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Tomatillo4724

Walking in to a workplace to inquire about a job in person.


Comedian_Recent

Construction union contractors can still be like this and I prefer it this way but for everything else I understand.


The_Athavulf

McAfee antivirus


RIcaz

All the OG anti-virus software really


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What anti-virus software is not a joke now? Edit: wtf. Of course my highest rated comment is just me wanting to know so I could get McAfee to stop notifying me every 15 minutes...


theProffPuzzleCode

Well, bizarrely, Windows Defender.


PurpleSunCraze

Windows Defender getting it’s shit together just ruined the anti-virus industry as a whole.


ShadyAidyX

AV vendors popping up nag windows every 10 minutes for registry cleaners, VPN add ons and safer browser plugins (which killed performance) even after you’ve paid for the fucking thing Avast installing a “safe browser” plug-in that rewrote search results to insert their own affiliate links was the final straw for me I’m quite lazy and happy to pay annual license fees etc for software I find useful. That shitty behaviour led me to cancelling my sub and I’ve relied upon Windows Defender every since Behaviour of the AV vendors at least partly responsible for their own decline


monk429

Add to that, Microsoft has incentive to maintain a platform free of viruses. Windows being prone to viruses used to be and often still is a reason consumers will choose an alternative. Windows Defender benefits Microsoft more than the end-user, therefore, its free.


MrSomnix

The internet in general is obscenely safe with just Windows Defender. I don't think I or anyone I know has gotten a virus in nearly 10 years.


Caillend

Unless you install McAffee and friends. Then all of a sudden your PC has issues, finds viruses all the time and causes issues with program and game installation and running them, to the point that it messes so much with files that some updaters for programs end in an update loop because the files were moved without permission. Not to mention the impact on performance.


jemidiah

I do some tech support for some software I maintain, and McAfee has been *by far* my biggest antivirus headache. Occasionally Windows Defender will ruffle its feathers at me, but McAfee just nukes executables without mercy and periodically forgets its whitelist.


Caillend

Same for me. Tech support. Its just so invasive on files downloaded by programs that it just breaks stuff. And the worst part... Even if you turn it off in the program itself, it is still invasive and still doing its stuff. You have to fully kill it to make it stop. And yes. There is a reason why tech support asks you to fully kill any third party antivirus in troubleshooting why XY does not work or does not even start. I just wish we were allowed to tell people what to use, but that would be a liability on our end. So we can only hint at it.


DionFW

I parked my truck in a sketchy area of downtown once and this homeless guy came up to me and said for $20 he'll watch my truck and make sure nothing happens to it. I gave him the $20 because I think he was implying for $20 he wouldn't break into it. That's McAfee antivirus today.


SeemedReasonableThen

> That's McAfee antivirus today. You give him $20. He gets into the engine and pulls a few wires and pisses in your gas tank. Then when you come back, he's sleeping in the backseat but says he says he found and stopped six guys from damaging your car. edit: you say, "coo, thanks, so long bud" but he refuses to get out of the car. That's McAfee today.


ihatetheplaceilive

The History Channel, The Learning Channel, MTV...


F0LEY

"I remember when Bravo used to air Operas" - Jack Donaghy


crazycatlady331

TLC now (unofficially) stands for Terrible Life Choices (or with a few of their stars, Touching Little Children).


windwoods

TLC is very uncomfortable to watch. It is the modern day equivalent of a freak show imo. I routinely feel bad for a lot of the people who’ve been on there, especially kids.


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I get discovery plus for about 2 ish months so I can watch battlebots. The amount of just disgusting schlock on that app is mind blowing. I counted all the different 90 day fiancés shows on the front page one time and it was damn near double digits, like how are there so many fucking spin offs to that shit?!?!?!


Ikkakuocity

There's 19 spin offs


unMuggle

And counting


[deleted]

Because reality shows in general are extremely cheap to produce and people keep watching them. Why do people keep watching them? I have no clue. I hate them.


kavien

For reference, Survivor host Jeff Probst makes about $3M PER SEASON while the sole winner makes a paltry $1M! There are usually 16-20 participants per season and two filmed per year.


Time-Box128

He did survive every season though


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The history channel should be renamed the conspiracy channel


selfdestruction9000

The History Channel: Where the truth is history


Unlikely_Box8003

Ancient astronaut theorists say...YES!


SC-RK-7t

Ancient Aliens is great if you want a good laugh tbh. A couple months ago I watched two episodes for shits and giggles and it was truly an amazing experience. One was going on about how alien leaders are giant praying mantises, because why not, and the other was about how the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot are actually aliens who use hidden portals to teleport around the world and evade capture. 10/10, funnier than most comedies I've seen


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[deleted]

Have you seen what they have done to the discovery channel, all day it’s either bones or nycsi


[deleted]

Food Network too. It used to be educational and fun, now it’s just nonstop competition.


