Ep 109: Signs you don’t want to work at a company

P&C drink and review Madura Brown Ale from Cigar City Brewing, then discuss indications that a company might not be a good fit.

  • They have an equity, diversion and inclusion office, or require such classes.
  • They want to review your social media.
  • The boss can’t remember the last time he praised an employee.
  • They speak badly of former employees.
  • They expect you to work long hours.
  • They’ve canceled people, or gone along with it.
  • Plus lots more.

Thoughts about Rush Limbaugh

I never listened to Rush that much, mostly because I had a job, and he was on air in the middle of the day.

When I did get a chance to listen, I was always impressed by a few things.

  • He was, of course, nothing like the caricature of him you hear from his detractors.
  • He almost always had an interesting, insightful take on an issue. Something you didn’t hear from anybody else.
  • He was extraordinarily smart, and pulled his insights from a very deep well of knowledge.
  • He was simultaneously pompous / arrogant and very humble. It was an odd and likeable quirk.
  • He was enormously talented. Not only did he create the talk radio industry single-handedly, he was able to keep a huge audience engaged while he talked for three hours — almost always with no guests. That is simply incredible.

Rush had an enormous impact on conservatism, and on America.

I haven’t listened yet, but I understand Ben Shapiro’s show yesterday was dedicated to all the ghoulish delight from the left over Rush’s parting. (Evil cretins.)

Rest in peace, Rush. It will be a long time before we see your equal.

Never believe first reports on sensational stories

New York Times issues correction of story about death of Capitol police officer. He wasn’t killed as a result of a blow to the head with a fire extinguisher. He had a stroke. Possibly as a result of something that happened that day, but it wasn’t the way the media reported it.

You count on the fact that initial reports from major news stories will be wrong. It’s a rule of the universe — like the rule that whenever I fix something of any significance, I end up bleeding.

Freddie Gray, George Floyd, the Capitol riots, alleged election irregularities, Bubba Wallace and the “noose,” … it doesn’t matter what it is. If it’s sensational, the first reports are almost always wrong.