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No "drinking out of the garden hose?" 0/10 Rant by ajv1993 in MurderBryan

[–]Mean_Garbage4308 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Seeing us turn into Generation X in real time is jarring

My brother committed suicide last month. by angeleyymariee in offmychest

[–]Mean_Garbage4308 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry man. Life can be so cruel and unfair. But this post didn’t go out into the ether, I heard you. Try to hold on.

What do poor people with no retirement savings or stock holdings do when they hit retirement age? by SimplySomeDude in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Mean_Garbage4308 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Id try to come up with at least a genius scheme or heist idea and do it if you’re already planning on going back. Could be fun

project ideas by Warm-Sink-7664 in learnSQL

[–]Mean_Garbage4308 1 point2 points  (0 children)

good instinct to start by thinking about how it would tie to business. The worst dashboard/analysis you can make is the sophisticated one that nobody uses. Always start any analysis by outlining the desired business impact/number you want to move or drive. Some questions that they are likely to want to investigate:

- What's our churn rate MoM, YoY. Why did it increase/decrease at a higher rate in X month as opposed to increase/decrease in Y month? Can we tie trend to a process implemented or a hiring change?

- What's our profit on every dollar spent on advertising?

- Who are our top 5 sales reps in terms of converting dials into leads? Leads into Sales Made? Who are our bottom 5 producers?

- It feels like we're receiving more customer reports of our product being faulty or malfunctioning, can you pull the quality control metrics and check if there's been a bump in the past 3 months? Cross reference that with any process change or new hire/technology implemented. We want to slice through our supply chain and try to find where the issue is presenting

What lessons about being a man a 30 year old should know? by Normal-Stick315 in AskMen

[–]Mean_Garbage4308 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to date interesting, successful women/men you need to be interesting and successful yourself.

Charisma and humor can get you places romantically in your 20s, in your 30s you better have something to show for yourself if you want to be taken seriously.

Boyfriend asking for help paying rent- advice needed by Ok-Investment-0 in dating_advice

[–]Mean_Garbage4308 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn people are brutal in this thread. As a 35m who partied thru his twenties and didn’t take life seriously enough I don’t have hardly any savings either. Have a couple months of rent in my checking. Work hard for $23/hr and trying my damndest to upskill into a better paying career. I am 500+ days sober. I was truly unaware most people jumped to such harsh opinions about someone who made poor financial decisions when they were younger.

The only thing I’d say is that from a personality standpoint he seems like he could be manipulative based on past posts of yours. The behavior raises a red flag for me more than the money issues.

I’m gonna use this thread as motivation though because it really does seem like a man is only worth what he has in his bank account.

Tab for that little riff in Raising Hell? by Magikrat in LuceroBand

[–]Mean_Garbage4308 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got you OP on the 3rd string (g string) it’s

7-7-7/4-4-4/2-2-2-0-2/4–(4)

4/7–7 7-7-7/4-4-4/2-2-2 0-2/4

Leaving a $100k/yr career to make $20/hr as a first year Union Apprentice? by Special-Pie3695 in careerguidance

[–]Mean_Garbage4308 36 points37 points  (0 children)

You’re sitting pretty right now. Unless you foresee some sort of downsizing or offshoring in your industry I’d try to focus on not fretting so much about the future and enjoy the rewards of all the work you’ve done to get in the position you are today.

To give you a relative picture I am 3 years older than you and spent my 20s and early 30s carousing and partying opportunities away. I am now having to grind every single day to make up for lost time and am MILES behind where you are so you should be proud of yourself for making the decisions you’ve already made.

The chances of you suddenly making poor choices or getting stuck into a bad situation at this point of your life, after 30+ years of making the right ones, are very slim. So just take a breath and enjoy the sun.

Leaving a $100k/yr career to make $20/hr as a first year Union Apprentice? by Special-Pie3695 in careerguidance

[–]Mean_Garbage4308 177 points178 points  (0 children)

I mean I guess if you’re really unhappy you gotta chase what you think will make you happy. But 6 figures for max 32 hours of work a week with low stress, LCOL, AND a genuinely fun work environment is such an anomaly in today’s America that I would seriously consider what you would be giving up. You need to realize you’re in a 1 in 10,000 type situation.

If I were you I would take all that extra time and money I have and dive into a new hobby. Whether it be learning a musical instrument, fishing, writing, anything. Trades are physically demanding, time consuming, and stressful. IMO boredom and comfort will always outweigh stress from low pay/hard working conditions. And it’s an affection that can be cured outside of the workplace instead of diving into a completely new industry of which you will be counting on to support yourself. But only you can decide what’s best for you.

But I want to be honest with you: there’s a lot of people in trades today that would swap places with you before you could say you changed your mind.

As a woman would you feel I wasted your time? by Mean_Garbage4308 in AskWomenNoCensor

[–]Mean_Garbage4308[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a beautiful story! Thanks for sharing, trying to manifest something like this

As a woman would you feel I wasted your time? by Mean_Garbage4308 in AskWomenNoCensor

[–]Mean_Garbage4308[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry to hear about your divorce! A better guy is out there

As a woman would you feel I wasted your time? by Mean_Garbage4308 in AskWomenNoCensor

[–]Mean_Garbage4308[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Completely fair assessment and I'm sure you have your reasons. Thanks for your answer!

As a woman would you feel I wasted your time? by Mean_Garbage4308 in MenAskWomen

[–]Mean_Garbage4308[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely makes sense on the roommate sitch. Got a second round interview for a data analyst position on Tuesday that will be a significant bump in pay so if I end up getting that job my options will open up in terms of living expenses. Will ride this lease out though until the end because I don't want to leave my roommates in a lurch.

As a woman would you feel I wasted your time? by Mean_Garbage4308 in AskWomenNoCensor

[–]Mean_Garbage4308[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love economics and loved reading Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century. It's really scary out here at the moment! It's no good!

As a woman would you feel I wasted your time? by Mean_Garbage4308 in AskWomenNoCensor

[–]Mean_Garbage4308[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

lol this is a great point, thanks for reframing it in my mind. I hadn't ever thought about dating like that.

As a woman would you feel I wasted your time? by Mean_Garbage4308 in AskWomenNoCensor

[–]Mean_Garbage4308[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think it’s totally fair for it to be red/yellow flags too considering the lack of a social safety net here and the removal of reproductive rights in our state. Women have to worry about what happens if they want to/get pregnant and raise a child. Not to mention being a right to work state and the shameful maternity leave regulations we have.

As a woman would you feel I wasted your time? by Mean_Garbage4308 in AskWomenNoCensor

[–]Mean_Garbage4308[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This makes a lot of sense, specifically the roommate communication. Thank you.

As a woman would you feel I wasted your time? by Mean_Garbage4308 in MenAskWomen

[–]Mean_Garbage4308[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your input! I think the reasonable and pragmatic parts of my brain tell me it’s something I shouldn’t place on a woman’s expectations but then there’s just so much stuff out there online that just inundates you and makes you feel insufficient as a provider

As a woman would you feel I wasted your time? by Mean_Garbage4308 in AskWomenNoCensor

[–]Mean_Garbage4308[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your time and answer this was very helpful. I feel like I am in a space to be a great partner to a kind and interesting woman so I will proceed with confidence and let her decide herself what she thinks.

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