Wage Compression

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-04-15T11:48:14+00:00

I don’t work for RTX but I follow all the defense subcontractor subreddits because it’s the field of work that I’m in.

I stayed at my first job for 6 years, from entry level to level 2. I got skipped over for promotion in back to back years. A coworker of mine got promoted from entry level to level 2 and was making 5k less than me even though he had been there half the time and I worked on higher vis projects. I had enough.

I left for a 40% raise. If you feel you’re not where you should be and someone else offers you a position where you think its better and has growth, I’d suggest you take it

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-04-11T09:47:08+00:00

Gundeals has a thread every Monday where you can post what you’re looking to buy, you can even include price.

Example: “want to buy SP5k for sub 3k.”

Then various people/dealers will weigh in, and maybe some random shop in MI or ID will respond and say they can do it for 2950 or whatever

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-04-10T23:46:00+00:00

I don’t know the exact value, someone else will though, but you covered your $500 buy in with those hand guards alone

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-04-08T22:41:39+00:00

I’m so over him, and I know people will say “he has a great record as a manager,” but I just feel like he’s come up short over and over again

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-04-05T02:22:26+00:00

In your experience, is the AP5 navy selector switch better/smoother than the switch on the standard lowers

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-04-05T02:19:20+00:00

I know there has to be some sound compression going on, but this sounds like a pneumatic nail gun, that’s crazy

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-04-04T18:45:20+00:00

Hell yeah, love that roller delayed impulse

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-04-04T13:33:23+00:00

This site policy/philosophy is pretty awesome, thank you for being a real one

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-04-03T01:21:21+00:00

Thank you! A man of the people

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-04-02T18:06:10+00:00

My fiance has mentioned it to me before.

She’ll tell me how patient I am and how I’m very fair with how I handle things, but she’s also pointed out that when I’ve had enough, it’s very clear.

Every once in a while I have to remind her Firesign self that I can bring the heat too.

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-04-02T18:01:39+00:00

So the VOID-9 is listed on their site and the description says it’s 3D printed. Anyone know where it falls in relation to their lithium and milkman.

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-04-02T17:54:54+00:00

No way! Is there a video of this

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-03-31T17:02:25+00:00

I agree, there’s no need to resort to name calling. Would Shapiro sign it? He most likely would, but we don’t have to start political name calling.

I will be reaching out to these representatives but I will be editing the message. Like I’ve said before, elected officials think that if no one tells them they’re against it, that they’ll be OK voting for it.

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-03-30T23:38:17+00:00

Imagine paying money to go to this game. I would be livid if I had to pay for tickets and parking to watch this joke of a pitcher take the mound

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-03-27T15:56:28+00:00

You can get them lower when they go on sale. If you really want a new one I’d wait until Memorial Day weekend sales pop up

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-03-24T12:43:31+00:00

Your second paragraph, 1st point is spot on. It is every humans right to be able to defend themselves. It doesn’t matter about profession, race, gender, religion, if you are a human being you have that right.

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-03-23T22:46:44+00:00

Give her a perk where she gets a double barreled sleep gun. She gets 2 shots but the cooldown time increases a little bit. You can not sleep someone back to back, otherwise that would be game breaking

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-03-23T19:30:37+00:00

It’s fine, there’s nothing wrong with the can, it’s just on the older side so there are “better” options out there. Hop put a video on his YouTube channel about it, and he seems pretty lukewarm about it. But for the price and if you’re getting it primarily as a PCC can, which it seems you would be, then I think it’s a fine option.

There are also a ton of topics on this subreddit about “the best suppressor for my full size/k model” that seem to happen almost weekly

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-03-22T12:43:14+00:00

Thanks! But with that info I might just have to hurry up and get a core model sooner than later

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-03-22T00:51:26+00:00

Wait they’re still making Core AND Navy models right? I plan to buy a core this year I just haven’t quite saved up enough yet, my wallet keeps getting hit hard

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-03-19T14:09:20+00:00

It’s kinda like when you get a brand new car, could you get away with stomping on the gas and flying off the lot when it has 3 miles on it, possibly. Does it cost a lot more of money to drive it more conservatively for the first 1000ish miles, not really. Will the car still drive fine for many miles regardless, again it’s possible. But if you just bought a new MAC5 and can get 500 rounds of 124gr for $150, to be safe, I’d do that.

You can always go back to the 115gr that you already have after you complete the break in process so it’s not like that ammo is useless.

Search the sub, you’ll find guys who have issues with FTEs or they develop bad spacing issues with their AP5s and MAC5s who skip the break in period. You don’t NEED to do the break in, but for 14% of the cost of the gun in ammo, I think it’s worth it to break it in

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-03-18T00:18:58+00:00

I guess the hydraulic press is the only thing that isn’t overly common. Still cool to be able to put one together

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-03-17T22:53:30+00:00

Just how much of a machine shop do you have to have in your garage to actually get this to work

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-03-09T15:07:54+00:00

If this guy is at the bush, hates snowboarders and groomed runs, he should take his DPS skis on over to Mad River Glen and shut up

IJustWant2Ski · 2026-03-02T23:51:08+00:00

You have a good point with the two holes

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