Ron Popham

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[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@playtherivoli @swarbleflop Again though people graduating now are not the first ones to deal with a bad job market. I think some of yall have a very unrealistic idea of what things 10-20 years ago were like. It wasn't just free jobs easy money then either...

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@unethicalaccel @n1t3w0rk @Hulkster4ever Israelis, Thomas Jefferson, etc

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@medianachotw @HotOompaLoompa @BeskidianLenin Idk you don't see many consuls these days

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@number_pizza111 Tbf people who spend a ton of time in unrealistic hypotheticals are also annoying

Anyway, the fact that bugs are critical to the global ecosystem DOES have some bearing on their moral worth, right? Even hypothetically it seems like a relevant factor

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@blixberrie Didn't even fire, just decided not to go from temp to full time. Which is like the entire point of temps

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@gfaunaa @Mountain_Twhick The biggest advantage seems to have been causing fear in the enemy

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@psybutterfree @NobleQAli A job where you shouldn't bring iced coffee to the interview is EXACTLY the kind of job that still pays for a mortgage, vacation, retirement, etc.

These things are still achievable, maybe not for long but still today, but you gotta be willing to engage in some corporate BS

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@br0sferatu Thing is a bad job market just means more power is in the employers hands... if the job market is GOOD you can show up with your iced coffee, if they don't like it there are more opportunities. A time like now when the market is bad, jobseekers don't have that privilege

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@Sadatay_Allday @barbarismcrit And thinking of all your personal problems in terms of national and global systems is incredibly unhelpful to your personal life

From any individual's perspective, "the job market" and "capitalist employment" are fixed, unchangeable facts. We have to work within those parameters

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@Sadatay_Allday @barbarismcrit But now we're taking an individual level problem of "I need a job how do I do better at interviews" and turning it into an enormous socioeconomic overhaul involving millions of people

"Just overthrow global capitalism" is not useful advice for a recent college grad seeking a job

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@ProudBavaria This is true but it doesn't mean it's impossible for a GSG to be too easy

CK3 really often feels like it's tripping over itself to have the player win

I do think it's design lacks "skin resistance to give you a good feeling when you solve it" as you put it. It just feels free

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@dig6394 @nbrink77 @z45wb3 @pigbxtch @cultenocturne I agree that we are talking about different things

The thing that I'm talking about is the only one that is actionable for an individual person, though. It is also more closely related to the original topic which was specifically "here is advice for finding jobs"

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@dig6394 @nbrink77 @z45wb3 @pigbxtch @cultenocturne I have the same right to join public online discussions that you have to complain online, it goes both ways

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@dig6394 @nbrink77 @z45wb3 @pigbxtch @cultenocturne Nobody's stopping you

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@dig6394 @nbrink77 @z45wb3 @pigbxtch @cultenocturne Anyone is allowed to complain about anything for any reason

But if your or somebody else's problem is "I can't find a job because I need to bring iced coffee to an interview and then I get rejected"

I think there's a much better solution to this problem than complaining online

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@dig6394 @nbrink77 @z45wb3 @pigbxtch @cultenocturne Remember that the original point of all this was JOB-SEEKING ADVICE

Complaining about arbitrary standards will not help, neither you nor I have the power to undo those standards whether we want to or not

Complying with the standard will actually help people get jobs

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@dig6394 @nbrink77 @z45wb3 @pigbxtch @cultenocturne You are free to disagree, but clearly many companies believe there is a real value in requiring adherence to standards that are not inherently related to any specific task. The theory that people will work better in a specific culture or atmosphere is not ridiculous

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@dig6394 @nbrink77 @z45wb3 @pigbxtch @cultenocturne It's completely circular logic, so no, it's obviously impossible to argue that

The question is whether they are in fact justified

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@dig6394 @nbrink77 @z45wb3 @pigbxtch @cultenocturne If I get paid more for jumping and can handle it physically sure I'll do it who cares?

Certain jobs required adherence to professional standards. If you think that's stupid and pointless, then don't apply for those jobs

There are plenty of jobs without those standards

[Ron Popham @big_d_ronny]

@dig6394 @nbrink77 @z45wb3 @pigbxtch @cultenocturne Having a job IS a restriction on your freedom

The basic proposition of a job interview is "give me money and in exchange I will spend 40 hours a week working for your benefit"

Part of what the employer wants is somebody who will do what they're supposed to without complaining