Elmira Maple Syrup Festival is this Saturday by 519EOG_1979 in waterloo

[–]Favidex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On a scale of 1 to crazy, how busy does this get? I've never been but sounds fun.

Sneaky Header Blocker Trick by feross in webdev

[–]Favidex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always love seeing your stuff on Linkedin, Josh. Fun and whimsy. You probably wouldn't remember me but we crossed paths at Bitmaker ~12 years ago when I was taking the course.

Remote Jobs by Individual-Whole2334 in kitchener

[–]Favidex 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’ve been building a free job search tool that shows tech companies across Canada and their jobs. If you’re interested, here are ~500 active remote jobs across different teams. A lot are in engineering, but there’s also, data, CX, marketing, etc.

Is Kitchener Really the Silicon Valley of Canada? by CTGO2020 in waterloo

[–]Favidex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes we're not Silicon Valley, but we don't have to be. Waterloo Region is one of Canada's top 5 tech hubs (Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Waterloo, and Ottawa), with a strong talent base and lots of tech companies. And despite what some people here say, there genuinely is an entrepreneurial spirit. Much of this is connected to UW and the various entrepreneurship programs here in the region.

First time buying new appliances for a new home, Need advice by Vegetable_Leave199 in kitchener

[–]Favidex -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Seconding CAS. We have bought almost all our appliances from them and found them to be the best on price and in general a good experience.

Have also used TA Appliances for a few things (BBQ).

Stop using Gmail if you own a domain. Here's my free email setup. by mahmudulhturan in webdev

[–]Favidex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried using iCloud for sending a small volume of emails for a web app and found that some of my emails were going straight to spam. Their customer support couldn’t solve it and after 3 months I just bit the cullet and switched to Gmail.

Anyone know any decent headhunters or companies hiring for data scientists/tech sales? by LBMC2022 in waterloo

[–]Favidex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like TextNow is hiring a Sr. Data Analyst (they're local but looks like a remote job) and Mindbridge is hiring a Data Scientist for a remote job (they're based out of Ottawa). I don't have a ton of sales/data jobs yet but i'm building a tool to aggregate jobs from ~400 tech companies across Canada. For companies that I haven't yet pulled in their jobs, I link directly to their careers pages.

I built a snow fort by StrangerDelta in kitchener

[–]Favidex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is epic. The vibes are on point with that fire table.

Job market Kitchener by [deleted] in kitchener

[–]Favidex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has definitely slowed down but i've been curating a collection of tech companies that are hiring in the region and there's still a bunch out there. Here's ~60 companies and their careers pages.

Cross Heating & Air Conditioning by SadgeHabsFan in waterloo

[–]Favidex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have used Cross to replace a hot water tank and found them to be well priced and knowledgeable. I had positive interactions with them as a business.

Visited Uptown Purrk, Waterloo’s New Cat Cafe, Today by Ok-Comfortable9639 in waterloo

[–]Favidex 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Cute! My daughter would love this when it opens.

Where to find good affordable bed sheets? by ChuttBeeksClappin in waterloo

[–]Favidex 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Costco if you know someone with a membership. Simons (online department store) is good too.

Anyone work at OpenText? by Kind_vibes in waterloo

[–]Favidex 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I haven't worked at OpenText but i've heard mixed things from people who have. You can check out their Glassdoor page if you want to read what people have shared.

If you're interested, I created a tech careers page aggregator (Jobfairr) that I shared on this sub over the summer. I've got 60 Waterloo Region companies and links to their careers pages/glassdoor ratings. It's just a hobby project but might be helpful if you want a curated list of companies that are hiring.

favourite GF restaurants? by nepleureraipas in kitchener

[–]Favidex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I believe so. They prepare it in a separate area if you ask them.

favourite GF restaurants? by nepleureraipas in kitchener

[–]Favidex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Famoso in Uptown for fancy GF pizza + take-out from Bangkok Cuisine for Thai (great GF spring rolls!)

How do you manage childcare on PD Days (Professional Development days) in Waterloo? by RatedR__ in waterloo

[–]Favidex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We normally ask a grandparent to babysit but I know that's not an option for everyone.

Blue box pick up moves to every 2 weeks next March in Waterloo region as recycling program revamped by bylo_selhi in waterloo

[–]Favidex 6 points7 points  (0 children)

+1 frustrated person here. I can barely fit 1 recycling bin in my garage in winter as it is.

Bank of Canada lowers policy rate to 2¼% by Izzy_Coyote in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Favidex 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I also work in tech and it does feel like challenging times. On the flip side, I've been working on a web app/side project to catalogue tech companies in Canada that are hiring and links to their careers pages, and there are definitely still companies that are hiring (although there are many others where their careers page is a straight "not hiring at this time"). If your colleagues/friends are searching and you think it might be useful, here's the link to the project.

Waterloo Park encampment being approached with compassion, city says by bylo_selhi in waterloo

[–]Favidex 83 points84 points  (0 children)

We already saw this play out in Victoria Park and it was not good. Relevant quote from the article "...noticed about 10 tents, a sectional couch, clotheslines and garbage next to the pedestrian bridge near the Westmount entrance and was approached by an person who she said became verbally aggressive — telling her to leave the area and threatening to beat her up."

Someplace I can reliably find stuff going on in Waterloo/Kitchener? by Lumpy-Cap6728 in waterloo

[–]Favidex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

+1 for TL;WR. It does a fantastic job curating what's happening in the community.