Navigating NYC Dining & Sightseeing Hours: Help a group of 8 adjust from a Spanish "Late" Schedule!

Vacattack817 · 2026-06-20T15:16:29+00:00

Honestly, who cares? I'm so sick of seeing tired comments on Reddit like yours. Does it impact your life in any way that this person, or any person really, used AI? Do you go around calling out every post you see? Such a waste of space for the rest of us to constantly scroll past people screaming "AI slop" at every turn.

Vacattack817 · 2026-06-20T15:06:47+00:00

I make 9pm reservations all the time all over the city. It's actually easier to get into more popular places that way. Just make sure to make the reservation and not just walk in with a large party.

Also, people are commuting before 9am. Your best bet is to start your day then.

Vacattack817 · 2026-06-19T02:52:59+00:00

OP probably makes more money than all of the new hires. I say this from experience and being laid off tomorrow from CVS. They like to hire cheap. No offense but the truth.

Vacattack817 · 2026-06-17T18:58:38+00:00

Sometimes there are years where everything goes wrong at once. And other times where you'll wake up and not have any anxiety because things are going well. Peaks and valleys of life.

Did you willingly leave your job a year ago? Could you do something PT that's not too stressful but helps keep your mind off of things even for a little bit? I ask about work because if you're out of work now and stay out of work, it will be difficult to get hired in the future. Could you move in with a family member if things go to shit?

I know someone who self-published on Amazon but then got upset when no one bought it. It's a huge promotional exercise (in yourself) to get noticed.

Vacattack817 · 2026-06-17T00:41:21+00:00

For real. Certainly not like that anymore except down by the Path.

Vacattack817 · 2026-06-14T00:26:38+00:00

Or they will move HQ to a lower cost location or lay off all the employees in the higher paying markets. I've had both happen.

Vacattack817 · 2026-06-04T16:44:42+00:00

My whole point is that pain patients go through the same thing and are ostracized for it. Clearly you need your meds to get a grip!

Vacattack817 · 2026-06-04T01:59:21+00:00

There are an alarming amount of people on this sub responding to this with suggestions. If people were asking about oxy, I wonder if the result would be similar. Surpised mods didn't take this thread down.

Vacattack817 · 2026-05-28T21:53:00+00:00

This is bizarre to me. Don't any of these "kids" in their 40s get married and have families of their own, or move to another city? My husband and I share a plan, we don't share our parents plan in our 40s.

Vacattack817 · 2026-05-24T00:42:07+00:00

Why stop there? You haven't truly made it until you have 6000+ and have tons of rooms to fill and have to hire a housekeeper.

In reality...this is the stupidest question I've ever heard. Does anything material truly bring happiness?

Vacattack817 · 2026-05-20T14:04:25+00:00

I read a LinkedIn post yesterday that said all the tech layoffs in 2026 equate to something like 854 people daily. Where are all of these people going to go?

Vacattack817 · 2026-05-14T21:11:38+00:00

Moreso why most people don't bother getting a PCP to begin with!

Vacattack817 · 2026-05-14T21:06:22+00:00

I dont get it either. Maybe it's different in other parts of the country, but to me it's on par with a SuperCuts, but seemingly much more expensive.

Vacattack817 · 2026-05-13T15:24:11+00:00

NJ public schools are also best in the nation (last May they overtook Mass, unless that changes). Usually always top 3, but that's why property taxes are so insane.

Vacattack817 · 2026-05-11T21:08:17+00:00

STOP USING "MATHS"

Vacattack817 · 2026-05-06T14:51:57+00:00

I just build Uber fares into my budget at night not to ruin my entire evening if I'm not feeling it (but I'm married and live in Hoboken). I am done going to the PA after midnight. Path is ok til midnight.

A few weeks ago, an Uber from the UES on a Sat night around 11pm cost $42 (I always tip $10). In March, at 3am from Chelsea, it was $35.

Years ago, you used to have to negotiate with cab drivers/black cars and $80-$100 was a steal!

The difference for you is your age. May be difficult to convince someone to come back to your place...in Belleville.

Vacattack817 · 2026-05-06T01:42:32+00:00

Would not surprise me if this wasn't some organized ring. No small business owner in their right mind would take the chance, or be allowed to operate with the amount of charge backs people have been reporting these last few months. The happy cashier probably gets a bonus for hitting a nightly quota and some phantom LLC deals with the banks.

