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 Discussion on answer by Masked Man: I…

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dan1111
Nov 29, 2017 16:54
-1 I don't really understand why "Don't make a big deal, but if you care a lot then just quit" is a coherent answer. If the OP feels so strongly about this that they would be willing to quit over it, then why not speak to management? As a manager I would certainly want someone to come to me with any major concern about their work environment. Also, all the stuff about the employer's legal rights to control the workplace is irrelevant. That is not in question, and the fact that it's not a legal issue doesn't prove it's not worth raising.
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 Discussion on answer by Wesley Long: …

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dan1111
Apr 19, 2017 18:50
I agree with @HopelessN00b here. In many informal work environments this would not be such a huge deal. And the amount of real security risk caused by the action is very context-dependent as well--it may be minimal.
 

 Discussion on question by John Doe: M…

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dan1111
Apr 9, 2017 21:25
Tough situation. Tough (good) question.
 

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dan1111
Mar 27, 2017 21:59
@RichardU surely if you aren't happy with your manager's decision, then escalating it is an acceptable recourse? It would be problematic if the new hire didn't mention that their immediate boss had already rejected the request. But that isn't clear from the question.
dan1111
Mar 27, 2017 21:59
@MissMonicaE everyone should know ahead of time whose responsibility it is to agree working hours. If it is indeed the OP's responsibility, then any requests should be directed to them or at least discussed with them. I agree with Joe that the OP's role needs clarification, regardless of what the boss knew.
 

 Discussion on question by Mark: Inter…

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dan1111
Mar 25, 2017 04:21
@JonathonCowley-Thom I think this is something that, in 2017, is changing. I see email within minutes, and I prefer it in almost all cases to a call. That is increasingly true for many people. While proper etiquette is arguably still to make a call, I wouldn't read too much into this. Ten or even five years ago it would have been a major case of blowing you off to not call. Today it is a minor faux pas at most.
 

 Discussion on question by Canada - Ar…

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dan1111
Mar 6, 2017 13:12
I find it very surprising that the views you are now showing in the edited question were only considered "tolerable" in person. Perhaps your grandparents just don't like the outdoors and would prefer some other kind of vacation?
 

 Discussion on question by user2376870…

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dan1111
Nov 29, 2016 10:55
I do not see this as "company-specific" (even before the edit). There is very much a general career/workplace principle here. Of course there will be some variation in the answer based on the workplace, but that is true of almost anything.
 

 Discussion on question by DavePhD: Wa…

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dan1111
Nov 12, 2016 04:44
@DavePhD, why not ask a question about that Planned Parenthood claim? Seems a much better fit for the site and a better way to set the record straight on Sanger.
dan1111
Nov 12, 2016 04:44
Is a 100 year old racist statement a notable claim? I think not. Such views were very widespread in 1912 and nearly universally rejected by scientists today. Considering one specific claim does not seem a useful exercise. I suggest removing the first question.
 

 Discussion on question by Prodnegel: …

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dan1111
Nov 3, 2016 17:00
It is a real bummer that the original title "How can I prepare for impending doom" was edited away. I understand this one is more descriptive, but still...
 

 Discussion on question by Laurent Gré…

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dan1111
Aug 19, 2016 11:42
I think this probably makes a great question on Aviation Stack Exchange, but I'm not so sure about the fit here. I think any discussion of the advantages and drawbacks of the design is heavily dependent on the technical feasibility, which this community doesn't have the knowledge to answer.
 

 Discussion on answer by Mathematics: …

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dan1111
Aug 17, 2016 18:22
@Davor, I think you are wrong about that. :)
dan1111
Aug 17, 2016 18:22
@RichardU, a company hiring people to permanent contracts, when they are certain to let them go in a year, would also be wrong. Sure some companies would do that, but it's speculation that "most" would. In any case, I think "everyone else is acting unethically, so I had better do it, too" makes a very poor rationale.
dan1111
Aug 17, 2016 18:22
@RichardU I think that it is wrong to go into a permanent job with a pre-existing plan to leave after a short time and not tell them of this plan. To me this amounts to acting in bad faith.
dan1111
Aug 17, 2016 18:22
So it is not ok to plan on leaving a temporary two year contract after one year, but it is ok to plan on leaving a permanent contract after one year? This doesn't make sense.
 

 Discussion on answer by The Wandering…

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dan1111
Aug 14, 2016 14:56
@MJeffryes I'm speaking from personal experience. The part that is hardest is not having an instinctive feel for how wide the car is to your right and left. This is very difficult to get used to, especially on the UK's narrow roads. On the other hand, I have driven a RHD car in Europe, and, while I was afraid of getting confused about road position, in practice this was a really easy adjustment. Your mileage may vary (heh) but this is my experience.
dan1111
Aug 14, 2016 14:56
Driving a LHD car on the "wrong" side of the road will be easier at first than switching to a UK car. The comfort with your position in the car and which hand you use to shift will outweigh having the car and the road not match. However, if moving to Scotland for more than a short period, I agree one probably should get a UK car.
 

