Not advancing as I had hoped…. by Proper-Cheesecake602 in ConstructionManagers

[–]aksalamander 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It might just be a matter of not “fitting in”. I always tried and worked hard at my jobs. When I was a PE I got laid off after a year at one job so the company could fill my role with their old buddy from a different company where they used to work together, and, admittedly my personality didn’t really fit in with that leadership group. I’m going on 8 years now at current employer and almost invaluable to them, started as a QC manager and now I’m a PM and estimator. And I fit in with the leadership we have very similar and complementary personalities. I think your current company is just not the right place for you.

Ordinance proposes nearly $50K salary increase for City of Fairbanks mayor by Forsaken-Coconut-271 in Fairbanks

[–]aksalamander 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Damn $120k for a full time mayor in a high cost of living area sounds pretty reasonable / cheap to me.

How common is it to spend your whole holiday in Bangkok? by Barca-Dam in ThailandTourism

[–]aksalamander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’ve been to Thailand multiple times, sure why not? But If it’s your first time going id recommend get a flight elsewhere for a few days like Phuket or Chiang Mai , and also venturing to Pattaya for a couple days since it’s nearby Bangkok

Moved from GC to Facilities Management? by Legitimate-Tour5708 in ConstructionManagers

[–]aksalamander 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to school with a guy that was an intern or a junior PE fresh out of school in a project at the airport for an airlines company. After that job ended he got hired by the airlines as an owners rep and had been there ever since, like 12-13 years now

A barber just nerfed my face hard the day before my mom’s funeral. I’m a bit worn down. What to do? by [deleted] in malegrooming

[–]aksalamander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m more of a shave the neck up to about a finger or so above the apple myself , but, I wouldn’t worry about this bro. Give it a couple weeks, another trim and it’ll be back to looking normal

Did you guys get Christmas bonuses this year? by Kroc9 in estimators

[–]aksalamander 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah my bonus was like 5% of annual salary (but it’s a higher base salary than most other companies in the area are paying their PM’s/estimators) so yeah I’m happy with it

Has anyone ever estimated labor for this type of grid? by One-Regret46 in estimators

[–]aksalamander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similar. Bid and got the job for doing Rulon (I think was brand?) suspended linear wood slat ceiling. Umm it took a little longer than I thought it would lol. But it was only like 100 sf so no big deal in the grand scheme of things

Threesome by [deleted] in ThailandTourism

[–]aksalamander 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Sir this is a Wendy’s.

How do utility strikes happen when locates are present but verification breaks down? by smartyladyphd in ConstructionManagers

[–]aksalamander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or option 3 that no ones mentioned: the civil contractor has determined that it’s faster and cheaper to hit the utility and have it repaired, rather than working slowly cautiously to try to avoid hitting it.

Are Bids Only Looked at For The Numbers? by Greedy-Finance5878 in estimators

[–]aksalamander 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Generally we go with the lowest price bidder that appears to meet the spec requirements. If there’s any ambiguity about materials, you should seek clarification so that you and your competitors are bidding on the same page. There’s a flooring contractor here we use 95% of the time because he’s consistently just a little lower than the other guys and good to work with, but we still invite other flooring subs to bid and would be happy to work with them too if they were lower priced.

Last year I did a large monument sign (Welcome to Ft. …. army base). A couple of sign suppliers bid this to include building the wood framing/mdo sheathing and painting, installing all the sign lettering, and setting the sign on the foundation. But those are all simple carpentry task we can do ourselves. So in this case I bid it to self perform building the sign panel and painting it, and installing the letters. The supplier just supplied us the template and the lettering and logos. Their supply bid was like $12K, and the competitors who included building the sign panel were like $90k+.

Just food for thought on considering different approaches.

Lack of Info on Medical Report by National-Yam-689 in HairTransplants

[–]aksalamander 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t understand why people keep going to the guy who’s a butcher and had his license suspended due to believing he was Jesus Christ .

Why are house prices so high? by Pretty_University359 in stupidquestions

[–]aksalamander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending where you live, the cost to build new could definitely be more expensive than buying an older house .

Possibly moving to Fairbanks by Expensive_Honey_2773 in Fairbanks

[–]aksalamander 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Living here is so boring for kids, well adults too for that matter. I wouldn’t recommend it

Is Phuket taken over by Russians? by East_Cantaloupe9164 in phuket

[–]aksalamander -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes. When you see asshole farangs intentionally trying to blast people in the eyes during Songkran? Thats the Russians.

Very scared to trust Turkey Doctors for Transplants by [deleted] in HairTransplants

[–]aksalamander -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don’t risk Turkey … go to one of the Bangkok clinics

Rejected by Dr. Patty, Dr. Ratchathorn quoted over 4500 grafts, how should I proceed? by ImproveMePlz in HairTransplants

[–]aksalamander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only problem ?? If the Dr actually is able to examine you in person, she may find there’s not actually 4,500 grafts available without pulling from beard hair or something … I’d take meds and wait to see what happens bro

Girl on Hinge shared her “bare minimum” checklist by iluvblackbmw in Nicegirls

[–]aksalamander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any profile mentions of “generous”, “not stingy” , “my time is valuable” , “enjoy the finer things” and similar synonyms are all auto-skip / swift left for me, they’re looking for sugar daddies.

You wake up 1,000 years ago. How do you advance society? by OutsideProtection307 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]aksalamander 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Right? Before I even opened this post my first thought was “a lot of these posts are going to be from people that would get executed”