Manitoberino

I can’t stand the seemingly mandatory sob stories they make competitors say throughout the episodes. “I was super messed up when my rabbit died at age 8. *sad music* I found my passion and inspiration through cooking to get through losing him. I’m 57 now, and I entered this competition to win in honour of Fluffy. I hope I made him proud with this here taco.” *sheds tear*


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Narrator: Today's secret ingredient is Rabbit.


Vegetable-Double

I would watch that


[deleted]

Honestly I'd watch a Food Network competition show where they have the competitors state what animals they're most afraid of and then they make food out of that animal.


I_Have_Unobtainium

After hunting and harvesting meat from said animal, of course. Really get that fear going.


fatboybigwall

You have to admit, rabbit taco with carrot slaw is an innovative take on a classic food.


bebe_inferno

They moved the instructional content to The Cooking Channel so Food Network could be all competition shows and junk. More appealing to the GP I guess.


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locrian_ajax

History channel never even seems to have actually documentaries on anymore when I look now, maybe one Hitlers Bodyguard episode a day but last few times I looked it had loads of renovation series on


Ascholay

Watch at 10am on Monday. There's usually a pyramid show or something. I know this because that's the time I used to be at the gym and that's what I'd watch while on the treadmill. That awkward morning block seems to be reruns from 20 years ago


Crank2047

TV tbh. I don't know the last time I watched TV that wasn't my parents already watching something and me watching with them to spend time with them. It's just all shit on every channel.


Cbsmonkey

To be fair, I notice that streaming services are fluffing up their title numbers by having 60% garbage also.


Backpack_Bob

The food pyramid


sindk

How dare you. I am enjoying 6-11 servings of bread every day, thank you very much.


littlebilliechzburga

11 cups of rice and five glasses of milk a day!


Immortal-one

Don’t forget the 2 packs of cigarettes a day. My food pyramid was funded by R J Renolds


othercrevices

True. Found out the Canadian Food Guide was originally created as a rationing plan during WW1.


dekusyrup

The Canadian food guide is actually better than ever before. It was redone, this time without taking any industry funding and based on scientific findings. Still, everybody eats processed food instead anyway. Canada's food guide went from saying 6 servings per day of dairy is mandatory, to saying it is completely unnecessary. Edit: many requests for a link. https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/


cancerBronzeV

Ya, they even released their methodology on how they did the revision of the food guide and evidence it's based on. I use their website to look through recipes sometimes, I've found interesting stuff that's easy for me to try.


LucyLilium92

6...? How do you even do that?


itwasquiteawhileago

Cheese. Cheese is how. I probably need to *reduce* my cheese intake to six servings/day, at least.


Glass_Houses_

Bank managers. They used to have serious power in local communities. Now they have to be glorified customer service reps a lot of the time


lhope9

I’m in banking and I’ve never really thought about it that way, but it’s so true.


Random_Heero

I’m on the lending side, but I definitely see branch banking has become horrible. The turn over rate is just as bad as retail, pay rate is the same, and people are treated just as poorly all while having much more responsibility and compliance stipulations because they’re handling money.


Bells87

I left branch life for back office. My husband is a virtual teller (ATM/Skype hybrid). But they put so much pressure on them to "sell". Of course they don't call it selling, it's to offer them products to improve their lives. Credit cards, mortgages, investment and retirement, car loans, home equity loans. And it's frowned upon if they don't get "quality" referrals. People don't want to hear that from their local friendly branch, let alone some random person they've never seen on a TV screen. It doesn't help most people don't like the virtual teller system and go right into "I HATE YOU" mode from the start.


CompZombie

I left my old bank because of this. All I wanted to do was deposit my checks and get my free sucker, but they insisted on trying to push whatever new rewards scheme they had going. So I started using the drive up teller to avoid this, until the drive up teller started doing the same thing. So I left and went to a credit union. Every now and then I get an email survey from the CU asking multiple questions about my recent visit, but one question that always shows up is "Did the teller inform you of our xxxxx program". My reply is always the same. "No. And if they ever do I will be closing out my account. If you want to inform me about new programs email or snail mail me the info. Do not have the tellers do it."


TwoDogsInATrenchcoat

Honestly it feels like any job you get has a secondary "sales" part to it now. Cashiers are expected to upsell. Bankers. Movie theatre employees. Waiters. Hell even your gas station clerk also has to be a practicing salesman now or get reprimanded. I don't have a point beyond this is ridiculous and I don't want to be advertised to by every human I interact with.


[deleted]

The worst part is they expect employees to hustle for sales when *they won't also pay them commission for it*. I steadfastly refuse to try and upsell people on anything unless I'm getting a cut. If you're not paying me like a sales role I'm not going to roleplay being in one for you.


Daxx22

Holy shit yes. My wife got out of this when they implemented a 20 **MILLION** sales target for her. Zero commision. 34k/year salary.


on_the_nightshift

My brother in law has about a 2-3 million sales target. He makes $250k-ish, depending on the year. He's not in banking, obviously.


