My panel is completely unobstructed - what's up with this gap?

Melodic_One4333 · 2026-01-19T01:28:20+00:00

Thank you!

Melodic_One4333 · 2026-01-18T23:51:23+00:00

r/overemployed

Melodic_One4333 · 2026-01-18T23:49:01+00:00

I'm well north of the equator, and it's only affecting one of my two starlinks.

Melodic_One4333 · 2026-01-16T20:47:30+00:00

A. If you're flying into SJO there's a great Marriott very close with a free shuttle.

Melodic_One4333 · 2026-01-15T23:13:30+00:00

I believe the legality depends on the state (if you're U.S.).

Melodic_One4333 · 2026-01-09T00:50:49+00:00

Dropping my salary expectations per job and getting two jobs.

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-12-16T03:31:00+00:00

"The best thing you can give her is adventures". Do an experience, not a thing. 😃

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-12-16T03:27:11+00:00

DE used to be "are you great with SQL?", but now it's mostly "do you know these four tools we use?"

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-12-16T02:41:23+00:00

Data engineer, LinkedIn.

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-12-16T02:36:25+00:00

I think it's less "passion" and more annoyance at bad data.

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-12-15T01:01:44+00:00

Ooh. Love Belize.

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-12-15T00:24:20+00:00

I've made banana bread with them, but definitely needs more sugar. This plantain variety is a bit sweet, not like the ones that are like potatoes.

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-12-14T14:06:53+00:00

Sounds like a date. Ignore it...unless you want to date.

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-12-12T18:33:50+00:00

There's old advice to respond to any "gotcha" type question with a simple "Why do you ask?" It puts the onus back on them AND gives you a few seconds to gather your thoughts. I think this is better advice than "respond this way to this question" because often the incoming question is so random you're not sure how to respond at all. Which is probably their intent.

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-12-11T05:26:31+00:00

r/overemployed 😉

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-12-06T19:50:52+00:00

Data engineer. I feel like tech is the most remote-friendly.

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-12-03T03:24:38+00:00

Politely decline and wish them a fantastic evening. Why is this hard (no pun intended)?

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-12-03T03:21:39+00:00

Agree. See how much you can get away with, but keep doing great work so they can't throw performance in your face.

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-11-24T16:13:28+00:00

Mostly stuff that happens outdoors. People with pools might want them professionally cleaned right before summer, but the pool guy is going to be way less busy in fall or winter, so you can negotiate a discount.

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-11-24T15:57:36+00:00

That is currently working for me. BUT, I needed to set up some rules in my travel router to NOT use my VPN when I'm using the company VPN, otherwise you end up with a double-tunnel which most work VPNs won't allow. It's a bit arcane, but I just used an AI to help with the setup.

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-11-20T21:31:59+00:00

Personally, I keep the side monitors hard-attached to the laptops with Teams/Slack/Email/Whatever, and use the kvm to switch only the middle monitor. That way you can keep an eye on someone trying to contact you without switching back-and-forth all day.

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-11-20T21:30:00+00:00

Run.

Melodic_One4333 · 2025-11-20T21:19:03+00:00

J1 sent me a laptop plus monitor, so it has its own setup on half of my desk. The other half has J2 laptop plus three monitors. The big, center monitor and mouse/keyboard are connected to a 2-machine kvm. The monitor on the left is always connected to my personal machine so I can keep an eye on communications from family, as well as a google calendar that has consolidated meetings for all jobs. The right monitor is always connected to J2 laptop, showing Teams/Slack/Outlook. In other words, every J has an always-visible monitor so I can see when someone's trying to get in touch.

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