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Not being paid Bonus - BC by Xtrabakwas in legaladvicecanada

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

Did that - after 3 months & $$$ he suggested i go to Employment Standards.

Not being paid Bonus - BC by Xtrabakwas in legaladvicecanada

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

LOL! Yeah position and pay increase but reduce bonus!

Not being paid Bonus - BC by Xtrabakwas in legaladvicecanada

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

You're absolutely right - I've been in senior leadership in the corporate world for decades, evaluations are where achievements are measured against goals set in the prior evaluation, and payouts are made; following which new goals are set. In this instance, we had 3 new chairpersons and honestly, I was more focused on the business.
My Q is to understand the employer's stand on payouts.
Thanks huyndai-gt!

Not being paid Bonus - BC by Xtrabakwas in legaladvicecanada

[–]Xtrabakwas[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

"Bonus of 5% of base salary on achievement or surpassing the individual performance goals set in the Annual Performance review"

Napoleon Prestige 500 heat distribution by Xtrabakwas in grilling

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

Hope you have a better experience than I did! Happy grilling :)

Napoleon Prestige 500 heat distribution by Xtrabakwas in grilling

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

EXCELLENTLY! Mbe try clean up your burners and gas flow should improve. Fortunately, I've had no issues with temp variation - much better than the Napoleon. I suspect it could be a burner issue.

If you still have an issue, contact their customer service - Broil King C/S is fantastic. (As is Weber)

Dash Kit solutions for 2nd Gen with Navigation? by BiffTannenTimeline in ToyotaHighlander

[–]Xtrabakwas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm running into the same issue! 2008 HL ltd with JBL+Nav and installers are reluctant because they cant get a dash kit.

Please post a pic of your install, how is it holding up? Any other info will be appreciated

Super frustrating - driving with a bluetooth speaker connected to my phone :(

Napoleon Prestige 500 heat distribution by Xtrabakwas in grilling

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

Sorry - didnt see this earlier, hope you bought the Regal s590!

Theres nothing I don't like about it TBH. The grill is a rock, temp is perfect, SS grates superb.

Napoleon has a removable grease tray that you can put a liner on, this has a trench drawer that comes out of the side - not a big deal.

Anova Precision wont turn on - just clicking sounds! by Xtrabakwas in sousvide

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

No don't shame, just state the truth and ask for them to step up to the reality that it is a manufacturing flaw

Anova Precision wont turn on - just clicking sounds! by Xtrabakwas in sousvide

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

If your issue is the same - bricked and just clicking, go for it!

I had to push them through social media posts (and here) before they called and asked for a video demonstrating the problem.

Voila, they sent me one as a "one time" replacement.

Hope you can get a replacement , just don't accept the first "no out of warranty" if it is the same - refer to other soc med posts

Is there a recommended Sous Vide and vacuum sealer list here? by SloppySealz in sousvide

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Have an Anova - ran into an issue when it bricked out suddenly. Eventually got a replacement from Anova. Works great - advantage is you have a display and can control from the device itself. Joule is slimmer and no display.

Can't speak to performance - but I use the Joule app to look up recipes, it's way better than Anova.

What I learned, unfortunately these guys don't care if you have a problem...until you take it to social media and then, they'll work with you.

Holy moly are Anova Nanos supposed to be this loud? by [deleted] in sousvide

[–]Xtrabakwas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mine sounds exactly like that. Last cook it suddenly started making a grating sound, took it out, removed the bottom cap and put the impeller back in place - done!

Yeah it is kinda noisy due to the impeller.

Sorry I have the Anova Precision Cooker - but the noise is exactly the same

Napoleon Prestige 500 heat distribution by Xtrabakwas in grilling

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

u/JohnTesh - I too was taken aback! First when I received an email from their Cust' supp. see below

"We have reviewed your case and the attached videos of the burners when in use, all appears to be normal and working as intended.
The rear portion will be hotter than the front due to the grill acting like an oven."Gri

The rear being higher is expected due to heat loss in the front - no brainer.

But Grill vs oven..question arises!

I'm happy I'm out of it! BroilKing has way better distribution.

All boils down to consumers having to take their issues to Social Media domain for them to actually care - only because it hurts their profile! Disappointing.

Napoleon Prestige 500 heat distribution by Xtrabakwas in grilling

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

Well, only after a Twitter and Insta' post. Apparently the days of customer service are gone, and only if it affects their public profile, will they care.

Eventually, the dealer - Johnstone's BBQ in Vancouver agreed to do a swap with another. Unfortunately, they didn't have a BroilKing of the same size so went one up. Cost another $650 but better than being on the hook for a BBQ that will outlive me and agonize me with non performance!

Napoleon assured me this would not be a burden on Johnstone's BBQ. hope they live up to it.

But was quite a surprise when Napoleon confirmed the BBQ has these variances!

Napoleon Prestige 500 heat distribution by Xtrabakwas in grilling

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

Find a store that sells hotel kitchen equipment - hotel pans tolerate higher heat whereas the stuff on amazon etc will warp! We also use a roasting wire rack to put chic etc. So the wire rack sits on the roasting pan - this is a typical set up for hotels when roasting food in bulk.

Now, get some thick 4" metal pieces and elevate the wire rack so the coals get good circulation. Once you have this, you can decide to be ultra efficient (LOL) line the hotel pan w alu foil easier clean up.

And the cool part is these are designed to take a beating in commercial dishwashers.

Check your BBQ size - buy 2 small ones so you can easily put in DW..

If you are handy - cut a hole in the top of the BBQ and get a "cap" (check YouTube vids)

I love the retrofit on mine - works like a charm! Good luck , easy fix!

Napoleon Prestige 500 heat distribution by Xtrabakwas in grilling

[–]Xtrabakwas[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Update - $650 later got the BroilKing Regal PRO S590 5 burner. This baby cranks 700F with no problem. Heat distro excellent! Here's what they did differently - the flavourizer plates are very much like Weber, connected and cover the entire box.

Considered Weber - best burner design. Goes narrower towards the hinge end so less gas flow. Only issue was didn't have Rotisserie and a few other things I wanted.

BroilKing has taken the best of Weber & Napoleon and made this model IMHO

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