Offtopic, but the link in your signature no longer works. The new URL is http://www.oolite.org/

Stands to reason: character traits (of which tidyness is just one) are usually reflected in everything a person does. So yes, I believe strongly that you can judge people's approach to work ethics by observing other areas of their lives. I get my best observations during game nights: are they prone to cheat, do they use sneaky tactics, how competitive are they and how well do they cope with losing, how serious do they take the game, what's the general vibe they give off while playing, ...

OTOH, I seem to contradict my own theory: my desk at home is a mess, and often, so is my kitchen. Yet, at work I'm the tidy freak, compulsively closing closets and drawers others leave open. I approach my work code in the same style. But my home and media folders at home are, again, a mess. I have no explanation for this...

Oh, forgot to add... I live in Belgium, where Diesel is currently priced around 1.44 ($2.06) per litre. Don't know what it costs in the rest of the world, but in my case I'd be saving the company around 324 ($464) in fuel costs alone. So me taking a paycut to telecommute is definitely out of the question.

I would however consider taking a job that pays a bit less if it were with a company closer to home or one that would allow me to telecommute. I'd still have to factor in my mortgage and renovations, but depending on how much I'd lose and considering other factors such as job content, I could be persuaded. But if my current company would ask me to give up pay so that I could work from home, which not only benefits them because I incur less fuel costs, but also because I'll be less tired after the hour and a half commute through the traffic jams. Well, that would definitely be interpreted as the failed attempt at humour it most definitely is.

Good thing I'm lucky enough to work for a cool company that likes to treat its employees well. One of the benefits of working for small (less than 20 people) companies, I guess.

On the other hand, the car and fuel are paid for by my company. If you consider that I empty a 45l diesel tank in 4 days when used for commuting only, it's a huge saving for the company. Why should I lose pay over something that already benefits them in the form of cost savings?

Well, if you think about it, they have a great business model here...

Radio is a way for artists to get their music heard, in order to sell more albums. In other words: an advertising platform for albums. So what SABAM is doing is charging people money for listening to ads for their own products. Only in the entertainment industry does such a braindead scheme make any sense...

Get your facts straight; the word is simply misspelled in that article; it's "klinkklare". See Vandale.nl.

Don't know, it just doesn't feel right to make jokes so soon about a disaster that killed so many. And between you and me, I don't think you'd have cracked that same joke had you learned that your friend had lost loved ones over there. Not that I'm judging you though; on the whole pot/kettle scale I'm just as black as you are. But there's a difference between sharing some jokes with friends or coworkers who weren't affected and posting a poll about it on a high traffic website that may be visited by people who were.

Then again, perhaps I'm completely wrong about this. Kind of reminds me of a Biohazard quote from the song "Remember":

That's what us debating this feels like to me: we can talk all we want... We weren't there, what do we know?

No, but non-american sites would and probably have.

I definitely agree It's poor taste, but that's just human nature: as long as you're not a victim it's OK to make jokes. The minute it affects oneself, it's an entirely different matter...

People who believe that ignorance is a synonym of stupidity are ignorant.

No, but ignorance is a symptom of stupidity...

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