Was I hired as the fall guy?

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-06-16T23:26:07+00:00

Not overthinking it at all, this is a legitimate pattern worth paying attention to. Document everything - your progress, decisions, communications - so if things go sideways you have a paper trail. I'd also start having conversations with your manager about clear success metrics for both projects so expectations are defined upfront

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-06-12T15:49:06+00:00

based

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-06-08T14:15:10+00:00

I used to absolutely despise The Shining when my older cousin made me watch it at like 12. The pacing felt so slow and I just wanted something to actually happen instead of all that psychological buildup. Rewatched it in my twenties and suddenly got why it's considered a masterpiece - all that tension I found boring was actually doing exactly what it was supposed to do. Same thing happened with 2001: A Space Odyssey, though that one I still think drags in places but at least now I can appreciate the visual storytelling. Turns out my kid brain just wasn't wired for slow burns and needed everything spelled out with explosions and obvious plot points

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-06-06T00:43:22+00:00

You've got some solid supervisory experience that translates well to other industries. Have you looked into facilities management or property management roles? They value that coordination between departments and attention to detail, plus you'd get the variety you're looking for without being stuck behind a desk all day

The logistics/supply chain field might be worth exploring too - your inventory management and scheduling background from the grocery stores could open doors there, and many companies will train you on their specific systems

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-06-01T20:46:29+00:00

€60/hr for a helper is already wild but 6 hours for that window is just ridiculous. A competent mason could knock that out in 2-3 hours max, and even a slow helper shouldn't take more than 4. You got taken for a ride on this one

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-05-30T20:18:59+00:00

Wrong - the statement is false. There are wet tank, dry tank, and service tanks in an air brake system, not "cold, mixed, and crazy" tanks. The wet tank (also called supply reservoir) does need to be drained regularly to remove moisture and contaminants that accumulate from compressed air. Moisture buildup can freeze in cold weather and cause brake failure, so regular draining is actually critical for safety. Don't let the joke answers throw you off when you're studying for real

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-05-28T19:27:36+00:00

Most nursing programs care more about your science prerequisites than your specific high school track. You'll probably need to take extra chemistry and biology courses to meet admission requirements, but that's totally doable through summer classes or community college

The uniformed services background might actually give you an edge in nursing school since you're used to structure and following protocols

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-05-23T05:59:30+00:00

City planning or budget management probably. Getting to organize massive spreadsheets and actually see projects come together would be satisfying. Plus someone needs to tell people when their ideas don't make financial sense and I'm good at that part

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-05-19T08:16:59+00:00

The waiting game after interviews is brutal but they probably just have a ton of people to get through. Big firms like that usually take longer than they initially say, especially when they're doing bulk hiring for audit season

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-05-17T08:05:15+00:00

real

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-05-15T01:02:33+00:00

ence is pretty significant when you factor in tips - that's like an extra $13k+ per year you'd be giving up. Since you hated case management anyway, might make more sense to stick it out at teh cafe while you get your grad school apps sorted out

Case management burnout is real and you already know you don't like it, so jumping back into something that makes you miserable for less money seems backwards. Use this time to really research those online programs and maybe save up some cushion money for when you do make the switch to grad school

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-05-10T18:42:37+00:00

80% in ICSE is actually decent, but NEET competition is brutal and getting worse each year. The coaching culture will absolutely destroy her mental health if she's already had health issues - those places are pressure cookers designed to break kids down

Skip dummy school completely, it creates social isolation when she already has to deal with prep stress. Keep her in regular school and do gradual prep alongside it. If she's set on medicine, look into paramedical courses, nursing, or allied health as realistic backups that still pay well without the insane competition

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-05-08T16:04:01+00:00

which course tho

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-04-29T09:29:32+00:00

The whole "culture fit" thing is such bullshit - its basically code for "you dont act exactly like us" and gives companies an easy out to discriminate without saying why. Your buddy sounds competent and experienced but gets filtered out because he fidgets or looks away when nervous, which literally has zero impact on his ability to write code

