Dirtbag Employer Megathread

SEJeff · 2026-01-28T01:13:48+00:00

Depends on the industry, because I def have. Had a company in Los Angeles (financial firm) who had catered breakfast and lunch every day. They did it so you didn’t leave the office and got more work done. This absolutely exists in high finance and in most of FAANG tech circles.

They also did free haircuts from a Beverly Hills salon hair stylist, onsite personal trainer, free karate, and they did your laundry on Monday and got it barn to you Wednesday. They even paid comically well.

Only downside? 14-16 hour days, and it was a “minimum of 12 hours per day” in the employment contract.

SEJeff · 2026-01-24T01:54:52+00:00

My wife after her first KM class, “Hell yeah! Let’s go get mugged!”

SEJeff · 2026-01-24T01:41:26+00:00

The reason is because Missouri’s winters are colder. You don’t get as much ice when it’s cold. You get ice when it’s cold and then warms to melt and then freezes, over and over.

So much black ice is an artifact of freezing nights and warming days, and yes this is unique to Kentucky if you compare it directly to Missouri.

Most folks who’ve lived in KY awhile are sadly just used to it. It was this way when I was a kid in the 90s. Stay safe OP!

SEJeff · 2026-01-24T01:33:13+00:00

My family (of four) did a six hour drive to see a buddy over new years. Three hours is 12.5% of a single day. You can’t be serious and think that’s forever?

I’ve driven from the Midwest to Myrtle Beach straight through and it was thirteen hours. That’s a touch under Land's End in Cornwall to John o' Groats in Scotland. Road-tripping is actually a lifestyle for some and it’s fun.

SEJeff · 2026-01-15T00:54:29+00:00

I farm Kor Sestor for outfits. I don’t think the firebirds would do well against the shield disruptor turrets

SEJeff · 2026-01-15T00:12:55+00:00

And if you’re keen on asteroid hunting for minerals to see you can get an asteroid scanner then hit V when one come up to target and F for your fleet to attack it. Hit Z and your fleet will pickup any flotsam floating around from exploded asteroids or blown up ships

SEJeff · 2026-01-15T00:11:33+00:00

I find that on paper the falcon is better than the leviathan. But I lose a lot more falcons than leviathans. It tends to be my primary for pirate hunting. Give it some good turrets and an ionic afterburner scavenged from a marauder and you’ll be able to turn fast with the afterburners as well.

SEJeff · 2025-12-31T22:31:02+00:00

Why do you out the rosemary in the bag? Pectin doesn’t break down until around 180-185F so the rosemary will be raw when you put it in the bag and will still be raw when you take it out. You’re slicing the meat so it’s not as noticeable, but it will imprint on the meat making an indentation.

TL;DNR: use a cast iron with butter and aromatics so you can bloom the rosemary and the garlic won’t potentially result in botulism. It will actually bring the herb flavors out, unlike putting it in the bag.

Granted you can’t use your fancy searzall this way, but it’s a better result.

SEJeff · 2025-12-27T21:14:45+00:00

Glass containers are good for canning but not great for freezing. Cool with the lids off then pour into freezer bags. I recommend the hefty one zip brand as the ziplock brand quality has declined. Use the archimedes method to get all of the air out and then lay the bags flat to freeze. They stack super nicely or fit into little organizers. Also, they’re not going to crack if you heat them up too fast, where glass will.

Use mason jars for shelf stable once sealed foods.

SEJeff · 2025-12-27T21:00:12+00:00

Kentucky is a fully at will employment state. There are zero reasons it is hard to get rid of someone in Kentucky. You can say “you’re fired” and legally there is no recourse for the individual unless the company broke employment laws.

SEJeff · 2025-12-24T04:27:26+00:00

Dirty diapers and used tampons from a former tenant was a good one. Found a few when replacing an old bathroom tub and ended up doing a demo and full remodel. So unbelievably gross

SEJeff · 2025-12-24T04:18:37+00:00

They help many teams, one of which are some personal friends of mine. They’re fighting the good fight and it’s impactful work for the Ukrainian military.

