Tuesday 6/18/24
Celebrate:
Autistic Pride Day
Go Fishing Day
International Panic Day
International Picnic Day
International Sushi Day
National Cheesemakers Day
National Cherry Tart Day
National Splurge Day
National Wanna Get Away Day
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US banking giant Wells Fargo has sacked a number of employees following claims that staff were faking keyboard activity to fool the company into thinking they were working when they were not.
Some large companies have been using increasingly sophisticated tools to monitor employees since remote work expanded during the Covid pandemic.
Such services can track keystrokes and eye movements, take screenshots and log which websites are visited.
But technology has also evolved to evade the surveillance, including so-called "mouse jigglers" which are aimed at making computers appear to be in active use which are widely available.
In the US, just under 27% of paid days last month were work-from-home days, compared with more than 60% at the height of the pandemic in 2020.
As of this spring, about 13% of full-time employees in the US were fully remote, and another 26% enjoyed a hybrid arrangement, according to the researchers.
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People on social media are talking about the "most attractive" occupations . . . assuming the SALARY wasn't a consideration.
Here are some other highlights from the list:
1. Traveling food critic
2. Forest ranger
3. Freelance musician
4. "Quality-tester for a hammock manufacturer"
5. Pro bono veterinarian
6. Working at a comic shop
7. Working at an animal rescue/sanctuary. . . or just "holding baby animals"
8. Baker
9. Artist . . . one person even specified, "Lego artist"
10. Writer
11. Freelance software engineer.
12. Paleontologist
13. Teacher.
14. Librarian
15. Pizza delivery
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10 Healthy substitutes for not so health foods:
Instead of:
Rice =Quinoa
French Fries=Sweet potato fries
Tomato Juice=Freshly diced tomatoes
Fruit Juice=Fruit Water
Sliced Bread=Pita Bread
Sout Cream=Greek Yogurt
Mashed Potatoes=Mashed Cauliflower
Mayonnaise=Mashed Avocado
Pasta=Wheat Pasta
Flour Tortilla=Corn Tortilla
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Ever wonder why people have their cottage Cheese container upside down in their fridge? What it does is form a vacuum seal around the lid making it harder for air and any bacteria to seep into the container..it works for sour Cream as well and it will last twice as long.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - The term for the space underneath a staircase is a "spandrel."
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