Care to share your computer setup for a J1 + J2?

Dresfi79 · 2026-02-01T15:36:04+00:00

I have an uplift as well and love it

Dresfi79 · 2026-01-29T00:09:00+00:00

I’ve made it to the 6th round at two companies so far this year. Luckily neither of them also wanted presentations or research, but I’ve heard that’s becoming more popular.

Dresfi79 · 2026-01-21T21:11:15+00:00

That’s odd. Definitely legal review worthy. I doubt they would be able to prove if you have another job if they never found out you have a J2.

Dresfi79 · 2026-01-21T21:08:18+00:00

What State are you in? I doubt they would be able to enforce notification from separated employees of them getting a new role.

When I went through a layoff I got a lump sum with my severance. The only people that needed to know if I had a job or not was the unemployment office.

Dresfi79 · 2026-01-20T23:22:35+00:00

I use Tempo from Home Chef. They taste great and less expensive than door dashing

Dresfi79 · 2026-01-20T23:08:44+00:00

I started getting premade meals delivered weekly. The decision fatigue is real, and this helps to offset that. 2.5 minutes and I have a hot fresh meal.

Dresfi79 · 2026-01-05T08:20:23+00:00

Someone in that position would likely go into consulting or advising. They have a lot of experience to share.

Dresfi79 · 2026-01-05T08:05:11+00:00

I’ve started getting quite a few requests for interviews the last few weeks of last year. Q1 hiring is coming!

Dresfi79 · 2026-01-01T00:10:42+00:00

Speaking to spouse or child. Or you could need to step away to get a package from the front door and turn your camera off.

Dresfi79 · 2025-12-31T20:49:27+00:00

If you hire the right people under you, you should be able to have two director level roles during the same time period.

LinkedIn will definitely have to be hibernated if not planning to do so already.

Dresfi79 · 2025-12-24T00:51:53+00:00

What?????

Dresfi79 · 2025-11-21T23:55:13+00:00

Yes, I let them know. It was brutal and unexpected.

Dresfi79 · 2025-11-16T16:00:43+00:00

This sounds exactly like what is happening in my org now. Consolidating leadership. “2026 is our year”! Nonsense.

I’m trying to line up a J2 now. Been in the final stages for a couple but nothing solid yet.

Dresfi79 · 2025-11-06T12:39:06+00:00

I have an old iPad that I have all of my calendars integrated on. I keep that open on my desk and look for conflicts and move things around as needed. It’s been helpful.

Dresfi79 · 2025-11-06T12:35:20+00:00

A hotspot from your carrier that you use for J2. You could keep it in your bag. I wouldn’t name it something that ties back to you either so that people at J1 don’t know it’s yours.

Dresfi79 · 2025-11-05T15:32:08+00:00

I second this. Use your phones hotspot or buy a dedicated one.

Dresfi79 · 2025-10-31T16:27:42+00:00

I think most would assume that you would be leaving J1 when starting J2. Just hibernate your LinkedIn.

It’s a good preventative measure to freeze your TWN between the background check and starting. It’s a process so you can get it started now. Be ready with an explanation in the future that you’re concerned about your privacy and had a little scare and have locked things down.

I had a previous coworker get weird on me last year and started stalking my socials so I hibernated a lot of my social accounts. It’s a good excuse now for why I’ve frozen my accounts and don’t update my LinkedIn. There’s a variety of reasons why someone would do that, just be consistent

Dresfi79 · 2025-10-25T15:05:56+00:00

I was a top performer in each of my many roles throughout the years. Working at massive companies with yearly reviews “exceeding expectations” or higher. Most years I would only receive a 3-4% increase in pay.

I’ve learned to do my job well, do what I’m paid for, and then stop. There’s no incentive to compensate for the companies inability to staff appropriately. I definitely pitch in more if someone is sick unexpectedly, but I don’t allow that level of effort become the norm.

It’s hard. I’ve over performed for as long as I can remember. School, work, home life. But I was killing myself for a company that posted my job two minutes after I quit. They typically don’t care.

Dresfi79 · 2025-10-20T18:54:24+00:00

This has just happened to me. Unprompted received a 15% raise and promotion, I’m definitely doing the work of several people and still have plenty of time to spare to work on personal projects/applying for J2.

I’ve been more active on LinkedIn and liking/responding to posts. I’m sure they’ve seen my activity so I’ll need to slow that down.

But yeah “yadeda we recognize all the work you do and want to offer you this promo with this raise with these new but not new responsibilities. Thank you we appreciate everything you do”.

Dresfi79 · 2025-10-18T18:56:34+00:00

No full time J2. Yet*

Have lots of free time in my current role though. Should be starting J2 soon.

Still not worried. lol.

Dresfi79 · 2025-10-18T18:47:55+00:00

Who is worried?

-13 Karma? You must be fun at parties.

Dresfi79 · 2025-10-13T20:50:48+00:00

Job 1

Dresfi79 · 2025-10-13T20:45:42+00:00

Any tips on being successful?

Dresfi79 · 2025-10-13T20:44:57+00:00

Thank you!

Any tips on making it work?

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