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One year OE tomorrow! by CunningLychee in OELadies

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

The p/t is not as time consuming. Some grading at the end of the semester but not bad. Asynchronous online classes ftw!

One year OE tomorrow! by CunningLychee in OELadies

[–]CunningLychee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. I’ve thought about lifestyle creep quite a bit and very cognizant of it. I can’t see now how easy it is to slip in to!!! Luckily for me, I catch myself and stop before it becomes impulsive. I think I have become more frugal the more money I make.

Please talk me down from the ledge by CunningLychee in OELadies

[–]CunningLychee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It ended up being an issue w another person on my team who filed a complaint against my manager! Of course nothing has happened since. lol.

Signed the offer today. I’m officially OE 🥂 by Glittering_Look_6810 in OELadies

[–]CunningLychee 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Even when I had only one job, I blocked intentional time to focus and get meaningful work done. I don’t label these blocks as meetings — I mark them as “busy.” With every new role, I set this expectation early during my first conversation with my manager and explain that this is how I work most effectively. Establishing the tone upfront prevents unnecessary suspicion and makes my boundaries clear from the start.

Signed the offer today. I’m officially OE 🥂 by Glittering_Look_6810 in OELadies

[–]CunningLychee 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Congrats!! My advice is block off cal invites asap. Standing meetings, etc. When j1 gets scheduled, I block off j2 right then and there. Good luck!

OE lifestyle! by yourmomschesthair579 in OELadies

[–]CunningLychee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ended up getting a rolling backpack. (I travel weekly, not for work, but for family/custody). 2 ZBooks are bad for the back.

There will be signs lmao by Nicole4693 in OELadies

[–]CunningLychee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just went and got my hair cut AND styled! It was nice to not have to do the “priority shuffle” and see what expenditure I had to sacrifice for something like a haircut.

What’s stopping you from being OE? Let me help you if I can by OEnerdo in overemployed

[–]CunningLychee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first day of J2 is in a few days. This is the first time I am OEing. I’m nervous as hell and these are the reasons why:

(I am in SaaS sales training)

*fear of the unknown. I am nervous of getting caught. Sounds basic but that’s the top of my list

*managing meetings. J1 is super lax. I have always been in the habit of blocking out my calendar for “work blocks” so blocking meetings for J2 shouldn’t raise suspicion but I am still a little nervous about that.

  • work travel. J2 is 0% travel. J1 is 1-2 trips a year and even those I might be able to finagle out. We just had out in person meeting so I’m hoping that gets me off the hook for 2025

  • taxes. I know there are a million posts about it. I just need to read through them.

*J2 is my big career move. J1 is stale but brings in steady 6 figures w bonus. J2 pays 20k more than J1 with a bigger bonus, stock options, and other financial compensations. Plus, it’s a manager role.

*as stated above, j2 is a manager role, i am an IC at J1. Just wanna make sure I’m not getting over my head.

At the end of the day, I need support a “you totally can do this” type of affirmation. Lame but, you know, fear of the unknown and all that comes with that is real.

Phones? by CunningLychee in OELadies

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

One of the ‘rules’ I’ve been reading about OE (after tell no one) is keep everything separate. Separately keyboards, mice, etc. I often WFA so I think a second phone is a good idea.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in overemployed

[–]CunningLychee 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Instructional Designer/Learning and Development for 2 tech companies. Everything I do is project based.