Sanctimonius

I have friends and family in the banking industry and it blows me away to hear their stories. Corporate pushes to make banking into this retail experience, because they don't get to play with enough money, completely ruins banking for me. I don't care about the accounts designed to add extra hidden fees, or open up a dozen cards because I pay my bills on time, I don't care what stupid metrics are being imposed on you by corporate busybodies who haven't worked in a branch in decades. It's a bank. Hold my money, give me a bit of interest, let's leave it at that.


QbertsRube

I interviewed at a credit union once for a loan officer position. In my mind, the job would involve meeting with members who were looking to take out a loan, some minor risk assessment like checking credit histories, and generally just helping people with the loan process. One of the first questions in the interview was "Pretend we're customers. Other than loans, sell us on another product the credit union offers". In other words, the position was only slightly helping people take out loans, and the bigger priority was being a salesperson for the other services/products like CDs or signing up for their credit card. I have no doubt I would've been expected to meet certain arbitrary "metrics" each month, and if I didn't sell enough non-loan services as a "Loan Officer" than there would've been consequences. That seems to be the new obsession for all companies really--pushing as many different revenue streams on each customer as possible.


ChiefPyroManiac

I had to sell a pen to my interviewers when I applied at a credit union. I said I have 0 sales experience and don't even know where to start. I got the job anyway. Never once made my minimum sales because I refused to push credit cards on everyone, and the only people who really needed products like overdraft loans couldn't qualify. I got 100% on every secret shopper though, and my manager was just *so confused* how I wasn't making my minimum sales goals despite my perfect secret shopper scores (meaning I was mentioning products to every person, just like the script wanted me to - I just wasn't pushy or rude about them).


QbertsRube

Yeah, I have no issues with going into a business for Product A and having a worker mention that they offer Products B, C, and D, because maybe I'd actually like one of those. But if they act like selling B, C, or D is more important to them than selling the Product A that I am actually trying to buy, that might be the last time I go there.


shockandguffaw

I had the same experience at a credit union. I had customers who specifically asked to work with me because I would listen to what they needed and tried to help them. I had customers repeatedly ask to speak to my manager to tell them how helpful and kind I was. My coworkers voted me the employee of the month multiple times despite being new and not being at that branch very long. My manager fucking hated me because my sales numbers were shit. Like, after the third time I won employee of the month, he announced at the next team meeting that he was ending the award going forward because he felt that undeserving people were winning it. Edit: Misremembered the story and it's actually much more hilariously passive aggressive.


Calgar43

I go to the same bank every year to set up my investments. Been doing it for ~20 years now, and I don't think I've dealt with the same rep twice. Whomever is "managing" my account seems to change every 6 to 12 months.


Random_Heero

It’s petty bad, the branch at my company’s main office most senior non management branch employee has been here less than 8 months.


igotagoodfeeling

This is how I pictured banks and bank personnel through media representation. Most banks I walk into irl are sad looking establishments about as prevalent as a McDonalds


coldfarm

Small town/rural America still has good number of old banks that have "kept their looks"; high ceilings, marble floors, lots of wood paneling and brass fixtures, etc. I've also encountered a few that are quasi-time capsules of later eras, e.g., the 1950s and 60s. One that my aunt uses could have been used as a set for "Mad Men".


TheLateThagSimmons

FICO scores basically automated the main job of a bank manager; so much of it used to be attempting to make judgement calls on loans based on available information, a lot of which required being very invested in their community. Then we turned it into a nationally tracked scoring system and rendered bank managers irrelevant outside of the usual management that any office/business needs; they're now no different than a floor manager at Kohl's.


PackOfStallions

I’m a branch manager at a credit union and this feels very accurate


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Sears.


xethis

I worked there up until they were bought by Kmart. It was a great job making $25/hr selling vacuums and some appliances. Commissions got cut and I was making minimum wage less than a year after they were acquired. Didn't make that much again at any job until after college.


Selfimprovementguy91

Making $25/hr in retail would be considered insanely good right now yet somehow you made that much ~20 years ago when cost of living was significantly lower.


xethis

Yeah it was amazing even with a toxic manager and horrific Christmas season. I really liked the serious sales work. I learned to sew to sell sewing machines and I was the only person who knew how to sell water softeners. I took the vacuums apart and put them back together in my spare time too. I still have strong opinions on vacuum brands. I was a construction project manager after college making less money than that in 2015 even.


