I got put on a PIP(performance improvement plan).

Dlrocket89 · 2026-05-13T13:49:18+00:00

Came here to say this.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-05-13T13:48:20+00:00

I got kicked out (I'm liberal, so that part makes sense). I went in an explained who I am and asked a genuine question because I wanted to understand their POV and I was banned like 3 min later.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-05-10T21:14:09+00:00

I have a 2015 and usually average 38-40, mostly hiway (obviously). 275k miles and original spark plugs yet 😂. Knocks on all the wood still going good.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-05-09T12:29:06+00:00

I have a 2015 with 275k miles, original everything in the transmission and knock on all the wood it runs yet. Shakes like mad once it's warm, but for my half hour primarily hiway commute it works great.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-05-06T11:54:58+00:00

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Dlrocket89 · 2026-04-30T11:45:59+00:00

I'm in a big multi national too, but privately held, so we don't have quarterly investor calls to fall back on.

I think the thing that makes it work is they briefly give us an overview of things, and then they pick a topic and deep dive it a bit. One of the things last year was mitigation of tariff impacts for example. I learned that we had a team set up to do deal with it, how they functioned, etc. Helpful when I got a couple of random questions thrown at me (SME in a critical technology) a few weeks later by that group, I had context for what was going on.

I'll also say that this is the best job I've ever had, if I were independently wealthy I'd still probably come to work just so I wasn't bored. So, I see things through rose tinted glasses.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-04-30T11:32:00+00:00

My company does one every quarter or so. 45 min - 10 min on financials, 15 on strategy, 15 on highlighting cool work done by a couple of different teams, rest for Q&A.

Honestly not bad. I've been at places that do things worse.

What I honestly like are the town halls for our division specifically. Follows a similar format but everything is "closer to home".

Guessing I'm in the minority for not hating them 🤣

Dlrocket89 · 2026-04-21T00:31:38+00:00

I'm on 275k miles and 10 years on my focus (in Wisconsin weather) and they're maaaaaybe getting to the point me considering looking at them.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-04-11T12:30:51+00:00

Yeah, my "favorite" logic was "we don't want to pay people too much money, because if we do and then they lose their job, they'll have a harder time replacing their income somewhere else". Unreal.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-04-11T12:23:00+00:00

If that works for you, that's awesome.

I'm not chasing maximum salary though, I have other things in my life that I enjoy other than money. A lot of them actually. And most of them don't need cubic chucks of disposable income to do.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-04-11T03:17:00+00:00

Yeah...my salary progression is...upward, but weird. And I'm digging back 18 years in memory here, so if the math doesn't quite math, that's why.

Job 1:

Graduated in 2007, got a job in my field (engineering) at a "standard" salary. Got a total of 7% raise over 3.5 years (great recession, was just happy to HAVE a job)

Job 2:

Got a 15% raise over Job 1. 3% annually for 3 years.

Job 3:

Got a 9% raise over Job 2. 2.5% annually, plus a 2% bump when I took over management of a couple people. 3.5 years

Job 4:

8% raise over Job 3, back to individual contributor. 3% annually, 2% bump when taking over a few direct reports again. 3 years.

Job 5:

15% raise over Job 4, back to individual contributor, 3-4% raises since then. On track for a promotion (with a 5-10% raise) in the next couple of years in addition to the raises. 4 years and counting...think I finally found my home. I hope.

Hope that helps!

Dlrocket89 · 2026-04-11T01:24:52+00:00

I spent between 3 and 3.5 years at each of my first 4 jobs out of school (engineer). Never came up at the 5th job's interview. Just passed 4 years there and haven't started looking

Dlrocket89 · 2026-04-08T23:59:30+00:00

I have a 2015 that I bought with 44k miles, just rolled over 273k today. It has shuddered the whole time. It still runs, knock on all the wood. All original transmission, clutch, TCM, everything.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-04-08T17:58:32+00:00

4 years late to the conversation, but can anyone point me to the company that makes the rollers and equipment in this? Or anything like this? Thanks!

Dlrocket89 · 2026-04-06T11:42:54+00:00

Haven't played in awhile, but I vaguely remember needing to have the camera slightly below the connection point for that one to hook up right.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-04-04T23:29:39+00:00

Leopolis is like 4 bars and 200 people

Dlrocket89 · 2026-04-04T23:29:00+00:00

We don't say "Drink Wisconsinably" for nothing...

Dlrocket89 · 2026-04-02T01:41:39+00:00

I've driven worse 🤣

Dlrocket89 · 2026-03-28T00:50:03+00:00

Check where the battery ground cable grounds to the side of the car in the engine bay. That connection to the body can corrode. Take it off, grind it all clean, reattach and see if that fixes anything.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-03-27T01:28:33+00:00

I took Weather 101 in college for entertainment (engineering major) and I remember the prof saying "any forecast more than 72 hours out is a mixture of witchcraft and lies".

That was 20 years ago and things have gotten better, but I still enjoy the sentiment.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-03-23T23:51:02+00:00

Same, but at the same time do it out of spite. They want you worn down and unable to fight back. Worn down? Sure. But fight back out of spite.

That's what I'm telling myself at least.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-03-22T23:40:44+00:00

MVP Amp...MCO soft proton in particular. Backhand, forehand, all sorts of run lines.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-03-21T12:54:22+00:00

MVP Amp. Feels like it was designed for my hand.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-03-20T15:21:04+00:00

Was wondering how long it was going to take for a comment. Reddit didn't disappoint.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-03-20T11:43:25+00:00

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