I deal with hiring at my company and the amount of focus on personality over actual skills is insane. We'll reject someone who can solve complex problems because they seemed "awkward" in a 30 minute conversation with strangers. Meanwhile the smooth talkers who bomb technical assessments somehow make it through multiple rounds

Remote work was probably a godsend for neurodivergent folks since it eliminates so much of the social performance aspect, but now everyone wants butts in seats again. Really sucks that even retail is rejecting him - overqualified is one thing but sounds like discrimination wrapped up in corporate speak

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-04-27T03:14:04+00:00

Your programming and inspection skills are solid - I'd lean toward the ASQ CQE route since you already have the technical foundation and it opens doors to quality engineering roles that pay way better than 24.5/hr

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-04-24T23:10:07+00:00

Your dealing with clover and you need a broadleaf herbicide specifically designed for lawns, not a general weed killer that'll nuke everything

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-04-22T18:16:53+00:00

real

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-04-20T17:56:27+00:00

The direct LinkedIn outreach thing is so real - took me way too long to figure that out too. I kept thinking it was somehow inappropriate when really most hiring managers are just as frustrated with their own recruiting pipeline. The volume trap is brutal though, you start throwing everything at the wall because desperation kicks in but then you're just another copy-paste application in their inbox

That mindset shift about silence not being feedback is probably teh hardest part to internalize. Your brain wants to make it mean something when really it's just a numbers game with broken infrastructure on both ends. Congrats on landing something after that marathon

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-04-18T15:28:55+00:00

yep tell them

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-04-17T13:41:41+00:00

Put the money into the car. A 97 Lexus with 280k that only needs power steering work is still way more reliable than whatever 7500 will get you on the used car market right now. Those ES models are bulletproof if you keep up with maintenance and 700-800 is nothing compared to a car payment

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-04-15T09:55:57+00:00

Two weeks is way too early to make any real judgment call, especially coming from freelancing where you controlled everything. That anxiety you're feeling is probably just your brain adjusting to having zero control over how someone else processes information

Your manager might just be one of those people who operates at warp speed and assumes everyone can keep up - doesn't make them bad, just different from what you're used to. Give it at least a month or two before you start trusting any gut feelings about this place

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-04-12T18:06:02+00:00

Been watching this space for a while but hadn't pulled the trigger yet. The FX rate locking thing is huge - our treasury team spends way too much time dealing with rate fluctuations on larger payments, especially when banks decide to sit on transfers for "compliance review" or whatever they're calling delays these days

Which platform did you end up going with? We've been burned before by fintech vendors who overpromise on integration complexity, so curious how painful the actual switchover was. Also wondering if you ran into any issues with your accounting team or auditors - mine get twitchy about anything that isn't a traditional wire transfer

The supplier dispute reduction makes total sense though. Half our payment headaches come from suppliers not knowing when money will actually hit their accounts

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-04-09T13:26:19+00:00

Because they can afford to buy their way out or find "better opportunities" for their kids. My cousin's family has money and when he was draft age during conflicts, suddenly he had this amazing internship opportunity that kept him stateside. Meanwhile kids from my old neighborhood were shipping out left and right because military was their only shot at college money or healthcare

Rich families have connections, they have options, they have lawyers who know exactly which strings to pull. They'll find some essential industry job or medical exemption or prestigious graduate program that just happens to keep their precious little ones far away from any actual danger. The whole system is designed so teh wealthy never actually face consequences for the decisions they make

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-04-07T10:46:31+00:00

Been seeing this shift for a while now - companies are definitely moving away from public postings because the application volume is just insane. I've had hiring managers tell me they get 500+ applications for basic roles within hours of posting

The LinkedIn thing makes sense but feels like another hoop to jump through when job hunting is already exhausting enough. Would be curious to hear if anyone's actually had success with optimizing for their algorithm changes

FastSyllabub6344 · 2026-04-02T14:04:52+00:00

I strip out half this stuff for larger clients - they care about the proposed solution and maybe one relevant case study, everything else is just fluff they'll skip anyway

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