IT WAS INEVITABLE: Speech control moves from the campus to the workplace

[Mac1958]

The Trumpsters bitch about me personally, even in threads they'd otherwise support.

Ya gotta love this place. Always fascinating.

 

[mudwhistle]

Shocking...you didn't produce your list Comrade Stalin. Why not? Don't you want the rest of the proletarians to 'struggle' against me?

he is a right winger....that means that he believes that if you are not 100% pro conservative then you are obviously a leftist commie.

He can't conceive of people being sane and rational.....in the middle.....

I realize the nutter population here is pretty high, but this really doesn't need to be that complicated.

I'm more in awe of the power of ideology every day.
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A nutter to you is anyone with an opinion.

Whether or not it's based on facts doesn't register with you.

Another lie. You guys never quote me, you just make shit up.

Have you literally lost the capacity to just be honest?

Are you like that in real life?
.

I don't meet assholes like you in real life.
People that spend their day lying and misrepresenting everyone else's positions, and using those misrepresentations to accuse them of being lying idiots.

 

[007]

The Trumpsters bitch about me personally, even in threads they'd otherwise support.

Ya gotta love this place. Always fascinating.

Not entirely true. I'm a Trump supporter and I've given you thumbs up on this thread.

 

[Mac1958]

he is a right winger....that means that he believes that if you are not 100% pro conservative then you are obviously a leftist commie.

He can't conceive of people being sane and rational.....in the middle.....

I realize the nutter population here is pretty high, but this really doesn't need to be that complicated.

I'm more in awe of the power of ideology every day.
.

A nutter to you is anyone with an opinion.

Whether or not it's based on facts doesn't register with you.

Another lie. You guys never quote me, you just make shit up.

Have you literally lost the capacity to just be honest?

Are you like that in real life?
.

I don't meet assholes like you in real life.
People that spend their day lying and misrepresenting everyone else's positions, and using those misrepresentations to accuse them of being lying idiots.

You're more than welcome to point out the lies.

Go ahead. And be sure to quote me.

Looking forward to it.
.

 

[Olde Europe]

Serves to demonstrate, again, that whatever reply starts out with "So..." is a lie.

No, I am not fine with it, as it might serve as a spying tool on employees, as opposed to help teams act more, like, you know, teams.

Either way, dummy, it still isn't a freedom of speech issue, your screeching notwithstanding. Neither does it have anything to do with the regressive, authoritarian bogeyman that frightens you out of your mind.

Oh, calm down.

You sure do get cranky with me. That pleases me.

Too bad.

So, first you lie about my stance, and, when that's pointed out, you resort to musing about emotions, like every reactionary crank.

No, Mac, I am not cranky with you. You are just an old fart who happened to stumble over "regressive left", and who ever since "sees" that imaginary critter behind every bush and tree. In this case, it's, among others, the army seeking to improve team building, so as to improve on problem solving capacity. How do you get the "regressive left" into that? No need to answer that, since you find the "regressive left" behind whatever development troubles your desiccated mind.

And that's before we realize this is in no way, shape or for a matter of "freedom of speech".

So, your OP was besides the point from start to finish. There is no reasonable way to explain why you start to screech about it when, as the OP article makes clear, one of the main aims is to ensure that women's voices, otherwise routinely overheard and their contributions either breezily dismissed or expropriated, are being heard and acknowledged.

 

[Mac1958]

Serves to demonstrate, again, that whatever reply starts out with "So..." is a lie.

No, I am not fine with it, as it might serve as a spying tool on employees, as opposed to help teams act more, like, you know, teams.

Either way, dummy, it still isn't a freedom of speech issue, your screeching notwithstanding. Neither does it have anything to do with the regressive, authoritarian bogeyman that frightens you out of your mind.

Oh, calm down.

You sure do get cranky with me. That pleases me.

Too bad.

So, first you lie about my stance, and, when that's pointed out, you resort to musing about emotions, like every reactionary crank.

No, Mac, I am not cranky with you. You are just an old fart who happened to stumble over "regressive left", and who ever since "sees" that imaginary critter behind every bush and tree. In this case, it's, among others, the army seeking to improve team building, so as to improve on problem solving capacity. How do you get the "regressive left" into that? No need to answer that, since you find the "regressive left" behind whatever development troubles your desiccated mind.

