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- Personal Time != Company Time http://www.exceptionnotfound.net/personal-time-company-time/ 21 comments culture
- Personal Time != Company Time http://www.exceptionnotfound.net/personal-time-company-time/ 455 comments programming
- This company is about to grow new organs in a person for the first time https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/08/25/1058652/grow-new-organs/ 9 comments technology
- When a Company Is Put Up for Sale, in Many Cases, Your Personal Data Is, Too - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/29/technology/when-a-company-goes-up-for-sale-in-many-cases-so-does-your-personal-data.html?_r=0 3 comments privacy
- Is the company allowed to mandate learning new skills during your personal time without providing compensation for that time? https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/ 18 comments programming
- Gallup: "44% of millennials in the United States believe that their personal information is kept private 'all' or 'most of the time' by the businesses or companies they do business with" http://www.gallup.com/poll/183074/millennials-trusting-safety-personal-information.aspx?utm_source=economy&utm_medium=newsfeed&utm_campaign=tiles 38 comments technology
- My boss is demanding I perform work on "personal time" and not "company time" in order to subvert paying me for my time. What are my options? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/6qbwwm/my_boss_is_demanding_i_perform_work_on_personal/ 129 comments personalfinance
- President Biden wants to ban advertising targeted toward kids | 'It’s time to demand tech companies stop collecting personal data on our children.' https://web.archive.org/web/20220302130245/https:/www.engadget.com/biden-wants-to-ban-advertising-targeted-toward-kids-052140748.html 256 comments privacy
- "Jazz Utilizes IBM cloud-based analytics to personalize customer experiences" About damn time! Such measures can do wonders for businesses in Pakistan. Hope more companies do the same https://pakobserver.net/jazz-utilizes-ibm-cloud-based-analytics-to-personalize-customer-experiences/ 3 comments pakistan
- "An Australian study found that employees who surf the Internet for personal reasons on company time are about 9 percent more productive than those who don’t." http://www.theweek.com/article/index/95022/personal_web_surfing_boosts_productivity_and_unemployment_hits_85 9 comments technology
- FAA revokes licenses of pilots who missed airport, used personal laptop computers during the flight, in violation of company policy, and lost track of time. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091027/ap_on_bi_ge/us_northwest_flight_overflown 3 comments reddit.com
- [OT][Adam Stern] Toyota shareholders "accused Chairman Akio Toyoda of spending too much time on motorsports as his personal 'hobby,' but still reappointed Toyoda and the company's board.". https://x.com/A_S12/status/1803071066140483587 172 comments formula1
- Mitt Romney was on the board of a company fined $119 million for Medicare Fraud – at the time, the largest criminal fine for Health Care Fraud in US history. He still walked away with a $470k personal profit from that corrupt company. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/18/1056097/-the-romney-dossier-is-truly-explosive-an-open-history-of-fraud-and-corruption 87 comments politics
- This company is about to grow new organs in a person for the first time | Volunteer with severe liver disease will soon undergo a procedure that could lead them to grow a second liver https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/08/25/1058652/grow-new-organs/ 67 comments futurology
- All critical personal data on people in India should be processed within the country, a government panel said on Friday. The recommendation comes at a time when data breaches are becoming common globally and there is heightened scrutiny by governments on how companies handle user data. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-data/panel-proposes-india-only-policy-for-critical-data-iduskbn1kh1e0 4 comments worldnews
- Some tech companies have started offering unlimited vacation time. In one case, a company paid $1000 to any person who took a week long vacation and could provide an airplane ticket as proof. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-07-19/to-recruit-techies-companies-offer-unlimited-vacation 33 comments technology
- Sign of the times: DevOps startup raises $30+ million despite founders living 5,000 miles apart and having only met in person once since the company started. https://dzone.com/articles/from-devs-to-vps-to-co-founders-10xing-a-startup-5 2 comments economics
- Stronger data protection in the EU: A major overhaul of current EU data protection rules, to put people in control of their personal data while at the same time making it easier for companies to move across Europe, was voted by the Civil Liberties Committee on Monday. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20131021ipr22706/html/civil-liberties-meps-pave-the-way-for-stronger-data-protection-in-the-eu 4 comments europe
- Stronger data protection in the EU: A major overhaul of current EU data protection rules, to put people in control of their personal data while at the same time making it easier for companies to move across Europe, was voted by the Civil Liberties Committee on Monday. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20131021ipr22706/html/civil-liberties-meps-pave-the-way-for-stronger-data-protection-in-the-eu 4 comments worldnews
- Maven on Mr. McMahon firing a talent for being late: "They made the excuse that they did not get a wake up call. Vince made the statement ‘If you’re trusting someone who is working a minimum wage job to get you to your place of employment on time, you’re not the person I want in this company.’" https://fightfans.co.uk/wrestling-news/maven-story-vince-mcmahon-firing-talent-being-late/ 358 comments squaredcircle
- Employers Find ‘Soft Skills’ Like Critical Thinking in Short Supply. Companies put more time and money into teasing out job applicants’ personality traits http://www.wsj.com/articles/employers-find-soft-skills-like-critical-thinking-in-short-supply-1472549400 23 comments economy
- The Miz on Cody Rhodes return - “He really showed who he is as a superstar and as a person … you know he knows what it takes to be in that main event,” he said. “Hopefully his surgery goes really well and he’s back in no time at the forefront of this company.” https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2022/06/the-miz-comments-on-cody-rhodes-wwe-return-and-hiac-performance/ 43 comments squaredcircle
- To those who liked liberty lecture here is Skinner's Genealogy of the State. Really interesting questions on is the state the government, the people, an artificial person, is it dying with the rise of international law and private companies etc. Check it out if you have time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-bcyHYNxyk 6 comments philosophy
- How to Make Money in 6 Easy Steps - Entrepreneur behind software and design firm 37Signals shares valuable lesson on how to build a profitable company. Explained through thoroughly engaging personal account of his time as small business owner. http://www.inc.com/magazine/20110301/making-money-small-business-advice-from-jason-fried.html 41 comments business
- Hey guys, I created a quick F1 survey. It will take less than 3 min. of your time. Would be great if you could help me out. It‘s for personal use only and not related to any F1 company or team. Of course I will share the results if wanted. Cheers and thank you guys! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1faipqlseqbe9wpdl9rrbfwnmepdpny3hibkyhlrxq51lugggd5gyfww/viewform?usp=sf_link 26 comments formula1