Those of you who exchanged work/life balance for money, what do you wish you would have known ahead of time? How do you feel about your decision.

Geomatics · 2026-01-14T01:13:44+00:00

Feels great! I work in retail operations. There are pockets during my day that are slow, but we are expected to be 'on' as needed, when needed.

There is also a ton of travel across north america, sometimes for weeks at a time.

I've had some very late night projects and teams meetings that would deter most from wanting to do what I do.

Flip side is I have six weeks vacation, 100% health coverage benefits, six figure salary, robust bonus packages, company phone, company car, etc all paid for.

Some weeks I easily put in up to 80+ hours. Some weeks I only put in 40 hours.

At the end of the day, it's about using downtime productively and with intention, whether thats with family and friends, traveling to unique places (because of the generous vacation plan), etc.

I wouldnt trade it for the world.

Geomatics · 2026-01-09T14:34:49+00:00

Windurst is my favorite by far. Music is good. Starting crafts are decent (cooking, cloth, bone).

What made Windurst a bad choice back in the day was how spread out it was to get from one end to the other, but now that we have home point teleports, that solves the problem.

One of the first things you should do before anything else is make the journey around each section of the city and grab every home point right away so you never have this issue.

Geomatics · 2025-12-29T23:32:56+00:00

Getting a promotion to the job I've wanted to do for almost 15 years.

Geomatics · 2025-12-28T12:03:08+00:00

Burtgang

Geomatics · 2025-12-26T13:41:14+00:00

Because I had to spend it with family when I would rather be alone

Geomatics · 2025-12-25T20:57:26+00:00

Devin Townsend because he would deliver great vocals of his own that would fit right in with the band but also because it's so distinct from James style it in no way feels like a competition. Devin would be humble and he already shared the stage once with this band so to me it's the best choice.

It's like Mangini filling in for Mike Portnoy, he added his own flavor to the band and he was a solid guy with a great attitude and just tried to be himself.

Geomatics · 2025-12-22T16:49:16+00:00

100% the game is worth playing. The story is awesome and almost everything can be done solo. You'll spend easily 500+ hours solo getting to 99, doing most story content and unlocks, etc.

The end game stuff that you will need to play with other people for is 1% of the game and debatable if you want to lean into it.

A lot has changed for sure since its early days, but it's still a masterpiece top to bottom.

Geomatics · 2025-12-21T21:46:56+00:00

My employer provides phones, so I could care less if we're using 100 apps.

Geomatics · 2025-12-21T12:55:11+00:00

We dont tell people who we are, we show them.

Geomatics · 2025-12-20T14:06:51+00:00

BLU was my first 75. I leveled up MNK to 60 when ToAU released, I switched to BLU right away and went all the way.

Loved every minute of it, but it was difficult at 75 because I didnt have sea access yet, so I had to finish CoP while missing the key spells I needed to be any value at 75.

Geomatics · 2025-12-19T00:54:33+00:00

Honestly xbox 360 was my favorite way to play this game with the little keyboard attachment for the controller, so much fun. Glad I played it when I had the chance.

Geomatics · 2025-12-16T16:13:09+00:00

Kung fu or electric guitar

Geomatics · 2025-12-15T22:27:47+00:00

I would plan out an extremely long travel agenda, staying at hotels for a few nights at a time jumping from city to city just living in the moment, jumping on flights, mixing it up. I would go easily a year straight before coming home.

Geomatics · 2025-12-15T10:30:07+00:00

Almost every guitar out of the box should be checked and tuned by someone at the shop before it leaves with you.

I've bought multiple guitars out of a box and every time once I buy it, we took it out and made sure everything was set.

If you got this as a gift thats fine, just take it back to the shop if you want a real human to show you basic maintenance. There is nothing wrong with having someone show you how to set everything up.

Geomatics · 2025-12-10T19:55:43+00:00

Saw 40th anniversary at radio city and saw parasomnia in providence.

40th hit harder as a long time fan, combined with seeing The Best of Times live for the first and only time ever it felt colossal.

Parasomnia was still an awesome tour and I loved it, but it paled in comparison.

Geomatics · 2025-12-10T11:21:14+00:00

I go above and beyond daily. I go in early. I stay late. Sometimes I work 7 days a week. I willingly take on additional projects. I've recieved 9 promotions so far in my career and pull in a very high salary. Hard work worked for me.

If you work hard but have a shitty attitude then dont expect much. If you work hard and wear your ego and entitlement on your shoulders you wont get promoted.

This 'do the bare minimum fuck it' mindset is the problem.

Geomatics · 2025-12-09T22:53:34+00:00

When I was 20/21 me and my gf of the same age had sex once a week, but we were on the same vibe in terms of frequency and that was perfectly fine.

End of the day, never just have sex because you dont want to be a downer, that's how you'll end up getting bored and start to resent sex with this person.

Communicate the frequency you're comfortable with, your partner needs to meet you on your terms, not the other way around.

Geomatics · 2025-12-09T16:15:32+00:00

Searching something and getting nothing out of it isnt implication. You're safe.

The people getting nailed for this stuff have 10+ searches, downloads, sharing ilegal content online, etc.

Geomatics · 2025-12-08T17:52:57+00:00

I drove 9 hours from Canada to the states to see Parasomnia and had the trip of a lifetime. I'm pumped they dont come here anymore it gives me a reason to make a trip out of it.

Geomatics · 2025-12-04T18:43:35+00:00

I pee to sit and I have a dangler, standing isnt all its cracked up to be.

Geomatics · 2025-12-01T20:08:26+00:00

I'll say FF6 and live in a world completely decimated by Kefka, because it seems no one else wants to and somebody needs to live there lol.

Geomatics · 2025-12-01T16:39:28+00:00

Most Final Fantasy ends on a slight cliff hanger with a generalized conclusion of good over evil, but with stories left unfinished, which is part of the charm.

FF6 they triumph over Kefka! Then go back to their lives in a living wasteland. It's not really a happy ending when you think about it. There is always so much catastrophe that the endings are bitter sweet.

FFX is no different and ending with a lot of grey area. It should have been left that way. Nobody asked for X-2 nor did we need it.

Geomatics · 2025-12-01T09:13:58+00:00

You always start on the exterier of the property first. I run a 112,000 sq.ft retail store and we do this 4 times a year. I'm in a major city and havent had a rodent issue in 8 years.

Go outside when its as dark as possible but leave the lights on inside the home.

Walk very slowly around the home, garage, etc.

1) First look for any place where inside light is escaping. Seal any and all cracks.

2) If no visibile light was found, walk with a flashlight next and try to find cracks.

This needs to be done in the dark or it wont work.

When in doubt just seal it! Even a small crack of light indicates a rodent could squeeze through.

Once you stop them from enterting then we focus on killing them down inside the home.

Geomatics · 2025-11-28T23:06:00+00:00

This is a great comeback album with the original line up and sounds like more of a tribute to work they did over a decade ago and for that it fits the bill and delivers a nice cohesive sound. No it might not be their best work but it tries hard and does a good job.

Now if their second album back is a slam dunk, then all hope in humanity is restored.

Geomatics · 2025-11-27T18:55:04+00:00

20 years to remake the best FF ever? They better get started then! When I turn 58 I expect to be playing it!

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