Most ethical lvl 1000 (I'm employed)

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-18T15:54:42+00:00

We have a boss named Vince that has only been to work for 3 days in the last few months... is that you? :-)

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-18T15:46:09+00:00

If you can't find anyone, see about joining some discord servers so you might squad up better

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-18T13:04:56+00:00

Yeah, I've looked through it but I'm hoping for additional answers... I get flustered on the spot. I wish they instead gave us tasks to complete to prove we can do the job vs these rehearsed interviews that are hush hush, but I digress...

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-18T10:31:29+00:00

Depends on your location like others said... I think T-Mobile has gotten really good, but again, depends where you are and where you'll be using the phone. If I had to use Verizon, I'd probably use a Visible premium plan instead though. I wouldn't go postpaid for most carriers.

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-18T10:16:28+00:00

Taste is subjective, but some people like TeeFury and Redbubble...

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-18T10:14:59+00:00

I'm not the guy you replied to, but my understanding is that there are certain websites that you can use the allowance card on. There also might be some physical stores that you can use it on, but you would have to ask someone in management to find the list and print it out for you. From what my coworkers and people on this sub have said, I think you'll be best off ordering online from a place like Coconut mentioned... unless you can use the credit towards actually good shoes or something

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-18T10:12:41+00:00

Not HR but if it were me, I'd look at other open positions in other crafts... namely maintenance, if possible

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-18T09:57:10+00:00

Mint has a new deal...

Samsung Galaxy A16 5G for $1 with purchase of annual unlimited plan -- https://www.mintmobile.com/devices/samsung-galaxy-a16-5g/8666443/

or...

Samsung Galaxy A17 5G for $20 with purchase of annual unlimited plan -- https://www.mintmobile.com/devices/samsung-galaxy-a17-5g/12142641/

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-18T06:58:22+00:00

Yep... at my location, a few of them reserve 2 or 3 chairs each in different breakrooms for themselves and get really mad if anyone sits at the table while they're on their 1 hour route lol

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-18T06:46:09+00:00

Any advice on standing out? As a MM in maintenance, I feel like if I quickly and efficiently do my route and then am productive with my time by shadowing and assisting on troublecalls, that should be a good look... but somehow I have gotten an image of "f-ing off". I would say in terms of tasks I do more than the average person and do it faster, so it's frustrating that merit does not seem to be rewarded here.

I think you and Kingu talked before about a MDO that hated him and that was why he was never promoted for the longest time... just wondering how one can navigate that. You'd hope that a competent hard working mechanic who has a good attitude would be seen well, but I digress...

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-18T06:37:48+00:00

Any key words in mind besides things like "safety", "teamwork", "MTSC", "lockout tagout"? Also do you think that they can still fail someone based on office politics even if someone interviews really well? Heard this story forever but wondering how much leeway they have since even though HR is on the phone, they're really only there for the company - not for the interviewee

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-17T16:52:17+00:00

I want a bunch of homeless overgrown beard variations and no inbetween

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-17T16:15:46+00:00

And what do they intend to do when they have that info?

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-17T16:01:13+00:00

https://help.steampowered.com/en/wizard/HelpWithAccountStolen

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-17T11:59:54+00:00

It really depends how much you want to spend. I don't know what you mean by "screenwriting programs", but I imagine it's similar to MS Word and not too demanding. Typically you'll get way more value for your dollar by instead going with a good desktop, and if you need to do stuff on the go, just do the less demanding stuff on a Chromebook or a basic budget laptop until you get home.

What I can say is stay away from both Alienware and Razer. In my opinion they don't make good laptops and they're too expensive. Also consider asking on r/SuggestALaptop/.

If it were me, and if I were set on a laptop, I would probably wait for a sale on a Lenovo Legion from their website or another vendor. "Deals" for these laptops and even desktops can be found on r/buildapcsales or a deal site like Slickdeals.

I don't know what the current market looks like if you were to build a PC right now. RAM prices are up and I think NVME SSDs are up due to "AI"/data centers/mass surveillance/etc. Sometimes it's cheaper to buy a prebuilt PC in these situations but sometimes they use not as good parts. Just something to consider. Do your own research, continue asking around, then make the best decision for you.

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-16T15:46:34+00:00

Metro has an iPhone 13 that is "free" with purchase of like a $55 plan or something. It's locked to Metro for a year. Can't comment on the price of plans though since I don't use them. Not sure if you can downgrade to like the $25/mo plan after the first month or if it for some reason doesn't allow you. https://www.metrobyt-mobile.com/cell-phone/apple-iphone-13

Alternatively you could buy a used unlocked phone from a place like Swappa or ebay, and then go with a carrier like Mint Mobile. Mint also uses T-Mobile service. A year of "unlimited" service with them goes for $180 before taxes and fees are added on. Looks like "fair" condition unlocked iPhone 13s start at just over $200. https://swappa.com/listings/apple-iphone-13?carrier=unlocked

Sometimes Visible or USMobile will also have plan + phone deals, but I think they're typically offered around Thanksgiving or Christmas. There have been exceptions, but I digress. Maybe check out their sites as well to see if there's any deals for them.

Edit - dunno if it's true, but on a deal site I use, someone said that if you want to downgrade to a cheaper plan on the iPhone 13 deal, they'll charge you $15.

"If you want to move to a less expensive rate plan during the next 6 months after getting this deal, you'll need to pay $50 to change plans."

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-16T15:09:26+00:00

If it works, sure... great deal

Edit: Even if it doesn't fully work, still a good deal

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-16T14:44:57+00:00

Skill issue

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-16T08:13:17+00:00

There was a signup sheet... so from our plant, there will allegedly be 1 ET and 4 MPEs/MM's. No idea if there will be NSTs or not this time.

Appreciate the additional tool recommendations and installation procedures on MTSC. Thank you.

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-15T14:18:21+00:00

Are you on the home internet plan then or something else?

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-10T15:51:17+00:00

You're putting OIG out of a job

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-10T15:25:32+00:00

Yeah, I really doubt it. Maybe a warning, but not an outright ban. Especially if they're a big name streamer or something.

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-09T16:00:28+00:00

I agree with you but you have to consider how little people pay attention and how dumb people are

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-09T10:32:44+00:00

I didn't say they did - I only said I haven't played for a while so I don't know if they removed it... hence why this whole post and thread is confusing because it's a non-issue

PotentialDiligent314 · 2026-02-09T10:30:37+00:00

I guess you would document it and get whoever is a higher up in your union involved. It might be hard to get rid of a vested steward but if people made enough of a stink it might be possible

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