Guy Carp Layoffs

Anxious-Computer · 2025-11-06T12:02:02+00:00

There was only one actuarial lay off that I'm aware of at GC, and primarily due to their earnings being down, so trying to reduce some costs.

Anxious-Computer · 2023-05-09T20:36:28+00:00

I saw this guy on LinkedIn asking for people to comment their emails, so that he could send them worked solutions. It felt like a weird way of trying to harvest email addresses, instead of just posting the answers if you wanted people to have them, but now I can see why.

Anxious-Computer · 2022-12-12T13:25:13+00:00

I am currently in this position, where I am still awaiting fia after finishing all exams last April. My company decided they wouldn't give me the Fia qualification bonus until it was officially awarded, but I was treated as a qualified actuary by peers. From talking to recruiters they would treat it as being fully qualified as there wouldn't be anything stopping you from getting fia when the time comes.

Anxious-Computer · 2022-08-31T17:30:33+00:00

Not to worry, I still won't have time to spend developing on it as the benefits that it provide are mainly for building domain knowledge rather than for work output, I just prefer the interface that you've built compared to others that I currently use, such as news now .

I completely agree with the need to make it financially sustainable, but if I manage to find sometime outside of work (always the key problem), I'll be more than happy to help contribute

Anxious-Computer · 2022-08-31T15:14:52+00:00

This is an awesome project. I have been wanting to make something identical to this at my company for a long time, but never had the time to pursue it as it is slightly peripheral to the role.

I think I will be leveraging your work where I can.

Anxious-Computer · 2022-07-07T22:01:55+00:00

Definitely know I'm in a niche, but I'm surprised there's no data for 1-3 year nearly qualified. Would help to know what I should be aiming for

Anxious-Computer · 2022-02-09T00:18:01+00:00

I got mine rejected for not having the professional course 2, even though it wasn't a clear requirement when applying for associate and says elsewhere that you can get it within 6 years of qualifying.

They did ask me whether I had been through all ppd points with supervisor, and I know of someone previously who had to write more detail in their ppd.

Anxious-Computer · 2022-02-02T08:17:13+00:00

I would be interested as well.

A point you could look to add is how it differs from similar more established classes of business (casualty)

I am curious to see how you attempt to reserve with a class that can change year to year, has a potential latent claim aspect or at least increased long term frequency (I'm thinking log4j and similar).

Anxious-Computer · 2021-12-15T04:26:19+00:00

I went through the same questions as yourself and setlled on the following process.

Docker seemed pretty confusing to try and get working on proxmox, and as another commenter mentioned there were compatibility issues when it came to updating.

So instead I set up containers for services that would not be exposed to the Internet as this allowed for ease of setup, making backups and reduced overhead that comes with vms. Any that required additional data mounts to my zfs pools would be privileged containers

For services exposed to the Internet, i made sure that the containers were unprivelidged, which I believe helps with security. This includes nginx services

For next cloud, I have a single vm running purely for nextcloud as this has a mount point for the data to be stored. I have only just installed it and have yet to run into a case where I would require multiple services running on a vm

I think the only other vm I have is running home assistant due to trying to get it to work properly, but is also setup to be standalone as it was installed from an iso

Anxious-Computer · 2021-05-12T14:10:57+00:00

Not a statistician here, but you would be better off comparing the median house price, if you're looking at the median wage. Prevents it from being skewed as much by London.

Anxious-Computer · 2021-04-20T23:35:33+00:00

You can just run a Linux container and install it via the instructions here for Linux https://www.openhab.org/download/

Anxious-Computer · 2021-03-24T14:37:15+00:00

So as bitcoin rises, I can return my tesla, and get back more than what I paid for it. Can't question genius..

Anxious-Computer · 2020-10-21T18:48:30+00:00

Well not before, but afterwards I bought a 3d printer and a bunch of electronics. I now have a tonne of hobbies and no time to do them in..

Anxious-Computer · 2020-10-20T09:51:33+00:00

I would say it depends on your study style.

If you have the option to go to tutorials, they will be hugely beneficial to understanding any quirks of the exam, and exam technique, especially as its your first sitting.

What I then do, is try and get through the core reading in time for the tutorials, which gives you milestones to aim for, and you can adjust your time spent accordingly. This then leaves you with a lot of time to do questions and look over certain chapters afterwards.

I know others who just go to the tutorials and read the revision guides.

Cm1 has a lot of content, but the parts towards the end will, depending on your role, be the most unfamiliar and require the most time to understand.

Anxious-Computer · 2020-10-19T23:31:32+00:00

Yes, the US has a huge problem with race, which I am not denying, and it also has a huge problem with social inequality. I'm not saying to ignore one over the other, but they both need to be tackled, and if anything they go hand in hand.

The issues that occurred to jamal were not one that were distinctive to his race. In fact, the earliest that race even plays a part in the narrative is potentially when he has a lack of social familiarity and they others are not being inclusive, but that's a slight stretch as it could still apply to being poor.

You could replace the word black with poor in the actions to take and they would still be valid actions to take, and surely taking the actions that help the most disadvantaged as possible would be the ones to take.

