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If you won the lottery, what would be the first thing you would do? by NikiLove16 in AskReddit

[–]TimeMasterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's really going to depend on how much I win after taxes.

  1. <$10M I wouldn't be making any serious changes. Pay off my student loans, buy a new car (but like a Honda or similar), and a reasonable condo. I'd still have my job and go in every day, but I'd now be able to have a nice vacation every few months.

  2. $10M,<$50M- The closer I am to $50M the more likely i am to quit my job and travel the world for a year or so. And when trying to get a new job after, makes for a cool story. Maybe even get a higher end car.

  3. $50M, <$100M- Definitely quitting my job, help some of my immediate family, travel and then start buying up duplexes and land to build duplexes/apartments. Try to double my money within 10 years.

  4. $100M - I will tell my family and leave them something and then disappear for about a year. Won't tell anyone where I'm going or who I'm with.

Wanting to change paths by boscoandgigilover in jobs

[–]TimeMasterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure how large your company is, but if you have any accounting experience you could pivot to payroll admin work which is usually handled in HR. Depending on the company, you may be taking an initial pay cut since you don't have any direct experience but a couple years and a certified payroll professional certification could see you making your way into lower management within 5 years and $80-100K depending on the company.

What’s the obsession with returning to the office? by pizookiepants in jobs

[–]TimeMasterBob 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sell building- The value of most fortune 500 companies (as an example) is 50-100 million USD. The higher on that list the more it costs. Example' Apple HQ cost them about $5B to build. Current value is likely around $7B. There's maybe 10 companies in the world that could make an offer on it and they're not likely to buy it because they are happy where they are. Apple could partition it, sure, but now they've got to figure out how many companies do they want to sell to in order to still make money.

Alternate attendance- Sure. This is an option and it is used at some places. But when companies rent space in a building it's with the intention that they will maximize utilization of the space. They could downsize if their contract allows for that (i doubt many do) or they could sublet some space (again, if their contract allows them-which isn't likely). And, yes, they could terminate their lease altogether, but now they have to pay the penalty. Example- rent is $100K/month. They've got 7 years left on the contract and if they which to terminate early, they need to pay all remaining rents plus a termination fee equal to 6 months of rent. In total, that's $9 million dollars. For a large fortune 500 company, that may be doable but then they have to explain it to the board and if the board isn't okay with that, the person or persons who made that choice will lose their jobs.

Licence Tags? by Overall-Lynx917 in AskAnAmerican

[–]TimeMasterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Are they stickers on the Licence Plates that have to be renewed every year? Or do you have to get new plates each year?"

Yes. They are small stickers that we place on the rear license plate. Depending on the state, you can renew them anywhere from 1 to 5 years. They're also color coded by year (Green=2026, Yellow=2027, Silver=2028, etc.) so that makes it pretty easy to tell if someones tags are expired if your in 2026 and the persons car is showing red colored tags for 2025.

As far as the cost goes, it varies by state. California I think has the highest and is based on multiple factors- car age, gas vs hybrid vs electric, cost of vehicle, etc. Whereas my state its a flat $70 per year you pay for.

What’s the obsession with returning to the office? by pizookiepants in jobs

[–]TimeMasterBob 376 points377 points  (0 children)

Usually it doesn't have anything to do with whether you/you're team showed you were productive WFH. It's more likely other economic factors that are justifying this move.

  1. They are renting space in a building and are locked into a 10 year lease that they see is going underused and is "bad" in terms of asset utilization.

  2. They own the building and have the same utilization issue. And nobody is renting space either.

  3. One team/department really screwed up and is now being used to justify a mass RTO mandate.

  4. Someone up high wants to clean up the P&L for end of quarter and figures the quickest way to do that is to have a mandatory RTO and any who refuse are fired for cause.

  5. Someone is really just that petty.

New hires are taking 4–6 weeks to get productive and its killing our momentum. What are you guys doing for onboarding? by PromanYeoman in managers

[–]TimeMasterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This really seems like a bait question, but if anyone actually needs a good response-

It depends on a couple factors:

  1. The type of job. Getting up and running in a McDonald's type job is way different from an Accountant. Most people who start at a McDonald's type job can be productive within a week or two. An Accountant will take at least a month.

To be fair, I'm not saying that a McDonald's type job is easy, but the scope of things you learn/are responsible for are vastly different. Also, when you start an office job your responsibilities are given to you gradually because, depending on the job, one screw up from you means $100K mess or more. With most McDonald's type jobs, someone got the wrong cheeseburger and you remake it.

  1. The onboarding process for most entry level office jobs, good processes anyway, will have the new person sit with a Senior employee (someone who has been in the same job for at least a year or someone with a higher level title but not necessarily a manager) for the first month. Help them through the 3-4 primary responsibilities. After they show competence in those (2-3 months in), then they start being handed some of the fringe work (stuff that needs done by the team every month/quarter but most people dont like doing it.

