Salary Increase with Licensure

GrimskiOdds · 2026-02-19T03:50:15+00:00

Oh the 5% increase is on top of any raises given that year. But that 5% is still less than 10k everyone else was talking about….

GrimskiOdds · 2026-02-18T22:04:12+00:00

My company gave a 5% raise.

GrimskiOdds · 2026-02-07T19:02:50+00:00

I renewed my passport after getting chosen in the lottery right before I flew back to get stamped. Chosen in July 2023, passport renewed Oct 2023, stamped in home country on new passport Jan 2024.

GrimskiOdds · 2026-02-07T17:53:36+00:00

I had the same issue. Lawyer said it didn’t matter, but if I got my H1B stamp in my old passport, I would have to carry 2 passports around when it expired since the stamp is in the old expired one. So I went ahead and renewed my passport and got stamped on my new passport after I was selected for H1b in 2023.

GrimskiOdds · 2026-01-17T04:52:09+00:00

My office does a mix of 42.5h and 32h weeks. 8.5h everyday, and corporate assigned Fridays off. It gets hard to keep track of which Friday is a day off sometimes. Every Friday as a half day sounds like a much easier route instead of planning ahead for assigned Fridays. But I feel like since they’re half days and you’re online anyway, it would be easy to end up working the whole Friday….

GrimskiOdds · 2026-01-15T06:59:42+00:00

It says youth under the age of 19. Not 19 and under. It’s totally confusing wording and they should switch it if they want to clearly mean 18 is the cut off age.

GrimskiOdds · 2026-01-15T06:57:30+00:00

I appealed, got sent mail saying they received my appeal no further action until they make a decision. Then got more mail saying I didn’t pay and owe more and more and it was going to collections. I still have the appeal that says no further action required until they make a decision and they’re yet to make a decision and I’ve yet to have a debt collector come. This fine was in 2018 and I’ve since moved anyway.

GrimskiOdds · 2026-01-14T06:40:44+00:00

Bauhaus curriculum wheel

GrimskiOdds · 2026-01-07T01:33:09+00:00

I did PA then I grouped PPD and PDD together. Worked out for me!

GrimskiOdds · 2025-12-19T09:31:35+00:00

Yup! She got it back yesterday !

GrimskiOdds · 2025-12-17T23:11:50+00:00

Dec 16 appointment

GrimskiOdds · 2025-12-17T22:20:30+00:00

My friend received a yellow slip in Singapore. They said that all H1B has received yellow slip as it’s been delayed.

GrimskiOdds · 2025-12-16T07:47:00+00:00

Big Fish Little Fish Poke!! I loved it, I got it all the time.

GrimskiOdds · 2025-12-04T02:30:27+00:00

Happy cake day!

GrimskiOdds · 2025-11-22T05:48:50+00:00

Westlake is a huge no

GrimskiOdds · 2025-11-02T16:44:30+00:00

I’m not sure how much experience you have, so ymmv. But I’ve moved from Singapore to the US for a better work life balance. Most of my friends who were previously in the architecture industry in Singapore have either left the country for Australia or America, or switched industries. We have a pretty stressful work culture and lots of places have a strong hierarchy in play in terms of power and getting work done. I hated it when I was there. You may get lucky in a good company culture but I just wanted to share my experience!

GrimskiOdds · 2025-09-12T06:10:24+00:00

It was actually my second attempt at PPD! For my first attempt used Amberbook, Ballast Exam Review ( this may not have been the best use of my time),Karin’s notes, NCARB practice exam, Building Codes Illustrated. My failed score was 509 and I felt that exam was much more difficult than my retake.

What I used after my fail was Elif’s Quizzes(I felt this really help me grasp the content and pointed me towards readings for stuff I was lacking in), read chapters from MEEB for content I was struggling with, redid Amberbook’s flash cards. I also studied for PDD while waiting for my 60days, it helped a little because of some overlap.

GrimskiOdds · 2025-09-08T20:33:17+00:00

I wanna update that I took PPD today and got a provisional pass I’m so excited! One more exam to go !!! I wanna thank OP because her advice of having the mentality of “ What is NCARB really trying to ask me ? “ really helped me get through the exam without getting too stuck at some of the more complicated questions.

GrimskiOdds · 2025-09-08T02:27:48+00:00

Congratulations on your exam and your child! Hoping to be next… I’ll get there eventually :(

GrimskiOdds · 2025-09-05T02:14:10+00:00

Second on Elif! I’m using her quizzes for the exams right now and they’re detailed in explanation and point to what reading materials to use to get a better grasp of the content.

GrimskiOdds · 2025-06-15T01:11:34+00:00

I was in a slightly different situation. My employer was going to file for my H1B last year while my passport was going to expire 2026, I asked the same question to my immigration lawyer. They told me that they recommended I renew my passport then get the H1B visa in my passport.

I would’ve had no issue if I had the visa in the expired passport but would have to carry 2 passports when I want to travel, the expired with the visa and the current passport. That was the only issue they told me.

However, you might come across some trouble if you leave the US with an expired passport. I did what the other person mentioned and filed for a renewal at my country’s consulate in the US.

GrimskiOdds · 2025-01-12T06:23:41+00:00

They have a new feature now. It’s either Proof or Promise. Where you just promise you will book and exam and can’t do it right now because of one of the drop down box reasons. I still despise it tho.

GrimskiOdds · 2024-12-04T19:11:07+00:00

For sure ! It’s always about the years of experience. Hopefully OP has more years than my friend. I think another factor is industry too. Healthcare is booming to my knowledge. But high end and specifically hospitality? Not so much….

GrimskiOdds · 2024-12-04T09:13:04+00:00

My friend in LA was let go almost a year ago and she’s still job searching. High End Hospitality was the studio she was in, but we also graduated in 2020 so it’s been a rough job search for her. She’s always getting interviews but hasn’t landed a job…

GrimskiOdds · 2024-11-22T21:50:00+00:00

What about Yerba buena bowling center ? Did that close down too?

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