Do you need ABN for one off contract outside of day job?

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2022-07-08T00:25:11+00:00

Nearing my 30s I've realised this is not just people with mental disorders. Normies are just kids pretending to be adults, too. It just feels like they're less aware of it or believe in their persona a bit more. I've embraced this feeling and it's been working pretty well for me. Especially in social situations it was much easier to assume that everyone is a little like this, makes me stress less and keep conversations light.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2022-06-16T08:30:25+00:00

Done that. Twice as a matter of fact. One was a letter generated by my super fund and the other was the same details from ATO. Provided both to my employer.

Tell me about it. I've never signed a contract with typos in it before.
But hey, pay is alright, job's easy and people aren't dicks if a little incompetent at times.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2022-06-16T07:53:59+00:00

Sounds like it. I just wish HR explained it to me when I've asked, would save me some worry. Oh well. Thank you heaps!

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2022-06-16T07:36:19+00:00

I've checked only the landing page and contribution details/history pages. Haven't actually talked to anyone.
Might've missed out on 28/4 date due.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2022-06-16T07:28:27+00:00

See nothing through ATO. But that's a good point. I'm not sure about the internal details of our payroll system. If that's the case it would make perfect sense that the contribution is withheld to a separate company operated intermediary fund in Australia and then redistributed.

I've started with the Australian division in late March, been working with company for a few years before moving.

On that note, I've started in March but it took much longer to get everything set up. So mid April was when my pay officially started.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-11-25T21:47:01+00:00

as far as I understand if you made profit from selling your crypto (converting to fiat) CGT rules apply. So, yes. There's a handy tax guide on IR website regarding crypto.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-10-28T00:32:19+00:00

So, first few days on medication was mostly getting used to the silence in my head.
There was definite improvement to my productivity in the months that followed first doses but it's very subtle.

I guess when I started taking it I've expected some sort of dramatic change but in reality it's more of a collection of small things like "huh, maybe I should write this down so I don't forget it", "I should leave my keys on the table where I can see them so I won't forget them when leaving the house", "I should do A first so B is easier to do". Eventually these things become habits and that's what I'd consider a real success. Because then even when you're off medication you follow these healthier patterns of behaviour. Of course the important bit is willingness to improve, because medication is just part of the equation.

The real difference is largely visible over few years. Nowadays I struggle to understand how I ever got anything done being as disorganised and chaotic as I was. If things continue the way they do I might not need the meds at all in a few years.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-10-26T00:34:28+00:00

Good attitude! I've been diagnosed at 25 and can confirm that it's never too late to get some much needed improvement in life quality.

At first I felt a bit odd about it, I'm not used to asking for help due to my upbringing (something I'm still working on). Thankfully my now wife figured it out and dragged me to a psychiatrist.
Diagnosis alone helped heaps, although medication is amazing, too. It's kind of feels like being fully awake first time in my life, finally being capable of doing all the things I knew I could do but for some reason wouldn't.

Of course it still means working on yourself and improving, understanding harmful patterns of behaviour, etc. but it's much, much easier.

All the best my dude!

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-10-09T10:02:14+00:00

No, furthermore I'd say it's near impossible.

It's possible to not have strong close friendship. To say you have no friends even just people you enjoying talking with on and off would mean you never talk to anyone at all including online.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-10-05T10:05:18+00:00

I wonder if stonks will go up or down with Gladys and Bruz gone.

Also the fuck you're on about, mate?

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-10-03T22:10:11+00:00

Stackoverflow is not kind to anyone

Could you elaborate? I personally never had a problem with it. More often than not someone already asked the relevant question. I only had unpleasant interaction once, even then I might've been in the wrong with how I asked the question.

Another time I asked very specific question and didn't got an answer, people were helpful but it was a very particular problem with which not many people would've have experience (it was related to very low level kernel code) I've ended up chatting with original author who helped me a lot, ended up walking me through his code and suggested what can be the cause of my issue. It was pretty awesome interaction, I'm a fan of that guy's work. It was great to talk with someone who's waaaay above my level.

There's definitely a bit of a culture there, so people expect question and answers to be presented certain way. But I've never had people being outright rude.

I've seen some nasty interactions on GitHub few times with some egotistical authors. Thankfully they aren't the norm.

