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    Lotus-eater got a reaction from + Vegas_Millennial in Playwright Going on HIV Med Strike   
    Our pronouns are majestic plural. We are not amused by they/them.
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    Lotus-eater reacted to + jeezopete in Friday Funnies   
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    Lotus-eater got a reaction from + Vegas_Millennial in Grocery Shopping II: Self check out, like or loath?   
    My local Target also cut way back on self-checkout because of rampant theft. You can't get toothpaste without having to call an associate. 
    Gen Zoomer: "What's a printed receipt?"
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    Lotus-eater got a reaction from Whippoorwill in *Gay Acceptance By US State   
    Considering how poorly that sentence is written, what exactly qualifies as uneducated?
    1. "in seems" → should be "it seems"
    Error type: Wrong pronoun used.
    2. "it vast immigrant population" → should be "its vast immigrant population"
    Error type: Incorrect pronoun form.
    3. "population that come" → should be "population that comes"
    Error type: Subject–verb agreement.
    4. "come with and keeps" → should be parallel in form
    Error type: Faulty parallelism.
    5. "their uneducated and narrow mentality"
    Error type: Pronoun–antecedent agreement.
    6. "mentality" (possible pluralization issue)
    Error type: Word choice/number consistency.
    7. "from their native country"
    Error type: Number mismatch (country vs. countries).
     
  5. Haha
    Lotus-eater got a reaction from Luv2play in Grocery Shopping II: Self check out, like or loath?   
    My local Target also cut way back on self-checkout because of rampant theft. You can't get toothpaste without having to call an associate. 
    Gen Zoomer: "What's a printed receipt?"
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    Lotus-eater reacted to samhexum in Now THAT'S a headline you don't see everyday!   
    A Fashion Creator’s Brooklyn Rental Radiates Self-Love
    I hope that's not a euphemism 
     

  7. Haha
    Lotus-eater reacted to samhexum in Friday Funnies   
    obviously the man is a melon farmer 
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    Lotus-eater reacted to Manhattan in Required training at work   
    I think it's very poor training. The following isn't a direct quote, but it's very close:
    If you overhear Jane tell Jill that she looks very professional today, you should intervene, change the subject, and check in with Jill later to make sure she's okay and to let her know about resources if she FEELS like Jane meant she didn't look professional every other day. 
    We could use another workshop on how to manage your own emotions and get on with your day. 
  9. Agree
    Lotus-eater reacted to Bokomaru in Required training at work   
    It’s getting harder and harder to fast forward through these things. They have figured out how to prevent it. 
    I currently have 4 pending trainings (2hours worth), all of which I’ve completed before, and will teach me nothing new. 
     
    Recently they introduced a new one: how to be a good colleague at social gatherings. My feeling is that every time my company gets sued, the settlement involves them agreeing to institute some training.
     
    It gets old. 
  10. Haha
    Lotus-eater reacted to + Vegas_Millennial in Required training at work   
    No, my workplace frowns on harassment, so I don't forsee them offering training on how to do it.
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    Lotus-eater reacted to + PhileasFogg in Required training at work   
    IMO, it gives the harassed a context to have a voice, the harasser a warning, and the employer some insulation against liability.  That doesn’t mean I like spending my time being treated as the lowest common denominator of human being  
    I don’t like it anymore than you do.  Before I retired, when I had to do these things, I can assure you that I was done in 15 minutes.  I simply fast forward the videos, quickly hit the tabs, and answer the questions based on decades of experience and insight.  And BTW, in my business, it wasn’t just harrassment training, it was about the equivalent of 42 hours of various compliance mandates - I still knocked through it all in about 2 hours.  
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    Lotus-eater got a reaction from BSR in *Isn't that just "Super"!   
    The Mean Girls of The View would be the first ones to complain about fat shaming a woman.
  13. Haha
    Lotus-eater got a reaction from thomas in *Gay Acceptance By US State   
    Considering how poorly that sentence is written, what exactly qualifies as uneducated?
    1. "in seems" → should be "it seems"
    Error type: Wrong pronoun used.
    2. "it vast immigrant population" → should be "its vast immigrant population"
    Error type: Incorrect pronoun form.
    3. "population that come" → should be "population that comes"
    Error type: Subject–verb agreement.
    4. "come with and keeps" → should be parallel in form
    Error type: Faulty parallelism.
    5. "their uneducated and narrow mentality"
    Error type: Pronoun–antecedent agreement.
    6. "mentality" (possible pluralization issue)
    Error type: Word choice/number consistency.
    7. "from their native country"
    Error type: Number mismatch (country vs. countries).
     
  14. Haha
    Lotus-eater got a reaction from + JamesB in *Gay Acceptance By US State   
    Considering how poorly that sentence is written, what exactly qualifies as uneducated?
    1. "in seems" → should be "it seems"
    Error type: Wrong pronoun used.
    2. "it vast immigrant population" → should be "its vast immigrant population"
    Error type: Incorrect pronoun form.
    3. "population that come" → should be "population that comes"
    Error type: Subject–verb agreement.
    4. "come with and keeps" → should be parallel in form
    Error type: Faulty parallelism.
    5. "their uneducated and narrow mentality"
    Error type: Pronoun–antecedent agreement.
    6. "mentality" (possible pluralization issue)
    Error type: Word choice/number consistency.
    7. "from their native country"
    Error type: Number mismatch (country vs. countries).
     
