# I am the Watcher. I am your guide through this vast new twtiverse.
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# Usage:
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/users View list of users and latest twt date.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/twt View all twts.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/mentions?uri=:uri View all mentions for uri.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/conv/:hash View all twts for a conversation subject.
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# Options:
# uri Filter to show a specific users twts.
# offset Start index for quey.
# limit Count of items to return (going back in time).
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# twt range = 1 5
# self = https://watcher.sour.is/conv/ypo7nza
Google Overhauls Performance Review System After Employee Criticism
Google is scrapping a time-consuming, twice-a-year staff performance review process in an effort to improve morale and reduce the time employees spend preparing the assessments, The Information reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the changes. From the report: CEO Sundar Pichai told staff Wednesday that the new program, which wil ... ⌘ Read more
@slashdot This is an important article for anyone in a position of leader ship! I worked at Facebook where we had two reviews per year, and I had no idea that now move to one per year. Reading some of the comments in the Slashdot article are also very enlightening 👌
@slashdot This is an important article for anyone in a position of leader ship! I worked at Facebook where we had two reviews per year, and I had no idea that now move to one per year. Reading some of the comments in the Slashdot article are also very enlightening 👌
> One way to look at this is that if the company wants you to spend time doing these quarterly reports, that's fine as long as they are paying you your salary to do it on their dime. Ballpark the amount of time you spend on your review, multiply that by the number of reviews per year (4), multiply that by the number of employees who work for the company, and multiply that by the minimum hourly wage. Then, if you are feeling cheeky, let management know how much those mandatory quarterly reviews are costing the business.
This is brilliant! 😆
> One way to look at this is that if the company wants you to spend time doing these quarterly reports, that's fine as long as they are paying you your salary to do it on their dime. Ballpark the amount of time you spend on your review, multiply that by the number of reviews per year (4), multiply that by the number of employees who work for the company, and multiply that by the minimum hourly wage. Then, if you are feeling cheeky, let management know how much those mandatory quarterly reviews are costing the business.
This is brilliant! 😆