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I want cake • commented on 2 posts 1 day ago

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Same here. I just register my product with the manufacturer and usually I get an extra 2-3 years free warranty 🤷

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

'if done right' being the operative clause here. Unfortunately, that's exceedingly rare.

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'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Unfortunately that is not true. Many companies refuse to hire their interns to not lose unpaid workers. I was 10m doing the same job as any other worker and I was not even interviewed for their entry job vacancies. They hired a man with 5y experience to do an entry job 3 days a week. And then they were surprised when he was extremely unhappy and left.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Same. My master in the netherlands required two unpaid internships of 9 and 6 months. Where the employers do not teach you anything at all, dont give you sick leave or paid holidays. All to end up looking for a job and been told that "internships dont count as experience ". Its a f*****g scam

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Exactly. Most science and research related jobs have the same problems. Universities, research labs, zoos, animal shelters, museums... They all exploit interns not paying them anything and forcing them to work full time without barely teaching them anything. It is the modern version of slavery. In most cases it is even obligatory to do those internships in order to get your degrees.

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'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Internships are slavery in a business suit. I have heard time and again about interns who were offered a chance to "learn the ropes" but instead ended up serving coffee and distributing the mail.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

I did an unpaid internship after school and I learned a lot. It also got me hired at another place because they knew I already had the training. They're not a bad thing if they're done right.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Internships are slavery in a business suit. I have heard time and again about interns who were offered a chance to "learn the ropes" but instead ended up serving coffee and distributing the mail.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

I did an unpaid internship after school and I learned a lot. It also got me hired at another place because they knew I already had the training. They're not a bad thing if they're done right.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Don't be a cůnt, you cůnt.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

I completely agree! Often when I'd buy something from, let's say, Mediamarkt, they often offer an extra buy on insurance or warranty..and I'm like..dudes, that's the same or even shorter than the manufacturer warranty 😂

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

If we lower the chair, then the desk is too tall and we have the keyboard up to our chest which also isn’t very ergonomic and is v uncomfortable. “Adjust the chair!” 🤦🏻‍♀️

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

Not all chair heights can be adjusted.

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

So true. I was not diagnosed until my mid thirties. My son was diagnosed in the click of the fingers but I had to fight for my girls. Adhd and autism are still screened on an almost entirely male presentation of divergence.

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

I spent 7 years trying to find a good antidepressant. A friend of mine (a woman), knowing that I was a sensitive person, recommended I try the lowest dose. I found the 'right medication' right after, it's 75% of the minimum dose of a medication I already tried, which is usually prescribed just to see if there are no side-effects before being doubled. I open the small capsule every morning to empty it a bit. My doctor believes it's in my head, that I should not feel it at such a small dose. It's not the first time this happens.

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

The autism diagnositic criteria is written for a nonverbal white male child. It's difficult for anyone outside that category to get an accurate diagnosis. In addition, one of the required symptoms (at one point in time, can't remember if it's been changed) was trauma. If you raise your autistic child with accommodations & make life enjoyable before getting a diagnosis, doctors would (will?) not give an autism diagnosis because the child wasn't traumatized. I think everyone's understanding of autism should be totally scrapped & rebuilt.

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

The chair doesn't go that low.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

It's important to differentiate the modes of action between the types of pesticides used in organic and conventional agriculture. "Organic"-appropriate pesticides are often derived from soil bacteria, insects, or other plants. They are substances which exist normally in nature. "BT" is a very old and very common organic pesticide. It's just a protein derived from a certain bacteria which effectively causes indigestion in moth larvae. You digest it just fine. Synthetic insecticides tend to be less-determinate in the species they affect, and more narrow in their function, leading to resistant insects becoming more prevalent.

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

Wow really! Awesome idea, never thought of that!!! You've solved all our petite womanly problems! Thank you Roger hero to women. 🙄

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

Girls also get under-diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, because we have less visibly obvious symptoms. Boys often present with hyperactivity, but girls are more likely to have distractibility and focus problems.

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

I've always thought this. Women's fashion often comes with sleeveless dresses and short skirts and cold shoulders. It's insane. So yes women would work better at a warmer temp, but you basically need to dress like a grandma.

