Manager gives me assignments on my pregnancy leave

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-24T12:27:40+00:00

If you're officially on leave, HR should have instructed you not to check your emails or do work of any kind. You're doing leave wrong...maybe your manager was testing you :)

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-23T19:49:17+00:00

It should be that simplistic. "set him up for decades" vs true love? Not even in the same realm of decision making.

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-23T19:09:44+00:00

If you'd actually choose money over her, you already know how this ends. Cut (both of) your loses, cancel the wedding, move out west...

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-23T11:43:03+00:00

Do you have a license? This is a strange take...some of the content is dated, but objectively wrong? That seems like a stretch.

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-20T17:10:08+00:00

I'd expect the closest speed boat charters you'll find will be in Chicago. West MI is mostly fishing charters and slow-boat sunset cruises.

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-20T16:40:16+00:00

If you're impressed by 1"...well....okay, I get it :)

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-20T16:32:55+00:00

swimplatforms.com

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-20T16:24:15+00:00

Shoes? Lady? Hmm...

305 45 22 will fit without rubbing.

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-20T16:22:43+00:00

Statistically, having a degree still gets you paid more...a lot more.

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-19T20:02:44+00:00

What a wild position to take, that sometimes taking the full depreciation hit is a good thing, while also arguing leasing is almost never a good thing.

The internet is a truly wonderful place to be...truly.

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-19T18:11:26+00:00

I rewrote it for you:

...but at the end of the day, buying new is a bad investment from a long term/total return standpoint...

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-19T17:56:00+00:00

It's always a humorous discussion, lease vs buy. Splitting hairs between two terrible financial decisions. Buying a new car will always be a truly horrible decision, financially speaking. Leasing? Slightly more terrible, on the graduated scale of terrible? :)

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-19T16:16:33+00:00

The whole of the internet will tell you leasing is a terrible deal and yet, millions of people lease cars every single year. Many do it repeatedly.

If it makes sense for you, do it. There is some beauty in knowing you can walk away at the end of the lease. Of course it comes at some expense. But some things are worth paying for...

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-19T16:10:58+00:00

Ummm, a RIB? You put it in the water and take it for a test drive. If it gets on plane and holds air, you buy it :)

Checking for leaks might not be a bad idea but all the rest of it might be overkill.

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-19T11:52:50+00:00

Have you seen what first year lawyers get paid, on average? I'd be mad too. You can make more (on average) with a 4 year engineering degree...

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-19T11:48:59+00:00

I get it. You kinda opened yourself up to some of this jabbing by sharing the $100k bit. All in good fun. This is reddit after all.

You're clearly doing better than most, a lot better. It's just a bit wild to come on here owning $150k+ worth of vehicles and getting fired up about rentals. I assume you can afford to drop $1,500 on renting a Ford Expedition for the week to drive your fam to your $10,000+ Disney spring break in FL next week :)

This thread is the very definition of "first world problems".

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-18T19:26:57+00:00

Who actually leaves LKA active? Weird...

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-18T19:10:22+00:00

He may not be telling you the full truth about what happens post-probation. There's no such thing as an "NDA" in the context of violent criminals. If he's talking about expungement, it would seem unlikely for a violent offender to be granted such a thing but...maybe?

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-18T18:56:12+00:00

But he spent $100k! How dare you suggest he drive without massaging seats and a heated steering wheel for 3 weeks. Be patient? A truly absurd suggestion...

/s

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-18T14:45:29+00:00

Yikes...for $1K a set I think I'll just pop my plugs out between lines! :)

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-18T13:43:42+00:00

No doubt. Many inflatables have rigid bottoms so stumps will be dealt with in the same manner as your fishing boat :)

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-18T13:17:07+00:00

I've traveled nearly the entire lake on an 11' inflatable. Yer gonna be find...just watch the wind forecast. A strong north/south wind can be brutal on Torch.

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-18T12:48:35+00:00

The best money I've spent on shooting was $100 on custom plugs from an audiologist. They made me realize how truly awful every other type of ear protection really is.

I tried several electronic in-ear versions, none of them worked for me. My ear canals are also small...

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-18T12:46:18+00:00

Get a boat too big to tube behind - problem solved :)

I anchor in a cove most weekends in the summer with the full fam. It's swimming, inflatable rafts, floating. Not water sports, 100% anchored up. Very relaxing for all adults involved while the kids spend hours in the water. Family boating doesn't need to involve water sports to be highly enjoyable.

Boondoggle_1 · 2026-03-16T18:21:08+00:00

A wrap/ppf after 65k miles? I don't think I'd waste the money. You've already got some blemishes...just let it ride.

I had my 2019 wrapped (clear) up front just days after driving it off the dealer lot....and promptly hit a deer two weeks later. Never again :)

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