What cheeses me off

[daft009]

I'm paying $18/month for 6 users family plan for ad free YouTube and YouTube music. That's excellent value as per me.

But then I don't do Spotify etc

You can also pick up Google Play gift cards with bonuses at supermarkets so it works out cheaper than that

 

[Cossie]

Sub woofers, loathe them with a passion!

 

[Forg]

Sub woofers, loathe them with a passion!

That's like disliking 1st gear in every generic (not just car-related) gearbox or gear-cluster!

 

[mrsterryn]

I'm paying $18/month for 6 users family plan for ad free YouTube and YouTube music. That's excellent value as per me.

But then I don't do Spotify etc

You can also pick up Google Play gift cards with bonuses at supermarkets so it works out cheaper than that

Is the music as good as Spotify ? Currently paying $18 .99 for Spotify I think for four users

 

[Forg]

@mrsterryn, co-inkydinky, I was looking at this the other day, should be helpful info (also lists some others):

YouTube Music vs Spotify

Picking a music streaming service can be tough. If you're debating between Spotify or YouTube Music then this is for you.

www.soundguys.com

 

[mrsterryn]

Thanks @Forg

 

[Ade]

.... when certain departments take FOEVAAAAA to come back to you after applying for a role ... calling me 8 months after making an application and asking what the right time is to schedule an interview! did you expect I was going to sit on my hands for 8 months

 

[Hvr]

when certain departments take FOEVAAAAA to come back to you after applying for a role ... c

I hate that, am still waiting to hear about roles I applied for 3-4 months ago. The best? A role closed on a Monday and on Wednesday an interview was scheduled for the following week.

 

[oz_mark]

.... when certain departments take FOEVAAAAA to come back to you after applying for a role ... calling me 8 months after making an application and asking what the right time is to schedule an interview! did you expect I was going to sit on my hands for 8 months

I had an invitation to an interview 2 years after I applied for a role once. I'd even forgotten I had applied.....

 

[blackcat20]

.... when certain departments take FOEVAAAAA to come back to you after applying for a role ... calling me 8 months after making an application and asking what the right time is to schedule an interview! did you expect I was going to sit on my hands for 8 months

I'm still waiting to hear back from a job I interviewed for about 9 years ago

 

[Forg]

.... when certain departments take FOEVAAAAA to come back to you after applying for a role ... calling me 8 months after making an application and asking what the right time is to schedule an interview! did you expect I was going to sit on my hands for 8 months

From one POV I can understand it, as people like myself who absolutely hate doing it get roped into doing it, and it's really easy to prioritise work where customers are jumping up & down and which I don't suck at - as opposed to the interviewing, which I do suck at.

But you can't treat people like that, so drink a pint of meth & snort a line of triple-espresso & just get into it.

The job-market was somewhat different in 2004 c/f now, and after doing the first interview my current employer took 2 months to get back to me to arrange the 2nd. I was being a little fussy & it wasn't like now where recruiters will chase you down the street & tackle you, so I was still available ... but that was also a case of the bloke who was in charge of it not really wanting to do it (plus he was full-time posted in NZ on a software implementation project at the time & the other two guys in the office didn't know anything about it plus not wanting to ... so the response I got was always "told you last time, he's in New Zealand and he'll get back to you as soon as he can").

 

[drron]

From one POV I can understand it, as people like myself who absolutely hate doing it get roped into doing it, and it's really easy to prioritise work where customers are jumping up & down and which I don't suck at - as opposed to the interviewing, which I do suck at.

But you can't treat people like that, so drink a pint of meth & snort a line of triple-espresso & just get into it.

The job-market was somewhat different in 2004 c/f now, and after doing the first interview my current employer took 2 months to get back to me to arrange the 2nd. I was being a little fussy & it wasn't like now where recruiters will chase you down the street & tackle you, so I was still available ... but that was also a case of the bloke who was in charge of it not really wanting to do it (plus he was full-time posted in NZ on a software implementation project at the time & the other two guys in the office didn't know anything about it plus not wanting to ... so the response I got was always "told you last time, he's in New Zealand and he'll get back to you as soon as he can").

On the other hand I actually liked it so even though just a temporary in my role I did many physician placement interviews.
Plus I also got roped in to be an examiner of medical students in their clinical exams. As one dean said to me I like your style. i have never met anyone who can tell a student all their mistakes and has obviously failed but they go out feeling happy with their performance.

 

[daft009]

Is the music as good as Spotify ? Currently paying $18 .99 for Spotify I think for four users

Never had anything else but Google so hopefully someone with more knowledge can comment

 

[MARTINE]

As one dean said to me I like your style. i have never met anyone who can tell a student all their mistakes and has obviously failed but they go out feeling happy with their performance.

Ever thought of a job at QANTAS

 

[JohnK]

.... how we've come to accept inferior customer service.

 

[Forg]

.... how we've come to accept inferior customer service.

I'm happy for it to be "inferior" when I don't want to pay for it. I'd rather not need to stand in a line at the supermarket, even if I only have to wait for one other person, just scan the stuff as I grab it off the shelf then walk out Thanks Very Much.
One could of course argue that to be the sneaky "in" that the cost-reducers like to use ...

But the tumbling reputation of our national carrier is I think an example of where nobody's accepting it & there're a lot of people stomping off elsewhere ... 45-odd co-workers went to Hobart for a long weekend 3 weekends ago, the office manager booked us on VA ... and given the preferences of our GM, if it were 3 years ago that'd have been either a QF (or JQ) booking for sure.

 

[AIRwin]

The best? A role closed on a Monday and on Wednesday an interview was scheduled for the following week.

Did you get the job?

 

[Hvr]

Did you get the job?

The interview was at 1130 hours this morning. Zoom in my Thai hotel room.

 

[drron]

Inconsiderate people. 4 seats next to SQ check in. An older woman sitting in one with her trolley blocking the other 3.

 

[pangwen]

Never had anything else but Google so hopefully someone with more knowledge can comment

The quality difference should be imperceptible. YouTube music uses 256kbps AAC and Spotify premium is 320kbps ogg vorbis (at the highest quality setting).

Tests have shown that humans are generally unable to tell the difference with common audio codecs at 256kbps or above.