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But statistically, women use PTO (and sick days) far more than men do.  Which means that statistically, @mikbone only benefits from such an arrangement if the staff he hires are overwhelmingly male (because for any woman he hires, he’ll wind up covering for her much more often then she covers for him).  But of course, by law he’s not allowed to discriminate in that way.
”Equal pay for equal work” is an important concept.  But the asterisk to it is that in most fields, we’ve got to overcome a lot of culture—and a *huge* amount of evolutionary psychology and physiology—before we even get to truly “equal work”.  (I suspect that recent talk of the “emotional work” done by women, especially in the domestic sphere, is at least in part a reaction to the dawning realization that generally speaking there is in fact not an equality of material productivity between the sexes—at least, not as “productivity” has been traditionally understood.)

I generally only have a mild interest and small amount of curiousity about woke-related issues, but this one caught my eye and I thought it was worth sharing. It's Rowan Atkinson talking about a planned change to section 5 of the English Public Order Act. I think he makes some good points, eloquently expressed. 
"For me, the best way to increase society's resistance to insulting or offensive speech is to allow a lot more of it. As with childhood diseases, you can better resist those germs to which you have been exposed." (9 minutes)
 

What the Hades is First Nations People Leave?  In my opinion it is another excuse to get out of work. 
I use all of my paid time off and I get plenty of it in my opinion.  Every Federal Holiday plus about about 192 hours annually (about a month off).  My employment is pretty good.

To me Carl seemed to be a genuinely nicer guy (at least on the outside). Niel is full of subtle and passive/aggressive ways to insult those he views as less intelligent than himself.
On a side note, it's interesting how mankind equates certain career fields with a higher degree of overall intelligence. Yes, Niel is smart, but he also has a luxury of reviewing material shortly before going on TV to also make himself appear smarter. The most intelligent person I know is an Electrician by trade. I have a Master's degree and this guy only has a certificate from 2 years of post-secondary education...and yet his overall intellect blows mine out of the water.

I used to work in a children's hospital, and can't begin to tell you how many times the admin tried to use pizza to make their disgruntled employees happier. Fully catered lunches almost every day during peak covid craziness.
It was ironic that the nurses (who the food was for) never got to eat much of it due to being so stinking busy all day. The hospital probably spent more money on food than it would cost to hire a few more nurses.

One of my greatest fears is having an old broken body, no longer being able to work, and being broke.  I read a survey they did of Generation X (my generation) had about 18% of people have nothing saved for retirement and about 35% had less than $10,000 saved for retirement purposes.  These people who save nothing will be old and broke sadly.  Delay too long and it will be too late and you will end up working with whatever work you can find which likely will not be much opportunity as many employers do not want to hire old people.

There was an incident a few years ago where the social media brand manager for Steak-uums luncheon meats came out swinging, pointing out at length where NDT had overlooked something and so an answer he had given to someone via Twitter was not correct. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak-umm
The incident even got a mention in the company's Wikipedia article, with a link to the Huffington Post write-up on the matter.

To me Carl seemed to be a genuinely nicer guy (at least on the outside). Niel is full of subtle and passive/aggressive ways to insult those he views as less intelligent than himself.
On a side note, it's interesting how mankind equates certain career fields with a higher degree of overall intelligence. Yes, Niel is smart, but he also has a luxury of reviewing material shortly before going on TV to also make himself appear smarter. The most intelligent person I know is an Electrician by trade. I have a Master's degree and this guy only has a certificate from 2 years of post-secondary education...and yet his overall intellect blows mine out of the water.

I never really warmed to Carl Sagan. He always seemed to me less like a physicist and more like a physics populist—which I gather is false; he was a recognized and respected astrophysicist. I really liked Tyson when I first heard him. Over the years, my fondness for NDT has lessened considerably*, and I've started to see Sagan through a more charitable lens.
*Though not totally; didn't Neil Degrasse Tyson recently declare that he would not use CE/BCE instead of AD/BC, because he thought it was deplorable that Pope Gregory and those who worked for him be denied credit for coming up with the best and most accurate calendar ever devised, simply because they were Christians? I can't help but return respect to someone who gives respect when it's due.

To me Carl seemed to be a genuinely nicer guy (at least on the outside). Niel is full of subtle and passive/aggressive ways to insult those he views as less intelligent than himself.
On a side note, it's interesting how mankind equates certain career fields with a higher degree of overall intelligence. Yes, Niel is smart, but he also has a luxury of reviewing material shortly before going on TV to also make himself appear smarter. The most intelligent person I know is an Electrician by trade. I have a Master's degree and this guy only has a certificate from 2 years of post-secondary education...and yet his overall intellect blows mine out of the water.

To me Carl seemed to be a genuinely nicer guy (at least on the outside). Niel is full of subtle and passive/aggressive ways to insult those he views as less intelligent than himself.
On a side note, it's interesting how mankind equates certain career fields with a higher degree of overall intelligence. Yes, Niel is smart, but he also has a luxury of reviewing material shortly before going on TV to also make himself appear smarter. The most intelligent person I know is an Electrician by trade. I have a Master's degree and this guy only has a certificate from 2 years of post-secondary education...and yet his overall intellect blows mine out of the water.

