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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:06 AM Original message |
Microsoft worker denied paid leave for brain surgery |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
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Incitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:19 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. This is the first time I've read it. |
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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:49 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I wouldn't count on it |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:55 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. "performance ratings at dysfunctional companies like microsoft are completely uncorrelated from |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 04:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
28. Oh! that's why it was deleted from a thread, I couldn't understand why it vanished |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 05:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
33. +1 |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
48. Gates hasn't worked at MSFT for years, by the way. |
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Incitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 09:43 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. It looks like he only owns about 13% of the stock now. I was not aware of that. |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 12:31 AM Response to Reply #7 |
63. +1 same here |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
46. I've never seen this story. And if true it's disgraceful. n/t |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
61. More spam! Microsoft sucks (and makes a bad product, too). |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
2. K&R |
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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. kernighan & ritchie? |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:16 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Kick and recommend. |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 01:08 AM Response to Reply #5 |
18. In this context, K&R means Kicked and Recommended, as CaliforniaPeggy pointed out. |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 05:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. Don't be so sure. |
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Crabby Appleton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. 1++ |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
3. Oh, they have the money, all right. |
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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:20 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. just be a good little corporate serf |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. What is this: |
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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:22 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. it's my way of showing I don't use microsoft products |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:23 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I see. Thank you... |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 05:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
31. Jeez, upgrade already :-) |
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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
12. read the comments at king5.com |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
13. K&R. (nt) |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
16. Gates has been out a while now |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
17. This will be on every media source in Seattle in less than 24 hours |
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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 01:11 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I wish! |
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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 01:17 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. how else can I get the word out? |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
57. We need to deluge KING and ask for follow-up -- they're usually pretty good |
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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 01:20 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. the freaking story is three days old! |
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TheCanadianLiberal (245 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
22. ANTI-MS |
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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 10:39 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I feel the same way |
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area51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 02:34 AM Response to Original message |
23. Also, |
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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Well, let's engage in a thought experiment here. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 06:59 PM Response to Reply #27 |
37. His access to health care hasn't been cut off. n/t |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
38. + 1,000,000 |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
25. I just read the article at the link provided in the OP. I did not see any |
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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. check out his linkedin.com profile |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. That wasn't part of the article was it? |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
29. But Bill Gates is curing malaria!!!111 |
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footinmouth (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
35. Perhaps it's a sign - |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
36. And this surprises you? n/t |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
39. Wonder if a UNION could have helped him? |
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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Well, how would microsoft employees go about forming a union? |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:30 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Well all of that is HIGHLY ILLEGAL... |
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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 09:18 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. how much justice can you afford? |
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libmom74 (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
40. You should see |
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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:57 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Bill Gates doesn't have enough money! |
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Terra Alta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
41. Micro$oft is no better than Wal-mart and other big corporations |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
44. k/r |
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FormerDittoHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
45. Maybe not so bad considering who "popped up" in surgery rotation... |
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demosincebirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
49. He should get state disability. Its not much, ( 500. a wk) but its something |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
51. Par for most companies... |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
53. Who do you find more sympathetic about this story: DUers or Freepers? |
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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. similar |
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catrose (591 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
54. I heard recently than when Paul Allen got ill-- |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
56. It's good this got local coverage -- but this is the first I've heard of it. There are |
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crazy homeless guy (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. I wonder if my company would give me paid leave for brain surgery? |
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vmpolesov (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:48 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. MS supposedly provides short-term disability |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 12:27 AM Response to Reply #58 |
62. No argument that it's the system, but I would like to think that a devoted 11 year |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
59. Isn't this what short term disability is for? |
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