Job and General Employment Thread

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

Tool sucks

[shmenguin]

Heard Sober on the radio last month. It's been probably 18 years since I've heard it. That song is awesome.

[MR25]

Is it weird that I think I'm doing something wrong if people are asking me how I'm doing things so quickly at work if I'm fairly confident I'm doing it correctly, just at a quick pace?

I'm doing everything the way it was taught to me, but I can't help but think I'm overlooking something.

[nocera]

Is it weird that I think I'm doing something wrong if people are asking me how I'm doing things so quickly at work if I'm fairly confident I'm doing it correctly, just at a quick pace?

I'm doing everything the way it was taught to me, but I can't help but think I'm overlooking something.

https://youtu.be/LRlmkXsoGx0

[meow]

A hundred and eighty seven dollars?! Holy f!

[MR25]

It's oddly satisfying when someone gets irrationally angry at you for asking them to follow the standard policies that everyone else does, as if they are above it.

[Reveutopique]

Is it weird that I think I'm doing something wrong if people are asking me how I'm doing things so quickly at work if I'm fairly confident I'm doing it correctly, just at a quick pace?

I'm doing everything the way it was taught to me, but I can't help but think I'm overlooking something.

I don't know if this is bad but if I want to make sure I'm doing something the correct way I just ask.

I've, learned sometimes this can be tricky depending on the environment.

[mac5155]

Well my wife was offered a job today. No word on salary or anything yet, formal offer was being written up and will be mailed. Sucks though as she's 6 months away from being vested at her current employer and stands to lose almost $8k in a retirement account. I guess that can be used as a bargaining chip, and I know in her mind she's already accepted the job, but I just hope it's a good salary so it softens the blow.

[columbia]

Well my wife was offered a job today. No word on salary or anything yet, formal offer was being written up and will be mailed. Sucks though as she's 6 months away from being vested at her current employer and stands to lose almost $8k in a retirement account. I guess that can be used as a bargaining chip, and I know in her mind she's already accepted the job, but I just hope it's a good salary so it softens the blow.

Rules from when I left CMU as an employee:

Departed before the vested time period (so lost their contributions), but everything I contributed stayed with me.
I completely forgot about it and "found" a bunch of money, when I rolled over my IRA and a state pension $$$ to Vanguard. It was a pleasant surprise.

[shafnutz05]

Got about $1600 of fraudulent charges on my company card. To whomever had a field day in Texas, including a 1k stay at the Embassy Suites, on the company dime: Good on you.

Booking a hotel stay on a stolen credit card seems ridiculously risky, no?

[dodint]

I completely forgot about it and "found" a bunch of money, when I rolled over my IRA and a state pension $$$ to Vanguard. It was a pleasant surprise.

First World Problem PotD

[nocera]

Got about $1600 of fraudulent charges on my company card. To whomever had a field day in Texas, including a 1k stay at the Embassy Suites, on the company dime: Good on you.

Booking a hotel stay on a stolen credit card seems ridiculously risky, no?

You would think so. I also thought you had to present the card at the desk when you check-in. No idea. I'm just happy it was the corporate card and not my personal card.

[Pavel Bure]

My boss got fired today. Hmmmmmm

[tifosi77]

Got about $1600 of fraudulent charges on my company card. To whomever had a field day in Texas, including a 1k stay at the Embassy Suites, on the company dime: Good on you.

Booking a hotel stay on a stolen credit card seems ridiculously risky, no?

You would think so. I also thought you had to present the card at the desk when you check-in. No idea. I'm just happy it was the corporate card and not my personal card.

You just have to present a card at the desk to cover incidentals. It doesn't have to be the card used to secure the reservation.

[columbia]

I completely forgot about it and "found" a bunch of money, when I rolled over my IRA and a state pension $$$ to Vanguard. It was a pleasant surprise.

First World Problem PotD

[mac5155]

My company changed their policy and said if you travel more than 4 times per year you need a corporate card. I rarely travel but have done a ton of it this year. I do not want another card on my credit report so I'm holding out for as long as possible

[slappybrown]

Your corporate card hits your report?

[dodint]

Mine does not. We use CITI.

Well, they do a pull when you open the card, but the account itself does not register on my report.

[NTP66]

If your corporate card is hitting your own credit report, then it's not a corporate card.

[DigitalGypsy66]

My corporate AMEX doesn't touch my personal credit report.

Although my credit report says I need more active revolving credit accounts.

In other news, I was lightly headhunted for a large NYC university's open Dean of Libraries position. Get real.

[dodint]

Update from the Gorilla: Originally slated to know by the end of this week, the decision has been punted to early next week. Not the best news, but still positive; it means I'm still in the running. Just in the data from the dozen applicants through LinkedIn, I'm up against at least two JDs.

[tifosi77]

No updates, but there are at least two more JDs in the pool just going from LinkedIn.

[dodint]

So you mean...there's a chance...?

g/l, man. That waiting is terrible.

[NTP66]

Source of the post That waiting is terrible.

My wife is currently waiting to hear back about a position that she applied for, and it's driving her (and subsequently me) nuts. She no longer wants to hear me tell her to stay patient.

[tifosi77]

The later it goes, I feel more and more like there's an offer out to another candidate and they're just waiting to hear back before notifying all the other applicants.