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What are some unprofessional practices in your industry?
487 sats \ 20 comments \ @cryotosensei 21h AskSN
The Science Coordinator passed me a stack of worksheets for my Foundation Science students today. As you might infer, my students are taking the basic version of this subject because of their learning differences.
Scanned through the worksheets. Looked insurmountably hard for my students.
“Could I pick and choose the questions for my students?” I asked.
“Well, I’m not the Head of Department,” she deflected.
Maybe I’m over-sensitive, but her response reeks of an attitude some of my countrymen have. They like to use Not my pay scale whenever they want to avoid making a decision. I mean, she is appointed to be the Coordinator for a reason, right?
Anyway, not ruffled. Just sharing haha
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64 sats \ 2 replies \ @optimism 18h
My industry is full of thieves. Most of them are data thieves. Whatever free apps you're running or free services you're using, 99% of them are trying to get rich off your data.
Some straight out collect and sell (think meta, goog), others simply train AI models on your stuff (i.e. Github or reddit thru goog and openai).
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 17h
Is there anything you can do to ensure the exclusivity of the data you use?
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 16h
As in your (behavioral) data? Yes. Don't share it!
  1. Don't use commercial services.
  2. Don't log in to services.
  3. Never give apps access to location, photos, files, other IDs
  4. Disable or frequently reset your advertiser ID on Android / Apple
  5. Use Brave for desktop
  6. Use a privacy enhancing VPN, i.e. proton or mullvad
Read ~privacy, and share your wisdom.
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109 sats \ 4 replies \ @Cje95 20h
Oh man…. The stories I’ve heard about some Members of Congress… There are a couple of Members I’ve heard about throwing staples at staff and firing people for wearing clothes they don't like. There isn't any recourse for the most part so staffers are sol. I've seen staffers just get torn to shreds in the halls in front of people… its just wild
Important to note non of this is with my committee or job that's another story for another time
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 19h
There were tons of stories about how terrible Klobuchar treated her staff.
Also, certain acts that were recorded on the Senate floor were fairly unprofessional. How often do people get up to wild debauchery but don’t record it?
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 14h
The “cages” in the subbasement of some of the building have a rep as well. The rooms are storage places for Member offices for extra stuff but since its like chain link fencing it has the nickname the cages lol
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 17h
Throwing staples is so juvenile…a bit incredulous to learn that these higher-ups can’t manage their emotions effectively
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 14h
Oh it isn't staples its the whole stapler! So its a huge chunk of metal lol
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54 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 19h
Being a total bitch while writing anonymous peer reviews.
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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 17h
I would be fuming mad. At least have the balls to acknowledge what you review
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 17h
Anonymity is an important aspect of peer review because it prevents social pressure from determining outcomes.
They just don’t need to be dicks about their comments, especially when their comments are stupid anyway.
Like anywhere else online, anonymity promotes ugliness.
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24 sats \ 1 reply \ @rootmachine 20h
Some? Just some? Oh...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 17h
Haha
Not a redeeming quality?
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 17h
Literally making shit up so you can publish your work
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @crrdlx 11h
People not showing up for meetings with someone that might be a bit uncomfortable, so that then, the people that do show up (me) have to try to address the person's questions (even though the issues almost entirely don't apply to me). I have to either answer the best I can and look dumb, or give the truth, "I'm afraid you'd have to ask so-and-so on that," and look like I'm deflecting. Either way, it's a bad look for the organization (and maybe me).
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kruw 12h
Faking your product's reviews, trade volume, social media likes, etc is a shitty tactic in my opinion.
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