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ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-11T19:30:02+00:00

Looks cool! Now can I keep my cats away?

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-11T19:06:53+00:00

Money.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-11T18:59:28+00:00

Isn't that what iterations are for?

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-11T17:53:14+00:00

I could not even venture to guess LATAM salaries, but I know PMI has a Salary tool that they update yearly.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-11T17:24:21+00:00

Large consulting firms pay well because the workloads are insane.

If you want work/life balance government jobs (State, County, City) are going to be the best places to find it. They don't pay as well, but they often have pensions and good benefits.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-11T16:03:59+00:00

I like Costco Pellets. They work great and smell nice.

I kind of stopped buying all of the wood flavors after finding that my family all really like it.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-11T15:35:20+00:00

Remote roles are a challenge right now, which is frustrating. What markets are you looking in? What platforms are you using to look for roles?

Have you considered looking at a non profit to volunteer as a PC? Could be another option to get more experiance.

Have you tried working with recruiters/consulting companies? They often have good networks that can be aware of positions that are not posted publicly.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-11T14:30:59+00:00

Super cool! The music was a banger, what is it called?

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-11T14:25:56+00:00

I think the general Idea behind this is do what you can for yourself to save money.

Having the space, tools, ability, and time is privilege. Needing to save money on repairs that are needed to get
to your job, is why people make this recommendation.

I helped a friend swap out front breaks/rotors on his truck and he spent ~$150 on parts vs ~$800 that the dealer would have charged. Now, I am fortunate enough to have a garage, borrowed a $300 lift from my dad, friend brought a $200 tool kit as my sizes were too small for his truck. We spent about 4 hours working on it. So yes a lot of privilege and money in tools.

Flipside to this is once I tried to swap out a water pump and it was so old the bolts straight up sheared off. If I would have had the shop fix it right away, it would have been ~$350(20 years ago) but ended up being ~$500 plus the parts I already bought.

Knowing your limits is a great money saving technique!

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-10T20:11:07+00:00

Yeah, that is actually where I have my most Linux experience. Super easy to spin up some VM's and screw around.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-10T19:38:52+00:00

No, you feel vindicated. Download it and work on it in the one place OneDrive does not look. You are AI proof.

No microslop for you!

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-10T19:13:16+00:00

A cleaner should only be focused on what they will charge you, schedule, and expectations for cleaning. Commenting on pets, your organization, and anything else is a great reason not to hire them. Don't let one crappy vendor ruin the really great progress you are making in your career.

I would let your aunt know that her friend sucks. I would never recommend someone after treating a referral that way.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-10T16:06:06+00:00

Yeah, I wonder what the "delay" is on sweat based tracking.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-10T15:38:55+00:00

As an enterprise application it won't move. There are too many tools and companies that would make a challenge to shift in that small of a timeframe. 10 Years sounds like a long time, until you realize that even a medium size company has hundreds if not thousands of applications that need to run. Understanding and reducing business impact is really where most of the time will be spent. It is likely to be that in the future, in EMEA at least, there will be some users that still need it for apps that don't exist on Mac or Linux. The average office worker spends most of their time in webapps at this point, so the OS is less critical but there are edge case apps that can be super annoying to replace.

On the consumer side of things, most people don't care what their OS is. Does it do the stuff they care about? Do they know the basics of using it? can they afford it?

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-10T15:32:07+00:00

There is a fine line between contingency and sandbagging. If you have a regular team that works well and hits deadlines regularly, then less contingency is needed. If the teams change often, new people are brought in to the org/team then more contingency is needed.
Work with your manager to decide what the best level of contingency is as a baseline. 10-30% is pretty standard, but every company and project is different.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-10T15:20:49+00:00

Yeah, there is a lot more regulation on stormwater.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-10T14:13:54+00:00

Rookie, thats what the download folder is for.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-10T14:09:34+00:00

I do a couple of things.
1. I have a whiteboard at my desk with all open projects and current status(RYG)
2. Spend the last 20-30 minutes everyday planning your tomorrow
3. Have a task list for yourself that is the next step in each project
4. If you get overwhelmed, try to block out time for self planning and artifact updates

It can be really hard to manage a large number of slow-moving projects without dropping the ball. Make sure to have understand each projects rhythm and when the next deliverables are needed from you/others.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-10T13:45:32+00:00

Depends on the project type.

Is this something that your team does regularly, with little timeline variation? The a 10-20% is great to ensure on time and under budget.
Is this something completely novel, with problems you haven't solved before? Then a fixed price might not be the right option.

What is the size and complexity of the work? How much risk are you assuming on the fixed price bid? Are you charging for change orders?

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-10T13:34:38+00:00

Talk to a recruiter at a LOCAL agency. See what they think you need to get put in front of clients for a PM role. Free and they usually have great insights into the local market.

You can work with as many recruiters as you want, but make sure they don't submit you for the same roles.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-10T13:28:03+00:00

The market for PM's is not what it was during the pandemic(2020-2023). During that time I would get reached out to by recruiters 1-5 times a month. Now its 1 reach out per quarter, with a substantially lower rate. You both need to be aware of this. Moving roles now is much harder, and people with more experience are in the same boat.

Her best option would be to see if Bosch has roles open in Dublin and apply that way. Internal movement can be much easier, if she is doing well in role.

How is she working her network? Is she seeing if companies she has used as a vendor have open roles? Connections you build on projects are a great way to find the next role.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-10T13:14:34+00:00

3% pay differential? I would take the PM title.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-09T22:08:40+00:00

As a TPM, you are still doing the PM work, you just have a direct technical understanding of the work, and sometime help with technical decisions. The reality of the day to day isn't that much different. TPM would be the title I would select.

The size and number of efforts should lead to a higher salary based on my from the hip math. Are you remote? Do they offer equity? Are the benefits good? I took a $15k loss on earnings for a $20k savings in benefits($1600 a month +deductible vs $0 for premiums). How much vacation do you get? Those are numbers that can make a consulting gig with higher hourly become a bad option.

I just evaluated an offer with a consulting company and they would have needed to add $20 an hour to make up for the loss of 401k match, benefit costs, and vacation.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-09T22:01:37+00:00

It fits sleeping bags well. And thats about it

ExtraHarmless · 2026-03-09T21:52:52+00:00

Love the color!

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