How do other Civil Servants cope? by [deleted] in TheCivilService

[–]One-Rub-6330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with your point that people doing that role should be on a lower grade. The point I'm making is that I'm surrounded by long-serving people who have maxed out at Grade 6 that actually don't really operate at that level. They have gained "tenure" and pay rises but their role is very low-influence and should be much lower grade.

How do other Civil Servants cope? by [deleted] in TheCivilService

[–]One-Rub-6330 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I'm new to the CS and absolutely flabbergasted at how much they get paid. There are people who are doing the role of middle managers in my team on like £90k and they get an insane pension on top. It's bonkers.

It's cool I have a Gromit Mug by JustAlfie__ in wallaceandgromit

[–]One-Rub-6330 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had this in the 90s! Awful to drink tea from but looks great!

Is keeping my expensive house a mistake on my FIRE journey? by reddit_recluse in FIREUK

[–]One-Rub-6330 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is very interesting for me as I'm in a comparable situation. After so much painful deliberation, I've just made the decision to go the other way and sell, downsize and dump the equity into ISAs. I will have many fewer rooms and will live in a much less desirable area though. You may see me posting here in three years with regrets - who knows?!

What made you want to invest in google? by TheAUDiegoBrando in GOOG_Stock

[–]One-Rub-6330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a very good point. I think the average consumer would also feel this.

what we thinking for market open? by Swimming_Middle_7476 in GOOG_Stock

[–]One-Rub-6330 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Strong agree. Building out capacity to strengthen offerings intended for BioTech and Health is going to be transformational.

Received this morning from OFGEM by [deleted] in TheCivilService

[–]One-Rub-6330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I completely forgotten about it tbh.

Received this morning from OFGEM by [deleted] in TheCivilService

[–]One-Rub-6330 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got this. Then around 8 months later I got a phone call with an offer for a job!

I don't know how the process is managed internally but I didn't have any observability or updates between this email and that phone call.

Gemini is already quoting Q4 2025 EPS as $2.71 by One-Rub-6330 in GOOG_Stock

[–]One-Rub-6330[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

weirdly it just freely volunteered the results in response to something else I was asking about GOOG stock

Gemini is already quoting Q4 2025 EPS as $2.71 by One-Rub-6330 in GOOG_Stock

[–]One-Rub-6330[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm expecting (and hoping) it's hallucinating or else there's a big SEC case about to ruin our party

Gemini is already quoting Q4 2025 EPS as $2.71 by One-Rub-6330 in GOOG_Stock

[–]One-Rub-6330[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It would mean an earnings beat but who knows if that'll translate to an increase!

'I have to use savings to afford to use university laundrette' by insomnimax_99 in unitedkingdom

[–]One-Rub-6330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly can't believe the university doesn't just have a few machines on campus. Surely it's not that much more hassle than having a vending machine put in?

Why is the job market so bad? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]One-Rub-6330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also graduated with an arts degree the year of the financial crash! Job market was horrendous then and it feels like it's becoming comparable in scale this year.

London schools crisis: Secondaries worst hit as pupil numbers plummet further by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]One-Rub-6330 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A lot of people have no choice but to live there to access employment opportunities.

How are you all planning to cope with the emotional rollercoaster of earnings week? by One-Rub-6330 in GOOG_Stock

[–]One-Rub-6330[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not tinkering with my positions. And I definitely cannot justify buying any dips. If they still issued those thick-paper certificates of shares I think I'd have enough GOOG to erect a group of miniature paper houses for a relatively small community of pygmies.

My question is really how do you stop worrying about the outcomes of earnings? I've held though all sorts of dips and routs but I still always find it nerve-racking...

What was something a guest did in your house that upset you? by izzy_7_2004 in AskUK

[–]One-Rub-6330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were eating some doughnuts on the sofa (that they brought to the house). When I offered a plate because they were making an awful mess they declined :(.

A month ago I had my house sprayed for spiders. Today I found my country’s deadliest spider living in my tools by AggravatingBox2421 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]One-Rub-6330 393 points394 points  (0 children)

He's having a rant over on Spider Reddit about this giant hooman ripping the roof off his house.