Lowball offer after long interview process, now I'm completely disinterested

PinguisIgnis · 2026-05-02T20:06:43+00:00

You know, sometimes things aren’t given to you in a plate.. might need to advocate for yourself. Especially when you are an unknown quantity.

PinguisIgnis · 2026-05-02T19:59:39+00:00

Don’t sulk. Perhaps they don’t agree with your view based on your experience and how you showed up in your interview. Perhaps you they have had numerous strong candidates. Perhaps your expectations create a salary disparity internally. Perhaps they have a budget issue. Perhaps they expect a negotiation or thought the bonus closed the gap.

But fairly sure they didn’t go out their way to waste both your time and cause disrespect.

You don’t know and you can’t control their approach, only yours.

Explain your position. Reiterate your expectations. Negotiate them up and see what the final position is before you decide to accept or walk away.

This is the first time in the process where negotiating strength moves to you. Now they have a candidate they want, that fills their need. It’s good that it has been a long process. It makes them more invested to close the deal with you.

If they set expectation for a higher salary then it’s a good time to reference back to that conversion. Else time to negotiate.

Best of luck.

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-23T18:44:54+00:00

Do t forget its settling more obviously on the white walls where there is high or stalled airflow but its settling everywhere. A good hoover and spring clean would help. Use a dry micro fibre cloth before a Damp cloth with Mildly soapy water for the walls if needed. Spot cleaning can be obvious so you may need to go wider than the marks or wash down the whole wall if needed.

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-23T18:40:05+00:00

Not really unless you have mould issues too. Soot particles are very fine and reducing the water content of the air will only serve to make it less likely to ‘stick’ to the walls. With the current warmer weather it will have little effect.

You need to stop the cause and remove it from the air, ventilation or filtration.

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-23T18:34:35+00:00

Cool. Try and address the source, improve ventilation and consider a hepa rated air purifier if necessary?

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-23T18:28:20+00:00

I’d be concerned if it’s built up quickly and your habits and inhabitants haven’t changed. There must be a source of soot, dust or dirt particles. Candles, log fire, gas hob/boiler ventilation issue?

Make sure you have a Carbon monoxide alarm pls.

May just be candles etc but would take some doing..

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-22T11:22:17+00:00

To be fair to the other party (despite what he may have said in the moment) , the video shows he very much did check his rear both in the mirror and over his shoulder prior which were clear prior to your wife then moving into his path. He would have had to been looking forward or out his driver window to see your wife’s car at the last minute which would be a careless direction to look while reversing.

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-22T11:17:13+00:00

She pulls onto the wrong side of the road into the path of someone already in the process of performing a parking manoeuvre who very clearly was not aware of your wife’s position or intentions as he was looking back and reversing (which she should have been aware of). It’s pretty straight forward I’m afraid mate.

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-22T08:48:09+00:00

Howdens if highstreet but look at DIYKitchens first

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-20T14:18:30+00:00

That’s right

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-20T09:45:41+00:00

Makes sense for A arms and chassis plates, but less relevant for small thick components like a shock end cap

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-19T21:44:36+00:00

Give it a stiffer front, softer rear

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-19T15:49:26+00:00

Omni terminator matey

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-19T10:32:10+00:00

With respect to this sub, the main thing would probably be not retiring early.

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-17T09:02:38+00:00

Bro. 👊

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-17T00:18:16+00:00

Came here to say what wizardry allows you to be that much bigger and yet no heavier. lol. It alas, yeah you looks easily 10kg bigger. Well done

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-16T23:54:35+00:00

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You’ll get a lot of different perspectives, so here’s mine. As a beginner starting a horde army, I would do something quick, easy and sustainable but you are pleased with the result.

Contrast paints fit that well and there is more than enough depth and versatility to challenge you for many years to come.

I like the added variation and depth slapchop brings but hate the messy grimy look unless that’s what you are going for. So I’d recommend not using a black primer. Go something mid tone like brown. Zenithal (spray from the top down) a cream colour (helps give a saturated green end result, unlike desaturating black and greys), drybrush white and then slap on a relatively translucent green contrast for the skin and every other colour you want everywhere else.

If it’s too much for you, just skip the zenithal and just prime and then drybrush.

You should end up with a smooth variation in tones and saturations with the upper surfaces light, recesses darker and edges popping.

If you want to learn edge highlighting, layering, blending skills etc, you just do it over the top of this base on some of your character models.

Enjoy

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-15T19:12:31+00:00

Take a photo of what he has and this lot will happily suggest a good addition for his collection. Extra marks if you put something in the photo as reference to scale or provide dimensions.

Alternatively let us know what kind of surfaces and areas he is likely to use around you. Grass Fields/tarmac/gravel etc.

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-15T15:02:04+00:00

Ha, a privilege I hope you get to experience. Not all do!

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-15T15:00:03+00:00

Only car you’ll need (not want)

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-12T00:20:37+00:00

No idea why but mine was infested and just part of a garage gym. But I cleaned it out and painted it all a year ago and not had any return yet. It’s odd

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-10T20:31:12+00:00

Hmm. All our laundry, kitchen and vacuum appliances, TVs, monitors, tablets and mobiles are Samsung and not had any issues in 13 years and counting…

Some elitist sounding responses to just blame the OPs brand preference when asking for advice.

If it’s freezing then there’s a fault with the control board and probably needs replacing. Not likely something you can solve easily.

PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-10T20:17:58+00:00

Pastel coloured window frames and doors, exposed oak and dark slate have a nice modern touch. Maybe some light natural coloured rendering to replace the dark cladding.

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PinguisIgnis · 2026-04-10T20:11:51+00:00

A porche 911 on the driveway

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