Re: Melancholic crosspost

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> On 22.09.2022 21.49, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>> 
>>> On 21.09.2022 23.49, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>>>>
>>>>> On 19.09.2022 21.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 18.09.2022 16.26, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I was supposed to get tested last year but the appointment was
>>>>>>>> cancelled due to the lockdowns.
>>>>>>>> I should probably rebook but fear getting picked with a needle.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You probably should. It's just a little prick...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It all start with a little prick...
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this about Amazon again...?
>>>>>
>>>>>> I could find out something awful like I'm allergic to coffee or
>>>>>> chocolate.
>>>>>
>>>>> {scream}
>>>>
>>>> {see?}
>>>
>>> Is coffee allergy even a thing? Horrible thought.
>> 
>> Not sure.  I'm not supposed to drink it. Apparently it causes
>> inflammation. I can see how someone might have a sensitivity to it.
> 
> I guess. Also I've heard some people suffer from increased libido...
> In an alternative universe I can see caffeine being a controlled
> substance. 
> 
>>>>>> And then I'll be extra sad and order a bloo screwdriver from
>>>>>> Amazon.
>>>>>
>>>>> Are there no actual hardware stores in your are - why must it par
>>>>> tout be from *that* place. They treat their employees terribly,
>>>>> you know.
>>>>>
>>>> *That* place also has a fantastic streaming service.
>>>
>>> If you say so - I have no streaming services in my tv. I do have 173
>>> (est.) channel of home shopping in italian from a sattelite.
>> 
>> I have no idea how many channels I get. There are a lot of
>> duplicates. I still have the old-fashioned cable box which I don't
>> want to get rid of. When I got it way-back-when, I got all the
>> channels (yep, even NASA). The new packages don't have HBO. You have
>> to subscribe to it separately and it's expensive. I also have a
>> firestick for each of my tvs. I can stream from there.
> 
> I've got the four public service channels and a local community
> channel on air; a dish which is mostly useless without a subscriptions
> (except some international news channels); and my pc and ps4 hooked up
> to the same tv. I still have to move a bit to turn things on and
> off... 
> 
> 
Like in the olden days when I was a kid, we had to physically get up and 
walk over to the tv to change the channel.

>>>> The news media can always find employees from every employer who
>>>> will complain about being treated terribly.
>>>> There are people out there complaining about working for me. And
>>>> I'm super nice.
>>>
>>> Do you make your employees wear a daiper to save the toilet breaks
>>> too...
>>>
>> Not yet.  Let's face it there are shit managers everywhere. If every
>> Amazon were run like that, no one would work there.
> 
>  From what I can gather pretty much all their warehouses are run 
> according to corporate policy, so there's that.
> 
Having never worked there,I cannot comment.