The bullshit thread

[Wobblz]

Just wanted to say that flu isn't treated - medicine that's given is of supportive nature. Painkillers and stuff to lower your temperature, antipyretics. The body takes care of the flu, so yeah, it's not about medicine.

 

[ADRossi]

Just remember that good health is something we all take for granted.

 

[Pimpin]

the implications of how fast it spreads is that despite the seemingly the low % of fatalities, if it spreads to many people, and has a high mutation rate, it could potentially become something worse

 

[JJM]

Just remember that good health is something we all take for granted.

Pff... Common...

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[Adriano@10]

Dude, there are over 250 reported fatalities.

According to the cdc (center for disease control) the common flu has lead to at least 17000 death yearly in the US alone and thats yearly since 2010 with the highest estimate being at 61000 so that should put the 250 deaths into perspective.

Problem is that most people confuse a common cold with the flu or they say they have the flu when in fact they just have a common cold which leads to many underestimating how sever the flu can be.

Again the problem is not how sever it is but how fast it spreads.

Also wobbiz you do know that we have a vaccine against the flu? Also there are antiviral drugs (tamiflu) that do fight the flu....

 

[Shaun]

According to the cdc (center for disease control) the common flu has lead to at least 17000 death yearly in the US alone and thats yearly since 2010 with the highest estimate being at 61000 so that should put the 250 deaths into perspective.

Problem is that most people confuse a common cold with the flu or they say they have the flu when in fact they just have a common cold which leads to many underestimating how sever the flu can be.

Again the problem is not how sever it is but how fast it spreads.

Also wobbiz you do know that we have a vaccine against the flu? Also there are antiviral drugs (tamiflu) that do fight the flu....

250 deaths for a virus that has been around about a month and takes up to 14 days to show symptoms. Plus, that's the reported figure. So that figure shouldn't mean much at all.

 

[Adriano@10]

250 deaths for a virus that has been around about a month and takes up to 14 days to show symptoms. Plus, that's the reported figure. So that figure shouldn't mean much at all.

Well it s still a death rate of around 2% if you look at reported cases to reported deaths. Thats a sample of over 10000 patients so i d give it some credibility of course there might be unreported cases and unreported deaths but i doubt that the real death rate is significantly higher than 2-3%.

 

[Fapuccino]

The news outlets remembered their ratings during the days of Ebola, and needed another boogeyman to salvage their failing businesses.

 

[Wobblz]

Hm, so I'm three weeks in my new job. A handsomely paid one to that, more than double to what I was making on my last office job, four years ago and I couldn't even spend my whole salary back then. Just started to settle in and getting to know my colleagues. Got my first official positive feedback from the marketing team I'm working with - they were pretty amazed with my instant contribution and turnaround. Felt good man. Last night I went out drinking to see some friends as I was to be flown to London to meet the guys in the other office next Monday and was pretty excited coming to work today.

After a couple of minutes while I was making my coffee and checking comms I receive a Slack message from HR: "Come, we want you for a quick 15 min talk". Now, I instantly got weirded out. 15 minutes.... hm. I go there and what do you know, the girl that hired me looks like she's on the verge of bursting into tears. There's some documents on the fucking table... they're letting me go. Bollocks. Considering I'm on probation, by law, for the first six months they can do whatever they want. At least the HR girls told me that they'll do everything they can to help me out in finding a new job and they'll ask around and write recommendations.

I was hired by a dude that was subsequently fired and I started the job alongside my new boss, who... apparently, has other plans for the team and managing the people in both offices. The position that I was hired for, they say, will be moved to London. He'll probably move the whole design team there, as currently one one dude is left and I'm guessing his clock is running out. The pussy didn't even talk to me himself and let the girls do it. He also fired another guy, this time because he wasn't doing okay, although he was also pretty new, a month or so in the company. So yeah, I'm back to fucking square zero. Was waiting for my first paycheck to finally be able to breath and even buy some nice things and now I'm pretty much broke again with zero income in the foreseeable future

Life is weird man. Anyway, the company wasn't without fault either, I would've probably changed it for something more structured after a while, certainly less than a year, since it's a "scale-up" which means they have no fucking clue what they're doing, although they're very well funded and as you can see they're making retarded decisions, like firing a third of their team (we were three in Sofia and three in London) without any notice.

I'll begin looking for a new job starting next week and I'm thinking about trying to get my freelancing business back going in the meantime. God, I thought I'm fucking done with that whole process and I've now got to do it all over again.

