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azurleaf t1_j5pgb3u wrote

Reply to comment by asked2manyquestions in TikTok reportedly threatened to terminate remote employees who don't live near their assigned office location by Sorin61

Another point is that Bob is likely violating his WFH agreement with TikTok. When I signed on to WFH, it came with the stipulation that I had to live within 50 miles of the local office. Not only would his WFH be revoked if they found out, he'd likely be terminated for violating his employment contract.

This is done exactly to keep people from taking a job in a HCL area like California, them moving to bumfuk nowhere North Dakota with that paycheck.

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azurleaf t1_j3r1c2d wrote

Reply to comment by clifmo in Woman sentenced to three years in state prison for collecting $400,000 in viral GoFundMe scam by AudibleNod

Many people don't realize that some mortgage processors, like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, were completely bought out and taken over by the US Government for the 2008 fiasco.

They were publicly traded companies, and still are some of the largest in the world. Part of the bailout deal was a hostile takeover, and that they send all profits to the US Treasury indefinitely. The entire company was basically gutted and replaced.

Not every high ranking rich dude got off scott free, but a lot of them did.

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azurleaf t1_iz0eq9z wrote

Reply to comment by martin0641 in Scientists have analyzed the specific labor costs for producing a 1 carat diamond in mines and through artificial synthesis. The work of human turned out to be more effective: 26 minutes versus 2-3.5 hours. by Skoltech_

It's like those shirts made in Malaysia that stamp a picture of the person who 'made it' on the inside tag.

'Jodette helped mine this diamond to help pay for her parents chronically failing health, thank you so much for supporting her. All praise to DeBeers.'

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azurleaf t1_itvbhqo wrote

Reply to comment by reddlvr in Alphabet is ramping up scrutiny of all its projects and cutting hiring in half as it tries to curb costs by chrisdh79

That's if they get serious. They're well known for axing many projects way before their prime when they don't immediately print money. They're allergic to commitment.

The only reason Google Docs is probably still around is because B2B basically prints money hand over fist, and top execs love the thought of having a competitor to Office 365.

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