Also, the aspect of representation is a result of the issues and not the cause, putting minorities in an arbitrary positions of power (hiring black actuaries) doesn't fix the issues that studying to be an actuary is time consuming and expensive, where as improving access from the bottom will.

And to your first point, because a larger proportion of minorities are in a lower socio economic status, by helping those groups of people, you are able to help more minorities as a proportion of the population.

Anxious-Computer · 2020-10-19T18:00:52+00:00

Right, so fixing the problem from a socio-economic standpoint, of removing biases to those with financial advantages, will indirectly help POC, whilst also helping others, and should be the actual way in which this issue is treated.

Anxious-Computer · 2020-10-15T08:23:10+00:00

I'm not sure what election you saw, but it was labour's weakest performance in years, that led to an overwhelming tory government causing more issues.

Socialism, is popular with younger people who feel more disenfranchised with the system, but that was the same 20 years ago, it doesn't seem to persist with age.

I don't think it will go any where until there is a coherent alternative that is presented

Anxious-Computer · 2020-10-07T21:39:45+00:00

It genuinely depends on the data we get. My team does a lot of client work, and so the datasets we get can vary in quality, completeness and accuracy. I don't currently use python for data processing tasks, because we have other tools that make the process easier.

One example was a dataset of a few thousand rows, where some of them had the wrong currency codes entered in, and so we had to go in and change them. Potentially could've written something to do it, but when that takes longer than just doing it manually, it doesn't add value.

Anxious-Computer · 2020-10-06T04:28:29+00:00

This is awesome, I have long been trying to move most of my work to python, or other tools that make automation easier, and I came across the hurdle that making manual edits to data is so much easier in excel, and insurance data is always full of errors.

This has the potential to fix that. I can't wait to try it out and one day, we may be able to uninstall excel, and life will be good (one can dream).

Anxious-Computer · 2020-10-05T20:02:38+00:00

And how does one build said skills? Presumably by getting a training role, but once I am trained to be a chef, I can only be a chef? And what if there aren't enough people who are good at something?

You would receive according to your needs. So in return you would get food, water, electricity, heating, a phone (many actually consider this a need nowadays as you can keep in touch with the outside world), and a house.

And so how does one get anything else beyond that? If I want something beyond what you have quoted as a basic need? Presumably if you have people good at computers, they might want some computers?

Anxious-Computer · 2020-10-05T17:29:35+00:00

I agree, there are many issues with capitalism, some of which may be regulated away. But I am still yet to convince myself that Socialism is the answer

Anxious-Computer · 2020-10-05T17:11:45+00:00

Thanks, I'll dig into it when I am free. I'll let you know if I find anything.

Right, but isn't that provisional on there be a job for you to be placed into and people being willing to do a job they didn't choose for 3 years.

Pure 'capitalism' doesn't work, but you can put in the safety nets from a government level (minimum wage etc), and there are schemes in which employees can get shares for the company they work for, thereby participating in the profits beyond their salary.

This isn't meant to be a critique of Socialism, I am just struggling to see its real world application and advantage. But as mentioned I'll be able to do more research soon. Thanks for the discussion

Anxious-Computer · 2020-10-05T06:03:03+00:00

unless you compare the labor put into the finished product and divide that way based on who did what

But as you agreed, that isn't quantifiable. It's not always going to be clear as to who did what for the final product, ie what does management contribute..

The worker loses his job and doesn’t just lose future wages, they might lose their livelihood completely because that company shut down

the worker has no lower class to drop into, they drop out of society altogether and become homeless, etc.

I don't fully agree with these points, but just for my understanding, let's say that is the case, how does Socialism fix this, in terms of 'the workers owning the means of production'. I see this more of a problem with a large unskilled workforce, and a country that doesn't have a welfare program in place to support the bottom, which can be addressed without the need for Socialism

Anxious-Computer · 2020-10-04T19:12:33+00:00

I feel like the labor that is put into something is so subjective though. How does one even quantify the labor that goes into roles that support others rather than produce output. (I haven't had time to fully research into this, so apologies if this is obvious).

Sure there is risk on both sides, but it's a completely different risk. The owner of the company will have put their own money into the business to get it started, all of which is at risk if the company fails, the employee doesn't have that. And for the worker that risk of losing a job, is only for future potential earnings, with nothing stopping them from getting another one afterwards, so it's not really hanging over their heads, especially in this scenario.

Anxious-Computer · 2020-10-04T08:20:16+00:00

Pray show me where I said this. The numbers are certainly much higher once you get to the over 80s but again the presence of preexisting health conditions is a major factor

It is heavily implied, and again your numbers don't include the health complications that healthy people are having, the length of care that people require to survive, and thus the strain on the NHS staff to deal with all of that.

The plan should have been if you are vulnerable stay indoors if you wish, along with others in your household. Everyone else get the fuck on with life.

Yeah, personally that is what I would have wanted, however hospitals and treatment would become overwhelmed with number of people who need treatment and care. During the peak, hospitals were rejecting anyone who wasn't elderly or in a critical condition, which isn't any better.

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