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Comment by chrisra

2 days ago

I have no problem with my credentials being revoked everywhere before I know about a layoff. I don't really care how I learn about it, just please don't make me come in to the office.

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nine_k  18 hours ago

> just please don't make me come in to the office.

But how do you pick up the stuff from your desk? I once lost a nice pair of headphones this way.

  • jimmaswell  16 hours ago

    I've never had a job with a permanent individual desk like this. The one in-person real job I had, it was only shared working space that different people used at different times of the day or on different days, and I think you were discouraged from leaving anything. The idea of there being "your desk" with a framed photo of your kids and favorite coffee mug seems like a nearly extinct piece of nostalgia. It must have been nice in a way, far preferable to the new style of open office at least.

  • jagged-chisel  18 hours ago

    Meh. Don't leave anything at work. Forgo the convenience and carry your things on your commute. Use a bag. If there's "too much stuff", that's a sign to pare back what you "need" at work.

    • afavour  17 hours ago

      God, if we're at the point where we're so paranoid about being laid off that we don't dare leave a single piece of personal property in the office then I think we're in a very dark place indeed. Can’t imagine the mental damage from considering losing your job every single day you wake up.

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    • cromka  17 hours ago

      I had my gym stuff in a gym locker. The reason I was able to commit to a gym routine was being able to get off my desk, get down the elevator, enter the gym and change in gym clothes in literally 5 minutes. I would never be willing to commute with all that gear. And I never got that gear back.

      Still a net positive in my experience.

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    • whatshisface  17 hours ago

      I know this is not a good year on the job market, but if you are traveling to work with a "go bag" and not leaving coffee mugs on your desk to prepare for being laid off maybe it is time to carry that go bag to some other buildings...

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    • kelnos  9 hours ago

      It feels a little weird to tell people not to personalize or make comfortable a place that they might spend 8 hours a day at, 5 days a week.

      Many humans like to decorate their desks, keep personal stuff there. It's normal.

    • BrandoElFollito  16 hours ago

      Yes, I will bag my two tree-sized plants, 4 paintings, 1 old map, 2 posters, drawings of my kids, figurines and a few more things. Ah yes, the ball I sit on.

      I spend in the office more time than at home so I want a nice environment.

ccimmergreen  1 day ago

So this was why the FBI Director Kash Patel was in a panic when he couldn't log in one day. Revoking credentials before firing someone makes a lot of sense in security.

  • lostlogin  17 hours ago

    > So this was why the FBI Director Kash Patel was in a panic when he couldn't log in one day

    Ever tried to login with two factor and justify a maxed out company card while high as a kite and drunk?

    It’s stressful.

  • metalman  1 day ago

    no, becaus the simple and pragmatic solution for ANYONE who is subject to arbitrary termination, is to litter everything they build with caltrops and dead man triggers and then hint that they will go into "consulting" when fired.

    I know of one case where this was totaly unintentional, and a machinest at a local pulp and paper plant had self delegated to write the software that controlled tension on the giant machines in the mill, but as it was his only real forey into sofware, nobody else could operate it, and they fired him after a manegment reshuffle, and then after the next scheduled shut down, nothing worked right, greasy dusty ancient screen with a blinking cursor was what they had, plugged into the important bits of a half sqare mile plant. still funny to think about!