The comparison is more like a kick in the balls vs tab on the shoulder. Either might hurt but they are not the same
One of these days I hope to find out. Several times Ive had internal conversations debating whether it’s reasonable to organize a trip around beer
Most of us aren’t questioning immigration constraints, only how to handle those who have immigrated without following the legal process.
The question is how aggressively are immigration laws enforced, and do they respect human rights, asylum or health needs. How are children and family treated? What about those with nothing to return to, or only violence and persecution?
Also, how responsive- if you let someone build a life over years and decades, how can you in good conscience uproot them and send them back to a place they may no longer know.
How equitably are these enforcement actions applied? While I don’t have real stats, I’ve read the claim, in multiple places, that most undocumented immigrants are those who have overstayed temporary student or work visas. Are enforcing immigration laws equally on them, or only n Spanish speaking, poor, or darker skin people?
Not a European, but i don’t buy that. American mass-produced beers are bad. That used to be all beers, but it’s not anymore. American microbrews have come a long way and frequently win awards, including international awards. The only objective evidence shows good American beers are good.
I think it’s down to history, wounded pride or self-defensiveness, and as someone else mentioned: the aged swill you get from “imports” may not be good.
Personally, I think German beer is awful, and quite a few American microbrews do German styles so much better. But I’m adult enough to understand I’ve never been to Germany and that what we get for imports may not be their best or freshest. I’m willing to give German brewers the benefit of the doubt, despite what I’ve experienced from them
Many states are “at-will”, meaning either side caN end the relationship at will. People in these states have few protections. However there are court rulings that if a company defines a process they must follow it, and of course both sides generally have to follow contracts, including union contracts ts for the few unionized workers we have left.
However these are federal employees and appear to be union, so they’re better protected than most. It’s going to come down to how “probationary” is defined, and I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s in a lawsuit after the fact.
The common expectation of “probationary” is that there be a reason, you’re unsatisfactory somehow. I wouldn’t have thought you could use that for mass layoffs, but it looks like we’re going to find out
I really hope that’s an exact quote: I’ll have so much respect for him calling out the BS
Oh no, I’m sure he will never become reasonable. It’s going to be a tumultuous and scary four years.
As I was saying, the response seems appropriate. However despite all our fears, there’s no reason to expect it to last more than four years. There’s every chance things will return to sanity then. In the meantime, the response seems to be resistance, making clear the consequences, then get on the phone and make some concession that you would have anyway, if the orange idiot would use his words. No tariffs, no big deal ion your part, his big ego gets to claim a win. We can’t lose hope for the future
Well the excitement never ends and this thread is obsolete. Looks like at least some of these tariffs are already on hold. Apparently once someone actually talks to these countries, they can use their words to ask what they actually wanted.
It may be retro-logic after inciting panic throughout the economy and everyone we used to be friends with, but currently they’re claiming tariffs are a “negotiation tactic”,”bargaining from strength’, and not just a bully throwing a tantrum. At the very least they appear ready to drop the tariff idea once something changes, but this really seems like the 10 year olds concept of being strong
Stress can definitely affect it - I think that was me. I started noticing grey hairs at 17, and thinning probably in my 30s.
Now that it’s mostly gone on top, I have a hard time with hair stylists: they always leave a combover no matter how many times I say not to. While combovers might be a legit strategy in the beginning, at some point they’re just sad and cringeworthy. My “good” stylists/barbers that don’t leave me with this big floppy embarrassing mess keep retiring or going out of business so I’ve shopping for a new one a couple years now. First one to make my hair less embarrassing or to listen to what I tell them to do gets my business.
As a US-ian, I don’t know whether to upvote or downvote. The concern is real and response appropriate, but then you go off into the weeds, and …… take a breath. Politics bounces back and forth but has usually been somewhat sane. It might be again
It’s the supercharger team issue all over again - if someone has the gall to say no, throw a tantrum and fire them all. We’ll see if anyone wants to be hired back
The supercharger team was a long term dominance item that would be key to the business so you don’t shut them down during high growth. In this case it’s probably as simple as someone taking their responsibilities to the government and country seriously. Access to confidential data is not a good place to shortcut your process
Still an organizational problem if people are hired without regard to merit. In fact that’s the whole reason it’s worth having a DEI focus : you can’t just hire on demographics and it takes a bit more work to hire on merit while trying to reduce inequity.
If you see people hired solely on demographics, either your impression s wrong or the hiring manager sucks