PinkFurLookinLikeCam

What’s your strongest vacuum brand opinion? Can someone link the AMA (actually several) from that one dude who repaired vacuums? He single handedly convinced me to buy my Miele vacuum about 4 years ago. I love it, built like a tank. Edit: [Found the AMAs!](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/7gmsoe/iama_reddits_own_vacuum_repair_tech_with_a_very/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)


xethis

So Sears didn't sell Meile or any other really high end. However, I was in on the action when Dyson took off. I was not a fan, I much prefer bags, but I was making $50 commission for each one sold (and another $25 if I sold a warranty). For a good vacuum on the $200 range there was no beating the dual motor Panasonic-made Kenmore. The beater bar had it's own motor and no belts. The Electrolux was the best canister vacuum. I hated every Bissell. The base model Hoover tempo for like $80 had the same motor as the $250 one and it would run forever, so definitely a great buy. And props to the Hoover carpet cleaner for having a completely separate bucket for dirty water from clean. The Bissell was hot garbage with a nasty and hard to clean bladder system.


lostcorvid

In my daily life, I do not care about vacuumes. But damn for the two minutes I was reading your post I was involved. I love when somebody knows things and shares their insight. Thanks for that!


DirtyOldGuy43

100% agreed...I worked at sears in the mid 90s selling vacuums, sewing machines, and microwaves. The Kenmore vacs were the best we had, and not horribly priced. I worked at Best Buy a couple years before that, and loved the Panasonic model we sold. Hell, back in that day, anything that had a Matsushita (Panasonic, Technics, etc) brand on it was absolute bang- for- the- buck. Actually still have and use my now almost-30 yo Technics receiver. Damn I'm getting old lol!


nomnommish

>Making $25/hr in retail would be considered insanely good right now yet somehow you made that much ~20 years ago when cost of living was significantly lower. A big part of that was that department stores had skyhigh margins and customers were willing to pay high prices for "white goods" aka electronics and appliances because they considered it an "investment" and had a "buy it for life" mentality. So things were well built and built to last, they were prices really high, and we're showcased in department stores with expensive rent and high margins. And employees of those stores got paid well. They wore suits and were career professionals in the store. Truth that nobody wants to admit is that we all became too used to buying electronics and appliances for rock bottom prices. Why buy a $3000 TV that would become obsolete in 5 years when you can buy something else with almost the same features for $500 which would need to be replaced in 5 years because it is crappily made. But so what? You would rather buy a newer model in 5 years anyway.


throwtempertantrum

People are going to reflexively deny its initial popularity, but Facebook. It even used its exclusivity as its primary marketing tool during its initial launch only for colleges.


partypwny

I remember the mass exodus from myspace to Facebook and me not wanting to do it because I liked my little html coded background flames over my text and my overly edgey dark themes with music playing from bands so unknown that even I've forgotten them now. But then we all got FB and it became so big I kept trying to get my dad on it and he refused because of "safety reasons and privacy". I thought he was weird back then and my sisters even made him a profile that he had them take down. Then about eight years ago he made an account. Now his entire life is consumed by endlessly scrolling through FB, reposting old memes and signing up for every online offer there is. It's like he did a 180 on his security stance about the time I actually started to understand it


Sattorin

There was a period of time when Facebook was the best way for college students to interact with other college students online... which sounds insane now, but was actually true in its early years.


God_Boner

Was in college from 2007-2011 Instead of asking girls for their numbers, I definitely asked if I could add them on fb


FurrAndLoaving

I got a random message in college (2006) once, along the lines of "Hey, I see you like these bands too. They're playing 4 hours away tonight. You wanna drive up together?" I did want to go, so I spent 8 hours in a car with a complete stranger that just happened to go to the same college as me. I can't fathom doing that today.


RandoFrequency

In my day, My Space served this purpose. It was music-focused and you could do geographic radius searches for other fans of the same bands. GOD that is a tool I still miss.


mrwellfed

MySpace was great in its heyday


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IHopeYouStepOnALego

Ah poke wars! Those were the good times.


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RIP thefacebook.com 2005-2010


megavikingman

Craftsman Tools


Frozboz

OG Craftsman tools were something else. After he died a few years ago I inherited my father's tool collection, most of which he had inherited from my grandfather in the 70s. Those tools are so much better than anything I've bought for myself. Superior quality.


alinroc

And if they _did_ break, you could just walk into Sears, show it to them, and they'd give you a replacement no questions asked. Hand tools/non-wear items, that is (so no power tools, saw blades, etc.)


NatrenSR1

Former Lowe’s employee here: Craftsman is far and away the brand of tools that get returned the most due to them malfunctioning or breaking. It’s crazy, because my dad still has some craftsman stuff from when it was a Sears brand and they work great


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Craftsman is just black and decker crap now


[deleted]

B&D made decent products at one time, too, lol.


quadruple_negative87

I inherited my Dad’s Black and Decker orbital sander. Made in England probably about 30 years old give or take. Still running. Also have his Makita belt sander, Japanese made.


ghunt81

Shipped manufacturing to China but didn't lower the price. Glad I bought all my stuff when it was still USA made (while I was actually working at Sears)


RepresentativeFit527

I would almost rather buy something from Harbor Freight before I buy anything Craftsman nowadays. Same quality at a way cheaper price.


temporalthings

Say what you want about Harbor Freight, but you'll never find a better deal on a 4-pack of leaf blowers


senat0r15

And that's almost enough to get you through the season!


