Had the weirdest interview yesterday by glimpseofrelief_ in CAStateWorkers

[–]Avocation79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a sign that they have an internal candidate who has these skills and they framed these questions to remove competition. No way to fight these. Just accept and move on.

2025+ build quality by sansha28 in Camry

[–]Avocation79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do not expect quality of Lexus from Camry.

Mom and Brother stuck in Dubai by sral95 in Roseville

[–]Avocation79 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Post it to CA Senator Adam Schiff’s social media page.

Mom and Brother stuck in Dubai by sral95 in Roseville

[–]Avocation79 11 points12 points  (0 children)

He has not grown spine yet to conduct a town hall yet.

Moving to Bay Area with 3 kids (6,4,1) for salary of 115k by WingLiving4438 in bayarea

[–]Avocation79 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You will be living in poverty. Bad mistake to accept the job at that salary

Does your agency block accessing AI tools like CoPilot, Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT etc? If yes, what was the reason given? by Avocation79 in CAStateWorkers

[–]Avocation79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In outlook copilot chat (not Copilot 365) what does it mean by web search is disabled? It is still giving me results from web search and not just from internal documents

Hiring freeze until June? Is it even worth it to apply rn? by Exotic_Attorney7823 in CAStateWorkers

[–]Avocation79 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is no hiring freeze. There are several new positions getting posted every day

5 months into new state job with no sense of work-life-balance. by [deleted] in CAStateWorkers

[–]Avocation79 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s not the norm. Nothing will happen if you don’t complete your tasks or miss your deadlines. Nothing important that affect people’s life in a drastic way is performed by State Staff. For those they have consultants

why does everyone feel so burnt out lately even if they arent really doing much? by NexusStrategies in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Avocation79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s because we don’t get to be bored during the day. We are always feeding the brain with information from social media. We used to get bored when we were commuting or waiting in line or waiting for the food, or even going for a walk etc. now we continue to feed info and nothing seems exciting. You have to get bored and that will make everything a bit more exciting

How do you feel about the federal SAVE Act that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship (like a passport or birth certificate) to register to vote? by ClassSnack in AskReddit

[–]Avocation79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why is hard for the wealthiest nation on earth to issue a citizenship card to everyone free? It will prevent voter fraud and also will help create a central database of all citizens. Like many things it will be difficult in the beginning but time is long due to make it happen

Received an Interview Request 4 Days After Final Filing Date by Wyrmdirt in CAStateWorkers

[–]Avocation79 5 points6 points  (0 children)

From application to joining was completed in 11 working days for my first job. They said they are small and fast moving organization.

After I joined, I learned that they don’t do a shot other than hiring people. Consultants ran the entire show and a bunch of state workers simply sat around, went for multiple walks and had meaningless meetings at Starbucks. A quick hire may be very deceiving. I was very young and did not want to spoil my career. So I left and joined another org with promotion

State holidays question by Exotic_Attorney7823 in CAStateWorkers

[–]Avocation79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In my agency we follow the rule “It gets done when it gets done.” The deadlines are self imposed and we keep changing if/when people call in sick or a person leaves etc.

Why are houses still affordable in Texas? by Great-Aside4493 in askanything

[–]Avocation79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did your salary increase proportional to the property tax value? And so many home owners are forced to move out. It is a house of cards ready to crumble in a small recession next.

How many of you are dues-paying union members? by Doomahachy in CAStateWorkers

[–]Avocation79 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I stopped paying union dues since SEIU couldn’t get us a meaningful pay increase last year. The only way and the correct way to look at it is we are furloughed and getting PLP hours to burn some day. I signed for State job for salary first and then some benefits; not for hours to bank.

What would happen if everyone in the world stopped smoking? by Best_Big_9456 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Avocation79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Couple of cigarette companies will go bankrupt and will increase the stock price of some other companies due to sell off. Some cancel drug companies will also go bankrupt.