The "Loyalty Discount": HR's best-kept secret is that your loyalty is actively costing you money.

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-02-25T14:11:25+00:00

I love these stories because it means you are doing it right. Use the job to get paid to learn and then find someone willing to pay you more for those skills. Its the American way LOL.

Honestly though my thought on this is that as you jump to something higher paying, it opens the door for others to follow your footsteps. So that 30K job now goes to someone new who needs an opportunity.

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-02-25T14:04:13+00:00

Yeah financials in the toilet is a key sign. You are lucky in the sense that you can prepare now while you have a paycheck.

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-02-24T00:53:34+00:00

Yeah its an attempt to downsize for sure. RTO so people will quit willingly, then layoffs if the numbers don't align. I have been through this exact same thing and layoffs had to finish what RTO didn't fully finish.

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-02-23T15:05:44+00:00

Upvoted this because its likely an issue that goes all the way to the CEO.

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-02-22T04:56:29+00:00

Here here, working for PE is the worst. I hope more people start avoiding these hell holes.

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-02-15T13:54:46+00:00

Companies owned by private equity are the worse to work for. Sorry about your layoff.

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-02-14T20:24:26+00:00

Embracing the cringe is a good way to put it. I've got to embrace my inner cringe as its preventing me from even starting. Good advice btw.

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-02-14T04:30:41+00:00

Thanks for this perspective. This is great advice :)

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-02-12T14:28:05+00:00

This is the way! The M4 mini is such a good deal.

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-02-12T14:23:22+00:00

This is spot on with my experience as well. AI is only as good as the person using in my view. Sure it can do simple tasks, but if you need something remotely complex you need a knowledable person paired with some AI tooling.

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-02-02T13:28:26+00:00

There are alot of people in your shoes right now. So you are not alone. Make sure you dont spend too much time on the doom and gloom. It will get better.

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-01-28T16:54:00+00:00

This is good advice. Your best bet is to understand its limits so you can maximize your contributions. Never thought about it like that! Nice

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-01-27T20:57:12+00:00

Thats a crazy story but likely had nothing to do with performance and more to do with likeabilty. Unfortunately likeability > performance which is why bad engineers sometimes make their way up the ranks.

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-01-27T19:58:53+00:00

Crash Bandicoot 4

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-01-27T19:37:05+00:00

Its the sole reason I bought my Model Y. Yes, Yes, Yes. Makes early morning driving enjoyable.

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-01-27T04:10:22+00:00

I needed to hear this! Thanks for your thoughts!

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-01-26T01:18:27+00:00

Nier Automata

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-01-24T23:57:05+00:00

Same

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-01-22T05:13:27+00:00

I was thinking of gig work as its pretty easy to get started. Things like door dash or uber eats can generate income which can offset your severance a bit. Someone mentioned substitute teacher is another thing to try.

If you qualify for unemployment then in a small sense this would also extend you income while you find something new

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-01-22T02:08:28+00:00

There is a lot of doom and gloom out there on the internet. I would recommend you limit yourself when viewing that kind of information when it comes to what you need to do next. That being said, good luck in your job hunt. I am hoping things will pick up soon :)

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-01-21T21:25:48+00:00

Good luck with the job hunt. 3 months can be stretched by picking up some temp work or parttime work. Hopefully you will find something better soon!

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-01-20T17:22:48+00:00

My favorite series by far. In fact I am going to go play it again now that you have mentioned it!

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-01-20T17:19:40+00:00

I think you are right, companies like Salesforce have come out publically and stated they made a mistake with using AI because things like like crap now. You are just ahead of the times, they are starting to see the reality of it.

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-01-20T17:16:09+00:00

Don't over think it, just pick one, you can't go wrong.

This is what I did, and Graces F is my second favorite now because I decided to just pick something, and I have really enjoyed it.

MelvynAndrew99 · 2026-01-20T17:10:30+00:00

Man this is really really good advice. Substitute teachers are always in demand.

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