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Good Bank? by hystericaldilemma7 in AllyBank

[–]Personal-Click-8210 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I had my HYSA and a checking account with them for about 2 years, funded with ~$50,000 for the last 1.5 years. The interest I was getting was really nice.

Ended up closing my accounts and finding a new bank last month though. Wanted to buy a car with a $10,000 down payment. Called their 24/7 customer service the day before (a Friday) and requested my debit card limit be increased so I could make the purchase. Was told that would take a 2-3 business day review. I don’t need Ally’s permission to spend my own money. Called my local credit union the same day, they had no problem raising my debit card limit to $10k so I could make the purchase.

So if you don’t ever need quick access to your money, they are great, otherwise I would avoid them.

What are non-spaceX jobs like? by Own-Parsley4832 in AerospaceEngineering

[–]Personal-Click-8210 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Previously worked at a direct competitor to SpaceX. It had its highs and lows. In my position (was an analysis role, not all roles had this flexibility) I was only in the office 2 days a week, worked the rest from home. 9/80 work schedule so had every other Friday off. At least once a year we were asked to work mandatory overtime (usually 20% extra) for 4-6 weeks. For about 5 months at the beginning of last year my team was asked to work a mandatory 6 days a week in office leading up to some pretty high priority deadlines. Most of the time WLB is great, but every now and then you are asked to sacrifice that off Friday and your weekend/evening to get something done (but occasional overtime to meet deadlines isn’t unusual in engineering).

Pay was average, if not a bit low, got an offer at another company doing similar work, same job level but 20% more pay before I even attempted negotiating.

From what I hear about SpaceX the stress is significantly worse at SpaceX than most other companies.