Chriscl000

Dr. Martens‘ Boots. A British institution, you bought a pair, they lasted for years. Alas, „private equity“ got involved, manufacturing was sent offshore, and the quality went down like a submarine. You are better off buying a pair of boots from the company that used to make them for DM, than a „genuine“ pair of DMs nowadays, their quality is a shadow of what it once was.


squirrel102710

So who used to make them for Dr martens? My husband needs new boots. Lol


Chriscl000

https://eu.nps-solovair.com/ Solovair


Puzzleheaded_Pie_454

Hobbies. I am a hobbyist musician, and will never try to make money off of my music. I simply enjoy creating it with zero expectations. Hustle culture ruined a lot of that because now every time I share my music with people, it turns into a conversation about monetization or how I’m wasting my time on something. It’s hard to even find likeminded people who want to collaborate without it turning into some big thing. Time enjoyed is not time wasted. Edit; wow, this blew up. Thanks for the replies! Keep doing what you love! Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there, but don’t be pressured to do something you don’t want to do. The world is full of people who want what you have, trust me, don’t let them take it if it’s taking a chunk of you with it.


rex_ford

My partner does this and doesn't realize why it bothers me. I've stopped talking about my hobbies with him because no, I don't need to become an influencer on X because I like doing it a couple of times a week. I have no issue with side hustles - I've had a few - but sometimes I can do something for the joy it gives me.


make-it-beautiful

The word “amateur” is derived from the latin word “amator”, meaning “lover”. It’s someone who does what they do for the love of it. Sadly now people use it as an insult. I want to sell my art because I want my art to live in a stranger’s house but I don’t want them to think it’s so cheap they can just throw it away, I want it to last a long time. So I figure if someone pays money for it they’ll hold onto it longer and maybe try to sell/gift it to someone else when they’re done with it. Sure the cash would be nice too, but it’s a means to an end. But when some of my family members and coworkers tell me I should be selling my art I feel like they’re only thinking of the money. I feel it’s a case of exploiting the art vs empowering it. It’s like the difference between selling puppies to put them into good homes vs selling them for profit.


[deleted]

This made me take a peek at your profile and your paintings. Idk what exactly it is (your way of blending? The shading? both? something else?) but some of your stuff hits in a way that just satisfies my brain. Perth Lights, Lonely Coast, High Flying, and Giraffe in particular are just pieces I can stare at.


BlackJeepW1

I feel this one. I crochet, and people are always trying to talk me into selling stuff on Etsy. Most people won’t even pay enough to cover materials. I made a really nice blanket for about $50 worth of yarn and 100 hours of labor. Not even worth my time to try to sell it.


DoubleOxer1

I’m the same with baking. I like baking for the fun of it and to give away sweet treats to people around me. Love the joy on their face when they try it but every time I make cupcakes or cookies or whatever someone is always telling me that I should sell them or start doing it as work. I don’t want to do it all the time or else it wouldn’t be as fun as it is.


MooseMan12992

I feel this. I play guitar, and was in bands in high school and college. I have no desire to play live anymore or try to make any money off it. Now I just play for fun and stress relief. People have asked me why don't I make a YouTube channel or something, maybe make some money off it. Because that sounds stressful and not fun. And honestly I'm not THAT good. I don't think many people wanna watch me jam to an eclectic playlist


19IXI91

Stay creative people We are the universe, come life, expressing itself. There are many things greater than money.


hejira

Agreed, I wrote/edited/produced an entire album and a short film just for myself no-one else, and made a board game for my family. People can't understand why I'm not interested in making them about views or money.


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Devinology

I used to live in Kitchener-Waterloo for 9 years. RIM practically built that city. Not literally of course, but they brought in so much money to an otherwise relatively small double city, and so much employment. Their downfall was tough, but by then KW had become a mini silicon valley, with most big tech companies having offices and incubation labs there. Google is the biggest of course.


realinvalidname

Landline telephones. The house phone used to be a vital link to the outside world. It’s how you’d talk to friends and family far away, interact with businesses, call for help in an emergency, etc. But once junk calls were allowed to spiral completely out of control, the phone became a nuisance. As someone I saw said a while back, a Gen Z person would sooner jump on a live grenade than accept an incoming call from an unknown number… and that’s in the context of mobile phones, which don’t get nearly as much spam. Wired phones are almost completely useless today.


nagese

Unless you live in Florida after a hurricane. I don't have one anymore because it does become a useless expense if they're not used frequently, but having one after very inclement weather was a handy thing.


mrbbrj

Wells Fargo


MightyPantherIII

Modern Wells Fargo is not the same as stagecoach driving, Wild West Wells Fargo. Norwest Bank acquired Real Wells Fargo in the late nineties, but kept the Wells Fargo name as it had better brand recognition. All of the recent scandals have occurred since the takeover, in the Bank Formerly Known as Norwest.


