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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Totally, I understand that, but seemed to be an extreme measure they are inflicting on their employees that doesn't really change anything. It'd be like if ExxonMobil didn't allow their employees with company cars to fill up at a Chevron station.
That is likely very much the case. When you drive a company vehicle, you have a fuel card for fill-ups that is for a particular chain and doesn't work anywhere else.
Yeah I don't think this is the best analogy, but the point being is brand loyalty can only go so far. Like if you're going to run out of gas in the next 20 miles and there isn't an Exxon station within 100 miles, do you just pass all other gas stations and have your employees break down on the side of the road?
I just can't imagine any actual competitors to AWS would impose such restrictions on their employees that put them in a worse position to do their jobs, so it's a bit silly that it's coming from Walmart, when they don't compete in that space.
Honestly? Yeah, pawbably. Or you pay for it yourself and go through getting a reimbursement which may or may not happen.
Edit: Just like, you're expecting companies to be intelligent and reasonable, and they just aren't.