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Sep 18, 2:36pm

Speaking of work / WFH — what do you actually do all day? (Serious question)

Adwight

1:46pm

Cam Rising

Jdoc

1:45pm

He has always struggled with throws over 20 yards.

Longseason

1:46pm

I heard Rising had a mishap with his pager

DKN

1:47pm

Nothing sadder than a single-sided arrow.

snowbird

1:45pm

Miles Davis is a guy who was recruited for his speed first, skill second.

byujacob INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

1:42pm

Wasn't he converted from WR? Seems like they should be getting him in screens

Mostlyaccurate

1:44pm

I don’t think his problem is a “lost step”. I think when he is handed

PhilPete

1:46pm

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Jdoc

1:42pm

Another example of a Utah company way better at sales than product

Heath Squashwell

1:40pm

I thought you were going to say Utah preseason rankings.

Longseason

1:43pm

Insurance—quote from independent agent?

Eureka.Moment

1:40pm

Florida? Good luck

WhirleyPop

1:40pm

Florida rates are so brutal

Carnac

1:41pm

In Florida. I have Progressive for auto and USAA for homeowners. Flood is just the regular NFIP.

supertux

1:43pm

Check you board mail.

blueaussie

1:44pm

For all those advocating that g6 football should have their own playoffs

bald man

1:37pm

Think of the Cinderella moments from the bball tournament. I remember those

thewaterboy

1:40pm

i do watch much of the FCS playoffs and advocate for a G6 playoff, but not cause of revenue.

FieroCoug

1:45pm

Do people wear their backpacks backwards

svcougfan

1:28pm

I only do it when I need to get into it, so I'll move it from my back to my

Blue Ridge

1:30pm

A lot of people in Japan do it so that more people can fit on the trains

maxpowers

1:31pm

RE: A lot of people in Japan do it so that more people can fit on the trains

Rusty Crab Daddy

1:32pm

Keeps your peen from touching other people too. Definitely something that can

WhirleyPop

1:33pm

Much harder to access my sawed-off shotgun when it’s on my back!

Bar7h

1:32pm

What if they are frontpacks and you only think they are backpacks?

Longseason

1:32pm

I see some doing it getting off a plane. Maybe due to the cramped space?

BleedCougarBlue2

1:41pm

Guy complaining about his insurance quote. He has a DUI and a reckless driving

JAGA97

1:28pm

This remains the best physician name

TexanY

1:26pm

There's a shoulder surgeon in Boise w/ that last name.

gangbusters

1:27pm

But what about the first name? Also a urologist. . .

fbguru

1:40pm

And he's a urologist. Perfect.

LifeLongLakerFan

1:29pm

He should open a private practice focused on circumcisions

machete

1:30pm

Or male to female transitions.

StarMan

1:31pm

I saw the weirdest name at my pediatrician's office, I still am unsure if

Bainge

1:38pm

Here’s why WFH is important for me/my team:

Mike Honcho Truly Addicted User

1:17pm

See, that's a good business-centered argument for WFH. I agree with you too in your instance.

CSoul

1:20pm

The most important factor for WFH being successful is corporate culture

AllHailTheOverlord

1:27pm

Yes. Being the WFH employee to meetings happening in a conference room sucks. But if the whole team is…

Tokolosh

1:35pm

We just have a Teams channel, and if anyone gets stuck they’ll start a meeting there. The rest of us get notified and

Mike Honcho

1:38pm

I think the team culture is just as, if not more important. Our general corporate culture isn’t great when it comes to

Mike Honcho

1:35pm

Agree. Especially for Devs who need quiet, uninterrupted

Future_Tacos

1:39pm

This in office-work from home debate is tearing the board apart

TNT

12:59pm

Both sides can agree that work is a big big mistake.

gangbusters

1:04pm

Hey, a benefit of not having a job is you don't have a dog in the fight, right?

Yucaterco

1:04pm

Yes. No dogs. No cats. A plethora of voles

TNT

1:26pm

Work sucks!!

The Pope

1:11pm

I know!

socorny

1:14pm

She left me roses by the stairs.

Pollster

1:17pm

Surprises let's me know she cares

socorny

1:32pm

RE: Crazy rise and fall of Pluralsight. I would expect them to cut the team

bruincoug

12:56pm

That definition is correct.

m0resn0w

12:59pm

Yes, it's similar to the phrase: "Out kick your (punt) coverage."

SafetyFirst

1:43pm

Those two are the same things. People who are overly confident often lean too far forward in skiing.

CSoul

12:59pm

Can be. But getting off balance and ahead of yourself is not necessarily the

bruincoug

1:01pm

How they stated it is how the vast majority understand it. And again, it's speaking to people being overly

CSoul

1:03pm

Good ski position has you over your feet. If you get your weight too far foward (or back) disaster can follow

Greg Kite's 'stache

1:06pm

Their description or definition is pretty close to my understanding and use of

BoiseBlueCoug

12:59pm

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Six Foot Seven

12:59pm

I’m waiting to board a MCI to SLC flight, lots of K State fans coming out to

RC Vikings

12:51pm

RE: I’m waiting to board a MCI to SLC flight, lots of K State fans coming

imdocrob

1:09pm

Rumor has it they love their drinking.