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

You pretty much said that it's good that women can accommodate because men don't know how to dress for summer.

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

This makes sense, actually. Alexa understands me almost every time I speak to her. However, my wife has to repeat herself to Alexa half of the time.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

If you show that you’re willing to do the dog job they’ll keep you in it!

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

The original CPR dummy was named Annie ("Annie Are You Ok? Are you OK, Annie?") and the face was modeled after a woman, however the body did not have breasts because it was "unseemly" to present such a model in public. This is changing, but many of the CPR dummies today do not have breasts.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

The hugely profitable Vivienne Westwood fashion empire is run on unpaid interns. Profitable for Westwood anyway. For all her bleating about 'inclusivity', 'saving the planet', 'sustainability' and any bandwagon she can think of, all profits are pushed through an offshore company based in Luxembourg, so minimal tax is paid. She herself is worth well over $50 million so it would not hurt her to pay her staff properly.

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

I think everything on this list is slowly changing. But the change is very very slow - on some things almost non-existent. It's why we need equality and for women to speak up, bring even every-day problems to light and strive for changes

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Not my experience with insurance here (Netherlands)

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

I heard about this a while ago, and I am still shocked by it.

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

Not only that, but battery driven machines are too heavy for me to use over more than five minutes. My wrists kill me. I had to spend DOUBLE the amount of money on a drill that plugs into the wall and has a smaller grip.

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

Right. Because being forced to work at a desk that's up to your chin is such a comfy experience.

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

Um...no. I have low blood pressure and I get sick to my stomach when it's too cold in a room (which means below 71 degrees) where I have to sit and work. I can't eat, because my blood flow is dedicated to keeping my extremities warm, so that if I do eat something I usually vomit. .

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

Practically dislocate my arm every time

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

If a woman under 45 is ill its dismissed as "hormone trouble". If a woman over 45 is ill it's dismissed as "menopause" No need to examine further...

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

That's a long known problem. There are standard (=male) dummies, children dummies and baby dummies but not women dummies. This causes many problems with women drivers and passengers in the case of a crash - especially if that crash is frontal https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/crash-test-bias-how-male-focused-testing-puts-female-drivers-at-risk/

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I want cake • commented on 7 posts 2 days ago

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Well yeah, a lot of product insurances are a scam, and people buy into it because they don't realise the shop has to offer two years warranty on electrical appliances and other white goods that does exactly the same as the 'extra insurance', but generally speaking in this country if you take out health insurance, a home insurance, property insurance etc etc you're not going to get shafted by a company that does everything it possibly can to not do its job.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

This depends on where you are I think. All my insurances do what they say they will, there is no blacklisting or higher rates and deductibles etc etc. I think it's a little different for car insurances where your rates go up if you've caused an accident, but don't drive so I'm not 100% on that.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

It's just another way to keep poor people away from opportunities. The o ly way you can do an unpaid internship is if someone else pays for your bills, and if you parents can't afford that then that's an opportunity you can't take.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

That is the idea in theory, in practice a lot of it is grunt work. I know a bunch of people who quit their unpaid internships because they were learning nothing and unlike they were told the chances of employment at the end were close to non-existent.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Also even if it was, this is useless to me as I don't live in Canada.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

It's most definitely not. How about you educate yourself before you denigrate an entire academic discipline?

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

Partly. Women are taught to suppress their symptoms to be acceptable. I only got diagnosed at 29 because of this. And a few other reasons, but mainly this.

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I want cake • commented on 2 posts 1 day ago

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Same here. I just register my product with the manufacturer and usually I get an extra 2-3 years free warranty 🤷

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

'if done right' being the operative clause here. Unfortunately, that's exceedingly rare.

I want cake • commented on 10 posts 2 days ago

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Also even if it was, this is useless to me as I don't live in Canada.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

It's most definitely not. How about you educate yourself before you denigrate an entire academic discipline?

