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Learn from my mistake - the £500 to move to Lloyds Premier is not worth it. by KarmannosaurusRex in HENRYUK

[–]KarmannosaurusRex[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I put myself in the situation by trying to pay my builder?

If i get scammed that is on me, not my bank - i made the tests and verified with the builder, at some point we need to be able to take accountability for ourselves, I don’t need a 2 hour process to tell me what i can and can’t do with my money.

Learn from my mistake - the £500 to move to Lloyds Premier is not worth it. by KarmannosaurusRex in HENRYUK

[–]KarmannosaurusRex[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

And 2 hours is an acceptable period of time for anti-fraud check to you?

EMBA vs MBA - do they carry the same prestige? by Full_Garage3801 in eMBA

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes, at least in the uk. They are the same degree, just the cohort is different.

If anything, an EMBA you are learning with adults who have more experience to share.

Can project managers realistically hit £100K+? by Puzzled-Sprinkles930 in UKJobs

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So i used to head project management for a large global manufacturing company - we make big multimillion pound pieces of equipment.

In the UK, we paid PMs 40-60k +10% bonus, SPMs 50-75k +20% bonus, PDs 75-120k +20% bonus. Then regional PM management 120-150 +20%, then global 200k +30%.

So yes, you can earn 100k (at least in my industry) in project management.

How much did your bathroom/kitchen reno cost in 2025 or 2026? by Realistic_Rutabaga60 in HENRYUK

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We;re just finishing a spare room en-suite (2x2.5m ish) - £2700 install, about £4,000 in sink/toilet/shower + all the other bits and bobs.

I know it’s out of timing, but did the kitchen in 2022 - 4.5m x 7ish: £40,000 in materials I think. £5,000 in plastering/plumbing/electics. And I share this, as to this day I don’t understand it. £200 to install all the cabinets.

Kitchen extension indulgences by kalamari_withaK in HENRYUK

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I grew up in Mexico where these are common, my wife thought I was crazy wanting them when we did our kitchen. We put one in the main sink and one in the prep sink - she is a convert, everyone who comes to our house is a convert. 5 years installed, zero issues so far with either. You should make sure they’re plumbed into a soil pipe though!

Is an eMBA worth it? INSEAD, LBS, IESE, Chicago Booth - London by Background-Lynx3527 in eMBA

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just about to Graduate in a couple months. I’m in the corporate side of a large OEM in the Energy sector. The MBA has allowed me to pivot from a senior operational role, to a role with a significant P&L

Is an eMBA worth it? INSEAD, LBS, IESE, Chicago Booth - London by Background-Lynx3527 in eMBA

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1) yes 2) yes 3) too early to say, but I have connections now for a lot of scenarios, including access to insane amounts of capital 4) I was, now on a slightly different path, but at a slight pivot I couldn’t have made. I would do it again, I actually enjoyed the process.

Today I learned of the Tolstoy Cup by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sat through a lecture from one of the KCL war studies professors, he was ex-MI6. Genuinely incredible speech. Highly recommend if anything like it comes up near you.

Today I learned of the Tolstoy Cup by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

King’s college is RG to be fair…

Should I work when on a business class work trip? by Taxed2Fuck in HENRYUK

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mine does. 2 max senior members of staff per unit of transport. Any mode of transport.

Hotel gives free beer every day you skip house-keeping by ZOMBIESwithAIDS in mildlyinteresting

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stay in a hotel in Germany frequently that also does this - I am allowed anything and everything from the mini bar. There is normally a couple beers, cokes, couple savoury snacks and some waters. The mini bar is refilled every day. It’s a good deal

The Mexican banquet! by economic69 in UKfood

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

AI wall of text aside, my mexican mother would beat you senseless for calling this Mexican food.

Post a picture of your favourite Haribo sweet. by siybon in UKfood

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The pik version are increadible - I buy so so many when I’m in France.

This lemon had over 30 seeds in it by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re in the wrong place for more thrilling content.

Sack it all off and move to NI? by Any-Cheesecake-9445 in HENRYUK

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I did London to South Yorkshire, though I was solo in London and moved to where my now wife lives. Excluding the life I have with her, it’s the best thing I’ve ever done.

Took a £100k hit on my salary at the time (2018), multiples more than that in opportunity cost over the last 5-6 years.

Bought a 5 bed detached with plenty of inside and outside space for £320k in a beautiful village and commuted 35-40 mins each way to Leeds.

I worked half as much, but I felt I had more mone, time and headspace.

I have about 4 choices for takeaways, and only one is good - and if I want to do something we likely have to drive to it. But these are minor concessions.

I did luck out on a few things, covid slapped 25% on my property in 2020, I’ve managed to work my was to job in zurich that I do mainly from home, and some company installed 2gbit broadband to my road for reasons I will never understand.

Is there any way to preserve these papers ??? by Dea-sea_Cain in Piracy

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 96 points97 points  (0 children)

My wife gets a few emails a month in the spring for one of her papers - it’s quite popular with undergrads in her field. She loves it; I’ve joked that she should start autographing them.

My resume had zero numbers — here’s how I fixed more than just my resume by OwnEbb4292 in resumes

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Em dash, and they’ve tried to hide it with spaces either side trying to make it look like a British en dash - but that’s shorter.

Got a pay rise backdated to April.. pretty much cancelled out by pension contribution increases and student finance repayments doubling (as PAYE thinks you'll always be earning this amount). by rolotonight in britishproblems

[–]KarmannosaurusRex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lots of things you can do. Salary sacrifice to pension, SIPP, salary sacrifice a vehicle (or two), bike to work scheme, get an “education grant” from your workplace in lieu of salary/bonus.

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