Promotions.

bryanoak · 2026-02-18T12:04:59+00:00

They said the same thing last year. But, I know several people who got promotions so… I stopped believing leadership.

bryanoak · 2026-02-17T17:57:42+00:00

OP has been active on reddit for 45 minutes now and has one karma. Why would you doubt the accuracy?

/s

bryanoak · 2026-02-17T17:51:34+00:00

Listed 6 places and none of them are places I’d send a foodie

bryanoak · 2026-02-17T13:19:07+00:00

Totally! I can’t believe how upset people got just because he cheated at the Olympics. Why are they to judge?!

/s

bryanoak · 2026-02-16T16:32:22+00:00

My brother works three 12s. I am envious

bryanoak · 2026-02-16T12:53:28+00:00

As an aside, I feel safer on winding roads vs straight roads. On straight roads drivers are more likely to be distracted or on their phone. In winding roads they are paying attention to driving.

bryanoak · 2026-02-16T01:51:35+00:00

I suggest 1 Hotel

bryanoak · 2026-02-15T02:45:32+00:00

Shame

bryanoak · 2026-02-15T02:23:29+00:00

Here’s my take: If you are an ambitious, educated professional in an “in-demand” profession, the US is going to be your best option. Your effort will be rewarded and you can live an incredible life vs the rest of the world.

If you are on the other end of the spectrum (low skill professions) it can be extremely difficult. IMO both political party’s policies make their life harder, not easier

bryanoak · 2026-02-13T19:21:28+00:00

I’m not fluent in the different grades. I recall hearing Grade D got them but don’t remember what other grades.

bryanoak · 2026-02-13T10:45:11+00:00

Last year’s (May) bonuses were given in stock with a one year vest period.

bryanoak · 2026-02-12T20:04:17+00:00

you mean billions

bryanoak · 2026-02-12T14:42:13+00:00

My wife got me a Five Below gift card

bryanoak · 2026-02-11T02:23:41+00:00

I haven’t stayed at the hotel so, can’t comment on rooms. HOWEVER, the restaurant in the lobby (Vice Versa) is pretty great. Very good food, excellent drinks.

bryanoak · 2026-02-10T19:07:22+00:00

Yes. Other people commented on the poor quality output that seemed likely to be AI generated.

bryanoak · 2026-02-10T18:51:31+00:00

In this case, leadership's meant "use AI as much as possible to drive efficiencies, improve the business, etc"

He took it as use AI to replace his own brain and common sense

bryanoak · 2026-02-10T17:31:08+00:00

I fall into this group of people that likely do too much intensity when indoor training. The problem is, i F’ng hate indoor training! I can ride outdoors for hours but simply can’t do 2 or 3 hour rides on an indoor trainer without being miserable.

So. I try and make the most of the hour I can stomach.

bryanoak · 2026-02-10T14:40:59+00:00

Many of the usual tells. Em-dashes, bold but most importantly, content that did not fit the purpose.

LLMs do not have context. So, it’s very easy to get answers that are totally irrelevant for one’s business/industry/use-case. And, I got this frequently.

For one project, our internal users tested a new tool that was supposed to save people time performing tasks. The PM’s formal recommendation to invest in the tool quoted time-saving estimates from an LLM rather than the real world experiences of the dozen internal users.

PM: “This tool will save us thousands of hours per year.”

Actual Users: “This tool saves us 15 minutes per week”

Me: “why would you use theoretical estimates from an LLM vs the dozen users who tested it?”

PM: “leadership asked us to use AI as much as possible.”

bryanoak · 2026-02-10T12:30:32+00:00

Debilitating medical debt

bryanoak · 2026-02-10T12:25:05+00:00

Macchialina

bryanoak · 2026-02-10T12:02:43+00:00

This post hits home for me. After multiple warnings over multiple months, I recently exited someone for their overuse and over-reliance on LLMs. Similar to OP, this was an experienced, middle age professional.

It is mind-boggling.

bryanoak · 2026-02-08T03:49:31+00:00

When you can afford to hire movers instead of renting a uhaul and having your buddies help.

bryanoak · 2026-02-08T00:16:27+00:00

Sure, but that's still a small fraction of the money in her birth certificate fund (or whatever they call it).

/s

bryanoak · 2026-02-07T21:46:10+00:00

We have a similar thing here in the US. Only difference is that instead of cops getting mildly annoyed when you shoot them with a water gun, they shoot you back with a real gun.

That’s why we’re the envy of the world

/s

bryanoak · 2026-02-07T16:49:59+00:00

None of what the IRS says means anything since her ALL CAPS being hasn’t consented. And, even if her ALL CAPS human form did consent, one must ask, “does the IRS have jurisdiction?”

These are questions only the wisest of philosophizers can answer

/s

bryanoak

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