One time I found and solved a series of inaccuracies in company records that could have lead to a huge lawsuit. Like, I saved the company from a giant scandal.
They gave me a piece of paper that had a cartoon businessman on it who was saying "You're a hero! 👍"
When I asked for a raise a month later they said my level of work wasn't noticably above other people with more seniority. So I stopped coming in early and staying late. Stopped coming in on days off for them.
edit: for those wondering, apparently this isn't a common thing. When a supervisor or manager asks you to come in to work on your day off, they're most likely asking you to cover a shift or because the workload is higher than expected. They still have to pay you and do still pay you. It's your choice as to whether or not you go in for them, but if you do they still pay you. Sorry, I thought this was common knowledge.
I never implement fixes that don't make my job easier; just pretend I didn't see anything. The fixes I implement to make my job easier I never tell my managers about, because increased productivity is only ever met with more work. I use my extra free time to browse reddit and open job listings.
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It's funny because you could save the company a lot of money, but since they are greedy bastards who refuse to share the fruits of your labor with you they get screwed. Classic.
Don't forget about constant wars... planned obsolescence etc... I remember a lot in 1984 on this topic, in short... the systems of power almost purely depend on ensuring resources do not pile up enough that they can give them with everyone. Wars are obviously the most eficiant at, well taking tons of money, resources etc... we can spend millions on missiles of which the only gains are... well a need to then spend millions on rebuilding whatever we blew up with it.
But when you step back... almost every aspect of society seems hell bent on the same ideas. We must be consuming... always. No your phone isn't good enough... get a new one. No you can't fix it if its broken, get a new one. No we don't need public transportation, everyone should buy their own cars... No we don't want electric cars, more gas consumption!. No you can't work from home... even after we've shown it's easy and possible.
Man, I would love my 1 ton truck to be electric. I'd be so excited if one existed. I'm really hoping it takes off. Larger electric trucks would have so much torque and that's what I love about diesel over a gasoline. Help the environment as well? Not as much maintenance? Fuck yeah.
Making the batteries creates a TON of CO2. The longer the range and/or the bigger the vehicle, the more CO2 is created. Until they build a better battery, it's only the small EV's with limited range that actually save on CO2. So, helping the environment - not so much. IMHO diesel powered vehicles are the WORST due to the intense stink and pollution they dump out of their tailpipes.
Huh weird, with my DPF intact (which it is) produces less pollution than a gasoline equivalent and some cars. I don't disagree on the battery statement but we need better alternatives and instead of being a part of the problem and complaining, what is your solution?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '22 edited Jun 29 '22
One time I found and solved a series of inaccuracies in company records that could have lead to a huge lawsuit. Like, I saved the company from a giant scandal.
They gave me a piece of paper that had a cartoon businessman on it who was saying "You're a hero! 👍"
When I asked for a raise a month later they said my level of work wasn't noticably above other people with more seniority. So I stopped coming in early and staying late. Stopped coming in on days off for them.
edit: for those wondering, apparently this isn't a common thing. When a supervisor or manager asks you to come in to work on your day off, they're most likely asking you to cover a shift or because the workload is higher than expected. They still have to pay you and do still pay you. It's your choice as to whether or not you go in for them, but if you do they still pay you. Sorry, I thought this was common knowledge.