Neil Innes? Say it ain’t so … RIP ‘Nasty’ …
Well now - I couldn’t agree more - what say you?
What Is A Gig?
As I was publishing this post from John Maloney, I thought I would look up the word gig ... it makes for an interesting read.
Driver training was reportedly too much of “a bottleneck” for Amazon
”We chose not to have onroad practical training because it was a bottleneck" to getting drivers on the road, a senior manager wrote.
Low-wage work is more pervasive than you think, and there aren’t enough “good jobs” to go around
”Around 53 million working Americans, or 44% of the total workforce, earn a median hourly wage of $10.22.”
Brookings Institute
The best places to eat and drink in Clapham
… in case you were wondering.
Sacked Boeing boss could walk away with up to $52m
No responsibility, no accountability … just a few parachutes woven with finest golden threads.
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick resigns from its board
Good Riddance. What’s next?
Ruined kitchens coming to a city near you. He can also get Gordon on the board and they can scream at each other.
Apple Store employees to get Apple Music, TV+, and Arcade for free.
The most surprising thing to me is that they weren’t already …
“The Algorithm Made Us Do It”: How Bosses at Instacart “Mathwash” Labor Exploitation
Oh good grief.
I find myself visualizing John McEnroe on the courts of Wimbledon questioning another call by the empire.
What Labour’s loss in the UK election shows Democrats in the USA
”The Labour party’s defeat in the British election last week does not portend well for the Democratic Party.”
The UK chose barbarism. Now what?
”Last week’s election results were a verdict on the people of the UK by the people of the UK. The country was given a choice between Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party, running on a transformative manifesto of green investment and social justice, and the ruling Conservatives, who have governed for the best part of a decade now with a consistent record of malice and incompetence, offering only a Loud Part, the slogan “Get Brexit Done,” and a Quiet Part, “so we can roll back civil liberties and privatize the National Health Service.” It was as straight a choice as we are ever likely to be given between socialism and barbarism.”
”I have spent hours searching for the perfect throw blanket or basket. At this point, I have searched every home furnishing store in most of the urban cities across the US.”
Someone has a lot of time on her hands.
It is extraordinary not just how bad hold music is - but also the actual sound quality.
This from CGP Grey and reflects my experiences with so many call centers.
”A post-impeachment Trump, punished but still in power, is likely to be even more emboldened and unbound."
Charles Blow
… his role seems to be ‘To be on a roll’.
Thank-you J.M.
COOL