And that's before we realize this is in no way, shape or for a matter of "freedom of speech".

So, your OP was besides the point from start to finish. There is no reasonable way to explain why you start to screech about it when, as the OP article makes clear, one of the main aims is to ensure that women's voices, otherwise routinely overheard and their contributions either breezily dismissed or expropriated, are being heard and acknowledged.

Your constant, unsolicited complaints about my posts, when combined with those from the Trumpsters, let me know I'm nailing it.

Your name-calling and insults are merely icing on the cake.
.

 

[mudwhistle]

he is a right winger....that means that he believes that if you are not 100% pro conservative then you are obviously a leftist commie.

He can't conceive of people being sane and rational.....in the middle.....

I realize the nutter population here is pretty high, but this really doesn't need to be that complicated.

I'm more in awe of the power of ideology every day.
.

A nutter to you is anyone with an opinion.

Whether or not it's based on facts doesn't register with you.

Another lie. You guys never quote me, you just make shit up.

Have you literally lost the capacity to just be honest?

Are you like that in real life?
.

I don't meet assholes like you in real life.
People that spend their day lying and misrepresenting everyone else's positions, and using those misrepresentations to accuse them of being lying idiots.

You're more than welcome to point out the lies.

Go ahead. And be sure to quote me.

Looking forward to it.
.

You called me a liar.

That's a lie.

 

[mudwhistle]

Serves to demonstrate, again, that whatever reply starts out with "So..." is a lie.

No, I am not fine with it, as it might serve as a spying tool on employees, as opposed to help teams act more, like, you know, teams.

Either way, dummy, it still isn't a freedom of speech issue, your screeching notwithstanding. Neither does it have anything to do with the regressive, authoritarian bogeyman that frightens you out of your mind.

Oh, calm down.

You sure do get cranky with me. That pleases me.

Too bad.

So, first you lie about my stance, and, when that's pointed out, you resort to musing about emotions, like every reactionary crank.

No, Mac, I am not cranky with you. You are just an old fart who happened to stumble over "regressive left", and who ever since "sees" that imaginary critter behind every bush and tree. In this case, it's, among others, the army seeking to improve team building, so as to improve on problem solving capacity. How do you get the "regressive left" into that? No need to answer that, since you find the "regressive left" behind whatever development troubles your desiccated mind.

And that's before we realize this is in no way, shape or for a matter of "freedom of speech".

So, your OP was besides the point from start to finish. There is no reasonable way to explain why you start to screech about it when, as the OP article makes clear, one of the main aims is to ensure that women's voices, otherwise routinely overheard and their contributions either breezily dismissed or expropriated, are being heard and acknowledged.

Your constant, unsolicited complaints about my posts, when combined with those from the Trumpsters, let me know I'm nailing it.

Your name-calling and insults are merely icing on the cake.
.

Stop projecting and look in the mirror.

 

[Mac1958]

Serves to demonstrate, again, that whatever reply starts out with "So..." is a lie.

No, I am not fine with it, as it might serve as a spying tool on employees, as opposed to help teams act more, like, you know, teams.

Either way, dummy, it still isn't a freedom of speech issue, your screeching notwithstanding. Neither does it have anything to do with the regressive, authoritarian bogeyman that frightens you out of your mind.

Oh, calm down.

You sure do get cranky with me. That pleases me.

Too bad.

So, first you lie about my stance, and, when that's pointed out, you resort to musing about emotions, like every reactionary crank.

No, Mac, I am not cranky with you. You are just an old fart who happened to stumble over "regressive left", and who ever since "sees" that imaginary critter behind every bush and tree. In this case, it's, among others, the army seeking to improve team building, so as to improve on problem solving capacity. How do you get the "regressive left" into that? No need to answer that, since you find the "regressive left" behind whatever development troubles your desiccated mind.

And that's before we realize this is in no way, shape or for a matter of "freedom of speech".