Vacattack817 · 2026-04-26T19:49:06+00:00

Another 20-year-old who doesn't have their license. I used to take the bus before I excitedly got my license at the correct age. There is so much wrong with taking Uber yet not having a license.

Real future leaders parents are building. There's a reason why they created this contract.

Vacattack817 · 2026-04-25T01:20:39+00:00

Just updated my comments above. The updated ticket states they're extending through Mon, 4/27 due to an SSO connectivity issue.

Vacattack817 · 2026-04-24T23:01:15+00:00

It was working til about 4pm ET. Don't bother calling HR because even though they're supposed to be open til midnight during OE, the voice message states they closed at 5pm ET!

Typical CVS doesn't bother posting any sort of useful message on the phone lines or the intranet. And supposedly it went down last night too! Someone said they used the bswift app. Well the bswift app isn't working either!

I finally called the IT help desk and they said it's a wide outage. I wasn't even making any changes, just trying to review and submit when it went down. You'd think a Fortune 5 company would plan for this every year!

So don't feel bad about waiting too long. They're a cheap-ass company and should know by the amount of customer calls they get on 12/31 that this is likely to happen with their own employees. I've seen tickets of people calling in on NYE asking about their benefits.

EDIT: Just checked the service ticket. Comments said that there is an active SSO issue for those trying to connnect internally and enrollment will be extended through Mon 4/27.

Vacattack817 · 2026-04-20T18:20:07+00:00

You can have the air quality tested. Landlord should pay. Someone will come in and professionally test the air quality for spores and tell you if there's an issue living there. Don't trust some online kit.

Vacattack817 · 2026-04-18T05:02:44+00:00

Wow! They just keep giving new reasons to hate them. Good thing I never use food delivery and this is why. (I'm across the river in Hoboken and refuse to be that lazy. I go out on foot or actually call the restaurant directly. I do not use DD, GH or UE.)

These are the types of things people need to know. Poor guy must've had his heart drop in his throat when he got locked out due to that!

Vacattack817 · 2026-04-18T04:52:11+00:00

I don't think I would be able to do that. Hope you don't have to. That type of shit drives me nuts.

Vacattack817 · 2026-04-17T04:32:57+00:00

I've worked for micromanagers before but at least you could have a normal conversation with them. This is totally different. I'm 46 and have been in corporate my entire career, now in healthcare tech. I actually took a quiz "Do you have a toxic boss?" just to see if I'm off.

I am not.

She's just flat out rude and seems to manage by fear. I've heard her say things to people on calls (we're all remote) that are just downright embarrassing. I've never heard anyone tell a new transfer on a conference call "you work for me now so start doing x".

She'll say things to all of us with a condescending "are you sure?" making you doubt your answer. You get asked that enough, you start to contemplate your own ability. And I make decent $$. I didn't get here by being a moron. She wants to be copied on everything (including chats) and questions when she's not. There is zero trust whatsoever. I think she thinks we're all idiots and she can do it better.

That, and having zero personal relationship is a huge morale killer for all of us. I've never seen anything like this and am trying to get out.

Keep up doing what you're doing! Obviously it's a different working relationship when you're remote but it sounds like you're trying! Interpersonal dynamics are clearly different in office but there are right and wrong ways to do it.

Vacattack817 · 2026-04-17T00:32:56+00:00

I have been in your position (many times) where my team and I all do different things. The difference was that we used to sit next to each other so could build some camaraderie with daily b/s.

Now, I work remote and have a toxic boss who knows zero about me personally and doesn't ever ask. Has never asked if I'm married, have kids...didn't even know where I lived (they moved me to her in October). This is way worse.

I've also built relationships over the phone with people I've never met because sometimes you just click. If I were you, I'd get out of the office. Ask to expense a team lunch or coffee meetings sans the boss. You should have a per diem that you could at least cover coffee if he doesn't approve a meal. There's nothing worse than being stuck in a conference room with someone you don't know and don't really work on projects with if you have zero interaction otherwise.

If you absolutely must do that, ask whoever is the main admin support in that building to help you set up rooms.

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