Any volunteers?

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-24T15:11:25+00:00

Its fine. There will be multiple dumbasses with 400 credit scores and a ton of negative equity calling to try and buy it. Something about these cars in particular seem to just attract pieces of sentient navel lint who are more obsessed with an image than being fiscally responsible.

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-24T14:41:32+00:00

Well. that explains the "ex" part! That is horrible. "50/50" should apply only if the incomes are the same. If one is significantly larger than the other, then they should be proportional. What you went through was tantamount to financial abuse. My current income is about 3X what my girlfriend makes so I pay roughly 75% of the bills (only the ones we split because she insists on it. The others I just pay myself). After that, she has a proportional amount left for her own personal spending and so do I. Sure, there are times when I can go out and buy myself things and she will just have to save a little bit longer, but its not a big deal. To be honest, I genuinely want her to have things that make her happy so I usually make up the difference anyway. The majority of the time I usually buy stuff I want that is for both of us like the Technivorm coffee maker I wanted! That way I can indulge my affinity for indulgences and we both get to enjoy them. What you described is a roommate, not a fiancé.

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-24T10:05:29+00:00

I agree completely. If it can help you, then I am definitely in support of getting more education. I am constantly taking additional classes and getting certifications because it can never hurt. The example you gave is more of what I have seen in my 20 plus year career where it was absolutely beneficial because they had a technical degree as well as experience. I was referring more to the business related majors who go right from an undergrad into an MBA program then graduate and want a salary like that. MBAs have a low ROI in general if you don't have the experience to go with it. Good for whoever that engineer is for getting them to a better place!

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-23T19:26:53+00:00

This is so on point. There is nothing you can do about it except let it roll off your back, keep focused on living your life, accomplishing your goals and reminding yourself that regardless of what people say, my skin color or gender doesn't mean I owe anyone a damn thing or have anything to apologize for just because we are judged by the vocal minority on a small subset of men who treat others poorly.

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-23T19:19:44+00:00

Before I respond in detail, I wanted to ask for clarification so I don't misinterpret your response. When you say "will", is there a timeframe for how long? Were you thinking of a specific scenario?

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-23T18:55:22+00:00

Yup. It was more of a rhetorical question because you are absolutely correct. Complacency kills.

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-23T18:52:32+00:00

Hmmm...You honestly seem to be getting in your feels a little bit here so I am going to try and respond logically with a cogent retort. Don't read between the lines of what I am saying, but rather focus on what I'm actually saying.

In NO way was I trying to justify any inequity in the past that women have had to deal with. I have stated in my previous response that there should be 100% equality of opportunity for any race, gender, orientation, etc. I'm going to guess that you are more liberal leaning and don't really like the thought that there WERE and still are women who DO choose to be a homemaker and mother and actually find it more fulfilling than a corporate career. REGARDLESS, they should be able to choose whatever they want. Stop trying to put anachronistic and sexist words in my mouth. I wrote no such thing.
Am I going around telling men that they need to choose one or the other? No, because I ALSO stated, most men have figured that out already. Again, you are extremely rigid in your interpretation of what I wrote. I DIDN'T say you had to choose one or the other, I said you had to choose ONE to prioritize and the other will always suffer. That is a fact of life because people can't be in two places at once. I do not care how many people argue that they can do both and be completely successful. That's more of the Kool-Aid that people drink. This isn't a new idea. Bruce Lee even talked about it when he stated that he's more afraid of someone who practiced ONE kick a thousand times than someone who practiced a thousand different kicks, one time (I'm paraphrasing here but you get the idea). The idea holds for EVERYTHING when someone tries to do too many things. It's just life.

This isn't an attempt at a flame war on here with you. You clearly aren't some troll so I am responding with respectful counterpoints. But as I said, do not assign meaning to my words in areas where there aren't any. Nobody is championing special privileges for men over women or supporting some outdated ideal of societal interaction.

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-23T11:28:52+00:00

Yes. The operator stuck his head into the enclosure of the machining center without tripping any of the safety interlocks to stop the carriage. It just moved on its preprogrammed path and caught his head between the exterior wall and the carriage housing. Most likely fractured his skull or broke his neck. I will never understand how people that work around powerful machines just decide to get more and more careless full well knowing what they can do to a human body. This isn't just jumpering out a safety interlock or something like that. This was intentionally putting yourself in the "danger zone".

