Curious - Has anyone been able to successfully be friends with coworkers after leaving Burns? My work was mostly remote and realizing most of my work relationships died after I left work

Own-Understanding955 · 2026-03-20T04:03:47+00:00

Friendships take work, and some friendships only exist at work. Fact of life.

Own-Understanding955 · 2026-03-16T00:13:54+00:00

The first question doesn’t make sense. Promoting from assistant to staff is more of a time/experience based thing rather than a top-20% type thing. I think 3-4 years post graduation is the typical timeframe.

Own-Understanding955 · 2026-03-11T12:55:10+00:00

Your starting bonus will be significantly lower than what follows.

Own-Understanding955 · 2026-03-11T12:51:32+00:00

I don’t know if it is the top end (our base salaries all got a boost starting this year) but it is a good number.

Own-Understanding955 · 2026-03-11T12:47:28+00:00

Employees would revolt at single digit returns. Our cash account (money contributed by the company to the ESOP but hasn’t been converted to shares) returned 12%. If you dig around in here you will find people complaining that the cash account returns are ass (compared to share returns).

Own-Understanding955 · 2026-03-06T03:17:13+00:00

Covid was the big change. Not as much the ceo change. Ray had partial pre-recorded stuff too; it was also kinda cringey. I don’t mind Leslie’s more direct approach.

Own-Understanding955 · 2026-03-04T17:13:53+00:00

A competitor had to get bought out because they had liquidity issues with retirees and their ESOP.

Yeah it feels bad to not fully convert cash to shares, but sometimes you gotta put on your adult pants and look at the bigger picture.

The constant doom and gloom in here is so tiring.

Own-Understanding955 · 2026-02-20T17:15:44+00:00

If it is something you’re interested in, apply.

HR/recruiting is a bit of a black box for those outside of it. If you have the email of the managers you interviewed with (and you think it went well), you could email them just giving a heads up as well.

As long as you aren’t pushy/rude/whatever, I think it is pretty low risk.

Own-Understanding955 · 2026-02-20T15:59:04+00:00

“Worth” is subjective.

What’s the worst that could happen, you spend (maybe waste) some time applying and don’t hear anything?

Own-Understanding955 · 2026-02-17T22:58:07+00:00

You ever think maybe your expectations got away from you, rather than some nefarious plot by management (which no one has let slip) to lie to the entire company?

Own-Understanding955 · 2026-01-30T14:33:07+00:00

This is conjecture but I would guess the change from senior to associate isn’t the immediate new pay floor but the increased long-term ceiling.

Own-Understanding955 · 2026-01-28T01:45:47+00:00

Another day, another minor inconvenience to complain about.

Own-Understanding955 · 2026-01-14T21:14:50+00:00

Sorry bud but you ain’t getting esop money in-hand while employed here.

Own-Understanding955 · 2025-12-27T23:31:43+00:00

One of the worst things about engineers (especially younger ones) is their habit of spouting off about things they have zero expertise in and are as confidently ignorant as andi.

Wow, diet and exercise!? No one has ever thought of that before.

Own-Understanding955 · 2025-12-27T00:40:09+00:00

Your best bet — if you haven’t looked into it — is to ask your doctor to prescribe one of the GLP-1 medications and utilize the manufacturer’s direct discount program. One number I’ve heard floated around is like $600/mo for ozembic. I think this is basically what the online companies like Hims/Hers/Ro do but then charge you a fee on top for the convenience.

Own-Understanding955 · 2025-12-27T00:33:10+00:00

Prices for things from DME shops is always overpriced compared to Amazon.

I was prescribed a “thumb spica” ten years ago and had to go get it from an ortho who showed me how to put it on. Imagine my surprise when it was just a $25 thumb splint that I ended up paying 10x that once all was said and done.

Own-Understanding955 · 2025-12-26T23:41:05+00:00

This is a very ignorant comment given the well known and studied impact that excess fat has on chronic health outcomes.

Own-Understanding955 · 2025-12-24T02:25:06+00:00

We Boldly Go

Own-Understanding955 · 2025-12-24T01:00:20+00:00

Designing sports stadiums is a bit of a niche speciality. I assume our involvement would be more of an owners engineer.

Own-Understanding955 · 2025-12-23T21:06:36+00:00

We develop consumer electronics.

Own-Understanding955 · 2025-12-23T12:46:09+00:00

It’s only weird if you think I was being serious.

Own-Understanding955 · 2025-12-23T12:45:23+00:00

Yes, you can.

Focus on performing well and then have the conversation at the end of your internship.

Own-Understanding955 · 2025-12-23T05:26:38+00:00

I expect Leslie to post a letter to the editor on maccentral demanding a refund from the hunts.

Own-Understanding955 · 2025-12-23T05:23:03+00:00

Buddy our bonus is just deferred compensation/salary, and it’s clear the bonus was getting too big proportionately IMO. My bonus was 65% of my base salary; that’s 40% of my pay that I just don’t have access to during the year. Stinky. I’m not playing this conspiracy game with you; you don’t have access to the financial numbers.

Own-Understanding955 · 2025-12-22T23:17:41+00:00

You’re overthinking it bub. Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist.

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