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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
  8. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I've been working in transportation and logistics first as a forklift operator, and now work as a local truck driver for nearly 15 years.

As much as I can find the job a little overwhelming at times, I appreciate that every interview I've had I just show up not looking like I fell out of a dumpster and let my actual skill determine whether I'm hired or not. The time spent on a forklift showing them my skills, or a drive test behind the wheel is my interview.

In 15 years, I've never been fired, left every job for something better, and never been turned down a position once in this current career path.

[–] captcha@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This wouldn't work for some jobs, but where it does a skill test does sound like a perfect interview. Glad you're doing well

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Every interview should come with a skill test.

You're being hired to do a job. Why are so many ignorant and inept interviewers hiring someone who may or may not know how to do the job, or do it well?

If I'm hiring a bartender, I'm asking them to make me a couple drinks. If I'm hiring a custodian, show me how well you mop. I'm hiring a programmer, write me something. Every job is doing something. More interviews should involve the actual 'doing' part, not asking benign questions all the time.

Some jobs require things that are hard to do on the spot, like product manager who should be in the loop and take care of where development moves, or project manager who should make said development actually happen.

The skills can be sort of checked by presenting a problem and asking how they would solve it, but the more abstract the skill required is, the more can the difference between reality and interview be, in my opinion