get in the box!
― alomar lines, Sunday, 29 September 2019 04:24 (four years ago) link
https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/wework-and-counterfeit-capitalism
― sarahell, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 15:45 (four years ago) link
Inventing extended stay hotels
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Saturday, September 28, 2019 5:34 PM (three days ago)
exactly -- and the thing is, (as the article mentions) the tenants have to stay at least 30 days or otherwise it is considered a "hotel" which has different zoning classifications and restrictions (and somewhat different building/fire codes) -- basically they are complying with the letter of the law and saying fuck you to the spirit of the law (which is equivalent to what the tech bros did in the late 90s vis a vis live/work housing, and now there is basically no new live/work housing in San Francisco).
― sarahell, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 15:51 (four years ago) link
I currently work out of a WeWork lol (the co. I am working for part time is, for now, based here)
― Simon H., Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:01 (four years ago) link
did you take all the snacks?
― mh, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:02 (four years ago) link
lol at thinking people weren't going to take all the snacks and not pay for them
― sarahell, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:05 (four years ago) link
I got here right before they got rid of the free snacks, though there are still a few Perriers and La Croixs left
oh and also still free coffee, craft beer and cider on tap
― Simon H., Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:06 (four years ago) link
what flavor(s)?
― sarahell, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:07 (four years ago) link
even the ex-ceo took the snacks hundreds of millions of dollars
― Tart Prepper (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:07 (four years ago) link
i was consulting at a ratings agency for the second time recently and noticed that they no longer had free vending machines. People used to annoyingly hoard the seltzer water in their desk which was annoying... but they had to start charging 25 cents because the CEO saw someone taking a duffle bag of cans home. My friend who is at a very, very well paying firm that has catered lunches was saying they recently stopped having fruit plates because people kept taking the entire platter to take home???
― Yerac, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:15 (four years ago) link
ps. the 25 charge caused soda restock orders for the firm to go down like 60%.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:16 (four years ago) link
well yeah. who has quarters?
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 19:42 (four years ago) link
1. warm seltzer is gross2. a duffel of soda cans is heavy3. time spent waiting for your chip card to clear = more than a quarter
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 19:53 (four years ago) link
Though I dunno about anyone expecting anything else to happen with the catering trays at the end of the day. I’d be rolling up with fresh ziplocs in my bag every day just to mooch off that produce
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 19:54 (four years ago) link
My office has a lot of free snacks and I have definitely done the snacks-for-lunch thing numerous times, more because I don't feel like leaving the office for one of the mediocre options around here than to save money. The extra productivity they get on account of me staying at my desk me may even pay for the snacks.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 20:02 (four years ago) link
No, they were taking all the fruit before lunch so no one else was able to have fruit. I got daily updates about this. Also ice machine.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 20:08 (four years ago) link
it was happening very recently at a private equity firm owned by someone who also owns a sports team that rhymes with Retroit Winstons.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 20:11 (four years ago) link
Yerac, why do you always end up working at places that seem vaguely Coen Bros / Mike Judge
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 20:12 (four years ago) link
It's because I am very bored and observant and live for this shit.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 20:13 (four years ago) link
Fruit platter is such a weird thing to steal -- they go bad really fast and it's more fruit than a small family can eat in a day.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 20:21 (four years ago) link
Freeze that shit for smoothies.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 20:23 (four years ago) link
I have a former coworker who could definitely house an entire fruit platter during a meeting
― mh, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 20:29 (four years ago) link
I guess I should specify too that I probably used catered lunches wrong because the place has a kitchen staff that makes the lunch choices every day. And it was people in one particular department doing this.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 20:32 (four years ago) link
cut fruit that's been sitting out for a while is a little bit gross to me also
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 20:38 (four years ago) link
If soylent wasn’t an option then you weren’t part of the topic of this thread btw
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 20:42 (four years ago) link
I have a tech coworker who appears to be drinking something called "huel" for lunch daily.
― mh, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 21:38 (four years ago) link
https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fw6xoeVp8Wcw%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg&f=1&nofb=1
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 21:40 (four years ago) link
There's free sushi in the lobby today.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 1 October 2019 21:59 (four years ago) link
huel is one letter away from hurl
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 22:02 (four years ago) link
fond remembrances of a fave character and the idea of vomit have both crossed my mind when seeing the logo
― mh, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 00:42 (four years ago) link
Huel = human fuel. Same idea as Soylent.
(Autocorrect suggested 'heil' and 'shouldn't' in place of the two brand names there...)
I find it an interesting idea but have never tried it.
― koogs, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 03:12 (four years ago) link
irl lol
― A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 03:17 (four years ago) link
did anyone not get that it was meant to be “human fuel”, really?
it’s obvious what they intended but all of the associations and close homophones make it a godawful name
like why not call it pood for people food
― mh, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 03:35 (four years ago) link
can't believe you're giving that startup idea away for free
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 03:53 (four years ago) link
I was thinking Huel was like Nahuel (the half vampire/half human from Twilight).
― Yerac, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 12:33 (four years ago) link
huel howser
― Non stop chantar (crüt), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 12:36 (four years ago) link
huel in the pool
― mh, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 14:22 (four years ago) link
Same idea as Soylent.
Soylent = Soy (i.e. you are a soy boy) + Lent (i.e. you are giving up tasty food)
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 14:46 (four years ago) link
i got banned from huel's facebook page after one of their ads popped up on my timeline and i kept commenting to ask whether their stupid fucking product contained also dangerous levels of cadmium and lead just like soylent
― Is it true the star Beetle Juice is going to explode in 2012 (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 14:50 (four years ago) link
should have asked if it contains essential trace nutrients lead and cadmium
― mh, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 14:51 (four years ago) link
lol I have a weird compulsion to heckle facebook ads and huel was definitely one of my main targets
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 14:53 (four years ago) link
silicon valley's efforts to turn eating disorders into products is disgusting tbh
― Is it true the star Beetle Juice is going to explode in 2012 (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 14:56 (four years ago) link
glad to hear there are still people engaging with #brands
― mh, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 14:57 (four years ago) link
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/10/marketing-expert-scott-galloway-on-wework-and-adam-neumann.html
― mh, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:37 (four years ago) link
we've seen that link twice in the Shitbin thread already
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:38 (four years ago) link
whoop
― mh, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:45 (four years ago) link
Sure, same naming scheme as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hufu
― mick signals, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:45 (four years ago) link
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Wednesday, October 2, 2019 9:38 AM (nine minutes ago)
I haven't seen it before, so thanks!
― sarahell, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:48 (four years ago) link
Galloway to WeWork: Dude, you have no IPO.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:19 (four years ago) link
dude, where's my underwriter
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:32 (four years ago) link