It probably sounds dumb and maybe a bit biased considering I've worked as a waitress a lot in the past.
But I honestly cannot stand it when managers practically hand you a cake (handed in by the customers) and expect you to sort out the candles, light them, awkwardly waddle over to the table whilst making sure the candles don't blow out and start singing 'happy birthday.' I personally find it embarrassing and nowhere does it say that this is a task you should have to perform. Not only that, if you don't do it, you get treated like you're not a team player and get bitched at by your managers. If they want to offer this type of service, then maybe they should be the ones embarrassing themselves.
I see it as 'I don't know this person, I'm just here to do a job, I'm not a part of this celebration.' It's just, I don't know man, it doesn't sit right with me.
Does anyone else see this as pointless?
Edit: Thanks for the awards and comments. I'm having a blast reading through them all.
I see that France has already done this and I think other EU countries are planning on doing the same. In the UK, non-UK NHS workers are expected to pay over £1,000.
Edit: Ok - I did not expect so many positive replies! So thank you for that. If anyone knows how to set up one of those Government petitions could you please get in touch? Seems like this would be a good way forward.
Hallo hallo,
MangaDex is turning three years old and we have many new users who likely know nothing about the people that run this site or what differentiates MangaDex from other aggregators. Newcomers to the site may not be aware just how easy it is to get into contact with staff so we're holding this AMA to formally invite people to talk with us.
For the unfamiliar, MangaDex differs from other aggregators because the site is ad-free (supported entirely by user donations), active scanlation groups get full control of their uploads, we don't compress uploads, we disallow uploading official rips of manga, all uploads to the site are done by users instead of bots, multiple groups can work on one series, and we support scanlation in all languages (not just English).
If you have any concerns, issues, general curiosities, direct questions for specific staff members (favorite manga? responsibilties?), or if there's anything else you'd like to know feel free to ask us. We try to be as transparent as we can. Questions for our developers can be directed at me and will be answered by proxy. We're always available to contact on Discord and social media.
Our staff consists of 18 members. These are the ones participating in the AMA.
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ixlone - Admin (u/Doki-co)
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fugiman - Developer
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Plykiya - Developer/Public Relations (u/Plykiya)
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rdn - Developer
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Teasday - Developer
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Xnot - Developer
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bocchi - Developer (u/loseraru)
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BraveDude8 - Moderator (u/BraveDude8_1)
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Electromaster - Moderator (u/ShadowDragon777)
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Lymus - Moderator (u/Lymus)
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Kafka - Forum Moderator/Public Relations (u/KatKafka)
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Zephyrus - Forum Moderator (u/Zephcemi)
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Henny - Public Relations (u/berrysoda_)
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