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I am an Xer who manages a small but crucial team at my workplace (in an EU country). I had a lady resign last week, and I have another who may be about to resign or I may have to let go due to low engagement. They are both Gen Z. Today it hit me: the five years I’ve been managing this department, the only people I’ve lost...

I’m Looking for a good office chair....

I saw a couple of fun ones somewhere else, and it got me interested. My mom calls her’s: Mr de Vries...

And what game?

I just realized while cooking that a measuring-cup cup (as measured out as 250mL in a glass measuring cup) is the same amount(s) as one of the actual plastic baking measuring cups that go inside each other like Russian dolls lol...

During covid times I heard many interesting conspiracy predictions such as the value is money will fall to zero, the whole society will collapse, the vaccine will kill 99% of the population etc. None of those things have happened yet, but can you add some other predicitons to the list?...

I know it’s an unpopular opinion given current circumstances, but I’ve always been a huge nerd about Russia. The history, the geography, the music, etc. And as an American, I’ve always found it fascinating how U.S.-Russian relations have fluctuated over time. We’ve gone from allies, to enemies, to frenemies. This...

Are there any linux users here, am i asking this in wrong community ?, If yes then sorry...

I need to settle an argument I started. My argument: olives are gross....

And remember… it’s not a race!

In this case, I’m referring to the notion that we all make minor sacrifices in our daily interactions in service of a “greater good” for everyone....

It bugs me when people say “the thing is is that” (if you listen for it, you’ll start hearing it… or maybe that’s something that people only do in my area.) (“What the thing is is that…” is fine. But “the thing is is that…” bugs me.)...

For me, there were several dollar store trinkets that already broke, and one toy for my kids that was a huge sparkly styrofoam mess waiting to happen, so I threw it out rather than curse anyone else with it.

The internet has made a lot of people armchair experts happy to offer their perspective with a degree of certainty, without doing the work to identify gaps in their knowledge. Often the mark of genuine expertise is knowing the limitations of your knowledge....

If you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring?

Jobs that either don’t contribute in any meaningful way or jobs where one would be better off if they were paid to be on call.

Thank you all for the show recommendations

Where you absolutely refuse to go the cheap way....

The US is supporting Israel through what we can mostly all agree is a genocide of the Gazans. Clearly, Biden isn’t a genocidal maniac, yet he’s all in with unwavering support. Why are we doing this? There has to be a logical reason that isn’t just “we want Israel to kill everyone in Gaza and take their land a la...

This question has been around for a while but I’m curious as to your answer

You know, like “always split on 18,” or “having kids is the most rewarding thing you can do in life.”...