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

Partly. Women are taught to suppress their symptoms to be acceptable. I only got diagnosed at 29 because of this. And a few other reasons, but mainly this.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

That, and digital games can be removed from your library even if you've paid for them. So you don't actually own the game if you buy digital, you're just renting until the company that makes your console decides you can't have it anymore. On top of that, digital games should be cheaper than physical copies, sinc you're not paying for the entire physical production, transport and sales chain.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Eesh

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

The main problem is the fact that 'recyclable' does not mean that it will be recycled. There are so many products in plastic packaging being advertised as a sustainable option because the plastic is 100% recyclable, except no one actually recycles that type of plastic, so it means nothing at all and the packaging is just as unsustainable as any other in practice. This is where those resin ID codes come in handy because it tells you exactly what kind of plastic it's made from and you can look it up to see if your country recycles it or not.

I want cake • commented on 7 posts 3 days ago

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Our wedding was going to be at the registry office in the morning and then a bbq at our favourite pub with 50 guests max, but that didn't happen for obvious reasons. Hopefully we'll be able to reschedule soon.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Not exclusively an American thing. The reason I work in a completely different sector than my degree in art history is that I refused to do an unpaid or minimally paid internship, because I couldn't afford to. These art galleries would straight faced tell you they don't have money to pay you more than 195 euro a month for 40 hours of work, but spend triple that on an opening party for a new exhibition. Screw that. Edit: 40 hours of work a week. So 195 euro for 160 hours of work in a four-week month.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

A year! I refuse to pay 99euro a year for Word and a bunch of programmes I never use, so I paid 45 euro once for Scrivener, which I get to update to the newest version for free because I bought it less than four years ago.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

My fiancé falls for these and it annoys me so much. He'll be like, 'I bought this thing for 20 euro' and it'll say 29,99 on the receipt. It's in part because he has acalculia I think but I hate that he fall for it because I'm the one who keeps having to either say nothing and let him be surprised that his money is going faster than he thought, or say something and put a damper on his joy that he just got a good deal.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

This one needs a bit of nuance on the organic part. Just because something is organic doesn't mean all the rules about nutrition fly out the window, but it isn't a scam in itself, it is a product that is better for the environment and the body as there are no (potentially) hazardous chemicals involved in the production process. However, the thing that gets me the most about organic produce is that the main reason it's so expensive (at least in my country) is that the certificates are so expensive and it drives the prices up way more than it needs. So what I do instead is find local producers who work organically but don't want to pay the certificates, and there are more of those than you'd think.

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Not many people play on an xbox 360 anymore! You can't buy new pads for them either.

50 Times People Thought Of Stupid Solutions That Actually Work And It Ended Up Being Posted On 'Redneck Engineering' (New Pics)

Surely putting sticky tape on a TV screen is not the best idea?

I want cake • commented on a post 1 week ago

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I think it really depends. The team I work in is lovely, and if, like today, I'm struggling with motivation because I'm overheated in my little home office and i've not slept well, I can tell my team and they'll help me where they can. Just like I'll help them if they're struggling and I'm OK. If we all just 'shut up and did our jobs' we'd all be a lot less happy at work. On the other hand, I've worked with people who would just moan about everything and everything which is exhausting.

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'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

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'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Internships are slavery in a business suit. I have heard time and again about interns who were offered a chance to "learn the ropes" but instead ended up serving coffee and distributing the mail.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

I did an unpaid internship after school and I learned a lot. It also got me hired at another place because they knew I already had the training. They're not a bad thing if they're done right.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

Don't be a cůnt, you cůnt.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

If we lower the chair, then the desk is too tall and we have the keyboard up to our chest which also isn’t very ergonomic and is v uncomfortable. “Adjust the chair!” 🤦🏻‍♀️

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

Not all chair heights can be adjusted.

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

The chair doesn't go that low.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

Wow really! Awesome idea, never thought of that!!! You've solved all our petite womanly problems! Thank you Roger hero to women. 🙄

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

You pretty much said that it's good that women can accommodate because men don't know how to dress for summer.

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life

This makes sense, actually. Alexa understands me almost every time I speak to her. However, my wife has to repeat herself to Alexa half of the time.

'What's A Scam Most People Don't Even Realize Is A Scam?': 40 People Deliver Their Insights

If you show that you’re willing to do the dog job they’ll keep you in it!

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