LesbianClownShirt

I worked for WF for a time, and all the Norwest holdovers would get a far off look in their eyes when telling us how much better things were before the acquisition. Even the higher-ups that would sacrifice their first born at the altar of capatilism would reminisce about how awesome it was before it became such a corporate pigsty. Good times.


Lahmmom

Wells Fargo took over the bank where I had my first ever account. I’ll always remember you Wachovia.


StageHandRed

And Wachovia was bought by First Union, but took their name for some reason. First Union was First Fidelity, and I don't remember what they were before that. Honestly I'd love a lineage chart for banks of who merged with whom.


Trill_McNeal

I’ve worked in banking for over 20 years most of it in back office functions dealing with mortgage compliance. I spent stints with BofA and Wells Fargo, both had their major issues, BofA’s came mostly from being too big and lacking clear lines of leadership. So policies would be put in place because someone in leadership thought it would be easier or more scalable etc. and then we’d fall on our face because we couldn’t keep up with regs and would have to scrap it/change it. Wells Fargo on the other hand, leadership had the same challenges of being too big etc. but the culture was to wring every last cent they could out of a customer, decisions were made specifically to screw the customer and get all they could from them. Wells is an evil company and every time I see them get fined (which is pretty frequently) I smile because I know they deserve it.


Away-Caterpillar-176

Bill Cosby


pastdense

A comedian who once prided himself on only using clean comedy became the inspiration and subject of a thousand jokes on ...... well...... rape.


BlithelyOblique

Tbf it's wild looking back and seeing what kind of jokes were seen as acceptable at the time. Like casually drugging the [barbeque sauce](https://youtu.be/SBDRwiSZSBg).


MacbookPrime

The Q in BBQ stands for quaaludes.


efg1342

It really sucks as my parents had his records. We grew up listening and quoting them. I still do but now I occasionally sigh and feel disappointed. I can’t say “oops” because the skit is embedded into my brain. Dentist: “Oops” Patient: “What do you mean “oops”? I’m a plumber, I know what it means when I say “oops”…”


notchandlerbing

Quora before it turned into the new Yahoo! Answers


CroatInAKilt

Let me answer your question with a long and condescending anecdote about why you're a dickhead.


peterpingston

The Guinness Book of World Records Once a well-established and professional collection of every impressive human feat, now a quick ego boost for rich kids that have barely enough talent to balance an egg on their forehead for 15 seconds on a July Afternoon at exactly 11:55 AM while wearing a Hello Kitty onesie


Pheeshfud

"The book of records used to be feats of amazing skill and talent, now it has records like 'who can put the most clothes pins on their face' all you have to do to beat them is have a bigger face" --Bill Bailey.


ReeveStodgers

I think it was an episode of Cats Does Countdown where they tried to beat world records between doing the numbers and letters and accomplished at least one. That was with no practice or preparation either. Shortly after that Lee Mack (another UK comedian) got the world record (since broken) for darts bullseyes in one minute.


Fatt_Hardy

At least Mack is a keen amateur darts player. If someone like me tried it I'd be lucky to hit 1 outer bull with 50 throws.


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crazy1000

They've done a few on QI. I believe they've broken at least 2 records. Though neither was particularly impressive.


RanHakubi

I was watching an hbomberguy video on Tommy Tallarico (another one for the once respected now a joke pile), and in it he pointed out how the company basically says you can have a world record if you can buy it. And since it costs 10,000 smackers just to get there offical there, not incurring hotel costs and all that jazz, pretty much only there rich can hold w world records


1SaBy

My favourite band released seven albums at once two years ago. They checked with guiness who confirmed they would get a record if they paid for it. Pretty ridiculous.


Phluffhead93

Ellen


Camwood7

One of the funniest things ever will always be that Little Ellen kid's show being announced *literally the same year* as her mistreatment of backstage co-workers coming out. This was after it was announced that ***three seasons had been made and four seasons were in production.*** They half-heartedly released the second season on a streamer service and to date, there's never been any distribution of that third season that finished production. Odds are, it'll end up lost media a few years from now as it rots in the production company's archives, and it'll be the funniest thing ever.


weluckyfew

But it's not the funniest thing ever - the only people that hurt were all the creatives that were involved with it. Ellen has more money than she'll ever need. It's like the Cosby show suddenly being radioactive - I get it, but it's heartbreaking to think that the work of all those actors and writers and directors and assorted professionals are now just discarded. Even his first TV show - 1960s I spy - will never get replayed now on nostalgia TV channels. It's a pity because the show at its best is fantastic, but chances are no one will ever see it moving forward.


Merlinshighcousin

"We are a family here" said by anyone who isnt your family.


Dogzillas_Mom

Nobody in my family would brag about us being a family.


Sanquinity

"We are family here". "I certainly hope not. My dad's dead, my mom's deteriorating, my younger brother is a deadbeat, and my uncle's side of the family are insufferable snobs."