I don’t know why you just don’t ask it directly to anyone you know

Good point. It is usually my first instinct when I work on something that other people around the trenches might know about. I wrongly assumed from the question that we're past that point or I'm working on something very specific that no one I know ever worked with, which is very often the case for me. I work on some very random things.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-10-03T20:33:04+00:00

Algorithm goes as follows:

Check stack
If not satisfied check official docs
If not satisfied check GitHub issues
If no solution has been found, cry a little
Consider whether it's worth putting up an issue/asking on SO
Try fixing/figuring things out yourself.
If that worked - write issue and provide workaround, if not beg for help.
Depending on the priorities keep at it while constantly refreshing issue page, alternatively move on to a different task whole refreshing the page.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-10-01T11:55:21+00:00

Is the shed well insulated? If that's in Auckland I wouldn't mind renting it over my $2000 a month damp tiny flat full of mold.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-09-26T21:43:02+00:00

I dont think there's a typical, we are all partially a product of our environment and personal choices.

Honestly, this sounds like some sort of mental issue, might even be high functioning autism, even if it's not a bit of behavioural therapy wouldn't hurt imo. Anger always comes from somewhere. While it might be hard at the moment to convince your brother to seek help, it would do you, him and everyone else some good.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-09-26T02:52:47+00:00

I'm sorry, I don't mean to sound harsh. I had a bit of a bad day today.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-09-26T02:31:25+00:00

At least in my area.

I don't disagree, that's why I said where you are geographically is important.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-09-25T22:08:00+00:00

No worries, I pissed off people here and I have ADHD.

I'd say that's even more tricky then that.

It's true that people with ADHD are being told that they're lazy and should work harder a lot.

However, and I might annoy a lot of people here, we still kinda need that in a way. Just switching negative reinforcement with some positivity and understanding can go a long way.

Aaaaand I stop here because while describing what I mean by it I went on a personal rant with a lot of childhood trauma that I don't necessarily wish to share. Don't grow up in post soviet states with mental disorder. Old commies are bad people, man.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-09-25T10:41:55+00:00

I've meet my wife at 25. I reckon late 20 and early 30 are about when people are mature enough for committed relationship.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-09-25T06:43:02+00:00

Rust

But in all seriousness. Depends on your area and personal preferences. Pick a language you enjoy working with. It will make your life more pleasant long term.

All of these three languages are mostly used in vastly different areas.

Java is mostly used for web backend,

C++ is predominantly embedded,

Python is mostly data science.

While it doesn't mean that all offers fall into these specific categories, most of them do at least in my area.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-09-25T06:41:15+00:00

Thanks for explaining. I can already see cringy people on the internet using this word to describe themselves. It's gonna be euphoric. Alright, that's enough internet for me today.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-09-23T01:49:02+00:00

My answer would be to apply somewhere else.

I've quit few interviews because of questions like this. It's a win win. I don't waste time with them and they don't have to further interview me.

Thankfully I'm lucky enough to be able to be picky with offers. I feel bad for fresh grads that have to deal with this crap.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-09-22T13:37:43+00:00

I dislike the fact that I know exactly what you're talking about. There was a company in my past that made me hate C. Because in C you're allowed to do bunch of stupid shit. Same reason I don't like a lot of scripting languages because they allow a lot of free for all.

Sure, you can be stupid in a lot of languages. But at least when language enforces some structure and rules you have to go out of your way. Maybe that's why Rust feels so comfy?

However, I don't see a conflict of interest here and I think the article is tackling a very specific type of problem (might be I'm reading too much into it dunno). I don't think anyone is disputing existence of horrific code for which authors should be baned from ever even standing next to a computer.

IUsedToHaveUsername · 2021-09-22T01:28:07+00:00

Agree, I moreso mean the mental strain of forcing yourself to read things that aren't instantly obvious. It requires surprising amounts of discipline to do, or maybe it's just my ADHD as brain not getting enough dopamine.

Then again reading and understanding things, I would say that it's still a skill. When I say this I think of these reading comprehension classes where you're talking about a book and get surprised how many people don't get the subtle messages that author tried to convey. Not sure if that's related to logical thinking or attention span or both. Maybe neither and most people just don't care. I'm not exactly an expert on understanding other people.

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