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Google and Facebook already went down this route. Lots of amenities on-site (at least, in their headquarters). But they were more used as carrots to induce people to join the company and stay. The stick approach of 'you can't leave' is an interesting variation.
Let's see how long before the 'apology/I was misquoted/retiring to spend more time with family' tour kicks off...
Edit: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/29/arizona-wells-fargo-worker-death
4x10 hours could just lead to more rapid burnout.
Why not move gradually toward 4x8, but give employees the option of taking an annual pay raise or reduce a few hours each week until, after a few years, the numbers have stabilized? This way, the labor cost to the company stays the same, but employees have a choice of higher pay or more free time.
We used to have the same problem. Years ago, a relative recommended a Miele canister-style. They were pretty pricey, but took a chance. It could practically pull the floorboards up (fortunately, the power level is adjustable). It lasted forever.
Replaced it with the same brand. Apparently, some models are now made overseas and use cheaper components, but the higher-end models are still made in Germany. Totally worth it.
The moment every hoarder with a home PLEX-server and an overflowing NAS has been waiting for.
History has shown overworked, burned-out, desperate-to-hold-the-job people make the BEST employees!
Go hardcore or go home! No, wait, not home...
I totally get the need for rural chargers. Nobody wants to go on a roadtrip and feel restricted.
But you also have the dual problem that people who live in apartment complexes, condo highrises, or older buildings without garages have no easy way to charge at home. They only get to use public chargers. Or those who commute long distances and would have to top off to make it back home. These are day-to-day issues in cities and high density areas.
You end up with long lines of people sitting in their cars, waiting their turn long into the night or at a far away charger just so they can use their vehicle the next day. These are people who will often swear they'll switch to hybrids next. They also tell their family, friends, and neighbors who won't go near EVs.
I could be wrong, but there are a lot more people (who don't drive Teslas) having to deal with this day-to-day vs those going on occasional road-trips. Both are important, but if I was in charge of planning and budgets, I'd look first on making life easier for the most use-cases.
Looks great!
Also fan of Kikurage mushrooms and black garlic oil.
The bumbling, fail upward brunchlords...
chef's kiss
IRL, arms manufacturers claim they're not culpable when their products are used to blow up civilians. They point at the people making decisions to drop the bombs as the ones responsible, not them.
This legislature tries to get ahead of that argument, by putting reponsibility for downstream harm on the manufacturers instead of their corporate or government customers. Even if the manufacturer moves their munitions plants elsewhere, they're still responsible for the impact if it harms California residents. So the alternative isn't to move your company out of state. It's to stop offering your products in one of the largest economies in the world.
The intent is to make manufacturers stop and put up more guardrails in place instead of blasting ahead, damn the consequences, then going, oops 🤷🏻♂️
There will be intense lobbying with the Governor to get him to veto it. If it does get signed, it'll be interesting to see if it has the intended effect.
The otherwise sensible people I know who are still on Twitter all say it's because of a specific interest or group, and the community of people around it who are all on there as well. They all hate what it's become but put up with it because nobody is sure where else to go.
There's also a sense of FOMO when it comes to realtime news updates. Until government, news media, and personalities go somewhere and take all their followers with them, it will be hard to break away.