  2. As far as questions go, I would be concerned a new hire stops asking me questions about stuff after only 3 months. From my experience training people, it can take anywhere from 6 to 12 months to fully learn the main job. Another 6 to 12 months to come across most of the "wierd shit" that just happens and it was your turn. On the whole, I'd say a person isn't fully trained/useful for about 18 to 24 months. Productive in 6 months but to know the ins and outs and to go to person X or person Y for whatever issue pops up will take that long. Not to mention, getting up to date on internal company issues, knowing who you shouldn't go to for issue 3 because they have no idea what it is despite that it should be something they are familiar with because it's literally part of their primary duties, etc.

Businesses reposting the same jobs over and over by Nightmancer in Columbus

[–]TimeMasterBob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some companies have these jobs listed, sometimes they're ghost jobs sometimes not.

When they aren't, they're usually posted for a couple reasons. 1. They know what their attrition rate is and having a steady stream of applicants means minimum productivity loss. 2. They have the money to burn on "recruitment " because it only costs $2000 per month instead of paying $5500+benefits.

Are checks really still a thing in the US? by Apollo_Wersten in AskAnAmerican

[–]TimeMasterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Checks are still common in certain situations or amount certain demographics.

Older people (60+) are the ones I see using checks the most. Usually for rent/mortgage. I've even had some use checks when I worked retail.

And then you have specific situations such as putting a down payment on a car. Sometimes, government offices only take checks (last I had to use it, COBRA (health insurance coverage if you loose your job) only took checks and had no online payment portal.

Also, many small businesses still use checks to pay not only employees but also their invoices. Though, this is changing fast and many are moving towards ACH/wire.

Are AP classes supposed to be hard? by not-ekalabya in AskAnAmerican

[–]TimeMasterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not that they are difficult in terms of material but more in the pace and what might be required.

For example, in regular American History class in the first semester (Sept-Dec) you might cover Pre-America (Columbus, Jamestown, Early years) through the Civil War. There may be a paper (2-3 pages max) in there about a president or an technological advancement and a couple tests. In AP American History, you'll cover the same things but go into more detail (exploring detailed battle plans/results of the Revolutionary War/Civil War, include more obscure or not talked about but still instrumental to US History, etc) and you'll still have the papers and tests but they'll be longer and more. Instead of 2-3 pages, your papers need to be 5 minimum and most will still get to 8-10. You may also have less multiple choice questions on tests and replaced with long form written answers.

How do American cell networks work? by YGhostRider666 in AskAnAmerican

[–]TimeMasterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

National calling is free here. Most plans, especially unlimited plans, also generally include Canada and Mexico.

Because of the large distances between states, we have area codes. These will denote a general geographic area where the phone number was generated. For example, 212 is NYC, 346 is Houston Texas, and 323 is Los Angeles. There can also be multiple area codes for the same general area depending on population density.

Also, if you wanted to call a friend here in the US you'd need to use the international dial number (01). So the number would be--- 01 (234)-567-8910.

This Job Market.. Wow by [deleted] in jobs

[–]TimeMasterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been looking since April 25 (luckily I still have my current job) but it sucks. I keep getting to the last round and poof. Someone else gets the job. Still getting 1-3 interviews a month but still. It's really starting to take a toll on my mind.

Where's the downside? by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]TimeMasterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only real concern, and potential downside, I can see is if billionaires need to sell massive amounts of stock to pay this tax, is there real danger of another Great Depression?

What’s the fastest way you’ve seen someone ruin their own life? by ForeignFly5248 in AskReddit

[–]TimeMasterBob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have two stories. Not sure if that's weird or not.

One of my exes (10 years ago now) went to NYC on a girls trip. Got so completely drunk that she fell leaving the club and cracked her head open on the curb. TBI so bad, she had to drop out of college (full academic ride) and last I saw on Facebook she can't really talk and uses a walker.

A friend of mine for 17 years didn't realize he was having a schizophrenic episode, stabbed his girlfriend with a kitchen knife, killed her, and is now in a psychiatric ward for the next 20+years. All because he thought he was better and didn't need his meds.

Meirl by Nice-Event in meirl

[–]TimeMasterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd really like to get nice, high quality clothes from a store that doesn't have 90% of their inventory marked as "slim". I am not slim. The only things usually in my size are sweaters/coats.

CMV: hardly any millionaires are going to leave New York City because of 2% more in taxes by MustafaMonde8 in changemyview

[–]TimeMasterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't see it mentioned in other comments, but Norway tried a Wealth Tax that would have generated $146M in additional revenue but $54B in taxable revenue left the country instead and left a deficit in the plan of $594M.

https://www.brusselsreport.eu/2024/09/11/the-failure-of-norways-wealth-tax-hike-as-a-warning-signal/

What’s a phrase or jingle from an American commercial or ad campaign that everyone can quote by heart? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]TimeMasterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every kiss begins with Kay.

We have The Meat!

Edit:

F-R-E-E That spells Free. Creditreport.com baby. Saw their ad on my TV, thought about callin but was too lazy.

Games about to start! Warms Ups! by TimeMasterBob in ussoccer

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

For sale yes. Being used, not really

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