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schestowitzHi xxxxxxx,Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzI've just caught up with E-mail.Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzI remember the scenario very well. This was the first time ever that I received a call over xxxx while connected (online).Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzThe browser requested authorisation for microphone access and other things before I could pick up the call AND also be heard. This is inevitably what happens when there's no thorough testing of such new protocols (xxxxxxx did do some testing on her laptop).Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzIt boils down to our instructions (which I have saved locally) coming late and without any training after that. Or even being able to test it "live" in my browser, which understandably limits what site site wants to do with my hardware.Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzI hope this clarify what happened and helps prevent future such scenario (browser settings have been changed accordingly).Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzRegards,Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzHi xxxxxxxx,Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzLast night I tried testing softphone calls with 2 of your phone numbers that I have, I think about 5 times in total, taking timezone into account. I could not test with anyone here as they were asleep. One thing I noticed is that my browser still insists on enabling things manually each time I talk. That's just how it works.Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzYesterday before bedtime I checked my inbox and saw an E-mail with a threatening and combative tone. It was not well received because I hadn't been approached at all before it was sent. It was sent without even asking me for my side (as if due process does not exist).Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzI warned in advance about relying on this product, but I received no reply at all. Those softphones typically work only or "best" with Chrome.Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzThis is part of a broader problem and I wish to open a dialogue about a number of other issue. I want to keep this amicable and constructive. Bear with me while I explain.Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzI don't think I've been demanding or unreasonable. I sacrificed a lot for this role. I've accepted a pay decrease for 11 years, even months after I had joined (it did not keep up with inflation and in 2011 when I was moved from weekend slots to weekday+weekend nighttimes -- typically a timeslot that means 200% the "normal" rate -- my pro-rata amount was reduced, even after the increase from 25k to 26.5k). I did not complain. And this E-mail isn't Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzabout money. That's not what's important to me.Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzAs I noted in my reply last night, no training given to staff means that mistakes can be made (passing a document isn't the same as training). Yet worse, from my managers I'm receiving no replies and it often feels like talking to the wall. I don't know why a manager would think that this management style reinforces confidence from staff. At the start of the year he said we'd start receiving regular updates. This did not happen (no weekly updates as Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzpromised) and there has been no effort to stick to the company's values. In fact, the message is being dilutes and my E-mail messages about this remain unanswered. Remember that xxxx  and I are your longest-serving (to present) employees. I'm always happy to receive even just a phonecall to touch base.Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzThen there's the more 'petty' or less important stuff, which I will mention anyway (it's not the reason for this mail, but I want to get it off my chest). The company was not even sending payslips for years, pension lapses added to a sense of something gone awry silently, recently there was a mistake made by xxxxxx, leaving me working 12 hours in a row (no disciplinary action for her, I assume; that's just for us, the "low-level" employees to face). Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzI still haven't forgotten what happened 3 years. There was a climate of threats, directed not only at me but also colleague; as far as I can gather, there was no accountability for xxxxxx either, in effect bullying staff, as if some people are exempted from their own standards. And again no transparency; we weren't even told when she left the company.Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzWe need to look inward instead of resorting to selective finger-pointing at people who work at 1am for roughly minimum wage, even people with a doctoral degree.Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzIf you want to talk about these things, I suggest phone as that would convey and add tone. With text it's too easy to misunderstand and misinterpret well-meaning people.Feb 22 07:55
schestowitzx https://itwire.com/people-moves/github-set-to-accelerate-apac-momentum-with-sharryn-napier-taking-the-reign-as-vp-of-sales.htmlFeb 22 08:00
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-itwire.com | iTWire - GitHub set to accelerate APAC momentum with Sharryn Napier taking the reins as VP of salesFeb 22 08:00
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/alcipone/status/1495897704962179076Feb 22 09:36
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@alcipone: @schestowitz Aand ?Feb 22 09:36
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schestowitz> Did you see the documents I put in Gitlab?Feb 22 19:37
schestowitz> Feb 22 19:37
schestowitz> https://gitlab.com/dpocock/wemakefedora-factsFeb 22 19:37
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-gitlab.com | Daniel Pocock / WeMakeFedora-facts · GitLabFeb 22 19:37
schestowitz> Feb 22 19:37
schestowitz> Do you know anybody who would give feedback on optimizing the response?Feb 22 19:37
schestowitz> Feb 22 19:37
schestowitz> The responses and judgments are published on a public web site so it isFeb 22 19:37
schestowitz> important to use it to make a good case against SLAPP tactics and giveFeb 22 19:37
schestowitz> other people hope they can defend against rogue complaints from largeFeb 22 19:37
schestowitz> companiesFeb 22 19:37
schestowitzWow, even Novell didn't try to take away boycottNovell.com this way.Feb 22 19:37
schestowitzAm I understanding correctly that  IBM is using OOXML here? What an own goal!Feb 22 19:37
schestowitzAnyway, you might want to see the IRC logs for today (published tomorrow) as Stephenie Taylor gets mentioned.Feb 22 19:37
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