  15. Like
    Lotus-eater got a reaction from + sync in *Gay Acceptance By US State   
    Considering how poorly that sentence is written, what exactly qualifies as uneducated?
    1. "in seems" → should be "it seems"
    Error type: Wrong pronoun used.
    2. "it vast immigrant population" → should be "its vast immigrant population"
    Error type: Incorrect pronoun form.
    3. "population that come" → should be "population that comes"
    Error type: Subject–verb agreement.
    4. "come with and keeps" → should be parallel in form
    Error type: Faulty parallelism.
    5. "their uneducated and narrow mentality"
    Error type: Pronoun–antecedent agreement.
    6. "mentality" (possible pluralization issue)
    Error type: Word choice/number consistency.
    7. "from their native country"
    Error type: Number mismatch (country vs. countries).
     
  16. Like
    Lotus-eater got a reaction from + Pensant in Rising Impact of the News on Mental Health   
    "Privilege" is a matter of perspective. People who remained in the US illegally and were afforded a temporary reprieve for years before being deported are just as easily categorized as privileged. Also, your concept of normal life is distorted. People lose jobs and benefits everyday for all sorts of economic, political, etc. reasons that are beyond a person's individual control. The current situation isn't any different in that regard. What a person does have control over is whether they fly into a rage or despair.
  17. Agree
    Lotus-eater got a reaction from + Pensant in Rising Impact of the News on Mental Health   
    This is wise and a core tenet of Stoicism. Younger generations face a double whammy of being much more exposed to electronic media and appear to have developed less resilience.
  18. Haha
    Lotus-eater got a reaction from + Pensant in *Gay Acceptance By US State   
    Considering how poorly that sentence is written, what exactly qualifies as uneducated?
    1. "in seems" → should be "it seems"
    Error type: Wrong pronoun used.
    2. "it vast immigrant population" → should be "its vast immigrant population"
    Error type: Incorrect pronoun form.
    3. "population that come" → should be "population that comes"
    Error type: Subject–verb agreement.
    4. "come with and keeps" → should be parallel in form
    Error type: Faulty parallelism.
    5. "their uneducated and narrow mentality"
    Error type: Pronoun–antecedent agreement.
    6. "mentality" (possible pluralization issue)
    Error type: Word choice/number consistency.
    7. "from their native country"
    Error type: Number mismatch (country vs. countries).
     
  19. Like
    Lotus-eater got a reaction from + PhileasFogg in Rising Impact of the News on Mental Health   
    "Privilege" is a matter of perspective. People who remained in the US illegally and were afforded a temporary reprieve for years before being deported are just as easily categorized as privileged. Also, your concept of normal life is distorted. People lose jobs and benefits everyday for all sorts of economic, political, etc. reasons that are beyond a person's individual control. The current situation isn't any different in that regard. What a person does have control over is whether they fly into a rage or despair.
  20. Like
    Lotus-eater got a reaction from + PhileasFogg in Rising Impact of the News on Mental Health   
    This is wise and a core tenet of Stoicism. Younger generations face a double whammy of being much more exposed to electronic media and appear to have developed less resilience.
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    Lotus-eater got a reaction from pubic_assistance in Rising Impact of the News on Mental Health   
    "Privilege" is a matter of perspective. People who remained in the US illegally and were afforded a temporary reprieve for years before being deported are just as easily categorized as privileged. Also, your concept of normal life is distorted. People lose jobs and benefits everyday for all sorts of economic, political, etc. reasons that are beyond a person's individual control. The current situation isn't any different in that regard. What a person does have control over is whether they fly into a rage or despair.
  22. Agree
    Lotus-eater got a reaction from pubic_assistance in Rising Impact of the News on Mental Health   
    This is wise and a core tenet of Stoicism. Younger generations face a double whammy of being much more exposed to electronic media and appear to have developed less resilience.
  23. Haha
    Lotus-eater got a reaction from Danny-Darko in *Gay Acceptance By US State   
    Considering how poorly that sentence is written, what exactly qualifies as uneducated?
    1. "in seems" → should be "it seems"
    Error type: Wrong pronoun used.
    2. "it vast immigrant population" → should be "its vast immigrant population"
    Error type: Incorrect pronoun form.
    3. "population that come" → should be "population that comes"
    Error type: Subject–verb agreement.
    4. "come with and keeps" → should be parallel in form
    Error type: Faulty parallelism.
    5. "their uneducated and narrow mentality"
    Error type: Pronoun–antecedent agreement.
    6. "mentality" (possible pluralization issue)
    Error type: Word choice/number consistency.
    7. "from their native country"
    Error type: Number mismatch (country vs. countries).
     
  24. Eye Roll
    Lotus-eater got a reaction from pubic_assistance in *Gay Acceptance By US State   
    Considering how poorly that sentence is written, what exactly qualifies as uneducated?
    1. "in seems" → should be "it seems"
    Error type: Wrong pronoun used.
    2. "it vast immigrant population" → should be "its vast immigrant population"
    Error type: Incorrect pronoun form.
    3. "population that come" → should be "population that comes"
    Error type: Subject–verb agreement.
    4. "come with and keeps" → should be parallel in form
    Error type: Faulty parallelism.
    5. "their uneducated and narrow mentality"
    Error type: Pronoun–antecedent agreement.
    6. "mentality" (possible pluralization issue)
    Error type: Word choice/number consistency.
    7. "from their native country"
    Error type: Number mismatch (country vs. countries).
     
  25. Applause
    Lotus-eater got a reaction from + Vegas_Millennial in Rising Impact of the News on Mental Health   
    "Privilege" is a matter of perspective. People who remained in the US illegally and were afforded a temporary reprieve for years before being deported are just as easily categorized as privileged. Also, your concept of normal life is distorted. People lose jobs and benefits everyday for all sorts of economic, political, etc. reasons that are beyond a person's individual control. The current situation isn't any different in that regard. What a person does have control over is whether they fly into a rage or despair.
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