Screen size & your importance
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There was a study years ago about American TV ownership. Size of television inversely correlates with income.
Well yeah rich people don't have to settle for sitting around the house all day. They have boats and racecars and planes to play with
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Absolutely no corruption in private industry tho the invisible hand takes care of it
When I think of corporate corruption, I think of cooking the books, lobbying the government, bribing, or even straight up harassment and assassination. But in this case, I don't think it's corruption. If the company has enough cash for extra perks, why the hell not.
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True for the phone and tablet, but for any sort of computer that is not true
I work on a laptop with virtual desktops and I am much more productive that way than with a big screen... Or two big screens.
Everything is in the center of my field of view, I know which VD of my 3x3 grid holds what. It's much more efficient for me than bigger screens could ever be. And that is not for lack of trying!
It just depends on the person.
I'll often have documentation on another monitor, so I can full-screen my code and still reference the documentation without switching windows.
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Uh-oh. I have three monitors, and one of them is a 43" 4k TV.
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This is true up until a point, and then the pattern starts to reverse. Like, the receptionist isn't going to get 2 monitors. They're likely to get one monitor and a very old desktop, or an old laptop.
Edit: Also an intern / co-op student / work experience student, etc. is probably as low as you can go on the totem pole of office work. I bet in many cases they're not even assigned a permanent office / cubicle since they're expected to shadow / be mentored by a variety of people. As a result, they probably get a second-hand, used laptop.
And, if the company has retail sales, techs who do installations, etc. they're often very low on the totem pole, and they're often not getting a computer at all. Maybe in some cases they'd get a "work phone", so they'd have the same kind of equipment as the CEO, but effectively be at the opposite end of the pole from them.
It's like, I have a 13" laptop, a 15" inch one, and two monitors at my desk with a dock... But so the my director... Actually, he doesn't have the 13" one! Am I actually the director?
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It's like, I have a 13" laptop, a 15" inch one, and two monitors at my desk with a dock... But so the my director... Actually, he doesn't have the 13" one! Am I actually the director?
Which do you use most often?
A CEO might have a nice desktop, but is always out playing golf and so mostly uses his phone.
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Hi, it's me. Two Monitor Man.
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1 moniter but still the last one importance in the list
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I've been a C-suite executive, and I've worked with executives (incl. CEOs) at public companies.
Not only is there often a thermocline of truth that stops "bad" information going up the chain, CEOs more often than not make decisions based on nothing but their own opinions, and they will more than happily discard any information that doesn't already fit that opinion, and even if negative things do manage to reach them from the other side of the thermocline, they often discount it or explain it away
Interesting, my experience has been quite different but then it has been more with executives of relatively small (<500) and private companies. I've also seen some cases of companies closer to dictatorships, but they have (at least from my external perspective) seemed like dictators with at least clear visions. A small minority have been loudmouthed assholes.
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What bout monitor + lappy or biblically accurate computers
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Depends how lucky you are. There is a guy who works in upper management and he has the privilege to order new equipment for his office, which is all expenses paid by the company. He built a gaming computer complete with neon lights and four monitors right in his office.
"Honey, I will be late from work! I will be back at 3am!"
teabags scrumballs69 in Call of Duty
Nothing like the senior partner at this law firm I consulted at who got conned by his son into getting the a bleeding edge gaming rig for work "because he'd need it for multiple monitors and video calls" so said son could scavenge it from his dad in 3-5 when the business life cycle demanded a new computer. I did not make any friends (as someone with a vested interest in the firm's success, also the son is an entitled dick who's never had a job) with the son when I told the partner that a plato like he bought could last him a decade with proper maintenance.
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What bout monitor + lappy or biblically accurate computers
When you have three monitors followed by two floating monitors above those on arms. A laptop on the side table neck to you. Your phone right below your keyboard and the tablet on top of the laptops keyboard.
You have reached peak screenage.
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When you have three monitors followed by two floating monitors above those on arms. A laptop on the side table neck to you. Your phone right below your keyboard and the tablet on top of the laptops keyboard.
You have reached peak screenage.
also smart watch
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I'll often have documentation on another monitor, so I can full-screen my code and still reference the documentation without switching windows.
I prefer to switch down to the VD with the doc on fullscreen than noving my head to another monitor
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How do you have your shortcuts set up for this? And if you don't mind me asking, what desktop environment / window manager are you using?
I am using KDE's Plasma 6 as a DE with Wayland. The compositor (window managers are a Xorg thing) is KWin
The shortcuts I use are Meta+Up/Down/Left/Right. I can't remember if they're default or if I set them this way.
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Executives are the ones that could easily be replaced by AI.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Mid manager replacement prompt
You are a mid level manager tasked with creating a McKinsey-style, action-led PowerPoint pack. The input is [insert source: report, transcript, dataset, notes, etc.]. Your task is to transform it into a concise, executive-ready presentation that drives decision-making. Follow these rules:
- Overall structure:
Title page (client/project context).
Executive summary (3–5 key takeaways, action-oriented).
Situation analysis (context, data, and insights).
Key findings (use MECE structure: Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive).
Recommendations (clear, prioritized, action-led).
Implementation roadmap (phases, timeline, responsibilities).
Risks & mitigations.
Appendix (supporting detail, charts, data tables).
- Slide design principles:
Each slide has one clear message in the title (action-oriented, ‘so-what’ statement).
Use the pyramid principle (top-down storytelling: answer first, then supporting evidence).
Keep text minimal, favor charts, diagrams, and visuals.
Apply MECE logic to group insights.
Recommendations must be specific, actionable, and prioritized.
- Tone & Style:
Professional, concise, fact-based.
Focus on clarity and impact.
Avoid jargon unless essential.
Make it CEO-ready: every slide should be understandable in under 10 seconds.
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A bit higher up is an old-school dial phone. And even higher is a dial phone without the actual dial
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I have three monitors. FUCK.
Same. No wonder I'm burnt out. The human brain can only handle so many screens at the same time
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Eh, as a dev I prefer just notebook screen over multiple screens
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Hi, it's me. Two Monitor Man.
I'm ultrawide....