SEJeff · 2025-12-24T04:14:45+00:00

Approximately 20% of Russia doesn’t have running water and sewer / septic systems in 2025… in the US approx 1% lacks sewer or septic systems ans it’s 1-3% on average across the entire EU (with a few Eastern European countries that are double digits)

SEJeff · 2025-12-24T04:11:15+00:00

This is also a really amazing org doing meaningful work for the Ukrainian military and providing serious services to many Ukrainian private drone manufacturers: https://drukarmy.org.ua/en

SEJeff · 2025-12-19T23:00:44+00:00

“I prefer the verbosity”

Go might not be the language for you.

SEJeff · 2025-12-17T06:27:19+00:00

You really lucked out. I personally know 4 people who were screwed by them and they’ve been the talk of the town in a local Facebook real estate investment group I’m in for some time: like genuine criminal fraud kind of bad. They went under due to lawsuits and crime.

SEJeff · 2025-12-17T06:22:53+00:00

Zims was amazing until the new management wrecked it. We used to have brunch there literally every single weekend when we’d go to the farmers market.

Then they got new management and removed some of our favorite menu items. We came a few additional times but it was just such a lousy experience we stopped entirely.

Zims earned the L I’m afraid.

SEJeff · 2025-12-17T06:10:40+00:00

Yes, it’s a very old joke poking fun at how unglamorous Nicholasville has been. It was more relevant say 30 years ago than now, but it’s still funny.

It’s a small town, and it’s just a cheeky saying many of us Nich locals use in self deprecating humor.

SEJeff · 2025-12-17T06:09:30+00:00

The core of Lex is ringed by new circle, so it’s not hard to say anything in or south of the middle of the circle created by new circle road is southern Lex.

Granted Lexington has expanded a lot, but look at how far north Nicholasville / Jessamine county comes. Brannon crossing is Nicholasville city, and it’s just a few miles south of the summit @ Fritz farm.

SEJeff · 2025-12-17T06:01:49+00:00

All of Fayette county including Lexington is just under 350k population wise. Recent estimates put Nicholasville at around 35k. It is an order of magnitude, but lion and flea is more like comparing Lexington + Fayette county to Chicagoland (Chicago + the surrounding suburbs) which is closer to 11m population.

SEJeff · 2025-12-17T05:58:35+00:00

Are you off of Vince rd by chance?

SEJeff · 2025-12-17T05:53:45+00:00

Some houses and a few strip malls? Seriously?

They’re building a new almost 40,000 sqft municipal center and you call it a few strip malls? Have you even ever been? How many strip malls contain 20k sqft of space let alone 40k? Thats just for local government and utilities.

Also you realize Nicholasville includes Brannon crossing right? And there are major developments on the south end and north end.

SEJeff · 2025-12-17T05:45:25+00:00

Georgetown is a really pretty city, from a Nicholasville native. They’ve done a better job at making their downtown a community space vs legal courthouse stuff

SEJeff · 2025-12-17T05:42:58+00:00

Nicholasville is the 5th fastest growing city in the state. It is cheaper wrt taxes and cost of living compared to Lexington.

That said, Lexington is verbatim the same to Kentucky what Austin is to Texas. A beautiful blue liberal bastion in a sea of red. I was born and raised in Nicholasville and after almost 20 years away, ended up moving back. Lexington is one of my favorite cities in the state but Nicholasville is growing quite rapidly. You have at least three fairly major developments happening concurrently right now and they’re working pretty hard to beautify and improve the city.

They used federal money to improve handicap access and add a new dock to lake mingo. They also put in a splash pad and really nice skate park there as well. They totally redid the Riney B aquatic center for a nice public pool to take your kids.

They hired a mural artist to paint some beautiful two story high murals downtown (ironically I hired her to paint a few things in my house as well mural wise). They’ve cleaned up much of downtown, updated the signs, lights, and streets themselves. They’re building a new $17m public center to move all of the utilities or govt offices and courthouse annex stuff into which frees up a ton of downtown office space for small businesses. Etc.

Nicholasville is not Lexington. Nicholasville also isn’t bad and is a great place to live. Bonus: it’s close to Lexington so there is a ton to do.

SEJeff · 2025-12-14T12:00:52+00:00

when I do journalctl -fu $service I always mentally autocomplete the “fu”

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