There are so many better ways he could have phrased that, but like most old, white men in his position this guy is probably a complete idiot who has rarely needed to think about the importance of language in sensitive discussions. People like that think this stuff is just a joke and they're either completely unaware or just don't care that many workers do actually feel trapped by their circumstances of employment.
I don’t think he is joking. As an out of touch billionaire who thinks that he is a modern feudal lord, he sounds on message.
I guess what I mean is that privileged people in positions of power often seem to think language doesn't matter and that they can just say whatever they want with no repercussions. When it gets called out or questioned they pull the "it was just locker room talk bro" line and act like it was funny and everyone is overly sensitive/overreacting. The pain of others is a joke to them.
I think Greyghoster's point is that he was literally just being honest about his feelings.
Like yeah there are definitely times that being sensitive and careful about your wording matters in order to get across a nuanced or difficult point in a sensitive manner. But this isn't one of those cases. He could have been more sensitive about his wording, but if he had been it would just have been a dishonest way to try and euphemistically say "screw you, got mine".
And if I'm understanding you correctly, you more or less agree with that. You're just pointing out that he doesn't feel the need to do that dishonest spin, because he's felt so protected by his status in life that he thinks being completely honest about how much of a dick he is will work for him. And historically he's been right about that, more often than not.
~~Also what's going on here? Your comment says 41 minutes ago. Greyghoster's says 27 minutes ago. No "edited" mark??~~
edit: disregard that. It's cos your comment's timestamp got updated when I clicked reply and theirs didn't.
Says Mr Planet-rapist
If he needs more money he should get a 2nd job
He agrees it's a waste of time, so he goes by chopper.
What a dick.
Can't have him wasting time away from the office
“Back when I was a lad, we used to commute into the city every day in our V8-powered sedan and it only took 10 minutes because petrol only cost 30c/l and there weren’t as many cars on the road.” “I expect my workers to do the same, even though petrol is $2.30/l and it takes them an hour to and from work.”
Someone should beat him to death with Gina Rinehart's corpse
It sounds like he has given his employees pretty good damn perks.
Restaurant, psychologists, medical, daycare.
They said “ hey it’s costing us a ton in missed opportunities, let’s just provide these services here and then instead of spending an hour in traffic they can spend it getting paid.”
Just the child care thing blows my mind
When the game developers did this it was considered bad. It should still be considered bad.
People have lives
This is the same to me as when I say Israelis should just come move to the us.
It’s an offer, not a demand.
If they start forcing people to stay at work, if they just have a shit ton of benefits then send me an application.
My life would be so much easier and better with free childcare at work.
Traveling places takes time, that’s why we built towns and cities in the first place
I don't think it's free. There are plenty of places in the cbd if you're willing to pay
MinRes aren't in the CBD, they're out in Osborne Park.
CBD?
Central Business District. I think the Americanism is ‘Downtown’
Ah! Yeah that sounds right
Honestly, this headline is outrage reporting at its finest.
It sounds to me like this guy was simply paraphrasing (in an earnings call) his desire to encourage people to stay in the office for a more complete day. He's backing that up by alleviating a lot of the reasons for people to spend time away from the office: restaurant, gym, and even a childcare centre with doctors and nurses.
It's not like he's locking the doors until 5pm each day.
It seems that he actually said the words and from what he has said that he doesn’t like a reasonable work/life balance. He probably thinks that he’s a great employer however the millennial workforce may disagree.
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