DizzyDean

1:13pm

Loves and Flying J both in Springville. Not too far from the stadium

willkie40

1:31pm

Large corporate employers moved everyone into open office seating with hoteling

TCuz Coastal Elite

12:48pm

I like the open office.

Garn

12:50pm

Stop.

TCuz

12:51pm

sorry I had my headphones in. what? 🙂

Garn

12:51pm

same. As long as there is a place I can book to take my meetings

conetah

12:54pm

Why?

JuicyJam

1:03pm

lots of collaboration and interaction. It isn't best for all jobs, but I like

Garn

1:13pm

I don't really mind going into work.

JuicyJam

1:17pm

That's why you are single and alone.

Longseason

1:25pm

What, all that spontaneous communication and collaboration isn't happening?

Kilgore Trout

12:51pm

People who like to WFH are simply making a bad argument. Most of the people I see try to say how much better it

CSoul

12:53pm

Being in the office is so much more effective for me. It's easier to get ahold

thewaterboy

1:01pm

I've asked my team this (we are hybrid) and there isn't a good solution. When we have a crisis or even a launch,

CSoul

1:04pm

Launch? You work with rockets?

TNT

1:27pm

All I know is that my work from home employees have been significantly less

JAGA97

1:04pm

Excellent, so when you have power or internet issues, your employers get paid

Loafer

1:09pm

Already factored into the value of WFH wage.

JAGA97

1:21pm

Ah, so they just invoice you for the internet and electricity they are paying

Loafer

1:29pm

Already factored in.

JAGA97

1:38pm

I'm starting to change my mind about WFH for another reason.

Belboz

1:11pm

CSoul

1:18pm

Yeah, some moron thought this was a good idea. When I worked for Deloitte they

Chester Copperpot

12:56pm

I like the open office. Lots of collaboration and an opportunity for others to

m0resn0w

1:02pm

So glad I don’t share an office or cube section at Siebel with you. At least you didn’t rip one in the car 😆

BYU Grounds

1:27pm

People hated the cubical space, and I get it... but the second that people's privacy space was taken away...

Coug

1:20pm

TNT has no clue what your last sentence means

TNT

1:30pm

Most Execs should just say it out loud, but won't.

RockyBalboa

1:35pm

Speaking of RBs, a new name on the roster....Charles Miska....

mokelembembe All-American

12:48pm

Looks like there has been one CB mention....

mokelembembe

12:49pm

Is he Eric's brother?

It's A Bowling Ball

1:01pm

Just think of the cheers we could have

machete

1:44pm

WSJ article but are there signs of this in the local Utah market? : "Tech Jobs Have Dried Up—and Aren’t Coming Back"

C-dubb 3rd String

12:47pm

Yes. The tech market overhired massively in 202/2021.

CavemanCougar

12:49pm

I’ll be interested to see what companies fail in the coming months or years.

Powerbait DPM

12:54pm

AI didn't take the jobs. Journalists are dumb. People just overhired like said above. AI has hardly touched the market.

CSoul

12:54pm

India, on the other hand. . .

OrsoNero

1:12pm

My company is doing the same thing. Hiring 5 in India for every 1 here

rommeliv

1:13pm

The jobs came from the market placing their bets on who the winners and losers

UNLVcougar

1:01pm

I've been looking for a job in Data analytics in Utah for over a year.

AfterShocks

1:31pm

Yep, in a company stand up on Monday they flat out told us

RockyBalboa

1:41pm

Yes. Recent layoffs at my company and almost everyone still looking for jobs

Greg4BYU

1:45pm

Looking to buy 5 tickets for KSU game

BYUMatt

12:43pm

Plenty of tickets still available at the BYU website

thewaterboy

12:44pm

Byutickets.com

mulletino

12:44pm

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[BYUtv Sports] BYU Sports Nation

12:42pm

GIF of health professionals anytime there is a WFH post..

TO11

12:36pm

they should cheer up. Working from home is lonely.

Belboz

12:43pm

I always say, I love work, until work gets in the way

cougaman

12:52pm

Telehealth babyyy

Cougs4Lfe

12:48pm

Not as a radiologist 😎

DanSmith

12:49pm

RE: Not as a radiologist 😎

Littlerich

1:22pm

And Amazon employees, as of a few days ago

MaximusMeridius

12:56pm

I'm a pharmacist and I WFH. 🦄 Job

WhirleyPop

1:23pm

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[BYUtv Sports]

12:35pm

Crazy rise and fall of Pluralsight. I would expect them to cut the team substantially after this is finalized.

CSoul Hardcore Democrat

12:32pm

Wild. Crazy. Sad

stev

12:34pm

That poster who asked a couple weeks ago whether he should work there….

maxpowers

12:34pm

This story seems common in Utah. Oversold exciting tech startups that go nowhere

pink22

12:35pm

I don't think this is unique to Utah. Just a massive tech bubble around 2020.

stev

12:37pm

Yes but also goes to a point I made on earlier discussion about no Fortune 500

pink22

1:44pm

This one is honestly an example of a company that stopped caring about their

BYU-Ite

12:36pm

Took care of a lot of people and himself at the expense of others. Was it ever

johnnybyu

12:43pm

They kind of exploited the world of COVID and made people think that they held

dYrtbYkerYder

12:52pm

You just described nearly every VC backed company

whoneedscorners?

