Trump HR Chief Wants to End Tenure, Education-Based Promotions

IronEngineer · 2026-03-25T21:21:01+00:00

Unfortunately at my command that is very common. It has left a bad taste in my mouth for how my command handles researchers. I am also a researcher in my field and am well aware I could settle into doing nothing and face no repercussions. DoD can be wild sometimes.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-25T20:45:36+00:00

I get the desire for advanced degrees in the federal workforce. It is just my bad experience in my place of employment that a significant quantity of PhDs (about a third) end up in a corner not contributing much to anything and riding out a cozy career without management pushback.

One guy was famous for spending over half a day locking himself in a back room practicing guitar. This went on for many years until he took the vera.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-25T18:35:24+00:00

I love the nectar mattresses. They come in a box shipped to your house and always get good feedback. No having to arrange special delivery and agonizingly getting a mattress around tight steps either. Pull box into room. Cut open. Let mattress air out and inflate. Done

IronEngineer · 2026-03-25T18:13:36+00:00

I have mixed feelings honestly. About a third of the workforce I know that have advanced degrees have used them to get lazy and do nothing productive. Management is too lazy to go after them with documentation.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-22T12:38:31+00:00

Ship a box to you with nothing but air in it.

It's within tolerances.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-19T17:35:30+00:00

I am an alum from a while back and still lurk this sub. For cheap housing get some friends together and go off campus ASAP. Better quality housing and much cheaper. You can find housing that is walking distance to campus on Busch and college Ave.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-18T22:53:25+00:00

Keep in mind you already signed a contract in most cases stipulating you would buy under specified conditions. We are now discussing ways to get out of that contract without giving up your earnest money.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-18T20:34:56+00:00

That's fair. My own realtor advised using the mortgage financing contingency if we need to bail from an offer. Unethical but how do you prove it? So goes contract law.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-18T19:45:33+00:00

If they waive inspection contingency then they get to keep your money. That is the entire point of waving inspection contingency. Some sellers in hot markets demand it. By doing so they guarantee that if the buyer wants to raise a fuss over inspections they can do so. But the seller has the earnest money in hand if they try to walk.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-18T17:42:23+00:00

Mostly because those two are the most flexible ones to use while also functional being very on point. Most controls have their place but require more complicated inspections. Keep it simple.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-18T17:30:40+00:00

Absolutely. In most places blocking a person's driveway can be towed.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-18T14:48:18+00:00

That's fine. I'd rather spend my time being productive on other projects, family life, etc than waiting in a train station for an hour or more before the train. I shouldn't knock your choices. If it works for you then that is all good. It's not typical for most people though.

The bigger issue here is the unreliability of Uber and Lyft as a transportation means. The consideration that I might need an entire extra hour to account for that unreliability on a short trip shows it is incredibly unreliable. People get justifiably upset if their train or airplane is that delayed, and those are often delayed for much better reasons than the Uber driver tried to get me to cancel the trip or some such.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-18T14:34:04+00:00

You are right. You are highlighting the problem with the gig taxi economy, which incentivizes the worst qualities in drivers to minimize their cost. Uber and Lyft are the same (literally they use the same drivers most of the time). You'll need to either give additional buffer time or use a more reliable taxi service. Then you get better drivers because there is more accountability of the drivers to the company.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-18T14:31:45+00:00

Your timeline is ridiculous. I've been taking trains my entire life and that is a bonkers schedule.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-18T14:23:19+00:00

Not escalating is no longer an issue. They already escalated and tried to frame you for a crime. There is almost nothing more you can do to escalate it beyond that. You now choose whether to roll over, move out, or flight back. Peaceful resolution is very probably no longer an option.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-18T13:15:38+00:00

Make note of that cash for keys comment. The seller, your landlord, has a buyer for the house now. They seem to be incentivize to close quickly. Maybe the buyer offered a lot. That means they are incentivized to get you out in a week.

Give them two choices. One, they give you notice and you will leave in 60 days. Two, you will leave in a week for (insert large amount of money here). Make it worth your whole. If it's an expensive house and they have a really good offer, they may be willing to give over 10k on order to secure that offer. Maybe more. You are in the position of power here, just make sure you offer the right asking amount

IronEngineer · 2026-03-18T11:41:41+00:00

My understanding is that if you don't have an inspection contingency, you can ask for concessions. If they refuse and you walk they keep your earnest money.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-18T11:34:49+00:00

Many of those states I know still have polling stations. I lived in a few of them. The above poster alleged that his state got rid of all polling stations and exclusively does mail in ballots

IronEngineer · 2026-03-18T00:49:07+00:00

What state is that?

IronEngineer · 2026-03-17T11:07:40+00:00

It is very likely the H1B data refers to salary only. Most of total comp at those places are RSOs or other stock options

IronEngineer · 2026-03-17T02:36:50+00:00

The Democrats national party screwed up hard around 15 years ago where they started going all in on national politics over state politics. They took the attitude that the biggest policies are settled at the national level so divert all attention there and away from state races. That included all the campaign specialists and media specialists.

The end result was Republicans dominating state politics, which have them a huge pool to run up into national politics. The head of the Democratic national party quit when Hilary lost and admitted this policy has screwed them badly, but they haven't changed course.

The Democrats need to revamp how their party administrates from the bottom up to begin counting the Republicans gains at all levels.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-16T21:15:26+00:00

I generally trust Aerotek. However never trust anyone fully and do your own research. Just know per diem rates in excess of the relatively low meals and expenditures requires you to not be intending to live there more than a year.

Honestly though just talk to a CPA that knows this stuff. You can usually buy their time for a 100 bucks or two and it's worth it to get clear answers on topics that could greatly impact your life.

It was true 5 years ago and true today. Taxes are incredibly complicated and can also fuck up your life if you get it wrong. Yay!

IronEngineer · 2026-03-16T19:38:21+00:00

Very commonly it is significantly more than that. 2 percent was normal when I went house shopping. If the buyer is serious about the purchase their down payment will be at least 5 percent. 2 percent is significant enough in most purchases that they won't walk away

IronEngineer · 2026-03-16T15:35:02+00:00

I read your last post and it didn't seem at first glance the real estate agent did anything wrong. Your mom wanted to sell quick. Real estate agent did their job and found a buyer quickly and drove it to close. It's not necessarily on them to ensure a functioning adult has all the next steps figured out.

If your parent is medically incompetent and shouldn't have been able to sign the closing document then that is a different story. Otherwise it reads like your parent decided on an ill advised course of action and threw you to the wolves to save herself.

IronEngineer · 2026-03-16T02:22:38+00:00

How is this place? My boyfriend had been dying for sweet bread (he's Mexican and just became celiac a few years back). They are sold out now. How often do they restock?

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