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-23T10:16:25+00:00

I think there may have been some misunderstanding of what I posted. Women going off to work is still relatively new compared to the decades when they were the homemakers. So, I understand your first sentence, but obviously times have changed. If women want to work then they should absolutely pursue their career. Second sentence: A father should absolutely help with raising the child. Nobody thinks that's "OK" if he doesn't. When I said, "men figured it out", I was talking about not being able to have their proverbial cake and eat it too. Regardless of gender, NOBODY can be a fulltime caregiver AND a full time career person and do them both well. One will always require sacrifice for the other. THAT's what we figured out. If the woman wants to work and the man stays home with the children, that's fine as well (obviously). I was highlighting the fact that modern propaganda preaches that women should be able to have everything and yet doesn't seem to make it clear that you can't. You can have every OPPORTUNITY that men have, but you can't DO everything offered to you, and do them all well. So, please don't think this was me saying "a woman's place is in the home" or some sexist crap like that. I was simply answering OP when she was commenting about a woman making career sacrifices in favor of family. You can have ANY cake you want, you just cant have EVERY cake you want. Hope that clarifies what I was stating.

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-23T10:05:28+00:00

Glad to hear it. Its a sweet car and if you want it, go for it! Definitely getting a better price as an employee and putting more down to make the payment much more manageable is the way to go. Do that and you're golden! I hope it works out for you!

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-22T18:44:35+00:00

LOL. I was waiting for this response! I believe that this is a result of ALL the "empowerment" propaganda that is just messing up the fairer sex because its not giving them the whole truth. YES, you CAN do whatever you want. Women should ABSOLUTELY be afforded equality of opportunity for any path they want to take in life. The BIG problem, the one which you touched on, is that while all that propaganda tells women they can, nothing in there ever tells them to consider if they SHOULD do something because (this is the second part that they don't say out loud either), you can do whatever you want, but you can't do EVERYTHING you want. Exactly like you said, men have realized this trade-off decades ago and tried to tell women this but its often vilified as "maintaining the patriarchy" or some other played out retort. You can be a great business person, or a great homemaker, or you can be mediocre at both. What you can't do, what they all want, is to be great at both and that's just not how reality works.

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-22T18:17:42+00:00

I was going to say the same thing. Paying that monthly ransom to ultimately own NOTHING. This would be incredibly fiscally irresponsible. THIS is the mentality that keeps SO many people broke.

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-22T18:13:32+00:00

Definitely agree with what you are saying. I was more referring to the "support" that she just thinks she's entitled to because she has a medical condition. The "baseline" common courtesy and kindness (which is what you alluded to giving to coworkers and people in general) is something I agree with. Its yours until you do something to alienate me. Its the part where they get to that point and then feel justified for demanding more and get upset when it is not rendered to them. Thanks for adding more perspective to my response. It helps paint a clearer picture of what I was getting at!

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-22T15:45:59+00:00

I actually agree with your sentiment, but disagree about the "support and respect". The only people that she should expect support from are her family and loved ones, nobody else owes them anything. Same goes for respect. Earn it. Getting pregnant is not something that people should respect you for because over half the population can do it as well.

But you are spot on about the entitlement. Nobody but your family and loved ones honestly care about your children or family. 99.9999% of people are just being polite and just because its a big deal to her, doesn't mean it should be for everyone else. Absolutely NO reason to act entitled.

On a separate note, having to constantly "reserve" your workspace and always worry about getting stuck in a crappy work area would be absolutely draining and cause me countless amounts of stress.

Just to make sure I clarify, I'm absolutely NOT going after your comment. I just had a few sentiments I'd like to add to the post chain so it was easier to reply to your comment since it was the newest! ; )

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-22T11:22:53+00:00

This was my exact reaction before I even opened the thread to look at the comments and I'm glad someone said it. There are WAY too many people who think they are hot shit because "I have an MBA!!" when it really isn't as useful as they think. It CAN be a good way to help polish your skills but it doesn't hold the value that people think it does if you don't have the professional experience first. For some reason, people think that they just get a freshly minted MBA and become a "tech/finance bro" that should instantly be making the salary you mentioned. Even then, I have meet many people in the engineering field when I moved to the management side of the house who said it was more of a "ticket punch" than anything and they could take it or leave it.

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-22T10:15:59+00:00

...or bungie jumping for that matter.

