Pregnancy & Parenting Aware me thread

[cammo84]

Then what are the numerous clowns that put "Jedi", "Collingwood" or some other rubbish in the religion column trying to achieve? They're usually the ones who are making the fuss about the question in the first place.

It's possible that they don't realise what the census data is actually used for. If they realised that the religion data was used as a basis for funding of religious organisations, maybe they would think twice about giving a stupid answer like "Jedi". I never put much thought into it when I did my first census (I think I still marked "no religion"), but this time I was much more informed so I saw the value in being honest with my religious status.

 

[Hard Ball Get]

It seems like whenever the census is discussed anywhere, the focus always seems to come back to the religion question. Why does it matter so much?

Aren't you making an issue of it by raising and engaging in debate about it here?

 

[Damon_3388]

It's possible that they don't realise what the census data is actually used for. If they realised that the religion data was used as a basis for funding of religious organisations, maybe they would think twice about giving a stupid answer like "Jedi". I never put much thought into it when I did my first census (I think I still marked "no religion"), but this time I was much more informed so I saw the value in being honest with my religious status.

But as I said, the people that make a fuss about it are usually the same ones that say they're putting a "donkey vote" answer like "Jedi" on there too. If they're that concerned about the skewing of the results, then why don't they just provide a genuine answer?

Aren't you making an issue of it by raising and engaging in debate about it here?

I'm asking why people make such a big deal of it, when there are other questions on there that are comparatively more important and more intrusive on people's privacy, and therefore more worthy of a fuss than the religion one.

 

[The Passenger]

this wasn't new thread worthy

i want to sell a couch. and i want to put it on e bay and gum tree.

i'm going to do it a bid or buy it now on e bay at 200 (with bid starting at 140), and i'm gonna put it on gum tree at 200.

if i sell it on gum tree, and i have a bid at 160 on e bay. am i able to cancel the e bay transaction??

their site wasn't particluarly clear on this situation...

 

[Caesar]

The official answer - no, you can't cancel an auction for that reason.

The real answer - if you don't care about your account receiving negative feedback (which will damage your ability to sell stuff in the future), there's not really anything they can do about it.

Here's the official page telling you how to withdraw an item from sale, you need to read between the lines a bit about what you reckon you can get away with:

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/end_early.html

 

[dbcrow]

The official answer - no, you can't cancel an auction for that reason.

The real answer - if you don't care about your account receiving negative feedback (which will damage your ability to sell stuff in the future), there's not really anything they can do about it.

Here's the official page telling you how to withdraw an item from sale, you need to read between the lines a bit about what you reckon you can get away with:

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/end_early.html

Not sure if you would received negative feedback if the auction is cancelled.

You can only leave feedback on a seller if you've bought something from them.

 

[The Passenger]

cheers that's the page i was looking for.

 

[Marklar_33]

But as I said, the people that make a fuss about it are usually the same ones that say they're putting a "donkey vote" answer like "Jedi" on there too. If they're that concerned about the skewing of the results, then why don't they just provide a genuine answer?

Aware me.

What would a 'donkey vote' be counted as on the census? I reckon it'd go to 'No Religion' by default

And I think the reason people don't take the religion part seriously is because religion shouldn't be taken seriously...but lets not go down that road

 

[Damon_3388]

And I think the reason people don't take the religion part seriously is because religion shouldn't be taken seriously...but lets not go down that road

People don't have to take it seriously, but why do people make a fuss about and put such a focus on the religion question if they're just going to put a bullshit answer anyway? There's far more genuinely objectionable questions in there that are actually worthy of a fuss being made about them.

 

[Hard Ball Get]

Using the web on a mobile device (3G)...

Less secure? Same as using WiFi on a laptop?
If I was using internet banking would it be easily hacked?
Is internet usage on a phone easily traced? Like if I was doing something dodgy (for example if the Pulver bloke did it all off his phone)...
Is it easier/harder to get a virus downloading?

I guess the internet banking one is the main question, the others have stemmed from that.

 

[NAUGHT5]

Like the majority of people here, i'm quite young.
Not as young as many BF members, but early 20's. Like a large number of people my age, I have no interest in politics and often tune out of news bulletins when they're talking about it.

The one thing about Politics is, that I can't remember a single Prime Minister or President being popular. I realise that you'll never find a leader who is liked by 100% of the population, but I can't say i've ever heard someone say "gee isn't xxx doing a good job" when talking about a poltician.

Are we just having a bad run of leaders?
Or do we just like to complain about something and blame someone?

It seems to me that one party will win the election, royally **** up their leadership and then eventually hand it over. Then the other party will swoop in, and do the same.

Has there ever been a leader that a good 80% of the population thought was doing a decent job for more than a year?

 

[showdownhero]

Like the majority of people here, i'm quite young.
Not as young as many BF members, but early 20's. Like a large number of people my age, I have no interest in politics and often tune out of news bulletins when they're talking about it.

The one thing about Politics is, that I can't remember a single Prime Minister or President being popular. I realise that you'll never find a leader who is liked by 100% of the population, but I can't say i've ever heard someone say "gee isn't xxx doing a good job" when talking about a poltician.

Are we just having a bad run of leaders?
Or do we just like to complain about something and blame someone?

It seems to me that one party will win the election, royally **** up their leadership and then eventually hand it over. Then the other party will swoop in, and do the same.

