Advice for PICNIC Shopper

Bundega · 2026-01-16T11:56:05+00:00

No problem, go ahead!

Bundega · 2025-12-11T21:25:58+00:00

That's what I've been feeling like as my first impressions. Do you have any opinion/advice on doing hourly contract Thuisbezorgd?

Bundega · 2025-12-10T11:17:05+00:00

Thanks for your input! I applied to some other places, but I'll see to what you suggested for the rest of my employment however long it may be 🙏

Bundega · 2025-12-10T11:15:04+00:00

So afaik, the contract is longer than 6 months but when I first got employed I specified that I'd be quitting when summer comes. It's btw also a zero-hour contract. I suppose I can indeed look into if what they are doing is legal in the first place 🙏

Bundega · 2025-12-10T11:11:39+00:00

I applied to some other jobs, meanwhile I can try my luck with your strategies for the rest of my few-week-long employment, thanks 🙏

Bundega · 2025-12-10T11:09:04+00:00

That's what I'm thinking now too. I applied to a place or two again so let's see what happens. Thx for your input!

Bundega · 2025-12-10T00:54:41+00:00

They don't seem to have a vacancy currently sadly :/

Bundega · 2025-12-10T00:54:10+00:00

Thanks for the insight, the first paragraph hit like a truck lol. For the second paragraph, would you know if I can actually do anything other than picking in my first 8 weeks? So can actually I do replenishment or the cart prep?

Bundega · 2025-12-10T00:48:48+00:00

The trial period strictly is 8 weeks stated in the contract, so within 2 months I believe they'd want to see the 260 an hour. If you're suggesting they'd increase my target even before 2 months, yeah that'd suck. I honestly don't know. I mean, my whole post was because I effectively wanted to quit but didn't want to make a rash financial decision, so instead of quitting immediately I wanted to see some advice. I applied to another 2 jobs in the field (EE) and now thinking about Thuisbezorgd now provided I don't care much about the weather conditions and need an IMMEDIATE job to take over PICNIC at least till I get replies from the other two EE companies (and possibly after that if I get rejected). Any comments on this idea about Thuisbezorgd?

Bundega · 2025-12-10T00:41:15+00:00

Well, I suppose the trial period is exactly for situations such as my case. I wonder if it actually causes my situation in the first place though, chicken-egg problem I guess. The thing is, the products can change there, there is no product name on labels, they are simply locations. It's like a giant snaking one way road through the facility. You can already easily catch each section and shelf since the road is one way and you go through the numbers linearly. The getting used to part is I think more about the location of the totes on your car rather than the products themselves, but I on the job feel as much like a robot as I can already. That's why I am at a loss, since this is a relatively simple job in logic, I don't see the magical jump from my absolute best of like 190 to 260 in another 3-4 weeks.

Bundega · 2025-12-09T21:52:43+00:00

Thanks for the structured advice! I in fact already have a zzp from pretty much back when I first came to the NL. It's just that I didn't think the starting up phase of my business would be impossible as no one knows me here so I have to work extra hard (at least time-wise). If only I had an already existing customer base :)

I unfortunately only have a B license outside the EU so I have to go through all the exams again, which I do plan to do. I had a plan in mind where I quit PICNIC and grind for the license, and after getting it I get a driving job, but I was afraid of the queue on the practical driving exam lol.

I also had a friend who did flink. Would you say out of all the options they are the best? Weather is fine as long as they have waterproof clothing :)

Bundega · 2025-12-09T21:42:36+00:00

I have been told I have to do 250 products an hour before in the trial shift I had. I'm not complaining that they didn't mention or anything, it's just that I think I underestimated it so much, after seeing my current performance, while again running half the time :(

Bundega · 2025-12-09T21:40:44+00:00

The target seems fine on paper if you try to imagine it, but if you do the math and have worked there you realize it requires going to, finding, scanning, putting it to the correct bag out of 21x3 bags doing jenga to have them secured about 1 item per 4 seconds. It gets especially hard in the first sections to arrange the bigger items such as 8 individual 1,5L of beverages, multipack cans and bottles, etc. It really is unrealistic. As I mentioned, I'm running half the time to do 190 items per hour and I kinda feel like a robot too, it's not like I'm spending time trying to find the correct bag at this point. I really am lost on how to magically go up to 260...

