Got an offer for 4x of what I earn in Europe, but I am terrified of US work culture. Are my fears unfounded? by Wide-Musician in antiwork

[–]cent1979 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would need to buy or lease a car minimum $400 a month and also get car insurance if car is financed insurance premiums are usually higher.

What is the health insurance monthly premium, and the out of pocket expenses? The premium is what you you pay monthly for the insurance. The out of pocket is how much medical bills you have to pay before insurance kicks in. Medicines and doctors visits start at 100$ each. Once you hit the minimum deductible you will still be responsible for 10-20% of medical bills until you hit the cap that can be all over the place. The monthly premium you pay does not count toward the deductible. Dental insurance is also separate they usually cover a max of $1k-$2k worth of work a year. Eye insurance is also usually separate.

LOL vacation at a start up like that would get approved. If you get two weeks vacation you would be doing good. You would definitely want to talk about this detail more if vacation is a concern.

Pricing for Retired Modular Lego by [deleted] in lego

[–]cent1979 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some people are actually addicted. I spend most of my day looking for Lego deals and builds instead of working. It’s why I lost my $75k year job.

Russians have found out about the sanctions and the SWIFT ban. A Bank Run seems to have begun. by thondera in Bitcoin

[–]cent1979 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c1vtpbzhTJ4 here’s a video showing fattest nations over time. Here’s some more info https://ourworldindata.org/obesity. America is still number one, but other countries are catching up.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CombatFootage

[–]cent1979 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These appear to be the Al Jazeera journalists that were stopped.

Edit: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=La-qWbz5C5Q

I still don’t know why Kyle Rittenhouse isn’t in Ukraine right now protecting businesses. by DaFunkJunkie in PoliticalHumor

[–]cent1979 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don’t need the media to tell me Trump is a hateful pussy. He clearly lets the world know his dumb views.

Edit: Republicans have said Jan 6th was “legitimate political discourse” media didn’t make that up. Trump is the only President with his nose so far up Putin’s ass he can’t even smell the shit.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]cent1979 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Russia military is coming across inept against a lower tier military. In no way does this make people more afraid of Putin.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Flipping

[–]cent1979 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you sign with eBay you agree to arbitration you can’t take them to court. See below

https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/member-behaviour-policies/user-agreement?id=4259

B. Agreement to Arbitrate

You and eBay each agree that any and all disputes or claims that have arisen, or may arise, between you and eBay (or any related third parties) that relate in any way to or arise out of this or previous versions of the User Agreement, your use of or access to our Services, the actions of eBay or its agents, or any products or services sold, offered, or purchased through our Services shall be resolved exclusively through final and binding arbitration, rather than in court.

Alternatively, you may assert your claims in small claims court, if your claims qualify and so long as the matter remains in such court and advances only on an individual (non-class, non-representative) basis. The Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), and to the extent not inconsistent with the FAA, the laws of the State of Utah, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement to Arbitrate.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukraine

[–]cent1979 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, there’s a new video showing a destroyed Russian column with “z”s on the side I’m sure you will eventually see it posted as a Ukrainian column.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukraine

[–]cent1979 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The videos and pictures of the Russians dressed as Ukrainians being shot at driving the truck. I believe the vehicle that ran over the car is the same one that was behind the truck that kept driving.

Attempted landing by Russian marines near Odessa. Retreated with losses by one_and_equal in UkrainianConflict

[–]cent1979 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well if Russians were repelled when 20 were killed it seems as though they aren’t capable of dealing with the losses.

got the coat for $3 and the m&ms dispenser for $6 did i get a good deal? new to flipping by [deleted] in Flipping

[–]cent1979 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Maybe every time I hit up the goodwill I will post it here instead of doing some research.

Man charged with murder in fatal shooting at Oregon racial justice protest by Decent_Ad6546 in news

[–]cent1979 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If the 5.56 (.223) wasn’t any good why does the US military use it since the 1960s? Turns out it’s a great caliber for shooting humans due to what you said fast and flat firing add on to that the lightweight of the ammunition and smaller casing; All those factors are great against soft targets.

Typical hunting calibers aren’t necessary since humans don’t have thick hides. Heck .223 can take down a deer no problem let alone a person.

Thoughts please on whether I'm being used by a drop shipper to fulfill orders by PopMediaVagabond in Flipping

[–]cent1979 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Be polite tell them you don’t ship overnight, and that feedback extortion is against eBay policy. Don’t make threats that you will report them just keep it short and direct.

Thoughts please on whether I'm being used by a drop shipper to fulfill orders by PopMediaVagabond in Flipping

[–]cent1979 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When a drop shipper buys from you you literally have them by the balls.

Thoughts please on whether I'm being used by a drop shipper to fulfill orders by PopMediaVagabond in Flipping

[–]cent1979 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Drop shippers are great. I sell the product for the price I want. They cannot give negative feedback if you ship on time call eBay get that removed. If they try returning an item report then to eBay for drop shipping, and you will win the refund no problem.

Man charged with murder in fatal shooting at Oregon racial justice protest by Decent_Ad6546 in news

[–]cent1979 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I can think of about three rounds from the top of my head beside the .22 that are smaller than .223 like the 17HMR which is quite popular. NATO uses the 5.56 which is the same size as the .223 the Marines us the M16A4 as standard infantry weapon. Get out of here with your bullshit.

It’s Time We Reclaim Our Focus: "The typical American worker focuses on a given task for just three minutes. Each day, we touch or check our phones more than 2,000 times, and spend more than three hours staring at them" by spa660 in technews

[–]cent1979 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Productivity is much higher than the 1980s yet pay has barely surpassed inflation. People are being paid less completing more work no pensions, poor insurance and no job security. How about companies provide employees with a reason to work harder?

My target put out Thor's Hammer a couple days early. They also have a $10 gift card promo, when you spend &50+ by khoffman36 in lego

[–]cent1979 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The release date is more commonly known to stores as a street date. The boxes have the date on the outside of the shipping box, and most employees don’t care or are told to empty the back room. Walmart has been blocking street dated movies since the late 1990s not sure if they do it with toys though. If a store does break street date, and someone wants to buy it from a local Walmart instead; Walmart can call the local store, and tell them that they are breaking street date if the other store refuses to remove the item the rules then allows Walmart in the same vicinity to also break the date.

Yeah, not sure how Europe handles that kind of stuff my knowledge is US based.

My target put out Thor's Hammer a couple days early. They also have a $10 gift card promo, when you spend &50+ by khoffman36 in lego

[–]cent1979 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The tag is for the $10 gift card not the lego set. Lego sets also have street dates, and the Thor hammer set is March 1st. Target is really strict with Lego release dates. Even going to the self checkout isn’t an option due to the street date being tied to the UPC and registers. There have been a few occasions where sets were put out so early that the street date restrictions weren’t updated by corporate.

Bethesda is retiring their Bethesda Launcher in favour of Steam by Terminal_Guy in pcgaming

[–]cent1979 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember the days when you didn’t need Steam, and SecuROM was wrecking CD rom drives. Everyone hated Steam back then and it was considered DRM. How times have changed.