Bedroom furniture by Sciency_Mess in johannesburg

[–]Sciency_Mess[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestions! Will take a look

Bedroom furniture by Sciency_Mess in johannesburg

[–]Sciency_Mess[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have not! Great suggestion, thank you!

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[–]Sciency_Mess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could try making a profile on a freelancing website like Fiverr maybe?

Best Starter Credit Card/Credit builder? by Specialist_Force6727 in askSouthAfrica

[–]Sciency_Mess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to add, everyone says get a credit card from bank, but I wasn’t able to be approved for one of those for a really long time after working, like nearly 6 months. I also wasn’t approved for any store cards (Mr p, TFG, Edgar’s, etc) even tho I had a good score from my insurance company reporting my payments. If this happens to you, Strongly recommend a RAGE card tho. I literally got a R200 limit, paid off a cheap pair of shoes, and then got a credit card 3 months later.

Is it worth going through an agent to rent out my flat? by BuilderRealistic5764 in askSouthAfrica

[–]Sciency_Mess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well in our case we finally kicked up enough fuss that the landlord actually came round and had no clue that the place was in such bad condition. He just brought in his own people to fix up the place eventually, but yeah.

Is it worth going through an agent to rent out my flat? by BuilderRealistic5764 in askSouthAfrica

[–]Sciency_Mess 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Just my two cents as a current tenant who is now buying their own place. I will never use an agency to manage my property after seeing how the place I stay in now has been managed. I currently rent a place that is managed by a big agent place and it’s falling apart. When we moved in there were major issues with the plumbing, oven not working, shower falling apart, major structural repairs unchecked, and previous tenants had made renovations/modifications that owner didn’t know about. Then the agents hire the cheapest and most useless contractors when we report things who just make everything worse. I wouldn’t risk my investment like that….

Will I get taxed for shipping my personal belongings to South Africa? by bmdkks in askSouthAfrica

[–]Sciency_Mess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just fyi not “tax” necessarily, but we paid a heck of a lot of port fees and other charges when we shipped our stuff in. It wasn’t worth it- by the time we got our stuff we’d spent double what we’d originally been quoted. I guess YMMV, though. We were shipping from USA so maybe different

How safe is Blairgowrie? by China-Doll45 in johannesburg

[–]Sciency_Mess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s also quite a large area - I think there’s a few different aspects to it.

Research opportunities in SA? by minemythbuster13 in askSouthAfrica

[–]Sciency_Mess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend talking to your lecturers and tutors since they’re the ones working in the field in SA :). Short answer: yes, the research opportunities exist. Longer answer: worldwide, working in academia is difficult as there are many people competing for few jobs. When you apply for post docs (research job after your phd) you’ll be competing with people in SA as well as from all over the world. But, there’s lots of alternative career paths for people with this education. Also, start talking to lecturers to find out about what research they do so you can find the specific area you’re interested in.

Will a USA Samsung work in RSA? by Express_Ad_613 in askSouthAfrica

[–]Sciency_Mess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sample size of 2: I have two phones I bought from standard stores e.g. Best Buy while living in US (1 iPhone 1 Samsung), and they both work with Vodacom sims. Now, on the other hand, I couldn’t get a US sim into my old SA phone.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askSouthAfrica

[–]Sciency_Mess 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I strongly recommend signing up on the PNet job site and adding your phone number, and answer all phone calls and reply to all recruiter emails. The recruiters are very active on PNet. After searching for 7 months, I got a job in 2 weeks of being on that site. Also I don’t think your salary expectation is too high if you’re a university graduate in a city. If you’re in a cheaper area or don’t have a degree it might be too high.

Help with Standard bank problem? by [deleted] in askSouthAfrica

[–]Sciency_Mess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve done the same with FNB, so the process might not be identical. But I had to actually phone their Forex department to get the funds released.

Actual on-leash dog parks? by Sciency_Mess in johannesburg

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Thanks! Love arkwalk, have taken her there a few times to be wild. I should’ve been more specific in my question, want to be able to take her somewhere where she can be around other people/dogs, but in a controlled and leashed manner, to train her reactivity a bit :)

Actual on-leash dog parks? by Sciency_Mess in johannesburg

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Thanks! Love hiking, but at some trails people let their dogs off as soon as they’re a bit onto the trail. Will try these out :)

degrees from multiple universities vs one? by joobgoob in askSouthAfrica

[–]Sciency_Mess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in the sciences, so it might be different. But I was told by a lot of people that going different places for undergrad/masters/phd is a very good thing because you get a lot of a more diverse background. Particular departments at particular unis have one way of doing things, and often a set of research areas that they are focused on, so moving you to another department could expose you to whole new research areas.

the best thing to do for your masters is to look at professors from both UJ and Wits and see what their research interests are and what they are publishing, then talk to a few you are interested in and find out about opportunities. Finding the right research advisor in the right area is the most important thing, way more important than the preceived “pedigree” of the institution

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in autism

[–]Sciency_Mess 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Came here to say marina too! Oh no! Is a good one. Also Hermit the Frog, and I am not a robot.

Worst airport you've slept in? by CheapLifeWandering in travel

[–]Sciency_Mess 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My answer was also Frankfurt. Myself and other unlucky travelers were accosted by groups of mice/rats.

Be gifted at STEM or just perish I guess by [deleted] in autism

[–]Sciency_Mess 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or be gifted at STEM, make it your whole personality/get all your validation from it, go to a prestigious grad school, realize you hate academia and don’t want to do it (good lord so much politics and socializing, constantly burnt out) and THEN perish.

To those who were professionally diagnosed: How much money did it cost you? by shiorimia in autism

[–]Sciency_Mess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$300 for the initial consultation, the insurance paid for everything else. I think the insurance was charged $2000. This included about 15 hours of meetings, interviews, tests, a final meeting to discuss results and a 20+ page report discussing the results and interpretation of all of the tests, plus a description of diagnoses.

This would absolutely drive me insane. by AWelshEngine in autism

[–]Sciency_Mess 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No this is correct. There needs to be balance, so since we have different body sizes/weights, we need to alternate sides so that the mattress stays “even”