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Get Back to Work! Chris Ellison, the billionaire CEO of Mineral Resources, an Australian mining company, is very firm that employees may not work remotely. “I want to hold them captive all day long. I don’t want them leaving the building,” he says. “I don’t want them walking down the road for a cup of coffee. We kind of figured out a few years ago how much that costs, wandering out around lunchtime.” To keep employees happy, Ellison, 67, who is from New Zealand and dropped out ofschool at 15 to work, has added a gym to the company’s headquarters, as well as a restaurant, a medical clinic, a childcare center (for which he charges A$20/day), and even a staff of nine psychologists to handle “any mental health issues.” If that’s not enough, he promises to add “other facilities that keep them glued in there.” (RC/New Zealand Herald) ...Reading about New York’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory should give him some great ideas.
Overworked Too: Denise Prudhomme, 60, clocked into her job at the Wells Fargo Bank corporate office in Tempe, Ariz., at 7:00 a.m. on Friday morning. Four days later, co-workers found her unresponsive, and when police arrived they confirmed the worst: Prudhomme was dead. “And nobody did anything,” a distressed employee said. “That’s how she spent her last moments.” Several people had detected a foul odor before Prudhomme’s body was discovered, but thought it was just faulty plumbing.The building has 24/7 security. “That’s the scary part. That’s the uneasy part,” one employee said, adding that there was “negligence” involved. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague at our Tempe office,” Wells Fargo said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with their family and loved ones during this difficult time.” (MS/KPNX Phoenix) ...We are deeply saddened that a major bank can only afford thoughts and prayers.
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Both Sides Now: “You win some, you lose some,” Major League Baseball posted. “Just ask Danny Jansen.” One might say the catcher had done both — in the same game. The first inning of that game was played in June, when Jansen was with the Toronto Blue Jays. The game was paused on account of rain. During the two-month hiatus, the Blue Jays traded Jansen to the Boston Red Sox — putting him on the other side of the suspended game. His new team lost, but Jansen won a place in baseballhistory: no one else had ever played for two teams in one game. (AC/NBC News) ...At least, not openly.
Duuude: Recreational marijuana sales started in Ohio on August 6, but the state’s Division of Cannabis Control says the rollout was not fully compliant with the law, and has recommended a number of fines be levied against several companies. The largest commercial pot operation in the state, The Botanist, is subject to $150,000 in fines: $50,000 for using an ice cream truck to cater to customers with the munchies, $50,000 for advertising “free ice cream” with purchases without gettingpre-approval from the state, and another $50,000 for using an advertising sign larger than the 16- by 18-inches allowed by law. All the penalties can be appealed, the DCC says. The company has already agreed to pay a $12,500 fine for using an unapproved slogan, “Can you take me higher?” (RC/Akron Beacon Journal) ...The state, meanwhile, is being fined even more since its name is pronounced “o-HIGH-o”.
Heh, They Said Shuttlecock
Hong Kong Students Urged to Try Badminton Instead of Sex
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This Week’s Contributors: MS-Mike Straw, AC-Alexander Cohen, RC-Randy Cassingham.
Regarding the Headline of the Week, ABC notes, “Unsurprisingly many young people are poking fun at the campaign online.” Well yeah.
The Wells Fargo story has been added to my page that is becoming a compendium of recent gaffes, Wells Fargo, Trampled.
Still In Belfast. Even the city now wants us to go! Monday morning BelfastLord Mayor Micky Murray held a reception for Odyssey residents — a farewell address. That should be a good sign, eh?
And yes, we are all very aware of the deluge of press about our delay. That’s addressed on my Residential Cruising site in a carefully balanced combination of snark and anger: We Are Not “Stranded”.
Ten Years Ago in True: Maybe he shouldn’t have been so Talkative.
The Story of the Week (you’re welcome to share it), about the Ohio fines, is the Story of the Week, which means you’re welcome to share it from Telegram, Mastodon, Instagram, Threads, and/or Facebook, or grab from any of those to post elsewhere.
This Week’s Sunday Reading: A quote from a story that was SO good, I couldn’t possibly top it with a tagline. Higher Education.
This Week’s Honorary Unsubscribe goes to Pete Wade. If you like Country music, then you’ve heard Wade play. But wait until you see the list of people he played with: a who’s who of music, and not all are Country.
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