1:04pm

Agreed. Such a crazy model when someone made it because they got a lot

johnnybyu

1:12pm

It was also an industry with low entry costs, low switching costs, low supplier

dYrtbYkerYder

12:50pm

True. However, they were one of the first to market and should have been able

BYU-Ite

12:59pm

ESPECIALLY after being acquired by Vista. Vista comes into acquisitions with a ninja sword (I've worked for a Vista

zonacougar

12:37pm

Yeh, Vista should be embarrassed. They had a bad strategy + way overpaid. Pluralsight can survive but

CSoul

12:39pm

Vista is such trash

maxpowers

1:30pm

What does this mean Skonnard would be worth these days?

mulletino

12:42pm

He cashed most of his out well before this.

BYU-Ite

12:46pm

The PE business model is crazy. I wonder how long until there is a change. Too

maYbe

12:42pm

That is crazy the 4 owners I hope got out before this. Feel bad for those

Blue for Life

12:50pm

Is there an earthquake in Salt Lake? Just had a coworker text and say she was

crack

12:32pm

Doesn't look like it..

stev

12:33pm

RE: Is there an earthquake in Salt Lake? Just had a coworker text and say she was

supertux

12:33pm

*obligatory mom joke

Hobo

12:33pm

In Orem I heard some rumbling. Might be the Army blowing stuff up in the desert?

Brute66

12:34pm

Nope. Just another satisfied customer leaving Beto’s.

m0resn0w

12:34pm

Earthquake app shows a 2.0 161km SSE of Provo around 11 am MTN

Thrill

12:35pm

RE: Is there an earthquake in Salt Lake? Just had a coworker text and say she was

TheLost

12:45pm

Heard a loud sequence of booms in Sandy. Thought a tree was falling on the roof

LeslieKnope

12:53pm

Looks like KSL is reporting some booms but not sure what they were yet

Cougs4Lfe

12:54pm

Anyone else looking forward to not having to patch the Linux kernel with PREEMPT_RT anymore?

supertux Nice.

12:32pm

No, but this is interesting. I never messed with that stuff myself, though.

RoboKayne

1:11pm

This would be for embedded applications that use Linux. By most definitions even with PREEMPT_RT enabled, it's not

supertux

1:21pm

How are you watching this weekend's game vs K-State

cougarfan900

12:29pm

In the stadium

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

1:21pm

The only correct answer

Viva Campeche

1:26pm

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[KSL Sports]

12:27pm

Depleted RB group. Would be great to find a Michael Alisa type guy to switch

Dan

12:22pm

Haunga looks more than capable. He's just inexperienced.

machete

12:23pm

The top 6 look pretty solid

donnerstag

12:24pm

We're better with Nawahine and Haunga. Then Martin will come back soon.

runnincoug

12:30pm

Davis needs plays that get him to the outside or wheel routes. he can't run

claw

12:39pm

Haunga and Moa look capable

cougaman

12:31pm

I agree with the rest saying not really needed yet, but I think Fakahua would be the guy to go to though

mokelembembe

12:39pm

Think he put on too much weight when he moved to FB/H-back.

Knee Brace

12:43pm

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[BYUtv Sports] BYU Sports Nation

12:20pm

Miles Davis FTW

BLUE-TOOTH

12:18pm

I hoped so going into last week, but he did not look good against Wyoming

tacallaway

12:21pm

he's just not it. we've seen him for 4 years and he's never shown an ability to be the guy

byujag

12:26pm

I think Miles starts Saturday, but I would like him to split time with Haunga.

Captain Stubing

12:28pm

I guarantee he will not

Duke Silver

12:30pm

thx - fixed

Captain Stubing

12:48pm

Miles might be the most explosive back we got. But what's explosion if the fuse ain't lit fast enough?

SinkingQuffa

12:30pm

ARod needs better packages for Davis. Quick passes/screens/options

runnincoug

12:31pm

this !

BLUE-TOOTH

12:31pm

You can only run so many of those misdirection plays that get him in the clear (& can't associate them too much w Davis)

SinkingQuffa

12:38pm

Agree you can only do so much. This probably means we shouldn't play him much.

runnincoug

12:45pm

I do hope they tasked him a bit this week in trying to be an every-down back for us.

SinkingQuffa

12:51pm

Davis is great as an outside option or screen pass. He is not a hit the hole runner. Goes down on first contact

crimedog

12:36pm

RE: Miles Davis FTW

byujacob

12:56pm

He's a converted WR and plays like it

MaximusMeridius

12:59pm

And he was more of an all-purpose skill player/athlete than he was a WR, even.

SinkingQuffa

1:01pm

Haunga played WR in HS and he looks like our #2 back right now

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1:41pm

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