Has there ever been a leader that a good 80% of the population thought was doing a decent job for more than a year?

Rudd was pretty popular when he was handing out free money.

 

[Igloo]

Rudd was pretty popular when he was handing out free money.

I enjoyed my free money. But I never got my free laptop

 

[Simple Jack]

Rudd was the best I've seen (20) and he should still be in the job. Funny thing is that he had lots of crappy policies, but probably the best one he did have was the one that got him sacked. It still shocks me to this day that the great unwashed didn't look at those "profits tax is evil mmkay" ads and realise it was just mining companies trying to get out of paying money.

It said "Authorised by the alliance of mining companies" or something ffs.

 

[THRILLHO]

Rudd was a disaster.

Had a mandate for reform, wildly popular with an opinion rating on levels never seen since Hawke and was the Labor golden child after knocking off Howard.

Didn't even see out his first term. Would pick up a ball and run with it, then get distracted by some other ball. Education revolution, hospital reform, climate change (greatest moral challenge). The public (and government) were confused and became disenfranchised when he would say climate change was the greatest moral challenge and then shelve the ETS until 2013.

Weirdly, the Gillard government hasn't learned from Rudd's mistakes. He'd make snap decisions and announcements and leave the policy detail for someone else. Gillard's "Malaysian Solution" was announced without approval from the Malaysian government and now the High Court will rule that it's unconstitutional and thus useless.

He also created a bottleneck in government by refusing to delegate. Everything had to be micro-managed by Rudd. This problem was exacerbated when ministers (outside of the gang of four) struggled to even find 5 minutes to meet with him. Ministers jumping on a plane just to meet with Rudd was common.

Unbelievably unpopular within Labor. They will never, ever go back to him. They HATE him. As toxic as Gillard is (no mandate for carbon tax, no authority due to hung government, getting wedged by Liberals and Greens) they won't drop her like they did Rudd because it'll invoke memories of NSW Labor and it'll rankle voters even more.

Seriously, read Power Trip by David Manne in The Quarterly. It really started the (public) downfall of Rudd. Great read.

 

[The Passenger]

quick one.

going to go to magpies-eagles game then flying to sydney straight from the game. will i be able to take a laptop into the ground??

i would assume so, but you never know what stupid rules have been put in place...

 

[showdownhero]

quick one.

going to go to magpies-eagles game then flying to sydney straight from the game. will i be able to take a laptop into the ground??

i would assume so, but you never know what stupid rules have been put in place...

I believe there is a similar thread on a website that can't be named which can answer all these questions and more.

For shame Kane, for shame

 

[powerful girl]

Aware me this.......can a boss ring an employee and hassle them about getting work finished while they are off sick?

Young girl I work with is getting harrassed by her wanna be, power tripper, team leader. She texted in sick and half an hour later he rang her demanding that she follow up on several "urgent" issues that just couldn't wait until the next day.

Should she now not put in a claim for sick leave and say she was working from home? what rights does someone have in this situation?

Me - I wouldn't have even answered the phone call from the little knob in the first place, but she did, so now what?

 

[showdownhero]

Aware me this.......can a boss ring an employee and hassle them about getting work finished while they are off sick?

Young girl I work with is getting harrassed by her wanna be, power tripper, team leader. She texted in sick and half an hour later he rang her demanding that she follow up on several "urgent" issues that just couldn't wait until the next day.

Should she now not put in a claim for sick leave and say she was working from home? what rights does someone have in this situation?

Me - I wouldn't have even answered the phone call from the little knob in the first place, but she did, so now what?

If she was working she may as well have been at work. There is no way it should be classified as sick pay

 

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[Caesar]

I probably wouldn't appreciate someone texting me that they're sick. I'd expect a phonecall. I don't think it's unreasonable for a boss to want to discuss workflow with a sick employee - ascertain where they're up to, if there's anything urgent that needs to be dealt with before they get back (e.g. do I need to call any of their clients who are expecting something delivered and let them know about the delay).

In the past I have also asked sick team members to email me documents that they might have, to allow myself or someone else in the team to progress urgent work in their absence.

That's about the limit though. If someone's sick, they're sick.

 

[showdownhero]

I probably wouldn't appreciate someone texting me that they're sick. I'd expect a phonecall. I don't think it's unreasonable for a boss to want to discuss workflow with a sick employee - ascertain where they're up to, if there's anything urgent that needs to be dealt with before they get back (e.g. do I need to call any of their clients who are expecting something delivered and let them know about the delay).

In the past I have also asked sick team members to email me documents that they might have, to allow myself or someone else in the team to progress urgent work in their absence.

That's about the limit though. If someone's sick, they're sick.

It really comes down to the individual workplace though. I've worked in places where a phone call is a necessity and also worked in places where a text is considered sufficient.

 

[Marklar_33]

It really comes down to the individual workplace though. I've worked in places where a phone call is a necessity and also worked in places where a text is considered sufficient.

I once worked with a guy who texted me and asked me to pass on the message to the boss that he was sick. I replied that I would not be doing it and if the boss asked where he was I'd just shrug. Not really my job to pass on messages for people too afraid to have a sickie!

But yeah, texting sick is disrespectful

 

[Hard Ball Get]

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I don't think SHE released them...
Anyways... aware me, where can I find said pics?

 

[Football God]

I don't think SHE released them...
Anyways... aware me, where can I find said pics?

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