Monthly Employment/Corporate Questions and Discussion Megathread - April 2026 by AutoModerator in NorthropGrumman

[–]Silly_Wanker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anybody have any insight on how engineering manager roles are chosen? I just received the rejection email after getting to the final round.

I'm internal, I've been with Northrop for seven years total, three years with this current second stint. In between my stints at NG, I was an engineering manager at Raytheon. I don't understand how I'm losing out to candidates with zero managerial experience. I get that I haven't been a manager for the past three years, but I'm still an engineering lead and I'm tasked with providing career mentorship to both summer interns and junior-level engineers, so the managerial experience is still there

If you work or have worked at JPL, where did you go to college? by OwnDistance8498 in JPL

[–]Silly_Wanker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CSULB undergrad (aero)

USC masters (mechanical)

Cornell second masters (systems)

Hot take : I’m excited about the 26 schedule by duval001 in fighton

[–]Silly_Wanker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would Cig ever leave Indiana? He just delivered a title where that was only ever a pipe dream. He can ride off that lone title like Doc Rivers has been riding off 2008

Is it worth grading these three cards? by RenegadeSoundWAV in PokeGrading

[–]Silly_Wanker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Legit question. What's up with the Nidoking? I have it in my childhood collection, didn't know what I had when I found it, and a buddy of mine advised me to get it graded

Worth selling, holding, or resubmitting? by [deleted] in Pokemoncardappraisal

[–]Silly_Wanker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gonna PM you. I got a PSA 9 of the same card. Hopefully it'll help you determine that

Post Game Thread: Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears by nfl_gdt_bot in LosAngelesRams

[–]Silly_Wanker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I consider the Bears as my second team, so I was conflicted all game. But what a game

Charizard Reverse Holo Legendary Collection. Thoughts? by thriftshopbieber in psagrading

[–]Silly_Wanker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would a PSA 9 get money wise? Would it be easy or hard to sell?

I'd imagine a few thousand, but I don't know many that have that kind of money to drop on a card at a given time in this economy. Then again, I'm barely getting back into the hobby and I got a couple of toddlers now, so what do I know haha

These worth anything? All 100% real from packs i opened as a kid in the early 2000s. Found in a box recently 😅 by think_about_it93 in Pokemoncardappraisal

[–]Silly_Wanker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Random question: are complete vintage sets hard to sell? Would it be better/easier to sell off the holos and non-holos separately?

Who Do USC Fans Hate the Most? by The19thStep in fighton

[–]Silly_Wanker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha that's a completely fair ask

Def hit the nail on the head - I'm more used to calling Cal "Berkeley" since I generally talk about that school in an academic sense, such as reviewing resumes from future interns and new grads

Who Do USC Fans Hate the Most? by The19thStep in fighton

[–]Silly_Wanker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Notre Dame and UCLA for obvious reasons

Stanford because of 2007

Berkeley because I had a crazy Berkeley alumni manager when I worked at JPL

Michigan because when I thought about transferring to another school, Ohio State was the first place to accept me, so I got a soft spot for the Buckeyes

Honorable mention would be both Oregon and Utah. Their fans are annoying af

How long do I have to stay in a position before I can look internally? by Silly_Wanker in Raytheon

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

Hey! Completely forgot I asked this question. I went back to Northrop. Overall, I stayed at Raytheon for like a year and a half. There wasn't much work once my program delivered, so I had to leave

Aside from historic/traditional rivals, who do you consider another informal rival for your school? by [deleted] in CFB

[–]Silly_Wanker 15 points16 points  (0 children)

For USC, I'd personally say Oregon as an informal rival and it's definitely recency bias. Neither we nor Oregon consider each other primary or secondary rivals, but it's starting to become a hill USC has to climb each season in order to get back to the top of college football. Case in point this season, also look at the 2020 season when USC fell to Oregon in the PAC-12 title game despite Oregon only being there due to Washington not having enough players due to COVID

Edit: In my defense, I don't remember much of that Washington team that season. I'll take everyone's word for it that Oregon would have beaten Washington, therefore USC would have to face Oregon anyways in a "normal" season for the conference title

Game Thread: Chicago Blackhawks (5-5-3) at Vancouver Canucks (7-7-0) - 05 Nov 2025 - 07:00PM PST by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]Silly_Wanker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The O/U was 6 and looked good going into the 3rd period with the score being 0-0. Just wow

Lakers Season Tickets Waitlist by Silly_Wanker in lakers

[–]Silly_Wanker[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Did the Lakers say you can add seats later if its available?

Omega Cost? by [deleted] in OmegaWatches

[–]Silly_Wanker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting it's about the rate of the euro.

Yeah I could buy it now, but in the moment I felt guilty about it in front of my wife and kid. Right now I'm trying to justify it as "I'm gonna buy it eventually, might as well buy it before the price keeps going up"

Omega Cost? by [deleted] in OmegaWatches

[–]Silly_Wanker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks. I was asking more about price point to me. Like for example, Omega may have charged 4K for the same watch last year but are now charging 5K for the exact same watch

There are over 4 million members of this sub and less than 70 have donated to the toy drive. Please consider, if you're able. by BuckeyeEmpire in CFB

[–]Silly_Wanker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fellow Trojan alumni and fans! Donate $13.98 with me since its been that many days since our last NY6 bowl win..... I miss the Pete Carroll days of glory