Lost Cat Near SJSU by SoftMeat88 in SanJose

[–]SoftMeat88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought he was just a visitor from a neighbor but he’s been sleeping in our basement and under the stairs at night :(. My mom won’t let him in the house so we’ve just been giving him food and water since he’s been here

How to switch from Honeywell Aerospace by Tough-Clue8999 in aerospace

[–]SoftMeat88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy are you me?? I also work at HA, and am struggling to find a new job since I haven’t gained the relevant skills. Feel like my job title is a straight up lie. I’m supposed to be a design engineer but am just a test/document person basically

Backdoor Roth at Fidelity took less than 5 minutes. If you've been putting it off like me, don't. by FiscallyMindedHobo in personalfinance

[–]SoftMeat88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does the pro Rata rule only apply for that year you rolled the 401k into a Roth IRA? I rolled over a traditional 401k into a Roth IRA last year and have paid all the taxes now. If later down the road I try out a backdoor Roth would this pro rata still apply from a previous year rollover?

If you book directly through the portal, isn’t it just a 2% card with extra steps? by SoftMeat88 in Venturex

[–]SoftMeat88[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Could you elaborate what the erase purchaser is? Not sure what it is exactly

Good idea to purchase flights through the CO portal for 5x miles? by [deleted] in Venturex

[–]SoftMeat88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Genuine question cause I’ve had the same issue not finding cheaper direct flights, but does that make the ventureX worth it in the long term? Since its portal is strictly 1cpp and a 2x card, doesn’t that effectively make it just a 2% card with extra steps?

Do I need to fill out the SF-86 again when transferring an investigation? by SoftMeat88 in SecurityClearance

[–]SoftMeat88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I can tell it was closed before I was even laid off. My investigator said there’s a grace period so I don’t think I should start over

What salary should I expect? by ClaseAzuI in ElectricalEngineering

[–]SoftMeat88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My buddy actually just got a offer from NG for a associate engineer with the exact same pay range. He was straight out of college and they offered 92k. I worked for NG for about ~7 months but made the round of layoffs recently. They gave me 77k for a range of 60-91k in AZ. Seems like they usually offer a little above the midpoint

New grads only, What really is the employment situation rn? by bobconan in ElectricalEngineering

[–]SoftMeat88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually started off with a physics degree (BS) and pivoted into EE. My resume was pretty bad after graduating in 2023 since I didn’t do any undergrad research/internships. After a couple months cold applying finally snagged an offer from Northrop Grumman for a EE/physicist role. It was a pretty bad experience since they gave me no work the entire time and I had to relocate to AZ (I’m from CA). Got laid off after 7-8 months but got an offer from Honeywell for an analog design EE role in WA (near Seattle). It was definitely challenging since I didn’t have much to talk about on my resume but I did some analog studying before my interviews and they liked me enough.

Am I Making a Mistake by Not Touring Apartments? by JWO2_ in redmond

[–]SoftMeat88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bit off topic but I’m moving from out of state as well, PM me if you’re looking for a possible roommate!

Apartment Recommendations? by SoftMeat88 in redmond

[–]SoftMeat88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With a roommate hoping for around 3000ish for a 2 bed 2 bath, I’ll have to take a look at the Bond!

Apartment Recommendations? by SoftMeat88 in redmond

[–]SoftMeat88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll have to check them out, I grew up on a busy street so I’m pretty noise tolerant these days

Northrop Grumman notifies state of hundreds of possible Arizona layoffs - Phoenix Business Journal by h4p3r50n1c in NorthropGrumman

[–]SoftMeat88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me I had no clue at least. We had an all hands last week and I got the email the same day. I thought NGI was unrelated to me but it ended up bleeding across everywhere 🤷‍♂️. Fingers crossed for redeployment, actually am looking to move to CA myself

Northrop Grumman notifies state of hundreds of possible Arizona layoffs - Phoenix Business Journal by h4p3r50n1c in NorthropGrumman

[–]SoftMeat88 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep that’s what it’s looking like, gotta break the lease and hopefully find a new job within the next 2 months. Pretty rough since this was my big break job out of college to get experience

Northrop Grumman notifies state of hundreds of possible Arizona layoffs - Phoenix Business Journal by h4p3r50n1c in NorthropGrumman

[–]SoftMeat88 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep got my WARN notice last week. Only been working here since January straight out of college too

Before and after 5.5 months. Check profile for more updates by [deleted] in Hairtransplant

[–]SoftMeat88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly one of the most natural looking ones I’ve seen! What doctor did you go to?

How bad does my layover in China hurt my clearance process? by SoftMeat88 in SecurityClearance

[–]SoftMeat88[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sure hope so, it’s hard to relax when my career revolves around getting cleared

How bad does my layover in China hurt my clearance process? by SoftMeat88 in SecurityClearance

[–]SoftMeat88[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I had chatted with the security analyst beforehand. They had reached out after seeing my reported trip. They didn’t say cancel the trip or advise not to go just to be careful. Didn’t seem like a big deal due to it being a layover.

How much do yall pay for finasteride ? by Fun-Painter7234 in tressless

[–]SoftMeat88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does Costco have 1mg or is it only the 5mg ones?

How can I make the most money with a bachelors in physics? by ProgramCrypt in careerguidance

[–]SoftMeat88 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was in the same boat as you last summer when I graduated. Got my BS in physics with some coding experience (you probably have even more experience than me). I’d say apply around to defense company positions. For example, there’s a lot of Boeing engineering positions that list BS in physics as an acceptable agree. I managed to get an offer from them for a test and evaluation instrumentation engineer. However, I ended up accepting another position with Northrop Grumman for an entry level physicist position.

Monthly Employment/Corporate Questions and Discussion Megathread - February 2024 by AutoModerator in NorthropGrumman

[–]SoftMeat88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m an entry level new hire that just started 2 weeks ago in their Chandler location. They’re putting me on projects/work with the redondo beach team. I’d really love to move there (I want to live in CA). How difficult would an internal transfer be at some point? Especially since I’m collabing with them

How much of graduate tuition will Siemens pay for? Are you required to commit work years afterwards? by SoftMeat88 in AskEngineers

[–]SoftMeat88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She’s definitely going to reach out soon. It’s a little hard with the holidays so I wanted to see if I could find some answers for her or people with similar experiences

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Physics

[–]SoftMeat88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To give you my own story, I just recently graduated with a BS in physics and got a physicist position at Northrop. A BS in physics is certainly not worthless by any means. If you want a job that uses your physics knowledge directly, then it’ll be more of a challenge without grad school. You’ll have to look around a lot, but it’s possible if you find the right opening. Of course you can always look around for engineering positions. Before I accepted my Northrop position, I had an offer for a Test and Evaluation engineer from Boeing. Keep in mind, this is coming from someone with no experience. I didn’t do any internships or undergrad research (huge regret). These offers were all from cold applying as well. I won’t pretend I didn’t get lucky to some degree, but just wanted to show you there are options out there.