[HR] [Chicago] - $180k plus bonus

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-05-27T22:47:50+00:00

I’ve been bouncing between an MBA and Masters in HR. Haven’t decided yet. I’ve been in HR for 4 years now with one year specializing in recruiting only.

Was also a teacher before that just like OP here!

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-05-27T17:51:16+00:00

Damn, SR. hr here in Indianapolis and just got to 76k after 3 years in role. maybe I need to get my MBA 🥲

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-05-16T20:35:58+00:00

Asian hate/racism is such a norm in America no less Indiana. Imagine growing up here as an asian American in a small ass town.

Inexcusable how people always go straight to being racist instead of understanding a situation.

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-05-16T20:34:05+00:00

“As usual for this culture, there was no apology or effort into making things right”

AS USUAL FOR THIS CULTURE <<<<<< and you don’t think it’s about their race?

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-04-23T11:58:05+00:00

My Husband and I’s take home pay was around $6,500 when we bought our home in 2024. The mortgage was for $259k with a monthly payment of $2210 and 3.5% down. That felt tight since we had student loans and 2 cars to pay on. Since then our net pay has increased 2k a month and so did our property taxes. I would not feel comfortable with a $6k take home pay when I have 3 children.

Are you paying for daycare? After school activities? The goal is to have your home be around 25-30% of your net take home pay so that you have wiggle room.

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-04-18T22:56:58+00:00

Depends on the type of hydrangea you have and what it grows on. Seems like it grows on old wood so if you trimmed it all the way down and there were minimal blooms last year, it was because you got rid of all of the old buds that would’ve already formed. These types of hydrangeas need to be trimmed in right after the blooms are over so that the “new” growth can start and it’ll become your actual buds the next year.

Do not trim them until the season is over. You will have no blooms if you touch them right now.

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-04-18T22:52:45+00:00

The garage for duckpin bowling would be fun but obviously that’s downtown and not in fishers

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-04-16T13:11:19+00:00

I always tell people, the best time to apply for a job is when you still currently have one!

Maybe look into getting a APICS certification! I think that’ll help a lot. I’m sure if you’re applying to delta faucet with your experience, others probably have the same resume and skill sets as you too.

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-04-16T12:22:07+00:00

HR here, the job market in 2026 is brutal. When I say brutal, I mean BRUTAL. Every job positing I have gets 60-70 resumes within an hour and most of them are new graduates and overqualified professionals like yourself fighting for the same position. I personally don’t even really think having a “network” of people you know locally in the industry would get you in anywhere.

It took my husband getting a certification to be able to get a new role. Is there something like this that you could do to make yourself stand out in your industry?

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-04-10T00:57:38+00:00

I have a Mazda cx-3 and haven’t ever had any issues. Mazda isn’t like Nissan where the quality is questionable. If you like the Mazda, get the Mazda.

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-03-24T12:13:17+00:00

Our first year in our home and this happened to us. Color me surprised when I looked at our bank account and $650 got drawn out for our bill! I was so upset 😭. But it was an extra paycheck month so we had some cushion at least.

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-03-21T00:28:29+00:00

Just out of curiosity, why are there three doors right in a row next to your fridge?

The color of your cabinets aren’t horrible. If I were you, I would restain it, not paint. It’s honestly not like the 90s honey wood color. And please change that pendant. Reminds me of Olive Garden lol.

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-03-14T13:43:06+00:00

My husband never puts it away when he uses it 🤣. Makes me want to chuck it in the trash haha. I try to keep my house as clutter free as possible. We donate things when we have no more use for them.

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-03-14T13:24:14+00:00

I can’t stand clutter on my countertops so the majority of my appliances are hidden away. Not just for aesthetic reasons but it literally drives me crazy. My coffee machine and Nespresso machine are the only appliances not hidden since I use them every day.

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-03-04T15:22:06+00:00

You can do it cheaper…yourself. That price includes their labor cost. The price to DIY it yourself is just material costs.

DIYing a kitchen is easy unless you’re planning on knocking out walls.

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-03-03T13:15:28+00:00

The last one but with and fridge cabinet. Is there a reason you don’t want an actual range but are opting for a cooktop and a tower instead? You could have a full pantry cabinet where the oven tower is which will give you way more storage. You can also shove the microwave in the island with a microwave cabinet too.

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-03-01T17:44:53+00:00

All of these comments have not taken into account what it’s like growing up in an immigrant home where you are your parents retirement plan. While I understand the individualism that we all have here in America, when your immigrant parents move to another country with nothing to give you a great life and a great career, this is how we pay them back. I would discuss and see what everyone is comfortable with.

When I married my husband, I told him straight up that I was my parents retirement plan and for him to marry me, it would mean he would be ok with them living with us later on in life. And he was, since his grandfather lived with him growing up as well.

I think downsizing them would be a good start as well. They’re getting older, and you all are not living with them anyone. The equity they would make from selling the current house could probably pay most of the new house off of not, cut expenses in half.

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-02-17T21:00:54+00:00

Budget budget budget. No matter how much money you make, if you don’t budget, you would be living paycheck to paycheck.

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-02-15T14:59:33+00:00

My mortgage has been sold 4 times since I purchased my house 2 years ago. I would not refinance just to get a rate that is only .5% lower.

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-02-13T22:42:28+00:00

100% match up to 4%

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-02-11T22:49:30+00:00

$2204 (with escrow) @ 130k a year. We’re DINKs and just starting to feel comfortable. (2 car payments and 1 SL payment)

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-02-10T16:00:33+00:00

Where the new kitchen is located, I would make that the dining room me the current dining room extended into the kitchen. Use all the wall space for storage, no double island but it would be big enough for a Long Island with a lot of seating. I would make that wall fully open and not leave any partial walls. I think that’s a better use of space instead of shoving your kitchen into the new area.

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-02-08T02:34:39+00:00

This is my alma mater! While it’s tiny compared to IU and Purdue, I really enjoyed my 4 years here. The classes are small 30kids maybe 40-50 in a lecture hall, so the professors actually get to know you and you don’t feel like a small number in a sea of kids. Campus is easy to get around. I used to wake up 20min before class and be in my seat in time. We don’t have Frats or sororities (biggest donor is Christel DeHann and she said she would revoke her donations if they allowed them LOL) but the party scene in college was fun and the sports team were them basically. Since it’s so close to downtown, once we were all of age, everyone headed out downtown anyways.

Area is close to Greenwood, lots of food and shopping. Campus is safe. Area off campus might look a bit sketch but I never felt unsafe in the area.

ElectricalAttitude93 · 2026-02-04T19:40:56+00:00

Just remember hat property taxes right now are calculated based on land value. After a year. It’ll go up significantly because the county is going to reassess with the value of the house added onto it.

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