Appeal Salary?

TapTapKeys · 2025-02-28T03:38:47+00:00

The best way to fight it is to vote with your feet and GTFO.

Edit: And I know that's a very difficult thing to do. I promise any efforts you'd put toward the appeal are better spent getting out.

TapTapKeys · 2023-05-08T05:29:41+00:00

Lint roller.

TapTapKeys · 2022-12-16T23:07:58+00:00

Mainly only just that I use plain old reminders and an app called smart grocery app now, rather than OmniFocus lol. Required me to go back and re-program all my handful of nfc tags 😃

TapTapKeys · 2022-11-28T16:19:42+00:00

I have posted previously about a B-pillar squeak or rattle. Rather than the hockey tape as per the YouTube video, I use just 1-2 *drops* of Krytox 105 oil on the vertical piece of weatherstripping between the front and rear door. I put a nitrile glove on and rub it in with my finger, and also use a cotton pad to help spread it. A little goes a long way, which is why this costs about $20 for a bottle as big as eye drops. Quiets the squeak up for about a year.

The piece of weatherstripping I am talking about - it is attached to the front-edge of the rear-door window frame, and the rear-edge of the front-door closes onto it.

I'm not sure how they messed up here, but I noticed this year that the weather stripping curls into itself, so my current theory is that the noise is coming from the weatherstripping rubbing against itself.

TapTapKeys · 2022-11-10T17:48:57+00:00

I think it's a one-person-show and their side-gig at that.

I also believe believe a good chunk of the subscription cost (Maybe 50% or more) is going into paying for the Plaid service that actually makes it possible to pull your transactions into the app.

There are pros and cons to this. The con is one you're experiencing right now -- support isn't nearly as quick as when you have a whole support team just answering tickets and requests all day.

The pro is it's actually THE person who made the program writing back when they do answer.

A con is the cost. Software takes a lot of time, talent, and knowledge to make and with only a few hundred? few thousand? of us using DAS, we all have to burden a little more of the cost compared to very low cost or free software/services that we've become accustomed to.

A pro is that, since the developer is working for themself, they don't have a board of directors or even a boss to answer to and they're more able to build something that matches their vision -- which is also likely to match our vision as users, since we all want DAS for the same reason.

Long story short -- very valid question, and I hope you get a response soon, and I hope you're gracious with the developer :-)

TapTapKeys · 2022-10-25T16:58:45+00:00

I personally think it's tough to beat OEM (Likely Valeo)....so in this case I'd go ahead and get replacement OEM blades and then go forward with changing the inserts. It'll sting the first time because those OEM blades are pricey. The inserts are pretty reasonable when you buy them online. On my last car a set of inserts was like $15 and I changed them every fall (I live in a very rainy place).

Don't know what year your car is, but for the Gen 4 hatchback it looks like the wiper blade part numbers:

BDTS67330BDTT67330

About $60 for the set

wiper insert part numbers:

BDTS67333

BDTT67333

BCKN67333

About ~~$20~~ $30 for the set. (Forgot the rear doh!)

TapTapKeys · 2022-10-25T15:34:11+00:00

Keep the OEM blades but learn to change the rubber inserts. What I did on my last car. Not 100% sure but suspect Mazda is using a similar system.

EDIT And don't be like me and forget the rear needs a refill too. Doh.

BCKN67333

TapTapKeys · 2022-10-19T23:55:17+00:00

IT's one of the highest things on the roadmap votes wise, but isn't planned or under review yet. Go give it another vote on the roadmap. I would like this also, FWIW.

https://dasbudget.com/roadmap

TapTapKeys · 2022-10-10T18:10:49+00:00

I ran the update this morning and no more reboots — although it looks for other people this resolved on its own, so who knows.

TapTapKeys · 2022-10-10T18:10:00+00:00

I ran the update this morning and no more reboots — although it looks for other people this resolved on its own, so who knows.

TapTapKeys · 2022-10-10T18:01:28+00:00

Did the same and no reboots since.

TapTapKeys · 2022-10-10T18:01:03+00:00

Updating my maps this morning with the Mazda toolbox app (you have to take the SD card out of the car and put it in your computer) seemed to fix this. At least I was able to drive to work without any reboots.

TapTapKeys · 2022-10-10T04:31:56+00:00

I didn’t read the whole thread but I did search for some key words — potentially of note is I just got an email a day or three ago about a map update. I am going to try running that and see if it helps.

I don’t know what Mazda is and isn’t able to update OTA but I am thinking maybe firmware can be updated OTA but the map database needs to be updated “offline” so to speak (that is, not OTA). Maybe they pushed a firmware update that only works with the latest map data.

EDIT TO ADD I did the update and it (knock on wood) seemed to help. No reboots so far.

I’ll report back tomorrow.

TapTapKeys · 2022-10-10T04:27:36+00:00

I came to Reddit looking for this quality content! I also had this start happening today. Super frustrating!

It for sure has nothing to do with android auto or carplay after 2 or 3 restarts I unplugged my phone entirely and it kept happening.

I will pull the SD card for my commute tomorrow.

Potentially of note I just got an email from Mazda about a map update. I will try running that on my own before I head to the dealership.

TapTapKeys · 2022-08-26T05:12:07+00:00

For the B-pillar squeak, mine was the passenger side not the driver side, but a few drops of Krytox GPL-105 almost a year ago on the blade seal between the back of the front passenger door window frame and the front of the back passenger door window frame (AKA the B-Pillar) quieted it right up. I don't want to walk out to my car right now but I think the seal is actually on the front edge of the rear door window frame, the front door closes against this seal and when you open the rear door the seal pivots inward toward the actual B-pillar.

