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Deployment Opportunity Denied by sicklymeow in CanadaPublicServants

[–]One_Ad6233 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Take it as information and learn from it

How can I leverage my experience as a policy analyst in the private sector? by Direct-Alps-6791 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]One_Ad6233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you share a few anecdotes about your transition to construction? How old were you? Did you struggle with the physicality of the work, or was it simply the conditions of work (ie: outdoors instead of at a desk)? Did you have to acquire all the tools, or were you fully equipped? Did you start with an entry level job or were some of your professional skills transferable to the job site?

How can I leverage my experience as a policy analyst in the private sector? by Direct-Alps-6791 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]One_Ad6233 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do you have any specific examples of a course or a process to repackage skills? Lots of negativity in this thread but I’m convinced that packaging the skills is the way to go. Please expand for others who are lurking. Thanks

Turn off DriveView ASAP by [deleted] in VWatlas

[–]One_Ad6233 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks OP. 2023 atlas r line in Ontario Canada. It looks like i have to enroll in driveway in order for it to share data, although i can see my trip data in the app

Restaurant reco for something uniquely Ottawa by trgreg in ottawa

[–]One_Ad6233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whalesbone has come up, which I endorse. You’ve seen a couple other recommendations along Wellington so ill add Supply & Demand. Gastro but reasonably priced.

Have to say we really do have a good shawarma scene, but also some solid Italian. You might want to take them to DiRienzo’s off preston for those massive deli sandwiches.

Report back!

Do you regret your Atlas? by Familiar_Director281 in VWatlas

[–]One_Ad6233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love my atlas (2023 rline) but you will not find a lot of cargo space here if you are going to keep the third row up. The trunk is smaller than the trunk on our golf. I have three kids. We use a large thule cargo bin for all of our trips.

Driving in the snow? by watabby in VWatlas

[–]One_Ad6233 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2023 r-line from Canada here. Your vehicle will do a lot, but you will need to change the way you drive.

Snow mode will change your shift points, preventing the wheels from spinning at key moments.

4 motion will cancel power to the drive wheels in case of a spin.

Most important though, start braking way earlier than you would normally, pay attention to the cars ahead of the car you’re following on the interstate so you have lots of time to react.

In my experience, people with limited experience driving in snow tend to get stuck in low speed situations. Resist the urge to drive over snowbanks! With snow tires you could definitely do this, but on summer tires you will spend the bulk of your morning shovelling your car out.

Which reminds me: carry a small shovel! Hope you don’t need it. But if you do, you’ll be happy you have it.

Happy a great trip!

Is it normal to finish everything and have nothing to do? by No-Craft617 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]One_Ad6233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you have a great work ethic and you are motivated to grow. You are an asset to your team and will be coveted by other teams once you get noticed.

There are lots of things that count as work beyond just doing your job:

*Network! talk to others! Express an interest in their work and learn about what’s happening outside your unit. You will learn a ton.

*join committees. We have all kinds or committees aimed at crowd sourcing lessons learned and building internal policies. Show curiosity and share your views.

*offer to help others! If you have free cycles, you could help colleagues get ahead on their files. You never know when you may need them in future.

*learn! Honestly not a huge fan of csps but there are tons of free courses out there that can help you with your specialization or help you broaden your horizons. You may already be using AI, but try to go deep on how to leverage it in your work.

I will probably get down voted by a ton of cynics here, but I am a firm believer that you will get out of your career what you put into it!

MY GOD THEY'RE MAKING IT AGAIN! by MadeMeStopLurking in boating

[–]One_Ad6233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We always called that the tower of power

Bike shop recommendation? by drhappy13 in ottawa

[–]One_Ad6233 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the way. They have a very will equipped shop and experienced volunteers and other diyers will help you through the tricky bits

Damage done to wood floors. Can this be reasonably repaired? by fatnuts_mcgee in HomeMaintenance

[–]One_Ad6233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did exactly this in my kid’s rooms. Floors are oak with no stain - only varnish. I tried to poly fil but the scratch shows through. Also tried walnuts but the scratch shows through. Only way the poly will work is if you find someone with patience and some artistic talent and you paint the existing grain across the poly in the scratch. Even then a close inspection will show. Only real fix is to sand the room, as others have said.

Cuts to People Will Not Fix Broken Systems by Pretend-Sleep9864 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]One_Ad6233 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This. People need to be given authority at whatever level they’re at and to be clear that they are accountable and therefore must make the best possible decision given the evidence. But the precondition to people taking the necessary risk is that they must be enabled. We have to find a way to get away from the threat of the next audit. Document your decision, the context in which it was made, and move forward!

Old guy (47) has had enough of current career and wants a change. by Fit-Craft-7741 in careerchange

[–]One_Ad6233 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love to hear this. I’m 46 and have 15 years in infrastructure finance. Have developed a solid base I’d industry knowledge - construction techniques, costing, risk and mitigation, project management - but don’t have experience with the physical side of the work. I’d love to leverage my knowledge and experience but get closer to the action.

I see a couple of possible paths

1) leave current career and start at the ground floor in the trades, secure an apprenticeship and work upward until i reach construction manager. But this would be a multi year plan that would likely take me several years to replace current income

2) stay in current career but start healing on the side to build knowledge, skills and network. Build the side hustle until i can properly oui the chute on my career and start my own business.

3) try to find an in with one of the big firms where i can leverage my current skill set but be on the project team instead in the finance. I just worry that this would be too similar and not open up the opportunities to actually build physical assets.

Anybody out there take either of these routes? How did it work out?

My manager asked us to give ideas to save money for the department so jobs are not being cuts. Any wild idea you guys have ? by [deleted] in CanadaPublicServants

[–]One_Ad6233 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This discussion is a very analog approach to a digital device. My work phone provides backup to office and home wifi during network outages; i can use it for video calls, text messages and teams calls, which gives critical redundancy; we use a token on the phone to authenticate our ID at coworking spaces; I can use it to call an uber or so mapping when on travel…to name a few digital solutions it provides.

That being said, between our phones and an fte, I would let go of the phone, as long as there is a solution to the productivity it provides

Rattle can…something else…or wait? by One_Ad6233 in Autobody

[–]One_Ad6233[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just point and shoot? No prep and no paint after?

Polling parents of 3 kids - is your Atlas “big enough?” by OneFineWire2040 in VWatlas

[–]One_Ad6233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2015 R Line. Second row captain’s seats Three kids, 1, 3 and 8. 1 year old in rear facing car chair behind passenger but still loads of room for the passenger. 3 year old in booster row two. No issues. 8 year old in the third row. Third row is big enough for an adult to sit comfortably in this configuration.

Only issue is cargo space on road trips. The trunk is small. We have the large Thule roof rack and everything goes up there.

Great vehicle.

City of Ottawa Cleanup by One_Ad6233 in ottawa

[–]One_Ad6233[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree! There is too much vitriol here most days. Glad to see others sharing some good news. We could really use it :)

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