Dark Take

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  • suggestion and idea programs suck crack

    boss likes incompetent people more than you

    how to talk about people behind their back and feel ok about it

    managers don't actually like your ideas

    safety matters, but not really

    should you call people on their crap blatantly

    stop worrying about a and start worrying about b

    suggestion and idea programs suck crack

    why people hate your weakness

    49 min
  • that's just the way they are

    cannot relax at break

    companies not taking advantage of prime business hours

    context clues in life

    forklift training management failure

    ketamine funny comment

    replacing parts while the machine is apart

    that's just the way they are

    wonder why I don't like to be interrupted

    30 min
  • low quality school administration

    accommodation in society, pick and choose

    credit card pre approved nonsense

    criticism without reasoning

    entrepreneur mindset post thought

    homestead youtubers know how to play the game

    how do you hold yourself accountable

    industrial maintenance tools, production strategies

    low quality grade school administration

    procedures are important in high turn over companies

    supervision wants to hold ee accountable with informal training

    teach a man to fish doesn't work

    your effort doesn't amount to crap sometimes

    41 min
  • Chain of command

    co workers bad because leader

    ubi
    tyrants population
    problem with right to repair
    good side of telemarket
    technicians often design better than engineers
    punished for taking initiative
    perception is reality, motto of poor management
    people want you to think they are happy
    in defense of good natured leaders
    double bind
    deceptive boss
    chain of command

    54 min
  • Bullies, standing up for yourself in school is being punished.

    being cut off in hearing

    bullies, standing up for yourself in school is being punished
    data waste of time if not used properly
    HR not your friend
    large corporations are hard to take seriously
    one person doesn't represent a company
    regret is for stupid people
    ripped invested average workers have it figured out
    why drama in the work place
    why we want alien or ufo to be true

    38 min
  • Find your ikigai

    IT dept vs industrial automation

    IT snooty in industrial settings

    don't complain to leadership about stuff they cannot fix

    automation fast food

    co workers not lazy, initiative punished

    next human evolution possibility

    short term memory going to shit

    find your ikigai

    43 min
  • Weak leadership punishes everyone.

    new trade: consultant

    get basics down before predictive maintenance 1

    industrial maintenance technicians versus controls engineers

    heroes in the workplace

    training in the workplace

    management buying machines

    pm vs project priority

    41 min

About Dark Take

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I give a dark/jaded take on life amidst so many optimists that have set out to fool themselves and you. I would argue that I'm not necessarily pessimistic. I'm realistic. I'm an industrial automation…