|
Efexeye posted:I think the top guy makes about $1200 USD a month and he's extremely happy to get it. They also get 13 months of pay for working 12, and have about 60 national holidays Well thats 4 times what we pay. Its cute really. They were intended to replace us, but keep leaving after getting training and experience, and have quality problems, and now we are hiring onshore again. loving telco jobs. Really nice hard working people in general. Getting the treatment now that India is too expensive.
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2017 19:21
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 15, 2024 06:44 |
|
|
In the industry I work in (digital advertising, I have my own consultancy), the agency model has become 'hire people to do the work in Iraq, the Phillippines or India, and just have account managers and sales teams in the US'. The biggest problem is that you have to write a lot for what I do and while the Filipino guys have a good grasp of 'the King's English' as a textbook teaches it they aren't able to write the way that Americans are used to reading. So yeah, that model is turning in to a bust because there are only so many customers to turn and burn.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2017 19:25
|
|
|
Lime Tonics posted:
quote:David Gutierrez, a retired Department of Water Resources dam-safety expert, said water would pour out of an emergency spillway if the lake were allowed to fill past the brim of the dam. http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article131348349.html Professors give the best quotes. It’s the tallest dam in the U.S., and it’s earthen. 
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2017 19:33
|
|
|
Jerry Cotton posted:What's the English-language mnemonic for water first, acid second? We learned it as Triple A - "Always Add Acid" Which, in hindsight, in probably bad, as it doesn't specify what it is you are adding acid to.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2017 19:47
|
|
|
SLOSifl posted:My company has an office in Makati and they are all very highly skilled. I work with filipino coworkers all the time. I work for one of the largest software companies in the world and we have offices everywhere, and our manilla guys are equally important and competent. Why do you have a job then?
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2017 19:50
|
|
|
fist4jesus posted:Well thats 4 times what we pay.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2017 19:52
|
|
|
We were talking about fishtailing due to unbalanced trailer loads a while back, and now it's back in toy model form! https://twitter.com/MachinePix/status/829404644665274368
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2017 20:16
|
|
|
evil_bunnY posted:It's as if employee retention is a problem everywhere you go. Not if you offer a competitive salary and benefits package.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2017 20:32
|
|
|
Platystemon posted:http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article131348349.html There's also probably a butt load of mercury-laden tailings from Gold Rush era hydraulic mining sitting right behind the dam. Obviously nothing compared to a catastrophic dam failure, but definitely adding insult to injury.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2017 20:31
|
|
|
My 10th grade chemistry teacher was OSHA as gently caress. He was a retired chemical engineer and he told us stories about the 'good old days' when one of their waste products was 55 gallon drums of pure sodium and they'd hold a lottery each month to pick which employee got to shoot the barrels with a rifle after they dumped them off a party barge into the Rio Grande. He liked to do example reactions in front of the class and his semester finale was making nitrogen triiodide. He'd whip up a brown paste and spread it on a paper towel all the time talking about how many Nazis got killed trying to make rocket fuel out of it. After a minute or so while the paste was still damp he'd pop a striker over it a few times and nothing would happen. He'd shrug and say, sorry guys, this can be a tricky reaction and he'd push the paper towel off the bench and into a waste bin and go off into the lesson. Of course five minutes later the towel dries out and the waste bin explodes and scares the poo poo out of us. It was even better than the time he let us drink the PGA we distilled.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2017 21:25
|
|
|
Platystemon posted:http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article131348349.html Just a small crack, 
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2017 21:32
|
|
|
tactlessbastard posted:My 10th grade chemistry teacher was OSHA as gently caress. He was a retired chemical engineer and he told us stories about the 'good old days' when one of their waste products was 55 gallon drums of pure sodium and they'd hold a lottery each month to pick which employee got to shoot the barrels with a rifle after they dumped them off a party barge into the Rio Grande. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY7mTCMvpEM
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2017 21:37
|
|
|
Volcott posted:Not if you offer a competitive salary and benefits package.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2017 21:39
|
|
|
Exactly 
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2017 21:44
|
|
|
Lime Tonics posted:Just a small crack, Someone let the PR team get ahold of the press release though, that's just "a 250-foot-long pothole".
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2017 22:31
|
|
|
Duzzy Funlop posted:If someone accidentally subs in "Immer" instead of "Niemals", and that sentence still makes perfect sense to them, they probably should pour water into acid. As should we all? CollegeCop posted:We learned it as Triple A - "Always Add Acid" It certainly improved my macaroni casserole!