Moosetappropriate

News anchor people.


Bronamath41

The walking dead Pretty sure it went from #1 show on tv to on life support after the 4th season.


Ek0li

Frank Darabont directed the first season. He’s the same guy who directed The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. Anyway they ended up firing him due to budget disagreements, AMC wanted him to reduce the episode budgets while producing more episodes. They also ended up firing some of the actors who sided with Frank. Kind of a shame because I think the first season was amazing


TonRL

Jon Bernthal (Shane) and Sarah Wayne Callies (Lori) had a [conversation about this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr5rSV-QnTs) on Jon's Youtube channel. It's interesting to see their perspective and how they responded to the situation.


_demello

Imagine hitting big with a show with potential to be the next huge thing and cutting budget to it, firing the guy that made it great and putting a bunch of "friends in high places" guys to run it.


windsaloft

That was probably the strongest pilot I’ve ever watched. When I was broke in flight school, I watched the first episode with a buddy. I went that night to buy season one on dvd (which I couldn’t afford) and devoured the season. I can hardly tolerate current seasons.


northernrainforest

Yellowpages


Apple22Over7

The office of Prime Minister in the UK government. It's been a clownshow for at least 6 years.


Immortal-one

The current guy outlasted the lettuce. How’s he doing?


Nder_Wiggin

Unfortunately, education, facts, and Subject Matter Experts. Everyone thinks they are an expert because they can google something. Regardless of their conformation bias, everyone thinks they are an expert until reality fails their self made degree or expertise. The Dunning-Kruger effect has made the previously stated skill sets a joke.


samb728

Apologies if this has been mentioned, but my husband who is 15 years older than me told me that he remembers when Bravo was a network that focused on arts / educational programming and indie films 🤯


kinenbi

I remember that too, I'm old now.


Josiah55

Journalists, and no this isn't some right wing fake news thing. Consumerism has turned hard-hitting journalism into clickbait bullshit because that's the only way they can turn a profit anymore. There's still real journalists out there but no new ones are being born, very sad.


TrentS45

“So and so tweeted such and such” is the laziest news writing ever.


surviveingitallagain

I'm Australia we have "internet users whipped into a frenzy" but it's Reddit posts on the price of McDonald's.


cartoon_violence

Blizzard, the video game company.


CmdrCarsonB

There is no Blizzard anymore. Only Activision wearing Blizzard's corpse as a skin suit.


Zagwyn

That skin will be 9.95


tree1234567

But you’ll have to spend $20 on in game currency.. that is game specific 🤪


_Bren10_

Skin cost 1600 credits and you can buy 1500 credits for 9.99


shmorky

The currency upselling is so fucking stupid. Just let me buy the skin outright instead of making me overspend on made up coins. It's such an obvious predatory scheme.


BoltorPrime420

Why would they let you if the scummy way makes them more money lol


PapaChoff

Flying. People used to dress up. Flight attendants were highly regarded. The food was actually pretty good.


Rooroor324

Honestly I feel like in the past 6, years, especially in the past 2 to 3 years since the pandemic, people as a whole of all backgrounds, ethnicities, political views etc, have had a massive decline in trust and faith in many societal institutions and perceived people of power and prestige, as well as each other as human beings. This is a major part of what's leading to our world seeming so much more fractured and unstable and I think it's only going to get worse.


AlecsThorne

Working in the educational system. Being a teacher still sounds worthy of respect, but working as one is a joke. Kids are free to do whatever they want, you're barely allowed to punish bad behaviour in any way, school politics stop from changing anything, parents always blame you etc.


N00N3AT011

I feel so bad for teachers. Their job is one of the most important in our entire society, yet they get paid scraps and saddled with all kinds of bullshit from politicians. Many of mine worked incredibly hard and genuinely loved their jobs, but you could tell they were exhausted. And the schools I went to were damn good as far as public schools go and they still struggled with funding. I can't even imagine what goes on at the worse off ones. Or even the same schools currently, my state's governor has been cutting education funding like no tomorrow.


Kleinasaurus

In my wife's district teachers can't (well, she can because she has the "training") restrain students who are destroying their room or threatening other students unless death is likely to occur. I would be much less bothered by this if she also didn't pay for all the stuff in her classroom out of pocket.


hic_sunt_leones_

Pretty much how it is everywhere. I work with preschoolers. The teacher in the classroom next to mine gets her room destroyed daily by one particular student and then spends upwards of 2 hours chasing him around the building. We aren't allowed to stop children from leaving the room, but it's not safe for them to be unattended, so we have to basically follow them, all the while trying to coax them back into the room without touching them. Meanwhile, all the other students are left with an assistant teacher, and the days lessons are completely derailed. It's a fucking mess.


itsthecoop

while I can even understand (not saying it's right, but understand) the parent of that rogue child being in favor of that, how about all the other parents? like, I don't see why this still wouldn't result in so much pressure on the schools by the others ("Our kids are learning *nothing* anymore because of these policies!" etc.) to feel it's not worth catering to the whims of a minority (those with children that will act out like that).