So, your OP was besides the point from start to finish. There is no reasonable way to explain why you start to screech about it when, as the OP article makes clear, one of the main aims is to ensure that women's voices, otherwise routinely overheard and their contributions either breezily dismissed or expropriated, are being heard and acknowledged.

Your constant, unsolicited complaints about my posts, when combined with those from the Trumpsters, let me know I'm nailing it.

Your name-calling and insults are merely icing on the cake.
.

Stop projecting and look in the mirror.

Stop bitching about me. It's boring.

I'm used to the lies.
.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

I believe in freedom of expression.

Clearly that right is in decay.

Uh, guy, as long as you have to interact with other human beings, you need to control how you express yourself.

It's one thing to need to interact with other people, buts it's another thing to have to interact with pussies. You're a pussy.

 

[Mac1958]

Serves to demonstrate, again, that whatever reply starts out with "So..." is a lie.

No, I am not fine with it, as it might serve as a spying tool on employees, as opposed to help teams act more, like, you know, teams.

Either way, dummy, it still isn't a freedom of speech issue, your screeching notwithstanding. Neither does it have anything to do with the regressive, authoritarian bogeyman that frightens you out of your mind.

Oh, calm down.

You sure do get cranky with me. That pleases me.

Too bad.

So, first you lie about my stance, and, when that's pointed out, you resort to musing about emotions, like every reactionary crank.

No, Mac, I am not cranky with you. You are just an old fart who happened to stumble over "regressive left", and who ever since "sees" that imaginary critter behind every bush and tree. In this case, it's, among others, the army seeking to improve team building, so as to improve on problem solving capacity. How do you get the "regressive left" into that? No need to answer that, since you find the "regressive left" behind whatever development troubles your desiccated mind.

And that's before we realize this is in no way, shape or for a matter of "freedom of speech".

So, your OP was besides the point from start to finish. There is no reasonable way to explain why you start to screech about it when, as the OP article makes clear, one of the main aims is to ensure that women's voices, otherwise routinely overheard and their contributions either breezily dismissed or expropriated, are being heard and acknowledged.

Your constant, unsolicited complaints about my posts, when combined with those from the Trumpsters, let me know I'm nailing it.

Your name-calling and insults are merely icing on the cake.
.

Stop projecting and look in the mirror.

One Regressive and one Trumpster humping my leg. Perfect.
.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

It was inevitable that the campus snowflakes would be graduating and moving on to the workplace.

 

[mudwhistle]

Serves to demonstrate, again, that whatever reply starts out with "So..." is a lie.

No, I am not fine with it, as it might serve as a spying tool on employees, as opposed to help teams act more, like, you know, teams.

Either way, dummy, it still isn't a freedom of speech issue, your screeching notwithstanding. Neither does it have anything to do with the regressive, authoritarian bogeyman that frightens you out of your mind.

Oh, calm down.

You sure do get cranky with me. That pleases me.

Too bad.

So, first you lie about my stance, and, when that's pointed out, you resort to musing about emotions, like every reactionary crank.

No, Mac, I am not cranky with you. You are just an old fart who happened to stumble over "regressive left", and who ever since "sees" that imaginary critter behind every bush and tree. In this case, it's, among others, the army seeking to improve team building, so as to improve on problem solving capacity. How do you get the "regressive left" into that? No need to answer that, since you find the "regressive left" behind whatever development troubles your desiccated mind.

And that's before we realize this is in no way, shape or for a matter of "freedom of speech".

So, your OP was besides the point from start to finish. There is no reasonable way to explain why you start to screech about it when, as the OP article makes clear, one of the main aims is to ensure that women's voices, otherwise routinely overheard and their contributions either breezily dismissed or expropriated, are being heard and acknowledged.

Your constant, unsolicited complaints about my posts, when combined with those from the Trumpsters, let me know I'm nailing it.

Your name-calling and insults are merely icing on the cake.
.

Stop projecting and look in the mirror.

Stop bitching about me. It's boring.

I'm used to the lies.
.

Your boring posts are boring.

I'm bored.

 

[WEATHER53]

It was inevitable that the campus snowflakes would be graduating and moving on to the workplace.

Do they get to go to work in flip flops, jammies and bedroom slippers. I imagine the workplace must change in order to accommodate their inordinate need for comfort?

