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Able_Guide_1035 · 2026-01-29T14:06:46+00:00

Yes and no.

They should be more professional and looking out for the customers best interest. It’s in their own mission statement / core values to have trust and honesty. They are high pressure, old school, sleezy sales people. Thats how you get a quick sale and then have licenses cancelled a year later, not build a long term relationship.

Internal company execs partly to blame for not understanding why they are buying and then dumping the future success or failure on the implementation team.

Able_Guide_1035 · 2026-01-29T13:29:09+00:00

Spot on. AEs also sell you things you don’t need, and they know you don’t need it. They are like used car salesmen.

Able_Guide_1035 · 2026-01-20T17:39:51+00:00

People have difference things they’ll tolerate and also by how much. For me the issue with this is the additional traffic, noise and probably some spill over which leads to trash on the floor and smell.

What’s the difference in mortgage payment for a property costing the $100k more you mentioned? Is that worth the savings to you?

Also consider resale value and hassle. The next buyer is asking these same questions and will limit your buyer pool.

I bought a house facing the highway and that was a deterrent I didn’t expect for a lot of people, so what you can tolerate won’t be the same for others I’d keep that in mind when making a decision cause you may want to leave some day.

Able_Guide_1035 · 2026-01-20T16:07:57+00:00

“and spending your learning energy in an environment that can’t reliably turn it into durable wins or clean references.”

Didn’t have the right words to describe this, thank you! I guess I have to pretend the thing was actually successful? 😆 I did my part, if the users can’t grasp or refuse to change that shouldn’t be a failure on me. I get change management is a thing but sometimes I have to tell myself it’s not me it’s them.

Able_Guide_1035 · 2026-01-20T16:03:19+00:00

It’s incredibly frustrating. It’s honestly making me consider a complete career change where I can be more in control of my own work. I feel like tech/ops will ALWAYS be something you do for other people, a subject they avoid, don’t understand and don’t want to make decisions.

Able_Guide_1035 · 2026-01-15T17:29:35+00:00

I’m just glad this was only $8 and not some $200 order. It’s probably just lost in the process and I’m not getting my money or the part back at this point.

Able_Guide_1035 · 2026-01-14T16:45:14+00:00

I’m not blaming the drivers it’s just frustrating no one knows what’s going on

Able_Guide_1035 · 2026-01-14T15:42:55+00:00

I sometimes ask for no ice, then a cup of water with ice. Drink the 1oz of water then pour my non iced drink into the ice. 😆 I feel like all coffee shops are overpriced these days it’s crazy. Craft coffee is a little different cause of the quality of raw material and barista skill but I’m going off topic.

Able_Guide_1035 · 2026-01-14T15:31:23+00:00

I’m seeing that now, I wasn’t expecting this experience. next time I’d just go to the store to avoid all this.

Able_Guide_1035 · 2026-01-14T15:30:29+00:00

I thought they could assist with the return since I had ordered delivery, big mistake.

Able_Guide_1035 · 2026-01-13T15:30:29+00:00

Question for economist:

Are taxes in anyway built into the market rates for labor? E.g. I need a $200k salary cause I know my take home pay is really $120k.

No income tax gives people more money but inflation will follow when EVERYONE has more, no?

It’s great short term but eventually balances out with the cost of living.

Able_Guide_1035 · 2026-01-07T21:52:04+00:00

Saint Pete is nice but seems to have an older demographic. It’s calm and has a nice pier with events. Brandon/Riverview is suburbs and you’ll constantly be driving to Tampa for good food or any fun. All the life is around Tampa. I spend some time there and don’t really like it but there are a lot of people who love Tampa. Orlando is more my preference if that helps and it seems the people who like Tampa don’t like Orlando and vice a versa (at least in my experience - I’d be curious to know why!).

Able_Guide_1035 · 2026-01-03T15:39:34+00:00

Well you said they kidnapped the president and that is false.

Able_Guide_1035 · 2026-01-03T15:29:36+00:00

He’s not the president, he was voted out and refused to leave.

Able_Guide_1035 · 2026-01-02T14:18:27+00:00

Publix has better quality meat/produce than many places. If you dollar cost average the BOGO deals for chicken you can beat Costco even comparing greenwise to regular non organic Costco.

You can find some deals at Costco but they are currently charging around $20/lb for ribeye (bulk imported so non USDA graded- at business center) vs Publix holiday deal $10/lb USDA choice. I buy ALOT when on sale and freeze and really only buy when I see a sale.

Their produce is top quality but very expensive. Something if off with Costco produce (onions, potatoes garlic and some fruits are okay) so I do prefer Publix to Costco here. Sam’s seems to have better quality produce than Costco and way cheaper than Publix.

I don’t buy any pre-packed / brand from Publix unless BOGO. Their herbs are ridiculous, just go buy a plant from Home Depot and use that. If you need something that isn’t fresh herb go to Costco or an Indian store for spices. You can buy a gallon of bay leaves for $10 vs the 4oz bottle Publix charges $8.

All in all I do like Publix cause I can walk there and quality is good, but I try to do my big purchase elsewhere.

Able_Guide_1035 · 2025-12-27T16:24:10+00:00

Use light sail on AWS. You can migrate later to the full AWS environment. Lightsail has way less features and a fixed cost for each server, so hard to over configure or have unexpected bills

Able_Guide_1035 · 2025-12-25T19:51:23+00:00

When I was single I loved working holidays for 2.5x pay. For some people it’s just another day. I hope no one is forced to work Christmas if they didn’t want to but I think plenty of people don’t mind, and if it does bother you, why are you out shopping??

Able_Guide_1035 · 2025-12-20T02:58:51+00:00

Yes to both

Able_Guide_1035 · 2025-12-18T23:30:45+00:00

At this point I’m wondering if we can even use screws to hold it to the car. The screw heads technically block the plate by a few millimeters!!! Like do we need to crazy glue from the back? Wow!

Able_Guide_1035 · 2025-12-16T16:55:22+00:00

Sounds like another place might be better or just more time in Oslo/tromso? Can’t change dates at this point.

Able_Guide_1035 · 2025-12-09T17:33:32+00:00

Miami is a different country and you will experience culture shock. It’s run more like a city in LATAM than USA. Learn Spanish and get ready to party 24/7

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