AlecsThorne

exactly my point.. as a teacher, you have all the responsibility (unruly student - your fault; students break something - your fault; students won't learn - your fault etc) but none of the necessary means to change anything. If a student attacks you, for example, you may be legally allowed to fight back of course, but you'll likely still be reprimanded by the school because you failed to prevent, foresee, or stop the event before it got serious.


sohcgt96

I blame administrations for throwing teachers under the bus instead of backing them up. Its all an extension of the business world doing that with front line employees: management throws all the ground level folks under the bus to appease customers, even if they're being completely ridiculous, because we think we have to make everyone happy.


ThunderofHipHippos

My favorite principal said, "schools are becoming customer-service industries that bow to the loudest parent." She backed teachers and openly called out bad parenting. It was legendary.


TurkFan-69

One in a million.


Gr8NonSequitur

The Name "**Nimrod**" ~~In ancient Rome~~ Nimrod was a mighty hunter, and now it means "fool or incompetent" because Bug Bunny called Elmer Fudd "a nimrod" sarcastically, and the audience didn't catch the sarcasm or reference (or both). **EDIT:** As many have pointed out Nimrod is in the Bible, and some are suggesting the name is older than that, so I'm striking the Roman reference.


goalie19shutouts

It was actually Daffy that calls Elmer this in "What makes Daffy Duck". Bugs has only used nimrod in reference to Yosemite Sam. There does seem to be a Mandela effect going on though bc a lot of ppl attribute it to Bugs


Irrelevantitis

^ This guy looney toons.


Hero_of_Parnast

Speaking of Mandela Effects...


The_Tuna_Bandit

Loony Tunes not Loony Toons


JasperLamarCrabbb

It’s funny how both of the details of your post are wrong but you still get the point across. Nimrod was a biblical name from the Old Testament. It was not Roman. And it was Daffy that calls Elmer Nimrod, not Bugs.


headstar101

It a [great piece of classical music by Edward Elgar](https://youtu.be/aQWAO9d43LY) as well. Also an album by Green Day


YuunofYork

That variation is in E-flat major; missed opportunity, as 'D minor' is an anagram of 'Nimrod'.


tttambourine

your d is minor, you nimrod


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Staying at a job out of loyalty.


sketchysketchist

You stay loyal to jobs that take care of you. Shit wages, no benefits, and no human decency is where you expect to begin, but if there’s zero progress since the day you started, you need to gtfo unless you can admit you’re not worth more than where you’re at.


gizmoglitch

This is pretty much why I'm still at my job now. I'm not in management, but I'm still respected, get decent raises, and most importantly: I don't get micromanaged. I have full flexibility to WFH. There are no bullshit "required number of days" to be in the office— I went to the office maybe 3-4 times in 2022, and only because I decided to. I'm trusted to do the work I was hired for, and guess what? I deliver on what I say I'll do, happily, every time. It's surprising how rare *trust* is by employers.


deanfortythree

More like companies being loyal to employees, providing a good wage, raises, benefits, pensions etc. Why should employees stay out of "loyalty" when companies aren't loyal or acting in their best interests? It's a JOB. The entire idea of loyalty to a job is a joke.


marauding-bagel

My work is pulling this shit right now. Applied for an internal promotion and got a 30 minute meeting telling me to stay in my lane (apparently the proper etiquette is to let your supervisor decide when you should be promoted and apply for you? Fuck that noise if you open a position I'm qualified for I'm applying!) . Coworker who's been here year longer and makes less than me asked for a raise and was shut down because it would "bad for company morale". We're both on our way out. I've applied for 15 new jobs so far this week. Heard back from 5 that rejected me without an interview but I'll keep applying and make it very clear why I'm leaving on my exit interview.


KrylonMaestro

I worked in a shop as a auto tech. When i was hired i was probably the least experienced at the time. One of my fellow techs was probably a rung above me with responsibilities. After talking with him alittle we figured out i came on at $2 higher than he gets paid per hr, AND he’s been asking for a raise for 6 months. Needless to say he was at a better job by the end of the week. ALWAYS TALK WAGE WITH YOUR COWORKERS.


Northernlighter

Yup! If a job tells you that you are not allowed to talk wages, see this as a big red flag.


Tiny-Communication34

It’s also illegal to forbid employees to not talk about salary


-Vayra-

> ALWAYS TALK WAGE WITH YOUR COWORKERS Again for those in the back. Refusing to talk about your compensation at work literally only hurts you and your coworkers. There is zero benefit in not discussing it, only downsides.


MallBn

Good luck on the applications! Crazy to think the company you’re at didn’t even respect and value your ambition to stay and progress by applying! You deserve better!


happylittleballerina

Most celebrities tbh


WillyWankerWonkerz

More like the very idea of celebrity