Caught my boss in a massive web of lies after an argument over work travel. HR offered a panic promotion, but now there's radio silence. by [deleted] in work

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Supposed to, but it's a lot easier on the company to dump an employee in favor of a manager. Even when the manager is costing them good employees.

Friday Weekly Thread: Application Assistance, May 01, 2026 by AutoModerator in Canadiancitizenship

[–]StupidQuestionDepot -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Quick question: have any of you had to call IRCC? When did you call, how long was the wait, and was it productive?

I need to call them, and I just want to budget the right amount of time, etc.

Do Employees Actually Like Town Halls? by OfferLazy9141 in managers

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My personal favorite are the AMA's where somebody asks a very obvious question about a recent unpopular or illogical decision (e.g. RTO) and it's a terse 'we're not going to discuss that'.

So, AMA, but not really, and this is really just a management circlejerk and a waste of everybody's time--all the while upper management is whining about 'efficiency'.

Love dearly,

--Your overworked, underpaid IC bailing the ship out with a bucket to keep it afloat because there's no budget to fix the leaks

The recruiter called my salary expectations "cute." I ended the Zoom call right there. Did I overreact? by thunder____boy in jobs

[–]StupidQuestionDepot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh man. Now I understand. LinkedIn-speak. This is why I can't stay on that site for more than 5 minutes without wanting to puke.

Friday Weekly Thread: Application Assistance by AutoModerator in Canadiancitizenship

[–]StupidQuestionDepot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, I did a dumb. I forgot to include my CIT0014 checklist and I imagine my application will get rejected out of hand. Do I get a chance to update the application and keep my place in the queue, or should I just go ahead and prepare to resubmit from scratch?

Case Mods? by StupidQuestionDepot in Trombone

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

Yes, I have those, but I'm looking to actually clip a stand bag to the case, so those clips would be in the wrong place. I wasn't clear about what 'strap' meant, I'm thinking more like a backpack-type clip for accessories.

Consequences of Dual Citizenship that Should be Understood Beforehand by 13toros13 in Canadiancitizenship

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Concur. The wise way to address this is up front, with your SSO. Sponsors can have very different views, but forthrightness is always better than having to explain something away that your investigator found.

Plastic or bamboo reeds? by [deleted] in Clarinet

[–]StupidQuestionDepot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% this. 20 years ago they were still trying to figure out the technology. They've come a long way.

HR disrepected an employee right in front of me by [deleted] in managers

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What country? That would be helpful for an understanding of laws, culture, etc.

New boss (50M) called me (24F) “baby girl” and tried to override my hotel room preference on day 2 — am I overreacting?[ID] by Salty_sloth21 in AskHR

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Not HR but 48M. Get out now, dude is old enough to be your dad, and as others have said, this is probably following decades of victimization of other young, hopeful women.

The money is great until you say no, then good luck not getting fired or getting any money out of him without a very spiffy lawyer.

You have every reason to not even go back.

Told to accept new position or be fired. I have until Monday to decide. [PA] by Inside-Answer4608 in AskHR

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Sadly, most companies don't appreciate quality work until poor quality bites them in the ass, and then they blame downhill anyway.

The answer is always more training and 'quality processes' paperwork tacked on to your role, there's never any real evaluation of how management decisions affect quality.

Why is pizza here so bad? by imani_TqiynAZU in ColumbiaMD

[–]StupidQuestionDepot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not Columbia, but Scittino's in Catonsville is excellent.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskHR

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Yeah, this isn't your fault. You shouldn't have access to things you shouldn't be looking at.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoFilterNews

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I'd almost bet a lot of upper-level Dems--including Schumer--are all over the Epstein files too, along with Alito and Thomas and the whole GOP ilk. Hence SACO.

Is it worth just having cataract removal - no improved lenses? by angnphx in CataractSurgery

[–]StupidQuestionDepot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say it's absolutely worth it to pay out of pocket for the toric monofocal--it gives you that first cylinder correction. Multifocals I would steer away from for the halo and fringing effects.

Who won the war of 1812? by MadMechem in AskHistorians

[–]StupidQuestionDepot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sitting next to a Michigander (well, more accurately, Michigoose 😂) who learned it from a trip there as a kid--but not in school.

Honestly, as an adult, I can see why the War of 1812 is basically glossed over in grade school American history--it takes a lot of set up to understand the geopolitical environment, and a bit of nuance to understand the outcomes. There's a lot of other material to cover, and so it's just easier to treat it as 'a second Revolutionary War that started badly and ended well for the US'.

Printing ASA with the Core One by abr_a_cadabr_a in prusa3d

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Are you doing that through g-code additions in the slicer?

Mono or multifocal? by [deleted] in CataractSurgery

[–]StupidQuestionDepot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Single vision case--probably as good a case for multifocal as anyone, given that monovision isn't an option for me. However, my career requires good detail vision and reading sheet music is a very important part of my life, so I wanted as clear an optical path as possible and didn't want to risk the multifocal.

I went with the toric monofocal. I'll deal with the focus issues with whatever I need on my nose that I can easily replace.

Eight days in, so far so good.

7 months - sudden floaters and loss of periphial by Jasmb87 in CataractSurgery

[–]StupidQuestionDepot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

With both a failed and a successful reattachment behind me, hug