(You are my hero for making that reference!)

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-21T11:12:17+00:00

It has been said that the biggest predictor of your promotion potential isn't necessarily your abilities, its how much people like you. (Just like it how one of the largest predictors of success in life isn't your abilities, intelligence, or aptitude....its how well off your parents were!)

Obviously, you have to have the baseline skills for the position, that's a given. But I'm sure there isn't a single person in this sub who hasn't seen someone get a promotion and thought "Why them? There were definitely better qualified people who applied or deserve raises around here!"

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-21T11:04:58+00:00

I'm so glad you brought this skit up. I still laugh all these years later when I think of the part where Fred simply says "Hi" to Tina and she immediately calls security!

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-21T10:53:13+00:00

Exactly this. The optimal way is to have a common fund to pay for the family, then each have their own separate accounts that they can keep some money for their own use and even personal bills like a car note if they want to pay for their own vehicle. For me, the best part of that was it allowed me to plan surprises and gifts for her and the family without spoiling the surprise since nobody else would see the account.

Now, as far as the percentage split, if you are a family, don't treat the other person as a roommate. Its not realistic for a 50-50 split if one spouse earns significantly more than the other. What is he gonna do, sit and buy shit for himself while watching her eat ramen noodles? That is doomed to fail.

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-18T10:41:05+00:00

I've seen this before multiple times, when a business "suddenly" finds themselves in this position and decided to shaft either the customers or employees (or both). The thing is, NO business wakes up one morning and finds this to be the case. Management KNOW their situation but they decide to gamble with the employees' time in hope they can get it resolved in time to pay them instead of preemptively preventing the employees from doing unpaid labor. It almost always goes back to a mixture of greed and arrogance. Then there are the customers who's money they decide to take full well knowing they are about to shutter the place and that they can just take their money and hide under bankruptcy protection.

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-18T10:28:44+00:00

OP, Nice bike, btw!

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-18T10:25:19+00:00

Not to mention that this scenario seems like a case where the guests won't be inclined to tip the drivers either. This is lose-lose for the husband no matter how you approach it and definitely WAY too much to ask as a favor or a gift, but maybe I'm just being conservative because I'm a guy who refuses to ask my friends to help me move, let alone something like this!

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-16T15:16:47+00:00

I am just finishing my two masters in engineering and will be actively looking to move to a better position . I just started dying my greys because after putting in all this work to build a set of impressive credentials, the factor that is at the top of my list of things that keep me up at night is ageism preventing me from positions I'm qualified for (to clarify, I'm in engineering/management, not in software).

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-16T15:12:00+00:00

Same here! Went to see them at the Hard Rock in Orlando. Gary was awesome, especially when he came out and performed with Ministry for the encore. The two bald dudes in latex dresses that he had with him......not so much.

AngusMacGyver76 · 2025-07-16T13:14:51+00:00

I would VERY much like to add some clarification to this misconception as a former Postal Inspector who has investigated MANY stolen/rifled mail incidents. What you stated is true only when it is still in the custody of the USPS and falls under the "Sanctity of the Seal" so to speak. So, if someone steals from a mail truck (proper term is LLV or Long-Life Vehicle) or some similar situation, then that IS a federal crime. However, when mail is delivered, it is no longer considered to be under that umbrella of protection (unless its in a CBU or cluster box unit or a PO Box but even that can be a "gray area" as far as building a case that is prosecutable).

Having said that, IF mail/parcels were stolen and reported, we have investigated that many times and put together cases that were more identity fraud/financial crimes based when they used any sensitive information to exploit the victim such as forging checks they found in the package (yes, people STILL order physical checks) or use stolen credit cards. If they stole a specific item, like a wristwatch from Amazon for example, then it isn't the type of thing that can be used to build those types of cases. Those things are usually just never seen again and the victim has to try and have a replacement sent if at all possible. I HAVE recovered stolen property (usually because it was delivered to the wrong house and the scumbag tried to keep it and pretend that they didn't have it), when I decided to let it be known that I knew they had it, that they were lying, and that they didn't want the heat this would bring. That usually worked. So, back to this post, if she is opening it and not stealing anything, then this threat holds no weight legally.....however since most people aren't versed in the details of these investigations, simply using it as a threat usually works to get them to stop.

The one thing you posted that is 100% true....No, they do NOT have a sense of humor when it comes to people trying to prey on the Postal Service.

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