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Job hunting - A different kind of happy ending
Snake Diggity replied to Macanudo's topic in Can You Help Me With This?
First time reading through this thread and itās been sobering/depressing. Next to relationships ending, job hunting is my least favorite life experience. The last time I changed jobs 5 years ago, I made a move I thought would set me up for a good decade or more, moving into what I thought was a role that would give me extreme marketability (at least until AI replaces me 10-15 years from now). As someone who has been a pretty good saver, I figured this might be my last job until early retirement. I have a job that most people would kill for. Iām fully remote, I have tons of control over my schedule, I donāt have any direct reports to deal with, my boss trusts me, and I make $150k+/yr with just a bachelorās degree. For the first 3 years, this current gig was the first real job Iāve ever had that I could legit say I really liked and felt lucky to have. But the last year and especially the last couple of months, I have been feeling burned out. I think some of that is just my own personality, as it seems like Iāve gone thru a stage like this at every stop once I hit the 3-4 year mark. Some of it is that Iāve gotten some really crummy clients in the last year that have been difficult to deal with and made the role more stressful and less fun. But some of it I think is that I donāt have much more room to grow in this company and feel like Iāve maxed out here, and that I would be stupid to not have my resume updated and feelers out. My job seems very secure but Iām in a sector that appears to be facing headwinds and Iām seeing plenty of folks in my role at other companies get laid off. Reading this thread has me terrified that Iād be totally fucked if I got laid off. My calling cards are that Iām very good with clients, Iām usually one of the most well-liked people at every job Iāve worked at, and Iām sharp enough to generally pick up whatever is asked of me pretty quickly; but Iām mid-40s and I am a highly paid individual contributor with limited technical expertise. Reading this thread makes me feel like Iād be looking at a big pay cut if I have to make move. So all that tldr is that I am feeling burned out after 5 years but am worried that my age has already started working against me and my skills arenāt in high demand despite an extremely low unemployment rate. Is it stupid to just accept that without actually going through the motions of seeing what else it out there? When does it make sense to update the old resume and start the absolute grind of looking for a new gig? -
Job hunting - A different kind of happy ending
Snake Diggity replied to Macanudo's topic in Can You Help Me With This?
That poster is awful and has been crowd sourced several times. He should be completely ignored. -
JV was 2-3 ticks down on his FB, hope he aināt hurt.
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That was so unfunny it made me mad.
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The casting of Hera, Sabine, and the young blonde dark side Jedi is really bad. Not only bad visual fit but pretty bad acting. I am ok with Dawson as Ahsoka but sheās not great in this role. Visuals of the first 3 episodes have been pretty good. Plot is ok. This show is watchable but nothing great.
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Meh. Of course it aināt just one thing and I referenced that in my comment (something like the Dell phenomenon was probably inevitable given the things you mentioned that were already in place). To stretch an analogy, the seeds were in place by the 50s (or even earlier), and sprouted and grew over the next 30 years, but the shade those trees produced didnāt start killing the other vegetation until the late 80s early 90s when Dell got big enough to shift city priorities and attract the wrong kinds of people.
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Dell killed Austin. That may have been inevitable given the factors that made Dell successful. But Dell is what expanded Austin out of Govt/University/music being the whole of the city and its culture. Once it became a hub for business, it was over. I loved the version of Austin I moved to in 1998, but it was already dying by then.
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Haley is the only one of those shitbirds who would beat Biden.
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The official How Much does Trump Weigh prediction thread?
Snake Diggity replied to horn4life's topic in Cloak Room
6ā1ā, 253 lb. Weight will underwhelm because he has lost weight and because he is not as tall as he says. Heās still fat. -
The replies on that tweet are some of the scariest shit Iāve ever read on the Internet. Itās depressing as fuck to know thereās that many people out there that believe shit like that and who are aggressively against things like sourcing information. Fuck me running.
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A lot of the locals are my family and I love them dearly, and their hearts are good but their brains are poisoned. Most of the tourists coming from Victoria and Houston are true pieces of shit. People who would just as soon piss on you rather than let you walk past them. Itās sad.
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Apparently the speedy stop in port Oconnor wonāt let you into the building unless youāre wearing a pair of those.
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I am not a religious person but if I was I would believe we are being fucking smited. I would guess 1-2 more summers like this and we will start to see a shitload of upper middle class people leaving the state to move somewhere cooler. Real estate bust might be pretty likely. This fucking sucks.
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Prepping for watching this, I realized that the āprequel trilogyā really should have consisted of Episode 3, Rebels, and Rogue One.
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Handicapping the odds: 1a.) Trump gets convicted 60%* 1b.) Trump gets imprisoned 2% 2.) Terrorists attack govt buildings 90% 3.) Trump gets the GOP nom 80% 4.) Trump wins the ā24 presidential election 35% 5.) Terrorists attack to get Trump out of prison <1% *60% includes plea deal to admit guilt but avoid prison/jail time.
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Spent the weekend down at the Guadalupe just past the canyon lake dam. Water was 59 degrees. Insane standing with half your body in that freezing ass cold water and the other half in 106 sun. But spending a few hours in that water I was actually cold sitting outside afterward. Took several hours for my body to actually feel warm.
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2021 - Is inflation finally back in the conversation?