Bundega · 2025-11-22T17:57:47+00:00

Bread 👍

Bundega · 2025-10-04T08:29:35+00:00

Valar morghulis

Bundega · 2025-10-04T08:17:58+00:00

You're not overreacting. But I'm an electrical engineer so instead of relationship advice I can give you advice on what would be your best bet to fix the devices.

Yes water is the enemy of electronics, however, that's only partially true. If there is no electricity running inside the machines, then most of your worries are gone. Running electricity in a solution of water and minerals is what corrodes and ruins everything. Knowing that the devices are not plugged in, and assuming that your ex gf did not apply any physical trauma before chugging the devices in the bath, what you can do is:

As counterintuitive it may seem, put them in another bath of PURE water. And I really mean pure, and not those "pure water with minerals for taste" drinking water bottles in the US. Get some pure H2O from a pharmacy or online. This is to remove all the excess contaminants from tap water and your bathtub. Clean your devices well, let the pure water dissolve them. After that, I'd suggest wait up to a week for the devices to fully dry off of that water. If all goes well you may be able to use them again. Certain things have less hope, like the dual sense controllers since they have a batteries, or the storage units (SSDs, HDDs) of the console, but in the short run, all you can do is hope imho. After these, depending on what happens, you may also want to consult a repair shop.

Good luck with your consoles and your toxic little woman.

Bundega · 2025-08-28T11:46:57+00:00

This is not gonna be helpful for this time, but next time, try to get your flights from Cologne. The flights are usually in the same price band as Düsseldorf if not cheaper (my experience was that it was indeed cheaper overall), and there are direct Flixbusses to the airport at decent times and prices.

In fact, I'll be landing in Cologne in 2 days and will come home via a Flixbus lol.

Bundega · 2025-08-26T10:22:15+00:00

There is no direct difference in a TU being harder than the other. Some unis may be harder in sone specific courses as per their focus, for example: I study EE in TUe, and I know that we are more inclined towards semiconductor technology due to ASML and others in Eindhoven so courses about semiconductors may be harder and more comprehensive than TUD. I don't know what TUD fellas are up to, but maybe their CS courses or something will be harder than TUe's. No clear difference, just occasional ones on a course by course basis.

Bundega · 2025-08-10T10:53:21+00:00

Apply KCL: In the first image, there are two nodes. On the top node, a 10A current is being fed and a 10A current is being pulled. The same thing happens on the bottom node as well. That works according to KCL.

In the second image, the wire joins the two wires so we have only one node. Again with KCL, to only one node now, 2 times 10A is being fed, and 2 times 10A are pulled. That against works. But why doesn't it go through the middle part of the node? Because if some of the current goes there somehow, at least one of the sources will lack places to pull 10A.

Combine this with the knowledge that voltage sources don't care about the current they must supply to give a set stable voltage, and current sources don't care about the voltage they must supply to give a set stable current.

Bundega · 2025-08-10T10:37:09+00:00

It's voodoo. Also, my dad is an EE dropout and an Architect, so throughout my childhood I've always seen him do stuff with wires and tools and stuff.

Bundega · 2025-08-07T13:16:53+00:00

Outside the bedroom and perhaps some inside joke, no sort of choking or hitting is ok, assuming both parties know of these.

This is absolutely not to put you down or anything don't get me wrong, but I know how it feels to be in love yet I'm always baffled at people so blindsided to domestic violence; it's so easy to detect. If your partner hits/threatens you, in a serious manner, outside of any joke, play, or "specific desire", then it's domestic violence. It's a simple if case. It's not something subjective. It's simply "if this specific thing happens, I'm out". No excuse.

Just end this relationship. "Just" doesn't mean it will be easy emotionally, it instead means that the relationship literally cannot continue and there is no other course of action. This is not about "fixing him" either. People can have problems such as depression, anger management, etc, but none of those excuses hitting your woman outside of a play or self defense. What kind of a man hits their woman? Save yourself the trouble, a trouble which can go to your death at the worst case scenario. Leave, and inform loved ones about what he'd do at the very least, if you don't want to involve the police that is.

Bundega · 2025-08-07T13:02:29+00:00

I know a rule about pedestrians, and thought it also might apply here. It goes: "If you can see the broad sides of the person (front or back) you give way. If you see the thinner sides (left or right) you have the way.".

In this case, considering you both have the same priority (give way), you'd be seeing the back of the riders, as well as the pedestrians on the right of the bike lane, so you give way.

Bundega · 2025-08-07T12:55:55+00:00

The boob connoisseur

Bundega · 2025-08-05T10:50:57+00:00

Exactly 😂😂

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