Gavin King

Agree with most in this thread. I've been in the pharmaceutical benefit management industry for 13+ years and non-competes (typically can't work for competitor for 1 year after departure, even if laid off or fired), non-solicitation (can't recruit former coworkers, typically 18 months after departure), and NDAs (can't reveal confidential or proprietary information) are pretty damn common place. NDA is only one that makes sense and is fair IMO. Client lists for sales, proprietary tech, etc... yeah you can't just take that when you leave. Non-solicitations are hard to prove an infraction beyond the obvious, but still it puts a limits on a free market for labor and should be banned. If a person wants to leave for a better offer or for whatever reason, they shouldn't be prevented by hearing of the offer just because it's coming from a former colleague. The whole idea of a career is to network and know people and this tries to stomp this down. Non-competes suck because whether your low or high paying individual, you typically can't sit out of a job for a year... Going to another industry is still difficult as the definition of competitor is fairly broad, and even if you do, that can severely hamper your career. Companies use it as a scare tactic, and it works. Companies have in-house lawyers, an individual can burn $10-$50k on a lawyer. Even if they win, and get compensated back, that's a big risk, super stressful, likely no new employer will to touch you during the fight, and might not want to touch you after you have a reputation. Big picture, it's bad for the economy. Let bad companies suffer and die if they cant survive without putting handcuffs on their employees. Let good companies thrive by the increased access to a wider pool of talent... If they can offer more, they should have the best talent available. That's capitalism and it should work both fucking ways. /SoapBox Last, totally fine with tuition reimbursement or other training classes as long as it's a simple stay for X amount of reasonable amount of time or pay back proportional amount back if you leave early. If it's 'arbitrary' training, or if it limits you in anyway after your last day of work then get bent. Good companies will train folks no matter what because that's part of developing your talent and building/maintaining your company. It's also a part of treating your employees well, if you continue to do that, most will stay, those that don't are a cost of doing business and will advertise their skills learned at your company throughout the industry. Hopefully the courts don't mess this all up, but today is a good day. Thank you FTC.

Peppa pig is pretty solid too.

Watching now with the kiddo. It's a solid kids show, well made, actually funny even for adults, and doesn't treat kids like idiots. It's a kids show at the end of the day, so weird to compare it to the Sopranos, but struggling to think of another kids show of quality to compare it to.

I ended up buying all the compendiums and reading the whole series during the wait between Season 1 and 2. Very entertaining read, and still really enjoying the show.

I got to go back to the comics, but did that occur during their first interaction. Although intense and disturbing, it is kind of of a big deal for Mark's character and other future events. I'm a bit surprised if they do fully end up skipping it.

That's a bummer. Lower Deck has honestly been the best 'new' Trek ... Strange New Worlds is probably right behind it so that's good. Surprising that Lower Deck is cancelled, thought it did pretty well.

I can't remember when I started going to IGN boards... I remembered when IGN was mainly just a N64 codes/walkthrough website. Probably boards around 2000 or 2001 as ShaneMcmahon006. Mainly lurker, but enjoyed the CEB, DVD, and Halo boards. I do remember paying $20 for insider too.

My office built a new building just before the pandemic, all open office concept, no assigned cubes, no cubes at all, just rows of desks and monitors you bring your laptop to. I would have hated it if I ever had to work there with full staff. Noisy as hell, no personality to make your space your own (pictures, knick knacks, red stapler), no privacy, impossible to take a call. I've been remote since the pandemic, even switched companies and still remote. If I work for a local company some time in the future, I'd go in occasionally, but otherwise, I see no reason to ever go back. I ain't moving.... If being in the office was required, every other aspect of the role must be a 10/10 or higher to consider. Companies that are forcing RTO are taking a hit. Bleeding talent, can't retain, can't attract replacements. It's their way to low key lay off with people volunteering to quit and they don't have to pay a severance. Eventually though they lose all historical knowledge and it's going to be rough trying to build it back up.

I forget I have access to the PPVs too... I remembered it for the Royal Rumble and threw it up while I did other stuff. Might do the same tonight.

Cool, I'd give it a go. PM a link, probably won't watch until the weekend.

Any hint at genre?

No way anyone is confirmed until after November.

100% we're heading to a Seinfeld-like Finale. I thought it was one of Vince Vaughn stronger CYE appearance. Just a good story thread of being excited about his new girlfriend but mistakes what works at Disney means, lol.

There's more that will be revealed of the Viltrum race with their history, motives, and plans. All is not what it seems.

I'd watch that, looks like some stupid fun