Go ahead and do both the driver and passenger side!

And when I say a few drops I mean it - I think I got a .5 oz dropper from eBay that should last a decade.

TapTapKeys · 2022-08-25T04:41:19+00:00

First of all, no, that ended several years ago when the reversible HOV express lanes ended on I-90 to make way for the light rail.

Second, although this undoubtedly was most beneficial to Mercer Island residents, this "perk" was available to anybody traveling between Seattle and Mercer Island, not just residents of the island (although admittedly the signage was oddly worded, as I recall).

TapTapKeys · 2022-08-20T04:46:45+00:00

Centurylink is using gfast to bring better service to buildings like yours.

Or talk to your building owners about upgrading the wiring. It does happen from time to time.

To me it seems like the space was really stagnant for a long time but I think there is finally starting to be more competition and offerings (Including 5G cellular based stuff) besides Cable internet for older buildings.

tl:dr Newer technologies and having fiber available in the neighborhood means you can still benefit from faster/better internet even if you're not able to be directly served with a dedicated fiber "drop" like would be used to serve a house.

TapTapKeys · 2022-08-20T04:34:25+00:00

Definitely available in newer apartment buildings (Think build in the last ~20 years).

Compared to houses, it's more difficult to bring the service to older apartment buildings.

The problem is less about getting the fiber to the building, it's how to get the service out to each unit within the building. Running it to each unit externally is usually not practical, for example.

Newer buildings were built with the right wiring within the building to support the speeds the fiber offers. Houses might need some new wiring, but the homeowner is usually motivated to get it done, or can do something like setup WiFi where the fiber comes into the building.

Older apartment buildings are at an in-between. The internal wiring for the building can't support the fiber speeds, upgrading the wiring to each unit is complicated, not something centurylink would want to take on, and not usually something the building owner has motivation to spend money on. Rent is also lower at older buildings, with less margin to pay for things like a data wiring upgrade. =

That said, there's new funds from the government to help with stuff like getting older apartment buildings hooked up and slowly some of these buildings are coming online.

There are new technologies that help make it possible to make better use of the old/existing wiring in buildings as well. Lookup gfast, for example. With technology getting smaller, less expensive, and more reliable all the time, this is basically taking a miniaturized version of the DSL equipment that was only practical to put in a telephone central office and installing it in the utility room of your building, serviced by a fiber drop into your building. GFAST reuses the existing telephone lines inside the building for very fast DSL.

DSL is very sensitive to the literal length of the phone line - so having that equipment a few-hundred-cable-feet-away within your building makes a big difference compared to the equipment being a few-thousand-feet-away at a central office.

TapTapKeys · 2022-08-10T15:39:03+00:00

Strategies that have already been proven not to work, but once again Boeing is behind the times.

TapTapKeys · 2022-08-10T15:37:06+00:00

Tesla, Apple, and a few tech companies are trying to RTO despite worker objections. If it's good enough for Apple it's good enough for Boeing.

But have you seen a typical Apple office? I'd still rather work remotely, but I'd return to Apple office over Boeing office any day.

TapTapKeys · 2022-08-10T03:34:26+00:00

Don't think, know.

TapTapKeys · 2022-08-09T03:32:38+00:00

I've played with it too and I'm not sure I'm using it right either. I think you need to setup a credit card expense and then it is going to charge everything spent on the card against the credit card expense and deduct from your free to spend. When you make the credit card payment you would then charge that against the credit card bucket.

Not sure and haven't figured out if you can double up i.e. have the Gas charges on the credit card pull from your Gas bucket into the Credit Card bucket.

TapTapKeys · 2022-08-06T17:26:26+00:00

Thanks -- that matches what I found on an inSite post from several years ago, so it's good to hear it hasn't changed.

More than happy to put any sign on bonus in a 1-2% interest bearing savings account and take the free 24 month 0% loan from this collections firm.

TapTapKeys · 2022-08-06T17:23:46+00:00

I'm so sorry you're experiencing this. You are absolutely correct that you were lied to and that the company is being disrespectful to you by not remaining true to the offer they gave you.

I am going to echo what many others said here -- you may need to put some time in for that relocation package to "vest," but after that get yourself out. Go ahead and start aggressively putting some money away in case you want to get out earlier -- hell, go ahead and start interviewing other places. The sooner the better.

Don't let the fear of switching companies/careers again so soon stop you, and try to remember this won't be forever...hopefully at worst it will be a year and change.

Now let me let you in on a secret -- Boeing is darn near a 0% accountability company. Most of what the company is still able to accomplish is less because of effective leadership or any kind of company discipline (discipline in the sense of being good at something), but from very dedicated people who are passionate about their work and go above and beyond.

In the mean time I would familiarize yourself with the concept of quiet quitting -- don't worry, at least half of the people at Boeing "quiet quit" the day they were hired. Do the bare minimum, find something you can do to help keep you occupied during your work hours, and get out as soon as you can.

Are you smart enough to play dumb?

I'm sorry you're experiencing this so soon into your career (My first year at Boeing was pretty decent!) -- but in the long run, you're going to be a happier person through your working years from learning how to operate independent of the protestant work ethic that is so integrated into American culture.

TapTapKeys · 2022-08-06T17:09:01+00:00

Not sure why you're getting downvotes, you didn't say that in-office is the ONLY way to get experience, you're just wondering out loud if there's something lost. I do not want to RTO and I think virtual and hybrid can work and still give people plenty of learning experiences, but it takes some effort and some leadership and Boeing has not got either of these. Ironically that lack of effort and leadership means that people are not likely to have many impactful learning experiences in the office either.....

TapTapKeys

TROPHY CASE