New York Times Guild Members Pledge To Walk Out

[DanOregon]

In honor of the Raiders, my first three Wordle guesses were Choke, Fails and Drain.

 

[Mr. X]

From The Wall Street Journal

New York Times Staffers Go on One-Day Strike Amid Stalled Contract Talks

 

[playthrough]

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/12/new-york-times-walk-out-strike-december-8.html

As the last remaining person in America who hasn't been on a Zoom call since the pandemic started, it does seem like some in-person negotiation wouldn't be the worst idea.

Never been on a Zoom call? That's a badge of honor. Reminds me of an old coworker who, whenever we had to do icebreakers in meetings where you tell a fun fact about yourself, said he had never been in a Wal-Mart.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

In honor of the Raiders, my first three Wordle guesses were Choke, Fails and Drain.

Baker?

 

[MileHigh]

Baker?

No, but drain is a very good first word today.

 

[BTExpress]

Never been on a Zoom call? That's a badge of honor. Reminds me of an old coworker who, whenever we had to do icebreakers in meetings where you tell a fun fact about yourself, said he had never been in a Wal-Mart.

I've never been on one, though wife and I have to give depositions by Zoom in February.

All meetings at McClatchy and the interview for my current job were done by Google meet. I had to dust off the old 2007 iMac for the job interview, because my Mac Mini doesn't have a microphone or camera attached.

 

[JC]

They decided they wanted to work. They have that right.

And they are pieces of **** scabs for doing it.

 

[fossywriter8]

Not to hijack a thread or anything, but I've also never been on a Zoom call or even used FaceTime.

 

[Slacker]

Not to hijack a thread or anything, but I've also never been on a Zoom call or even used FaceTime.

I'll see your post and raise you: Never even been on Twitter here, and I don't have Netflix, Instagram or Amazon Prime.

 

[Small Town Guy]

I'll see your post and raise you: Never even been on Twitter here, and I don't have Netflix, Instagram or Amazon Prime.

My college roommate didn't have a car, checking account or credit card in all four years of school. In one of my journalism classes I mentioned him and a classmate said he was going to write a feature on him for a class assignment. Which he did...without ever talking to my roomie. A Jayson Blair ahead of his time (he did not go into journalism).

 

[swingline]

I knew a guy in college who sold his car, quit his job and dropped out of school on the same day. He did a lot of acid.

 

[Mr. X]

I knew a guy in college who sold his car, quit his job and dropped out of school on the same day. He did a lot of acid.

What did he do then? Did he go back to college? What did he do with the rest of his life?

 

[Liut]

What did he do then? Did he go back to college? What did he do with the rest of his life?

Kid's name is Brad Pitt.

 

[studthug12]

I had a college professor who said he dropped out (basically) stopped going to class when on acid and skiing in Colorado. He was on the Dean's List and I don't recall if the dean or the department head reached out to him and basically said you have one class left just finish this. He went back and got his degree.

He was a very good teacher and was very in-touch with students and what it was like. One of my favorite teachers I ever had.

 

[goalmouth]

No car or credit card in college THE HORROR

 

[User 149557]

I used traveler’s checks for cash in college instead of having s bank account or a credit card to protect against it being stolen or lost in the dorm. Even in 2003, the girl at the CVS in Athens, Ohio, had no idea what it was and had to ask her manager if it was real money.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

I used traveler’s checks for cash in college instead of having s bank account or a credit card to protect against it being stolen or lost in the dorm. Even in 2003, the girl at the CVS in Athens, Ohio, had no idea what it was and had to ask her manager if it was real money.

A regular check today would probably blow a cashier's mind.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

A regular check today would probably blow a cashier's mind.

At the place where I work, we can’t accept them because our thermal printers can’t print on the backs of them.