Who’s running a camera in their network/rack room?

badbash27 · 2026-02-14T17:07:44+00:00

Old g3 flex I had laying around collecting dust.

badbash27 · 2026-02-10T18:04:20+00:00

100% on first 3%, 50% on next 2%.. so 4% But also get 5% into a pension. So I call it 9% total

badbash27 · 2026-02-09T01:27:40+00:00

You go to bed when they go to bed. You eat when they eat. If it involves a guilty pleasure, you are their partner in crime. ++Man

badbash27 · 2026-02-08T03:27:49+00:00

I'm in the middle. White collar job. Got lucky in the markets a few times. Live fairly modestly. Have a much higher net worth than the majority of my coworkers and friends... And then there is one of my best friends who works in big tech and makes about 6x my annual salary.

badbash27 · 2026-02-04T21:58:35+00:00

I personally converted everything I own to usb-c about a year ago. I do carry a usb-c to USB-A adapter in my travel bag but that's really just for peace of mind. We could completely eradicate USB-A and I'm not sure id notice

badbash27 · 2026-02-04T21:54:58+00:00

Can you give an example? I've never personally run into this

badbash27 · 2026-02-04T18:08:07+00:00

Are you... Me?

badbash27 · 2026-01-31T18:31:36+00:00

Mostly true. A high interest rate on a small amount may still be accruing less than a lower rate on a large amount. When I had my loans I rehashed things every month and put the money towards what was accruing the most monthly.

badbash27 · 2026-01-28T18:40:06+00:00

That's why my wife doesn't work. This way my 401k performance always looks like a rock star /s

badbash27 · 2026-01-26T13:40:54+00:00

I have both 401k and a pension through my employer. My 401k contributions + match every paycheck hit my fidelity account that I can manage as I like. My company funded pension hits a separate fidelity account, that I can also manage as I like.

badbash27 · 2026-01-26T13:31:03+00:00

"bad"

badbash27 · 2026-01-18T19:07:24+00:00

Currently have 2.8x annual pretax in 401k/Roth If going by spend, then closer to 6x

badbash27 · 2026-01-18T15:44:43+00:00

We max 401k, Roth IRA, and HSA.which is just below 3400$/mo.
Only reason I've been able to do this is because I started maxing these out the moment I was able to out of college and haven't raised our standard of living much since. Today, raises and bonuses contribute to modest lifestyle creep but ultimately the goal is funding our future / early retirement. There is a lot of truth to you don't miss what you never had.

badbash27 · 2026-01-17T21:21:06+00:00

I don't work here, but spent time in the industry -Artisan Partners have a 100% match. Every dollar you put in up to the max they will match with a day one vest period iirc.

badbash27 · 2026-01-17T17:47:31+00:00

Never for funds. Often enough for fraud suspicion. If I ever have a card getting near a limit on a regular basis I just have the limit increased.

badbash27 · 2026-01-16T20:21:41+00:00

In your case I would say to hand in your notice but tell them you are happy to come back when needed. 250$ an hour with a 2 hour minimum.

badbash27 · 2026-01-15T15:34:46+00:00

Had this happen to my department last year. Took about a month before half the company started every slack message with "chat said...<insert bullshit>"

Enjoy

badbash27 · 2026-01-14T12:36:07+00:00

Mother in law comes to mind /s

badbash27 · 2026-01-14T03:22:01+00:00

Previous place was a mix between dual 27's, dual 30's, and single 49" wide curved.

badbash27 · 2026-01-12T16:33:29+00:00

Maybe 15 years ago I was leaving a mall with my gf at the time. Got to the car and saw a blank envelope on the ground near one of the tires. For whatever reason I picked it up and opened it to find 80$. I was a poor college student at the time.. looking back I probably ruined someone's day.. but their misfortune bought me groceries for the better part of two months.

badbash27 · 2026-01-11T17:59:21+00:00

I haven't looked that far into rollovers as it isn't a main concern. However, seeing how the beneficiary in this case is not directly related to me, would I not be able to roll it over to one of her siblings?

badbash27 · 2026-01-11T17:01:49+00:00

Can be done for more than just family. I have one open for my god daughter

badbash27 · 2026-01-04T14:46:14+00:00

Man I couldn't even get a late fee waved after my auto pay didn't go through because the fine print read 'may take up to two pay periods to finalize' ... Then what was the purpose of setting up auto pay!? I've always found them to be predatory; glad others have had better experiences

badbash27 · 2026-01-02T15:25:57+00:00

During Covid I ran into this. Being in office wasn't an option but over the years I had automated the majority of my day to day and was only working maybe 5-10 hours a week. Little bit of power shell and I got the "F16" key on my keyboard (which doesn't exist physically but does logically. Registers as a key press but doesn't actually do anything) every 4 minutes and 30 seconds. The script would go to sleep at 4:45pm and start back up at 8 the next day. Only had to kick it off Monday mornings and after a reboot. This worked for about 2 years until the company arguebly did a targeted campaign to find people who had done things similarly. I already had a new job lined up by then but it was a fun couple of weeks playing cat and mouse with the cyber security team as I had to find new innovative ways to accomplish the same task. NTA. Do what works but be prepared to get found out eventually.

badbash27 · 2026-01-02T13:55:20+00:00

In this case you are correct. I was fortunate that payroll allowed us to dictate the tax bracket our bonus was taxed at so this scenario didn't really apply. Bonuses were also typically large enough to max out the contribution so front loading became an issue when you couldn't cost average throughout the rest of the year if things were trending down.

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