real

They literally said "ah yes let's change our iconic industry standard UI that everyone has been familiar with for 20+ years to a terrible standalone desktop version of the Outlook Web App"

More like WhatsAd amirite

RIP RARBG

It was a good site.

So you're telling me CDC doesn't stand for Cookie Dough Company?

Have a peek at my username

Now show me what happens when you run it through an x-ray machine at the airport

I don't get the connection you are trying to make. What are you suggesting might happen?

Some type of interference causing the electronic components in the belt to fail, thereby loosening the belt to its default state and my pants falling down in public

And yes I am also commenting on something I didn't read. I see "smart" being used to describe a product and automatically assume it has electronic/internet capabilities.

The belt doesn't have an electronic or electric device built into it that you have to pay subscription to or that causes any interference. Its smart in the way it operates and adjusts compared to a 5 pin hole regular belts. moreover this is handmade with durable leather that will last much longer than regular belts.

>I've been thinking about interviewing for jobs that I don't plan on getting, just to get a better offer and force my boss hand

This is absolutely what you should be doing.

Never, ever do something you have no intention of carrying through on. Your lack of enthusiasm will probably bleed through and using other people for personal gain isn’t the nicest way to be known. People talk, and it would suck blowing an interview and losing a job because of such talk.

I would apply to jobs that I would be happy to get in case my boss decides to decline the raise anyway.

Small counter-opinion here; if I interview a candidate, offer them a role, and find out that they have been using our time only to get a better deal from their current employer, then I will most likely choose not to interview them again in the future.

If you have engaged with me in bad faith (pretending to want a job with us when you actually don't) then I would be very uncomfortable endorsing you to join one of my teams in the future.

By all means, interview around. And if you get a better offer and accept it, then I will cheerfully congratulate you and wish you the very best of luck! But if you're operating in an area where the pool of potential employers is small, make sure you don't burn too many relationships in the process.

And how would you find this out? People do get counter offers, some even accept them. It's part of the game. No need to be petty.

In one case, the same person did the same thing to us twice in a row - interviewed, got an offer, then got "counter offered" from their existing company the next day. Pretty confident that they're just interviewing as a negotiating tactic.

But honestly, in general, if someone interviews around then decides to stay at their existing company for more money, they're probably not the folks I'd be likely to hire regardless. They're not looking for new learning opportunities, or new ways to grow, they're maximizing for some other value structure. And best of luck to them with that, I'm sure they'll find plenty of companies where those values are the expectation and norm.

You're "playing the game", but I build teams out of folks who aren't game players. :)

This is a bit unethical, but the candidate in question could just say that their current employer gave them a newer, better offer that they couldn't refuse, essentially giving plausible deniability. Though I do agree that the interviewer would be fully in their right to not re-interview the candidate.

it's just arslan ash, nbd

Or so they think