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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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    IBM used to do this. A friend my mine was caught up when her employer was bought-out while she was on maternity leave. She came back to a desk but no work, no role, and no access to computers. She had NOTHING on her list and no way to do it. She wasn’t allowed to go home, but had to sit there.

    She read. She knitted. She counted the hours until she was back home with the family and kids. Finally after about 10 months, she gave in and got another job. And IBM didn’t have to pay severance.
















  • My buddy worked in an area that Will Smith occasionally worked.

    At every opportunity, will Smith would go out of his way to meet the people around where he was working, talk with them, get selfies, etc, when there was absolutely no need to do it. This was even later in his career when he was really well-known: he’d be walking down a hallway chatting about electrical stuff with a maintenance guy for no reason. I do believe will smith would also return a shopping cart if tested.

    The thing where he assaulted someone else on live TV was either out of character, or every appearance from the years before was out of character; exclusively so.

    I refuse to believe Will Smith is irredeemable yet.