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schestowitz[TR2]"s/People the 'Booty' This Week/People 'the Boot' This Week/Sep 24 05:55
schestowitz[TR2]but Booty is a nameSep 24 05:55
schestowitz[TR2]?Sep 24 05:55
schestowitz[TR2]Ah.  I missed it.  Sep 24 05:55
schestowitz[TR2]The name was not in the text, without context the name made no sense in the.  Sep 24 05:55
schestowitz[TR2]title.Sep 24 05:55
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schestowitz[TR2]booty it also slangSep 24 05:55
schestowitz[TR2]like kids' bootSep 24 05:55
schestowitz[TR2]In US English it means either ass or sexSep 24 05:55
schestowitz[TR2]So the title translates as M$ offers sex to fired employeesSep 24 05:55
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schestowitz[TR2]black dialectSep 24 05:55
schestowitz[TR2]https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booty%20callSep 24 05:55
schestowitz[TR2]nope, it's mainstream for many decades     Sep 24 05:55
schestowitz[TR2]more wordplay :)Sep 24 05:55
schestowitz[TR2]https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bootySep 24 05:55
schestowitz[TR2]it could have been worseSep 24 05:55
schestowitz[TR2]https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/02/27/giving-a-swirley-right-there-in-the-cSep 24 05:55
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schestowitz[TR2]https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m362gzvs#repliesSep 24 17:36
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schestowitz[TR2]"Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]IBM is doing it to me right now and it's not the bee's knees.Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]1 hour ago by AnonymousSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]| 4 reactions (+4/-0) | ReplySep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @gw+1m362gzvsSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2] 0 Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]There are quite a few cute women in the Atlanta office... but even that that is not good enough incentive to show up there, just easier to rub one out at home! Lol!Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]Bye bye office and fu-k you AK!Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]6 hours ago by AnonymousSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]| 18 reactions (+9/-9) | ReplySep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @fy+1m362gzvsSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2] -8 Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]@e7 You know, it. The bee's knees. The cat's meow. Everyone's true raison d'etre and the bane of many a good man. We used to do it on her desk. But now with no one coming in we've done it on just about every desk in the office.Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]12 hours ago by AnonymousSep 24 17:39
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schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @ep+1m362gzvsSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2] +1 Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]@d5 you do what ?Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]15 hours ago by AnonymousSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]| 5 reactions (+3/-2) | ReplySep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @e7+1m362gzvsSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2] +6 Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]Bob will badge you in daily for 10k red and blue points.Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]18 hours ago by AnonymousSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]| 6 reactions (+6/-0) | ReplySep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @dk+1m362gzvsSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2] +7 Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]I go to the office regularly because I'm having an affair with my boss. We're pretty open about it because nobody else is there when we do it.Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]21 hours ago by AnonymousSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]| 25 reactions (+16/-9) | ReplySep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @d5+1m362gzvsSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2] +11 Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]@bt correct. This is a very strategic and calculated move on their part. All of it is. Then want people to leave. They need to reduce head count. If they can get people to leave on their own accord they can avoid bad publicity of an RA action making headlines. Your managers and leadership are very aware that this is the case. They may say one thing to your face but they know the reality behind the scenesSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]1 day ago by AnonymousSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]| 11 reactions (+11/-0) | ReplySep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @c2+1m362gzvsSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2] +5 Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]@bk the best option is a layoff.Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]1 day ago by AnonymousSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]| 5 reactions (+5/-0) | ReplySep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @bw+1m362gzvsSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2] +10 Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]The overall purpose is to make working at IBM so unpalatable that many of us voluntarily quit and forfeit severance.Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]1 day ago by AnonymousSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]| 10 reactions (+10/-0) | ReplySep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @bt+1m362gzvsSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2] +16 Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]I am no longer going to the office, they can lay me off if they want.Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]I have reached the point where I don't fu--ing care what happens, and I do as little as possible.Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]1 day ago by AnonymousSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]| 16 reactions (+16/-0) | ReplySep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @bk+1m362gzvsSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2] +9 Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]my manager asked me who is in the office. I answered that I have not seen him. Wrong answer . But if he could check the badges he would to find something wrong.Sep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]leed by exampleSep 24 17:39
schestowitz[TR2]"Sep 24 17:39
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