engagedpractx

engagedpractx, 2 days ago to random

Oh this is a nicely targeted tax policy intervention! And incredibly the AMA are onboard with it. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-22/sa-doctors-on-bulk-billing-services-exempt-from-payroll-tax/103878604

engagedpractx, 2 days ago to random

One of the research centres in my field released a survey research recruitment advertisement targeting Chinese Australians and it was emblazoned with the words 'ni hao.'

I reposted it on FB with the words 'ni hao is essentially a racist slur' and they were stung and retracted it instantly.

It is FREQUENTLY used by people who know only those two words in Chinese, who say it mockingly and assume all Asian people are Chinese.

It also screams 'too cheap to pay for a translator.'

antlerboy, 4 days ago to random

My experience a few years ago, after we caught a member of the team persistently (£250 a day cash withdrawals) and fraudulently (faking receipts) stealing from us (and uncovered pathological lies and likely other plans).

We went to court for his trial as the Crown Prosecution Service had failed to acknowledge or understand our evidence.

Turned out they'd reached a plea bargain on the basis of lies and therefore he got off lightly - and without having to pay us back!

engagedpractx, 4 days ago to random

Ugh. I opened an incognito window to search for a medical symptom I don't want ad networks knowing about, because we know that life insurers buy data from them. Nekminnit, there are products for it advertised in my FB feed. We already knew incognito doesn't keep your data out of Google's hands but the networks have clearly worked out how to reidentify users from their browser characteristics alone.