I really enjoy his miniseries "Cosmos"; so much so that I bought it on Blu-ray. I learned a lot, and despite his blatant attempts to discredit God and labeling those who are religious as fools and/or a hindrance to science, I actually found my testimony in God strengthened from watching the show.

This is a recipe for bankruptcy.

Just some humor. 

Having some PTO is of course necessary for those unexpected life events, but for the most part I would just prefer it if I was paid a bit more. I have my PTO and sick time hours maxed out, and now have to take a day off every pay period or else I just lose out on those free hours.
On the flip side, I also work with a lady who never has PTO hours stored in her "bank"...as she uses them all up every week for some kind of "fun activity", and always complains that we aren't given more time off from work...yet she hasn't worked a full 80 hours in a pay period since she joined the company. That behavior will hurt her if she ever really needs to take an extended leave of absence from work, and doesn't have the hours to do so. (she also doesn't contribute anything to retirement as she is one of those people with a "have fun now" and/or FOMO mentality)

Having some PTO is of course necessary for those unexpected life events, but for the most part I would just prefer it if I was paid a bit more. I have my PTO and sick time hours maxed out, and now have to take a day off every pay period or else I just lose out on those free hours.
On the flip side, I also work with a lady who never has PTO hours stored in her "bank"...as she uses them all up every week for some kind of "fun activity", and always complains that we aren't given more time off from work...yet she hasn't worked a full 80 hours in a pay period since she joined the company. That behavior will hurt her if she ever really needs to take an extended leave of absence from work, and doesn't have the hours to do so. (she also doesn't contribute anything to retirement as she is one of those people with a "have fun now" and/or FOMO mentality)

Having some PTO is of course necessary for those unexpected life events, but for the most part I would just prefer it if I was paid a bit more. I have my PTO and sick time hours maxed out, and now have to take a day off every pay period or else I just lose out on those free hours.
On the flip side, I also work with a lady who never has PTO hours stored in her "bank"...as she uses them all up every week for some kind of "fun activity", and always complains that we aren't given more time off from work...yet she hasn't worked a full 80 hours in a pay period since she joined the company. That behavior will hurt her if she ever really needs to take an extended leave of absence from work, and doesn't have the hours to do so. (she also doesn't contribute anything to retirement as she is one of those people with a "have fun now" and/or FOMO mentality)

The link (directly to the official website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints):
Lesson 14: The Law of Consecration (churchofjesuschrist.org)
 
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Argue all you want, but your position is contrary to that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

I believe we should care for our environment as proper stewards.  To followers of the Restored Gospel, the temporal lifetime of the world is limited, and is known to God.  Outside of general and obvious measures to treat God's creations with respect, any extreme level of environmentalism (such as modern climate-change proposals) are entirely beyond the mark and unnecessary.

I may have to be that parent...

Could be because GOTG3 still hasn't been out long enough for most parents to leave an honest review.

Common Sense Media is also pretty reliable.
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

This is from my favorite reference that I use regarding verse 25:
"As I read the scriptures, I often reflect upon the chilling implications of what the Apostle Peter meant when he said, 'Judgment must begin at the house of God.' (1 Pet. 4:17.) In our own day, the Lord has said, 'Vengeance cometh speedily upon the inhabitants of the earth. ... And upon my house shall it begin.' (D&C 112:24-25; italics added.) What kind of judgments does the Lord have in mind? Why do the scriptures say that the cleansing will begin with the Church, rather than with the wicked?
"The scriptures reveal that the Lord will save his greatest wrath and condemnation for those who outwardly appear religious but who are actually full of evil within. Speaking to Jewish religious leaders, the Savior said, 'Cleanse first that which is within the cup. ... Ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.' (Matt. 23:26-27.) Similarly, the great Book of Mormon leader, Moroni, wrote, 'God has said that the inward vessel shall be cleansed first.' (Alma 60:23.)
"President Ezra Taft Benson left little room for doubt that these warnings apply to us. He declared, 'All is not well in Zion. ... We must cleanse the inner vessel, beginning first with ourselves, then with our families, and finally with the Church.' (Ensign, May 1986, p. 4)
"There are two methods of cleansing the inner vessel. The first is repentance. But if we do not repent, the Lord will invoke the second method of cleansing-from without. One way or another, the vessel will be cleansed." (Larry Tippetts, "Cleansing the Inner Vessel: The Process of Repentance," Ensign, Oct. 1992, 21)

Two things strike me about this event.
First, when you look at modern weaponry, and the various ways nations will try to destroy Israel, particularly Jerusalem, those prophets will be using the Priesthood in miraculous ways. To some it may look like a jedi using the force. They will be stopping all manner of bullets, bombs, and missiles. Aircraft and tanks, chemical and biological warfare, etc...
Secondly, it will be remarkable to see how even then, people will refuse to turn to the Lord, and accept those men as His prophets. They will be so rooted in evil, and so full of pride, that they won't care about possibly being wrong, and will just want to see them dead above all else.

I love how they say it was in error...as if anyone actually believes that. They just mistakenly went to the effort of writing all of that out, and it just mistakenly got added to the terms, and someone just mistakenly sent out the message to users worldwide. Yeah...no mistake there.
Consumers must push back and not allow their freedoms, voices, and liberties to be squandered by companies that hold more power than they deserve. Sadly though, this type of thing will one day be accepted, and the saints will need to show what it really means to put your trust in the Lord.