@JoeStrazzere suppose they assess 5 people at a time from 10am-5pm and they only accept 1% of candidates. And candidates dont know that the acceptance rate is so low, and invest a lot of time, 10am-5pm of a day there. Do you think that is then immoral?

@barlop what if only 1% are qualififed? How is that immoral?

@barlop Unless I'm missing a step no-one is forcing anyone to apply in this scenario - low acceptance rates are par for the course when a role is one that is in high demand - just because a thousand people apply for 10 jobs doesn't suddenly mean there's more jobs available

@motosubatsu exactly Nothing is forcing you to apply for a particular job.

@RichardU hello mate, hows things progressing?

@kilisi Nietsche said that "What does not destroy me makes me stronger". At this point, I should be able to toss an aircraft carrier one-handed. The Divorce is done, I have no relatives left who are likely to die within the next 20 years of so, I'm in less pain today, so all in all, a good day.

@RichardU cool, every good day counts

@Kilisi I find that having lowered the bar on what constitutes a good one has led to an inner peace heretofore unattainable.

I had a bad day back in the 80's

but my bar is very very very low :-)

I've been working all night, I'm contemplating a bottle of whiskey on my desk or waiting another hour until I've started preparing breakfast

@Kilisi I've still got another 4 hours or so of work to go

then it's time for the gym... then the world's my oyster (I'll probably just collapse in a heap in the vicinity of bed though)

ahaha... thats my plan after making breakfast for the kids and having a couple of shots of this whiskey

@Kilisi just remember that while you're tired you don't want to make the mistake of making yourself breakfast and giving the kids a couple of shots of whiskey

@motosubatsu ahaha... they'd soon remind me

@Kilisi by shouting "more grown up juice please!" ?

@motosubatsu na... they'd just wake up the mum and that would be my peaceful rest out the window

@Kilisi a scenario to be avoided at all costs!

definitely

Wow, I rep capped again today, over the strangest thing too. All I did is answer a question on being polite, which is hardly my area of expertise.

@Kilisi BTW, a few of us have encountered the "rep cap sniper" hitting us a few minutes before the rollover.

@motosubatsu I'm supposed to be doing the master bedroom this afternoon, so I need a rest, I carefully dismantled this wall, and enlarged the master bedroom, already rebuilt how I wanted it and did the electrics yesterday, just need to prep and paint it later today

@RichardU yeah that was a good answer, got a vote from me

@Kilisi your definition of "carefully dismantled" appears to align with mine :)

@Kilisi I never know which of my answers will be well received.

@RichardU most are aren't they?

@RichardU a bit of both I think

@Kilisi @RichardU yep.. it was a good answer, got a vote from me too

yep not one of his 'gems' but solid answer

@Kilisi It galls me to no end that one of my best received answers is one when I actually told someone to go to HR. Much to my eternal shame.

@RichardU don't worry about it, one of my fastest upvoted was advising the OP to poo his pants at work

@Kilisi wait..what? how did I miss that one?

it got deleted I think

is there a way to find your deleted answers?

I stopped posting in another group because they were far too delete happy. No names mentioned here.

I am going to start linking to that INC article when I say HR IS NOT YOUR FRIEND

I don't worry about things like that, que sera sera

@Kilisi I am carefully studying your secrets to inner peace.

@RichardU it seems to involve kicking down walls and drinking bottles of whiskey as far as I can tell

not sure if it's in that order or not

I honestly think I should have stayed a signmaker instead of a programmer. Much less stress, and I got to swing a sledge hammer.

I think I found an old picture of Kilisi responding to someone.....

@RichardU was discussing ways to deal with neighbors who park like assholes with a friend the other day.. he "won" with a suggestion that involved a chainsaw..because, well, CHAINSAW

ahaha... I actually do get to use a sledgehammer, one of the services I provide is hdd drive destruction, so I wipe them and then outside with the sledgehammer

just thank god you have first world neighbours, they're a nightmare here

@Kilisi yeah they aren't too bad... mostly

I've had some real nightmare ones before though

@motosubatsu probably on a different level, it's all relative anyway

the one who used to scream at and beat the sh#t out of her husband for hours every night was particularly memorable

she had issues I guess, and so did he

it was like living next door to a cross between Eastenders and Pulp Fiction

sorry about that, but that's what happens when my wif gets a bit upset... hehe

@Kilisi hehe :)

ION..currently listening to a "Guilty Pleasures" playlist on Spotify.. it's eclectic to say the least

Well, daylight should be soon, going to get my fire started and make some porridge, I'm a master porridge maker

Take it easy

@Kilisi you too bud.. hope you get some sleep :)

Ah neighbors, we had a few interesting cases, and the "first world" isn't so great all the time, to the point where the Investigation Discovery channel has an entire series titled "Fear thy neighbor"

@RichardU I'm guessing that's similar to the UK television tour de force that is "Neighbours from Hell!"

@motosubatsu Our version usually has murders. But I understand that one of them despised Manchester United, so it's justifiable.

@RichardU I've never actually seen our version (to my shame? credit?)..but I assume it's mainly drunk people with personal hygiene issues shouting at each other about hedges and things

Yeah, here in the states, we get mass murder through poison, guns, and gardening implements

@RichardU and you call it "Tuesday"?

It does deter people from being overly aggressive when even granny can take you out if you try to get violent.