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It's been brought to my attention (again) that some of you are looking for compensation for the work you're doing. I'm open to that. So tell me, Retrospecters, what is it that you're looking for? Money? Answers? None of the above? I'm all ears.

The scouting project seems to be working out okay. I don't know if any of you have found a place that's really good to relocate or recover but maybe we should talk about that, too.

…finally, bit of a morality question for you.

What's the priority here, you think? Working on chasing Vanderweele down this rabbit hole of a wild goose chase (wow that is too many animal analogies), or memory recovery of the company itself? Both of them are about as convoluted as you think, but not impossible.

Wait, not finally. One more thing since someone brought it up: in case you haven't noticed yet, you might want to pay attention to the things you've managed to bring back because, and I hate to make it sounds real drastic, but the fate of the world kinda depends on it? Just a little. Welcome to your destiny, everybody.

Anyway discuss. I'm back in the office, so drop by if you need something.

Zee Carlisle
Hiring Manager
Retr

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It's expected. You might stick around for a few months but you'll lose interest and go do something else. Then someone else will come along and the process repeats itself. It's not sustainable or worthwhile since I'm not going to offer a moral payout for someone.

I don't give a damn about some payout. If I wanted to go take the moral high road like so many of my colleagues, then, yeah, I'd brush you off and pretend it's inevitable that you and I will cross paths professionally again.

But I think I can help you do something about it, and I also think you want me to.

You just don't think you can.

[ he wants to tuck tail and run, but wouldn't that be proving togusa's point? ]

Yeah, "just believe in yourself Malik. It'll all work out!" like I haven't heard that before.

I don't need a formal education to know that the deck is stacked against me. Believing doesn't get you very far, realistically.

I'm not saying to believe in yourself, Malik, I'm saying to work your ass off. If you find something that you actually care about, which might be easier if you start learning things in an environment that doesn't set you off, then that will be easier.

You think I wasn't working hard before? Come on. That's unfair.

I think you are looking for a way out that isn't working hard, because you haven't gotten anything back from work before.

Shut up.

[ bingo! ]

Which means that if someone is going to take a chance on you, all someone would ask for was for you to hold up your end of the bargain.

How do you even have any bargaining power in this? I'm the one who would be doing the work. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out for me, not for you.

I can't make you. But if you want to use the 'carrot and stick' analogy, stick doesn't work.

Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh

I'm not gonna beleaguer the point.

But I'm not going to walk away, either. Even after we solve this Retrospec crap.

Hmm. So we should add 'punch Jim' to our list of Retrospec payment demands, too.

Yeah, yeah.

I can at least agree on punching Jim. Right in the face!