Snake Diggity replied to Reagan1k's topic in Business and Markets
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Well god damn I didnāt know it was like that tho.
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It is fucked. You can either take them to an indoor bacteria farm like Urban Air where they are guaranteed to be sick within 48 hrs, or take them to the movies where they sit on their ass just like they would at home. We are very lucky to have a pool in the back yard but even that is only good starting at about 5:30; before then itās too damn hot even in the water. My kids have been home this week and they havenāt been outside before 5pm. Luckily they are girls and play really well together so itās been hours on end of play kitchen/restaurant and Barbie bullshit. But definitely nothing like my summers as a kid where I was pretty much outside by 10am and only came in for lunch and supper.
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The latest get your ass back in the office story: AT&T
Snake Diggity replied to Buzzrock's topic in Daily Texan
10 years from now, the few dumbfuck managers/execs who pushed back against WFH who still have jobs are gonna look around their offices and wonder āwhy do we only have shitty employees who canāt work independently and donāt have any other options but to work for our failing company?ā -
The latest get your ass back in the office story: AT&T
Snake Diggity replied to Buzzrock's topic in Daily Texan
Fucking bullshit. I have 2 kids under 10. Would you rather have an employee that is constantly taking half days or full days PTO to run kids to doctor appts or summer camp or whatever other bullshit that would require someone to leave the office and run across town (or stay home for half/entire day), or someone who is able to work a full day AND get all that shit done? Perfect example this week: both my kids are home because there were no camps available and school hasnāt started yet. Instead of me having to take a half day (or full day) off to watch them, Iāve gotten a full work day in (9 client calls) while checking in on the kids when I can. During the schoolyear, Iām able to leave the house, pick my kids up from school, and be back online within 20 minutes. Throw in a commute to downtown and thatās easily over an hour. You can call me a liar but fuck you then because not only are you an asshole, youāre dead-ass wrong. -
Aside from standard brokerage instruments and real estate (residential/commercial/land), Iāve at least looked into crypto currency, foreign currency, art/collectibles, precious metals, and additional insurance products/investments. None of them seemed worthwhile to me. But I am not wealthy enough to feel like Iāve maxed out the reasonable amounts in cash, bonds, stocks, and residential real estate. Not that Iām qualified to give advice, but if you feel like youāve got more money than you want to put in the standard stuff, Iād do one of 2 things: 1. Talk to the wealthiest people you know/trust and let them know you have some extra capital you are looking to invest. They may let you in on investment deals with big potential payoffs that are invite-only. I have been offered ins to invest in startups but the minimums were always too rich for my blood. But people can make a shitload of money if they do their homework and are lucky enough to get in on the right deal. 2. Spend it. If you are accumulating wealth well beyond what you can imagine holding in the standard instruments then at that point it becomes less foolish to buy luxury items like vacation homes, boats, etc. Same goes for making larger charitable contributions.
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Defining the baseball analogy parameters: āBorn on 1st baseā: You are a US citizen who was raised in a non-abusive, 2 parent household āBorn on 2nd baseā: everything above plus at least one parent holds a 4+ year degree and/or your childhood householdās income was in the top 25%. You mightāve gone to private elementary and high school. Your parents probably paid for some/all of your college. You probably got to go to Disney World as a kid. āBorn on 3rd baseā: everything above except itās top 10% of household income. Your parents probably own more than one home. You almost certainly went to private school. You probably traveled internationally as a kid. You probably stand to inherit significant money when your folks die. āBorn into a home runā: your parents consistently held a net worth over $10M (likely much more) from the time you were born until the time you became an adult. You mightāve gone to boarding school. Your decisions around career/work never considered money. You might have a trust fund that puts out 5 figures per month. āDidnāt even have to play the gameā: Your parents are on lists of wealthiest people in your state/country. Your family name is on buildings and shit. You are detached from the reality of 99.99% of peoples lived experience.
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They were never very high on those lists. But it's not just that Houston does well with int'l signees, its that they do well with low/no bonus signees. THeir track record with the big bonus guys (Nova, Leon, etc.) is actually not very good.
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Variety of factors: Houston lost 4 high draft picks (2 1st rounders and 2 2nd rounders) for the sign stealing scandal. Houston has traded away a shitload of prospects over the last 6 years. Many of Houston's other pedigreed prospects (Forrest Whitley, Joe Perez, Korey Lee, Freudis Nova, Pedro Leon, Dauri Lorenzo, Collin Barber) have not had the kind of statistical breakout that was hoped/expected. Because of the pandemic and evaluator laziness, many of Houston's best prospects were widely underrated. I noted in comment earlier today that Baseball Prospectus just had Gilbert, Clifford, Dezenzo, Baez, and Arrighetti in their Top 150, so at least one respected publication is catching up and realizing Houston's system is closer to average than terrible. Houston clearly evaluates and develops pitching better/differently than almost every other team and doesn't target the same criteria that makes pitchers show up on prospect lists. We can safely assume there are dozen arms in their system that are not in anybody on the internet's Org Top 10 who will end up as solid MoR SP like France, Javier, Garcia, etc.. When Houston does have a good prospect, they promote them quickly. Most people expected Brown and Diaz to be in AAA most of this season.
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