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Glass , smash or bitcoin - nobody rides for free
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Glass , smash or bitcoin - nobody rides for free Unbreakable is a great movie . I don't know if it's still in my top 5 but it's for sure in the top 10 . I never saw Split . I'm not a big fan of palms-up horror movies and I find stories about multiple personalities to be annoying . Seems like a lazy writing trick . It probably doesn't help that back when I was involved in writing workshops there was a guy who always wrote about multiple personalities and thought it was the greatest idea ever . When the Glass trailer debuted at Comic-Con everyone lost their minds because they thought it was so awesome . I watched it , seemed a little underwhelming to me . I can't exactly put my finger on why but it seemed kind of cheap and shoddy to me - maybe it was the lighting to the set design or something ? And it seems weird to lump Sam Jackson's character in as someone who delusionally thinks they have super powers - there was nothing about that in Unbreakable . he just wanted to prove people exited that had super powers . Anyway , I hope Glass is good but I have my doubts . And now let's take a look at some of my company's reviews on Glassdoor shall we ? We shall . Average rating is 3.1 , which is nice and average . 100% of people approve of the CEO - TWO whole people have voted ! Coming in hot with a 1 star review from a current employee ; Pros Parking is free, although that's expected outside of<b> downtown. </font></b>Expect a long walk if you get in after 8am. Lunch is free although you won't want to eat what they serve. Employee gardens are available. Mentioning free parking is weird because even if you work<b> downtown </font></b>very few places (maybe none) make you for parking . Maybe they were reaching for pros . And long walk ? You could walk from the farthest parking place to the building in 2 minutes - it's not a large place . The lunch thing is a little harsh - the food is mostly mediocre but what do you expect for free ? The fish is always terrible . Cons Max 3% raise annually regardless of performance, bonuses are low or nonexistent, and base salary is not competitive with other companies in the area. Health isurance rates are poor, no home/auto discount for employees now that personal lines is sold, company and employees have created a culture that is afraid of change and technology. Vital systems go down on a weekly basis sometimes for hours at a time. Building is old and leaking with plumbing issues I find the base salary thing interesting because they just announced they're going to give most people a cut because their salaries are higher than their competitors - which is a BS maneuver but does seem to be true . I also find it interesting that he mentions that employees have helped created a culture that is afraid of technology and change , because of course they have , that's what employees do . Must be an IT guy . I'm glad someone else hates the janky building . Why would you buy a country club and try to turn it into a place of business ? The layout is insane . Also to nitpick that last sentence is wrong - it's leaking with water not plumbing issues . Advice to Management a competitive salary and cut out a lot of middle management. The organizational charts are a joke. This also curious to me because the review isn't that old and there's basically no middle management at all - managers have like 100 people reporting to them - it's cray . We NEED middle managers . I also think it's funny that this person is complaining about the org charts - not the organization , the org charts . Who gives a shit ? Ooh , next up is another one star review , not looking good - also it says this person disapproves of the CEO so where's the 100% come from ? Shenanigans I say ! This is from a former employee . Pros Free lunch but that was about it. Cons Systems are old. Leadership does not support you. Short and to the point . I remember when I got this job EVERYONE knew it was the place with free lunch . People are weird . Lunch isn't hard to get , I can get my own lunch . It shouldn't be that big of a deal . Are there places where the systems aren't old and leadership supports you ? Do you deserve to be supported ? Ponder that . Now we're turning the corner with a FIVE star review from a current employee ; Recommends Positive Outlook Approves of CEO I have been working at GuideOne Insurance full-time (More than a year) Pros - Smart, solutions-oriented senior leadership team - Customer focused and believe in the value of quality service in all aspects of the company - Nice perks (fitness facility, free lunch, close parking, etc.) - Fun, collaborative work culture (not all areas, but most) - Recognition programs that reward hard work - Friendly, inviting employees Why is everyone on the parking thing ? This isn't New York City , it's not even the Twin Cities - I have never worked anywhere in Des Moines where parking was an issue . I find the last two things amusing because the recognition program is a joke that is gamed by the same 10 people to get the rewards every month and I find the attitude there to be very chilly and unfriendly . Cons - The amount of recent change leaves more tenured employees feeling angst - Benefits could be better (i.e. PTO, maternity/paternity leave, etc.) - Due to the size of the organization, lack of career growth opportunities I think the benefits are pretty good but then I came from a place with no insurance so . . . you know . The first item is true and 100% warranted because management is aggressively trying to purge the long time employees and replace them with cheap millennials who'll work 90 hours a week for pennies on the dollar . Advice to Management - Continue rewarding hard work. - Review benefits/ and better align them with other local companies are offering Again with the ? What local companies are these people talking about that are forking over cash like . . . like . . . something that you fork over . Hay ? That's enough of that . It has been argued that the looking glass self conceptualization of the social self is critically incomplete in that it overlooks the divergent roles of ingroups and outgroups in self-definition . That is, it has been demonstrated that while individuals will converge upon the attitudes and behaviors of ingroup members , they will also diverge from the attitudes and behaviors of outgroup members . The neglect of the latter scenario is attributed to the looking glass approaches’ implicit focus on ingroup member appraisals . This alternative perspective is derived from the self-categorization theory analysis of social influence . Indeed , it is further argued that the looking glass self metaphor fails to reflect the fact that influence derives from the self-categorization of other individuals as part of the self . In other words , people are not shaped by the reflections from ‘others’ but rather are shaped by the creation of a collective social identity that contrasts ‘us’ against relevant ‘others" . Putting first by putting employees first, immediately after prioritizing fiscal responsibilities and leveraging profitability towards exceeding by empowering our employees to put (and themselves) first, in a diverse and respectful environment of only those that come first, first. |
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I'd like to be a relevant other some day Putting clients first by putting employees first, immediately after prioritizing fiscal responsibilities and leveraging profitability towards exceeding by empowering our employees to put clients (and themselves) first, in a diverse and respectful environment of only those that come first, first.
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I'm going out on a limb here but I don't think Free lunch was the reason you changed jobs. Gotta be the parking then. Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation bangs on the door forever!
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I guess I understand free lunch as a way of keeping employees in the building and presumably taking shorter lunch breaks than if they got in their car and drove to Burger King. But yeah - it doesn't seem like a huge perk. Decent health insurance is WAY more important. Also, I was quite confused about your comments on Unbreakable until I realized that *I* was thinking of the movie Unbroken. Not the same thing. At all.   
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