Usama Ahmed Junaid

Turning and burning

[Usama Ahmed Junaid @usamaajs]

The woman who stands by you when you were nothing but a piece of crap deserves to be there when you get what she always wanted for you.

[Usama Ahmed Junaid @usamaajs]

@bookingcom scammers when will you respond to me, my messages, my emails? All with evidences?

[Usama Ahmed Junaid @usamaajs]

@bookingcom why are you scammers not refunding for a service not provided and not responding to the case anymore? Pathetic

[Usama Ahmed Junaid @usamaajs]

@bookingcom Pretty sure T&S does not need more than 5 minutes to review and finalize a refund. But you’re using delaying tactics and protecting your scammer to earn more commission on his scams. Refund now.

[Usama Ahmed Junaid @usamaajs]

How to pull off a flawless scam (with the full protection of @bookingcom) 👇
If you want to run a lucrative "bait-and-switch" scam on international travelers with zero accountability, here is the exact blueprint currently working on their platform: (1/3)

[Usama Ahmed Junaid @usamaajs]

@bookingcom And I have to resort to reaching out to all your platforms because your customer support is good for nothing. I am sick and tired of following through for my refund from literally reporting the fraud within 2 minutes of it happening on your platform on 13th of June. Today is 27th

[Usama Ahmed Junaid @usamaajs]

@bookingcom Your private message is nothing else but deflection from the fact that a scammer got paid from https://t.co/1HQlgELAKg and he’s being protected at every step of the way. I need my immediate refund for a stay that was not provided despite your fraud host saying so. I have proofs.

[Usama Ahmed Junaid @usamaajs]

The best part? @bookingcom CS actively defends it. Despite timestamped text proof leaving us stranded at midnight, CS closed my file & told me to "negotiate with the scammer."
Is it a rogue host running fraud, or a massive data leak? #BookingScam #TravelSafety (3/3)

[Usama Ahmed Junaid @usamaajs]

1️⃣ List a premium stay & wait for upfront payment.
2️⃣ Pull the guest's private number & internal Booking ID from the backend.
3️⃣ WhatsApp them immediately, fake a "power outage," and tell them to cancel.
4️⃣ Pocket the 100% cancellation fee & mark them as a "No Show." (2/3)

[• @Al__Quraan]

Retweet, may it will help you.

[• @Al__Quraan]

I’m in love with this quote;

“If it doesn't happen the way you wanted, it will happen in a better way than imagined. That's the beauty of Allah's plan.”

[حفصة @muslimthoughtz1]

The beauty of leaving it to Allah.

[• @Al__Quraan]

I'm in love with this quote

“Be the ease in someone’s hardship, you could be their answered prayer.”

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

So you failed. It’s not the end of the world. Have a good cry if need be. Let it all out. Then get up again. Just don’t take too long to pull yourself together. Satan is too smart for you to stay too long in the mess. Seek your strength from the Almighty and move on.

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

People will usually show their true colours when you’re in need of help or facing some crisis. Remember, fair-weather friends are aplenty. The hang around you in good times. Their true nature is never shown or disclosed until times of trouble. You’ll know your true friends then.

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

Don't be so hard on yourself for making a genuine mistake. Remember, the Almighty had already planned it that way for you to learn from what went wrong. The lesson was necessary. It’s part of His Plan for you. Correct it and try your best to not make the same mistake again.

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

Almighty. Protect us from becoming anxious and overwhelmed by all the noise and chaos around us. Help us to stay calm amidst the mounting worries of life. Grant us ease and the ability to refocus on what truly matters. Aameen.

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

If you haven't yet received hate on social media, including from those you least expect, then you haven't truly made your mark... yet.

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

Just as the Almighty opens doors nobody can shut for you, He also shuts doors that nobody can open. So at times, no matter how hard you try or how badly you want something, it just won’t happen. Understand this.

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

Where you are today isn’t where you will stay. Nothing lasts. The Almighty has promised us. Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise with each new day. Keep hope alive in your heart. He’s always with you.

[Andrew Wilkinson @awilkinson]

Elon Musk fired 6,500 employees at Twitter.

A little birdie told me it's down to:

- 2 designers
- 6 iOS developers
- 20 web developers
- Around 1,400 sales and operations people

How is it possible that we are still using this website?

Two words:

Parkinson's Law.

Have you ever wondered why seemingly simple tech companies have tens of thousands of employees?

Sometimes, it's because they have huge sales forces or tech support/operations people.

But often it's also due to Parkinson's Law.

Parkinson's law is like lighter fluid for bureaucracy.

It's a business tapeworm that slowly eats away at companies, making them less and less efficient and innovative over time.

Parkinson's Law is the idea that the work will generally expand to the amount of time, budget, and number of people allocated to it, and no matter how many people you allocate to it, those people will feel busy.

They'll feel busy because, due to the excess time/slack in the system, they'll start focusing on less and less important tasks.

Here's how it manifests on an individual level:

Let's say you have a report due in a week.

The report might only take you around five hours to finish if you really focus and work efficiently. However, because you know you have a week to complete it, you might find yourself spending a lot more time on it than you need to.

You'll be more prone to distractions, take longer breaks, or perhaps decide to add more details, tables, graphs, and so forth.

Essentially, the task becomes more complex and time-consuming purely because you have more time in which to do it.

And here's how it manifests across organizations:

Imagine a big tech company. A social media company with various departments. Each department has tasks that it must complete to contribute to the overall productivity of the company.

Now, suppose each department is given a budget and a set amount of time to complete its tasks for the year.

According to Parkinson's Law, each department will use its entire budget and the entire allotted time, even if the tasks could have been completed more efficiently.

This is because as resources and time increase, departments tend to become more complex and less efficient.

For example, a department might add more steps to its procedures, requiring more approvals and creating more paperwork, which slows down the process.

Or it might use the full budget on additional personnel or equipment that doesn't necessarily improve productivity.

The department might also use the full budget to justify the same or larger budget for the next year, since budgets in many organizations are often determined based on the previous year's spending.

This is a phenomenon known as "budget padding" or "spend it or lose it" mentality.

Inefficiencies can also develop in staff allocation. If a department expands, it might add managerial positions that aren't strictly necessary.

More employees are hired to manage, creating layers of bureaucracy that may not contribute to productivity and can even slow decision-making.

I have seen this occur over and over again in my career. The larger the team, the larger the budget, the longer the timeline, the less gets accomplished.

I'm very curious to see how many more tech companies come to this realization.

So often, good times + revenue growth = Parkinson's Law.