely wrong because that was how I was taught, like for meh-ree-oh (unless they're ten dollar words I saw in books and made my own pronunciations for that sort of show up of their own accord)
I refuse to pronounce the letter H like he does though (which for him is haech)
Accents are fine, Mario is itself an Italianization of the Latin name Marius, say it how you say it.
About fifty percent of the time I say Mario the way my Dad does without thinking about it, and the other half is entirely intentional because between 1 and 3 people will yell at me that he SAYS his own NAME this is how you SAY IT
My Dad grew up in the poorest part of town and has a weird dialect that is mostly Ottawan but also has that Letterkenny rural Ontario patter to it
The accent comes out more when I'm talking to him, or when I pronounce certain words extremely wrong because that was how I was taught, like for meh-ree-oh (unless they're ten dollar words I saw in books and made my own pronunciations for that sort of show up of their own accord)
I refuse to pronounce the letter H like he does though (which for him is haech)
Accents are fine, Mario is itself an Italianization of the Latin name Marius, say it how you say it.
Oh, Morius?
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MrMonroepassed outon the floor nowRegistered Userregular
My Dad grew up in the poorest part of town and has a weird dialect that is mostly Ottawan but also has that Letterkenny rural Ontario patter to it
The accent comes out more when I'm talking to him, or when I pronounce certain words extremely wrong because that was how I was taught, like for meh-ree-oh (unless they're ten dollar words I saw in books and made my own pronunciations for that sort of show up of their own accord)
I refuse to pronounce the letter H like he does though (which for him is haech)
Accents are fine, Mario is itself an Italianization of the Latin name Marius, say it how you say it.
About fifty percent of the time I say Mario the way my Dad does without thinking about it, and the other half is entirely intentional because between 1 and 3 people will yell at me that he SAYS his own NAME this is how you SAY IT
Real talk, yes, you should try to pronounce someone's name to them correctly. It sucks when people can't call you something you want to be called. If you know a guy called Mario and he wants you to pronounce his name a certain way, you should make a concerted effort to show respect to a dude and call them how they wanna be called.
Mario is a mascot for a corporation with fans all over the world. Call him however you wanna call him.
But I'm not actually worried that you don't know any of this, I'm just writing words to make sure I got this straight in my own head.
My Dad grew up in the poorest part of town and has a weird dialect that is mostly Ottawan but also has that Letterkenny rural Ontario patter to it
The accent comes out more when I'm talking to him, or when I pronounce certain words extremely wrong because that was how I was taught, like for meh-ree-oh (unless they're ten dollar words I saw in books and made my own pronunciations for that sort of show up of their own accord)
I refuse to pronounce the letter H like he does though (which for him is haech)
Accents are fine, Mario is itself an Italianization of the Latin name Marius, say it how you say it.
Oh, Morius?
No that's the guy from The Matrix. You're thinking of the lady from Robin Hood.
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how much money would I need to be paid to be Logan Paul's butler mother
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I have trouble articulating exactly why I find this repulsive. The idea of people being rich enough to employ ‘staff’ doesn’t bother me half as much as the demand that said employees be a) superhuman and b) also really keen to do all the boring bits of your life for you. I think that’s my basic issue.
- you will have to answer you phone/be on call almost 24/7
- minimal days off
- actual work hours will be flexible, but generally expect to be with the client all the time
fucking idiot
This is, in fact, a condition that many aspire to.
and Tox, if you think that description sounds very much like child care: *ding ding ding!*
How did this happen? I was pretty certain this week off was going to last forever!
I need a drink. *writes job posting for 24/7 drink fetcher*
Well it is sadly the return of serfdom
How often does Mario come up at your work
So far just the once
That’s probably for the best, that sounds like the kind of thing that would drive me nails-on-chalkboard up the wall if it was frequent
I had a coworker who pronounced donut as dunnit, which was mostly an accent thing and certainly not something I could ever get on his case about but somehow it threw me every time. And we talked about donuts a lot.
I'm reasonably sure this is how @Cello pronounces it as well.
I am not allowed to point and laugh, for professional reasons. In about ten years, though...
I hadn't thought about that video in a long, long time.
Damn you.
The right way to say it? Yes, absolutely
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Canada must be hell for Italians,
So, what's it like to be @Poorochondriac's work nemesis?
Cello, what's the next show-script you got cooking up?
Only in Little Italy.
You're lucky my nemesis dance card is full
The cutest.
want to know a horrifying thing
This is basically how the new manager is running Cap 2 and trying to turn it around from being a meat grinder
Edit: pinus eldarica
it drives me NUTS
That and Methane drive me nuts how people say certain words phonetically
Put me on the waitlist.
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The accent comes out more when I'm talking to him, or when I pronounce certain words extremely wrong because that was how I was taught, like for meh-ree-oh (unless they're ten dollar words I saw in books and made my own pronunciations for that sort of show up of their own accord)
I refuse to pronounce the letter H like he does though (which for him is haech)
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Oh, Morius?
do you work for a crypto exchange because I have only known one person in my life who does this
he is an italian man from the bronx and I cannot be held to account for his behavior
Real talk, yes, you should try to pronounce someone's name to them correctly. It sucks when people can't call you something you want to be called. If you know a guy called Mario and he wants you to pronounce his name a certain way, you should make a concerted effort to show respect to a dude and call them how they wanna be called.
Mario is a mascot for a corporation with fans all over the world. Call him however you wanna call him.
But I'm not actually worried that you don't know any of this, I'm just writing words to make sure I got this straight in my own head.
No that's the guy from The Matrix. You're thinking of the lady from Robin Hood.