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2017 22:32
|
|
|
Lime Tonics posted:Just a small crack, So, why can't they just dump a ton of dry concrete mix in it and let a little water through until it is mixed? Seems like an easy fix.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 00:44
|
|
|
Waiting the imgur diy where they fix a dam
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 00:54
|
|
|
Jusupov posted:Waiting the imgur diy where they fix a dam Ya gently caress those diy posts, saw one on someone who built a house, like ya that's totally feasible
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 00:55
|
|
|
Atticus_1354 posted:So, why can't they just dump a ton of dry concrete mix in it and let a little water through until it is mixed? Seems like an easy fix. Use those firefighting helicopter buckets, but filled with quick‐set concrete instead of flame retardant.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 01:08
|
|
|
Drop in a boatload of beavers then send in bears to take care of the beavers
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 01:15
|
|
|
Then send in the Aussies to drink all the beers
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 01:16
|
|
|
CollegeCop posted:We learned it as Triple A - "Always Add Acid" We were just told to go in alphabetical order, Acid into Water. Which, in hindsight, is probably bad, since you could take that to mean the order you put them in the beaker.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 01:22
|
|
|
"Here he lies, cold and placid. Poured the water on the acid."
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 01:26
|
|
|
http://i.imgur.com/6E26yJT.mp4
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 06:29
|
|
|
Today in Dutch news: "Of the 400 chemical and otherwise high risk plants, more than half are not following safety rules properly. According to inspection reports, a fifth to a quarter of organisations commit medium to heavy OSHA violations. According to a professor of safety management, most of these infractions are about useless rules that cause lots of extra paper work. However, she says, there are plenty of companies, such as storage, transhipment, and chemical waste treatment, with very small profit margins. To prevent making a loss, these companies have no choice but to walk on the edges of OSHA regulations, and they are quite good at hiding their practices from the government."
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 07:15
|
|
|
Will someone who got a better grade than I did in high school chemistry please tell me what the deal is with the whole acid and water thing, because I have no idea what any of you are talking about.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 07:23
|
|
|
Powered Descent posted:Will someone who got a better grade than I did in high school chemistry please tell me what the deal is with the whole acid and water thing, because I have no idea what any of you are talking about. To dilute an acid, you add water to your vessel and then add the acid. Doing it in this order means that when you start pouring, a little acid is hitting a bunch of water. By contrast, pouring water into a container of concentrated acid can result in a vigorous, even explosive, reaction as the excess acid reacts with all of the available water on contact. Edit: typo Toast Museum fucked around with this message at 07:36 on Feb 9, 2017 |
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 07:31
|
|
|
Powered Descent posted:Will someone who got a better grade than I did in high school chemistry please tell me what the deal is with the whole acid and water thing, because I have no idea what any of you are talking about. Concentrated acids can have violent reactions when mixed with water. Adding water to acid is more likely to spit acid at you than vice versa.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 07:32
|
|
|
Essentially, when acid and water meet the acid breaks down into positively-charged hydrogen ions, and the negatively-charged leftovers, which all distribute themselves around the solution. The distribution process produces quite a bit of heat. If you take a big batch of pure acid, and dump some water in there, it's likely to just instantly boil from that heat and splash highly-concentrated acid everywhere. So instead you add acid to water, which lets you control how much heat is produced (by adding the acid slowly) and gives you a whole bunch of water to spread that heat around, which avoids the issue.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 07:46
|
|
|
In very short: "Acid to base if you want to keep your face."
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 07:48
|
|
|
The Dark One posted:We were talking about fishtailing due to unbalanced trailer loads a while back, and now it's back in toy model form! I don't know how much it influenced this demonstration, but a Ford Mustang is probably not an ideal towing platform. But it is rated to tow up to 1000 lbs.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 08:28
|
|
|
Number_6 posted:I don't know how much it influenced this demonstration, but a Ford Mustang is probably not an ideal towing platform. But it is rated to tow up to 1000 lbs. They originally used a model Corvette for that demonstration as it looked cooler, but it kept spinning off before they even added the the toy trailer.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 10:29
|
|
|
I don't see any tiny people getting mown down, though?
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 11:25
|
|
|
Number_6 posted:I don't know how much it influenced this demonstration, but a Ford Mustang is probably not an ideal towing platform. But it is rated to tow up to 1000 lbs. Although I debated the hell out of getting a tow kit for a Mustang when I saw the blurb in the manual about tow ratings.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 12:08
|
|
|
Dam update, Crater in Oroville Dam spillway will continue to grow, officials warn, as reservoir levels climb http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article131579999.html 
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 12:47
|
|
|
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 12:59
|
|
|
 Al really should be wearing a hardhat.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 16:37
|
|
|
Number_6 posted:I don't know how much it influenced this demonstration, but a Ford Mustang is probably not an ideal towing platform. But it is rated to tow up to 1000 lbs. If they had a little model coffee shop next to the ramp the Mustang would immediately fly off and hit someone.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 16:52
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 15, 2024 06:44 |
|
|
Lime Tonics posted:Dam update, Why do I get the sense that they don't really have any idea of what to do?
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2017 17:15
|
|