 

[dax21]

That fucking sucks, I would be so pissed off in your position. I can also relate to money being tight at the moment, this year started kind of rough.
Try to remain optimistic and in good spirits, I know it's not much of help but good things have to happen at some point dude.

 

[Wobblz]

Thanks dude. Yeah, so far I'm more amused by the whole ordeal than angry or desperate but both are probably on queue.

I just feel like I'm fucking stuck in one place, like I'm in purgatory or something. Even my fucking hernia, for which I got a surgery less than 18 months ago is, I'm afraid, back in full swing once again, as I'm feeling pretty much the same symptoms but I haven't had the time to deal with that since I wanted to hit the ground running on my new, now ex job... double yao. It's either that or something much worse, don't want to even think about it. At least I booked an appointment for some tests for after I get back from London so now I'll just sit idle for a week stressing about both things simultaneously.

Anyway, I'm carrying my cross with my head held high. I'm definitely not eager to tell close friends and family about that so thanks for reading and giving some encouragement, helps me vent this shit out. Each and everyone has their own unique problems they have to fight and I'm sure a lot of people have it way worse than I do at the current moment. As you said - good things have to happen at some point.

 

[crzdcolombian]

Dude always looks out for #1.

Only people who care for you unconditionally are your parents, grandparents and pets. I tell that to my friends and team mates. Obviously don’t be a dick about it but in the US they want you to give 2 weeks to a month. They fire you in 10 minutes or less. Regardless of what time of year. How much you like your boss or how bad the situation is at work always take a better offer when it’s offered. Shit doesn’t just wait. Being cool and waiting for shit to slow down to help a company doesn’t help you. The time they are desperate is the time another company is too and will defiantly be willing to pay you more.

Corporate world is brutal and political. I switched back to corporate. Recently as the money was too good to pass up. Everyone was afraid I was going to fire everyone. I did end up promoting someone that was 2 positions below a few people to manager and then a lot of the team quit. HR talked to me as a few people complained and I said that person is the best on the team, has the highest education, does the best work and I will not hold her back for 10 years because 3 people have been in the company longer.

 

[nurko]

Thanks dude. Yeah, so far I'm more amused by the whole ordeal than angry or desperate but both are probably on queue.

I just feel like I'm fucking stuck in one place, like I'm in purgatory or something. Even my fucking hernia, for which I got a surgery less than 18 months ago is, I'm afraid, back in full swing once again, as I'm feeling pretty much the same symptoms but I haven't had the time to deal with that since I wanted to hit the ground running on my new, now ex job... double yao. It's either that or something much worse, don't want to even think about it. At least I booked an appointment for some tests for after I get back from London so now I'll just sit idle for a week stressing about both things simultaneously.

Anyway, I'm carrying my cross with my head held high. I'm definitely not eager to tell close friends and family about that so thanks for reading and giving some encouragement, helps me vent this shit out. Each and everyone has their own unique problems they have to fight and I'm sure a lot of people have it way worse than I do at the current moment. As you said - good things have to happen at some point.

Ever worked on design for web and mobile apps? If yes, and if you have some kind of portfolio, send me a link. I work in software development and we often need design stuff done so we might do some work some day, or I could link you up with someone else.

 

[Rasha]

Im in Rio kids... Tonight going off the ship for carnival, wohooo

 

[crzdcolombian]

Im in Rio kids... Tonight going off the ship for carnival, wohooo

Don’t bring one of those girls back with you

One of my boys friends did. He was in “love”. Got married quick so she could come to the Us. Got her papers and left his ass haha. At least he didn’t have to pay her alimony

 

[Rasha]

Well i cant because visitors on the ship has to come off before we go. But thanks either way ... Right now the weather is poor i hope it gets better in few hours

 

[crzdcolombian]

2 cases of Coronavirus in Connecticut In the US.

So they closed all the office buildings, schools and no toilet paper, soap, diapers, bottled water or cleaning supplies in any stores haha

Way too over reacting

 

[Fapuccino]

What is it with the toilet paper? Diarrhea is not a side effect. These people are fucking dumb.

Health officials keep saying avoid large crowds, these morons are crowding every Walmart, Costco and grocery store.

 

[Lui]

Thinking of starting a small militia to hunt and trap resellers of hand sanitizer and toilet paper.

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[Fapuccino]

Stores are packed. Holy fuck. Never seen a "recession" where people are spending all their money.