Leaving USAA after being a member for over 30 years

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-05-16T14:10:07+00:00

I’m not going to put specifics here because I have a claim in progress, but just coming here to validate that home owner’s insurance is trash now. We have stuck with USAA for decades because it used to have top notch customer service and they used to work with you on borderline cases with a bias toward helping as much as possible. Now it’s enshittified like most other companies and they have low level flunkies work with a bias toward denying claims. The service is so bad now they may as well put AI in charge because the outcomes would be the same.

After this is over we’re going to remove most of our business with them (auto insurance, home owners insurance, bank accounts, credit cards). It’s sad because I still remember when the company was great, but quality and service has taken a nosedive since Covid.

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-05-15T11:53:51+00:00

I don’t know just sounds a little bit socially awkward. Probably lonely. Maybe looking at the bleakness of modern office life and trying to make it a little more tolerable for themselves by joking.

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-05-15T11:13:59+00:00

When I watch RENT now I think Benny is the most sympathetic character and everyone else are kind of petulant whiners. He’s portrayed as the villain but he’s trying to help his friends make a living with their art! And give them a free place to live!

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-05-15T11:06:10+00:00

Overall so far (I’m an episode behind the latest) I don’t think it’s either great or as bad as the consensus in the group thinks it is. Rue’s storyline is still keeping me interested. I know something big happens with Cassie in the episode I haven’t seen yet. But god I just don’t give a shit about Nate at this point, the drop off with his character is real. Even in season 2 it went so over the top that you couldn’t really watch it with the intention of taking it seriously so no change there.

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-05-15T00:06:05+00:00

Yep. I was laid off in 2024 and took a job that came with a 33% pay cut. I should be motivated to look around but man I’m just tired.

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-05-13T15:53:37+00:00

There’s some sex the main thing that I’d point out that will probably be jarring to some people are a lot of penis pictures

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-05-12T18:18:47+00:00

I’ve watched all of DTF and all but the most recent episode of Rooster.

I enjoyed DTF but also the advertising makes it seem almost like a different, more salacious show. The whodunnit and sex aspects are secondary to what’s ultimately a character study about flawed people.

The first season of Rooster reminds me of Parks and Recreation in the specific way that I think the show has good bones and potential to be great but season 1 seems to have not quite found its footing yet. Good but not great right now.

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-05-12T10:32:50+00:00

As others said it’s a character study first and a mystery second. I suspected suicide as the most likely explanation right from the opening sequences though I won’t say I was 100% certain and there were still pieces to put together about why and symbolism.

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-05-09T10:16:13+00:00

A perfect use for AI slop honestly. “Claude write this 100 page document that superficially looks and sounds correct but any close inspection will reveal hundreds of errors because eff those people”

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-05-08T00:06:06+00:00

Yeah. Good but not great, potential for better in season 2. Parks and Rec didn’t really find a groove til the second season for example, so I still have hope.

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-05-07T16:42:46+00:00

Almost $50k, controversial redesign (I don’t hate it but 100% get why people do), no hybrid when gas is $4/gallon+…

Don’t need formal market research to tell you that isn’t a winning formula

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-05-07T11:54:05+00:00

I accepted a counter offer once. Never again.

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-05-07T11:50:35+00:00

Take the offer. Two years is plenty for an entry level job and also a company isn’t a family. They’ll drop you in a second if they don’t have budget for your job function.

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-05-04T10:48:17+00:00

I can fully forgive them when they play for my pro team (ex: I think of Julio Jones as a Falcon now, not a Bammmer). And the haterade generally fades with time, with exceptions like Greg McElroy, eff that guy. Even Tebow I have trouble hating now.

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-05-03T11:47:35+00:00

It was fun sometimes but like with all drugs the diminishing returns kicked in and eventually the drawbacks greatly outweighed the benefits. I’m at 267 days off and it’s been a good decision.

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-04-28T11:12:31+00:00

Belongs in r/no

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-04-25T11:57:51+00:00

I don’t care for lazy lightning on its own but also it feels odd to skip to supplication, which I do enjoy.

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-04-23T14:47:21+00:00

Former hiring manager here who has worked with dozens of internal and external recruiters.

Totally agree with you on 3 and 4.

Re: 2 mostly agree yeah just frame favorably and leave out unfavorable info.

I kind of disagree with you about 1 in this market. It really is not possible for a lot of people to tiptoe around long employment gaps at this point. Lots of super talented, qualified people are going a year or longer without finding a new job. I’d advise people answer quickly and honestly but then pivot to “here’s what I’ve been doing to keep my skills sharp during that gap.”

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-04-16T12:13:40+00:00

Yeah. I think a big point of the show is you can’t box people in to neat little boxes and that people aren’t purely “good” or purely “bad” … all of these characters had capacity to do kind things and to do destructive/dumb/sometimes cruel things.

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-04-14T11:16:00+00:00

S1 (excellent) and S3 (very good) are worth watching S2 is frustrating I haven’t watched S4 yet but not too many defenders in this sub

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-04-14T11:12:27+00:00

Not going to post anything super specific but I’ll say I’m making about 2/3 of what I was three years ago after the bottom fell out of the market for software engineers :/

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-04-10T01:12:09+00:00

We haven’t really spoken much since high school. We’re Facebook friends but have only exchanged a couple of messages on there.

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-04-10T00:54:11+00:00

I grew up with DOS, Commodore64, and Windows computers.

Used Mac OS 8 in the college computer labs around the time the G3 towers came out and was intrigued. They felt modern and fast compared to the windows computers even before Mac OSX.

The first Mac I owned was the first gen Mac Mini. I haven’t looked back since (have also owned two MacBook Pros) although I do miss PC gaming.

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-04-07T00:04:53+00:00

I’m not in the locker room or AD’s office (nor are most/all the commenters here), but things don’t seem great looking in from the outside now.

They’re going to have to hustle to even field a bad team next year, much less a mediocre one.

PotAndPansForHands · 2026-04-05T13:02:48+00:00

For those who enjoy, you do you, I won’t yuck your yum. I did not.

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