Around here we had a few fines a year ago that were more to scare off people. They were between 500 and 2500 euro. But AFAIK, only a few were handed out.
@VLAZ Like rene said, 95 euros. I don't think they go higher, not since the hubbub last year where people complained because any fines over 100 euros mean you have a criminal record.
Like, it's so very sad that someone that knowingly breaks the rules during a pandemic can not study to become a nurse?!
Well, there was news around here when some student took a walk with his father and they were fined 1000 euro (combined, I think). But I don't think we've had many of those, really.
And people are going around or public transport without masks because nobody would really bother trying to fine them. Well, often they'd be told to put a mask on but that's it.
I've honestly heard people say that 95 euros was less than what they'd normally spend on dinner + a night out, so it's no big deal to break the rules to party anyways.
When going into a shop, there is usually a guard reminding people to put masks on. Well, you wouldn't be let in without one. But you can just take it off after setting foot inside.
@VLAZ Yeah, no one actually checks here. As far as the rules go, they're pretty useless. I was at the supermarket a few weeks back and there was this wappie without a mask just chatting at me like I was the nicest person in the world...
@Tinkeringbell Uh, yeah. That's the other side of it. Make the fines small enough and it's just a fee to pay to do something. Problem with rich people. You can go park anywhere and just pay the parking ticket. It discourages poor people.
Yeah, that's why I like the idea of it being higher and being tied to a criminal record better. That should discourage most rich people too.
Btw, the criminal record was scrapped around the same time a politician was berated for having held a wedding without respecting social distancing etc. So he'd have had a criminal record, but suddenly the criminal record was disproportional :P
Crusader Kings 2 has a mechanic which is hilariously broken the other way around. Some costs are adjusted to the amount of income you get. So, if you only earn 1 gold a month, you'd pay less than somebody who earns 100 gold a month. Which is for balance but you end up in a situation where an event says "you lose a lot of gold" and for a low earner that's something like 1.6, while for high earner it might be a thousand.
Characters usually have around 100-500 gold on hand. So, if you earn a lot, you may end up bankrupt. If not, then it's barely a dent.
Depends - if you earn a lot, you usually also have larger expenses. The scaled wealth mechanic only takes in income. So you might earn 100 gold a month but also spend 70 giving you a net 30 income. But the prices you pay are based on the 100.
And being bankrupt might be an issue. If you've hired mercenaries and you run out of gold, they might just decide to defect to the other side or just attack you.
So, if you go bankrupt in a middle of a war, things might become interesting.
or you're just bad at budgeting. If you earn 100, of course you need to make sure there's enough freely available income and savings for unexpected expenses.
@Luuklag Oh, this was a true wappie, she talked enough to show a true lack of knowledge on basic virus transmission and a firm belief in various conspiracies. It was something to hear an actual human being (and not an anymous internet account) spew such nonsense.
@Luuklag It's VLAZ that needs to go there then. I can budget!
@Tinkeringbell "Hi, I run a merchant republic. My family controls seven cities. How much money do I need to keep in stock in case I want to forge a sword while also investing into more armies?"
I tried joining math chat--fail tried physics chat -- fail tried security -- fail tried meta stack because it's almost disconnected -- worked... Makes sense now?
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@g3rv4 I can't help it but every time I see Scala I think of the opera house: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Scala which begs the question: Are you a good singer?
Remote comes with its own distractions. I still hate calls that could've been e-mails, they've just replaced people knocking on your desk. As for noise, the neighbors make about as much background noise as the office did soo... I haven't really been more or less productive now that I've been working remote for a year.
yeah, you can't just say "we're all remote" and have that just work
so... COVID-remote is not a remote-first working environment
unless there's been work done at every level in the company, async is the default communication mechanism and people are given the tools to make remote work, it's a band-aid
asynchronous communication is slowly becoming the default here, it's just the old people that prefer calling. But those are also the people wanting to go back to an office, because that's where they can interrupt you in person ;) The other two are pretty much covered though, as far as I know the entire client is working from home, except the technicians that do gas/electric installations etc. And the tools are fine too.
@g3rv4 The stiff super-corporate structure used to appeal to me when I was very young, the glass entrances and massive boardroom table took little time to master where to stand and sit; but ultimately the pay didn't cover the dry cleaning, and advancement is too slow - the only thing they really understood well is that you're leaving, and they're screwed now; but they'd never admit it until you came back a year later for a visit.
@Rob it was definitely a nice experience... also, I was lucky to join the company (and visit) in 2016. It was a cool place with cool people. Def didn't feel super-corporate then, it was super fun (which... yeah, made it harder to do actual work :P)
and... Stack is the closest I've been to corporate culture (which even today, is not suuuuper corporate). Honestly, that's not the environment for me to thrive
Some places do have the "happy wanderer"; whose seemingly only purpose it to wander from desk to desk with inane observations and unneeded interruptions. Takes a while to ween them, and get removed from their delivery route.
I don't think the offices I've ever been to for work were anything close to corporate culture either, though the Dutch head office (which I've visited a few times) is. That's the one you go to wearing your Sunday clothes, because you know there's big clients visiting and you should look representative XD
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