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bottlerock commented on Florida is letting companies make it harder for highly paid workers to swap jobs businessinsider.com/flori... · Posted by u/pseudolus

OkayPhysicist · 2 months ago

That's not a noncompete, as far as things like California's prohibition on them are concerned. That's just a job, where you have no job duties. There's nothing saying that an employer can't fire you for having a second job, and there's nothing saying your employees have to actually DO anything for you to pay them.

bottlerock · 2 months ago

That's true for the State of California, AFAIK. But in places (or some type of organizations) with just cause instead of at will, firing you for moonlighting would be illegal if it didn't conflict with an actual required duty.

bottlerock commented on Linda Yaccarino is leaving X nytimes.com/2025/07/09/te... · Posted by u/donohoe

danans · 2 months ago

> Where can I sell my legacy for $6 million/year?

I know you meant your comment as sarcasm, but to do it, you need to have a legacy worth those kind of numbers to begin with, instead of selling your labor as most of us here do. It's not so different that celebrities associating themselves with brands through advertising.

And as distasteful as it seems to many of us, people like her spend years building their social networks and a reputation for various personality and behavioral traits in a boardroom.

Also, I doubt her legacy is closed at this point. The traditional next step would be to write a book based on her career capped off by her experiences at Twitter.

bottlerock · 2 months ago

Sounds like a snooze.. But maybe someone will pay to not take chances.

bottlerock commented on Buying a Home Is Probably Even Worse Than NYTimes/NerdWallet Calculators Imply tinkerdeck.com/projects/r... · Posted by u/weepinbell

AlexandrB · 2 months ago

One very important thing to keep in mind with these kinds of comparisons: are you actually going to be investing the money you save by renting? I think for most people the answer is no, and that money will just be spent on stuff. In that sense, homeownership is more of a "life hack" that forces you to save rather than a superior investment.

bottlerock · 2 months ago

I was always a little puzzled by this concept and I think it gets more silly every decade. How can someone routinely spend money on goods given how insanely cheap goods have become?

There's maybe a small percentage of the population addicted to buying brands beyond what they could possibly use, but most people run out of the ability to buy a significant amount of stuff every year. I.e. even a thousand a month habit is insane to maintain and nothing compared to bad housing choices.

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