 Discussion on question by leeand00: I…

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dan1111
Aug 4, 2016 13:54
@mts, why is this controversial? Questions that do not show a minimum of research effort are considered bad across Stack Exchange. This is a particularly egregious example, and I do not think it is out of bounds to point that out. It is a waste of everyone's time to develop a "canonical question" that just restates readily available information from the official source.
dan1111
Aug 4, 2016 13:54
@GayotFow, CMaster, AAA offers a passport photo service which is probably how the confusion arose.
dan1111
Aug 4, 2016 13:54
I literally Googled the title of your question and the answer comes up. travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/apply.html This doesn't show much research effort. Of course, if you have questions about the official information, people one this site will be glad to help.
 

 Discussion on question by Daniel Moor…

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dan1111
Jun 17, 2016 03:25
What's with the close vote? "Is this career choice feasible?" is not advice on what to do and is an answerable question.
 

 Discussion on answer by dan1111: Shou…

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dan1111
Jun 16, 2016 22:08
@djclayworth I think the question of whether or not discrimination is likely to be a large factor in determining one's salary is relevant to those who may be affected by it.
dan1111
Jun 16, 2016 22:08
@gbjbaanb this is not a fair interpretation of the evidence. See the links provided in my answer for more information. Some gap remains after controlling for measurable factors like occupation, and reasonable people can disagree whether this is caused by discrimination or something else.
dan1111
Jun 16, 2016 22:08
@TomasCokis, yes but "many experts interpret the evidence this way" is an appeal to authority, not the evidence itself. Anyway, my main point is not really whether there is a small effect of direct discrimination in salaries (there may be). I'm just concerned that many people seem to think women are routinely getting paid salaries 30% less than the man they sit next to doing the same job. This is a serious misconception that is not supported by any of the data, and I think having this belief would negatively affect the way one approaches the workplace.
dan1111
Jun 16, 2016 22:08
@TomasCokis as a researcher, I disagree. In any study like this there are numerous unmeasurable factors which may have an affect on the gap. The failure to explain the entire gap through measurable differences doesn't prove that one particular unmeasurable factor (discrimination) contributes to the difference. Saying the unexplainable part of the pay gap must be discrimination is an interpretation of the results, based on assumptions about what is reasonable.
 

 Discussion on question by bobo2000: I…

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dan1111
Jun 7, 2016 09:44
"it is a friend of a friend" hugely important info to have in the question!
dan1111
Jun 7, 2016 09:44
@bobo2000, so what did the contract with the developer say?
dan1111
Jun 7, 2016 09:44
@bobo2000, is the "day job" also at your company? i.e. the developer is not being paid specifically to deliver this site, he is just being paid to work at your company.
dan1111
Jun 7, 2016 09:44
More generally, in what sense are you under resourced?
dan1111
Jun 7, 2016 09:44
@bobo2000, is the dev being paid appropriately for the work or does he "not have much time" because more is being asked of him than he was contracted to do?
dan1111
Jun 7, 2016 09:44
@GautierC, easier said than done, though, when the boss appears to side with the employee you are trying to manage.
 

 Discussion on question by Matadeleo: …

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dan1111
May 13, 2016 16:17
@Matadeleo, seriously: in the UK? How high do they have the heat on? Sorry, but I find this claim very hard to believe, given the local climate and the fact that no one (however dressed) would be likely to prefer a temperature that high.
 

 Discussion on answer by Ewan: Short c…

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dan1111
May 22, 2015 01:03
@Ewan, well in that case you have to learn each language and keep them straight. You can't limit yourself to the subset that VB, js, and SQL have in common!
dan1111
May 22, 2015 01:03
@innova, it is legitimate to down-vote an answer if you think the author's opinion is wrong and unhelpful. But this particular answer is not just a matter of opinion--it errs in suggesting that relying on short-circuit evaluation is dangerous because it is undefined behaivior, when in fact this is part of the specification for nearly all popular languages. That is my primary reason for downvoting the answer.
dan1111
May 22, 2015 01:03
Passing the null to a function may generate an exception, but that doesn't mean the null itself is an error. Suppose I have zero items in my shopping cart. Trying to calculate the average cost per item would result in a divide by zero exception--but that doesn't mean it is an error to have zero items!
dan1111
May 22, 2015 01:03
You have provided tons of evidence about how erroneous null values should be handled in C#. However, this is a language-agnostic question about whether relying on short circuit evaluation as a general programming technique is acceptable. The example is just an example--but even then it's not clear that the null represents an error. I think you're missing the point of the question.
dan1111
May 22, 2015 01:03
It is definitely acceptable, and I would argue that if (A && B()) is best practice when you don't need to do anything when A is false other than not run B. Your best practice example is fair enough if smartphone == NULL is an error that needs handling. However that may not be the case.
dan1111
May 22, 2015 01:03
"Essentially you are relying on a compiler optimization to provide functionality in your code." Not in the vast majority of modern languages, for which this is a defined behavior, and therefore no more a "compiler optimization" than nested if statements would be. The fact that VB does just proves that it is a deficient language, not that the technique is bad.