 

[anynameyouwish]

he is a right winger....that means that he believes that if you are not 100% pro conservative then you are obviously a leftist commie.

He can't conceive of people being sane and rational.....in the middle.....

I realize the nutter population here is pretty high, but this really doesn't need to be that complicated.

I'm more in awe of the power of ideology every day.
.

A nutter to you is anyone with an opinion.

Whether or not it's based on facts doesn't register with you.

Another lie. You guys never quote me, you just make shit up.

Have you literally lost the capacity to just be honest?

Are you like that in real life?
.

I don't meet assholes like you in real life.
People that spend their day lying and misrepresenting everyone else's positions, and using those misrepresentations to accuse them of being lying idiots.

I don't meet them every day but I do see your/their posts on message boards

 

[Persistence Of Memory]

Interesting listening to your work experiences.

My whole career has revolved around a totally straight commissioned environment. Working life is totally different.

We don't have time for any horseshit. You don't put in the time, you won't be in it long.

Anyone here work straight commission.

 

[mudwhistle]

The Trumpsters bitch about me personally, even in threads they'd otherwise support.

Ya gotta love this place. Always fascinating.

Maybe if you stopped calling them names like Trumpster they wouldn't be offended.

 

[WEATHER53]

Interesting listening to your work experiences.

My whole career has revolved around a totally straight commissioned environment. Working life is totally different.

We don't have time for any horseshit. You don't put in the time, you won't be in it long.

Anyone here work straight commission.

Independent contractor real estate associate broker.
You learn big time how to manage things and take care of yourself when you receive $25,000 in commissions over two weeks and then nothing for six weeks

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

It has been BAD ENOUGH that the Regressive Left has enabled the control of freedom of expression on AMERICAN college campuses (of all fucking places on the planet), and it has already spread into the workplace. But now we're looking at having an "artificial intelligence" device that LISTENS TO WORKPLACE CONVERSATIONS to be sure that we are being "inclusive" and "equal".

I am not making this up.

Could a smart device catch implicit bias in the workplace?

“The vision that we have [for this project] is that you would have a device, maybe something like Amazon Alexa, that sits on the table and observes the human team members while they are working on a problem, and supports them in various ways,” says Riedl, an associate professor who studies crowdsourcing, open innovation, and network science. “One of the ways in which we think we can support that team is by ensuring equal inclusion of all team members.”

The fact that this is even AN IDEA shows how far this has gone.

Enjoy. This is what happens we start controlling, intimidating and punishing freedom of expression. IN AMERICA.
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I'm thinking they don't have to listen in, they can just analyze existing email and other content (Skype, Lync, MS Teams, Zoom, etc.) Preferably with the communication participants' permission however since it's their machines (the company's) and they are only to be used to perform the tasks that their employer needs (the reason(s) for which they were hired) AND depending on if they have a warning when the user logs into their machine indicating that all computer activity may be monitored, they may not even need permission.

A lot can be determined and revealed by examining a person's email communications, including whether there are indicators that show a propensity for discrimination and/or bias.

Course you feel that's acceptable....invading people's privacy is cool as long as they're racists.
This is a form of profiling you know.
It's like saying all black people are criminals.
They're trying to say that anyone who isn't wokish is a racist.

Where exactly did I say anything was acceptable?

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

Things like this have happened for decades.

Starbucks worker says he was fired for union organizing and 'to create fear'

Well that's not lawful. Those are the kind of cases the National Labor Relations Board handles:
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Examples of employee rights include:

• Forming, or attempting to form, a union in your workplace;
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Employees who are not represented by a union also have rights under the NLRA. Specifically, the National Labor Relations Board protects the rights of employees to engage in “concerted activity”, which is when two or more employees take action for their mutual aid or protection regarding terms and conditions of employment. A single employee may also engage in protected concerted activity if he or she is acting on the authority of other employees, bringing group complaints to the employer’s attention, trying to induce group action, or seeking to prepare for group action.

A few examples of protected concerted activities are:

• Two or more employees addressing their employer about improving their pay.
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More information, including descriptions of actual concerted activity cases, is available on the protected concerted activity page.

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