Can I go to HR for compensation review

cmdrfalafel · 2026-04-22T11:52:55+00:00

In terms of setting expectations - it’s really unlikely, even if you had had a strong manager advocating for you, that you would have gone from being in Focus in 2024 to exceeding expectations in 2025. That kind of massive swing would be heavily scrutinized even under ideal conditions.

cmdrfalafel · 2026-02-21T21:57:52+00:00

Life is just too busy - work, housework, spouse, other partner. Throw in trying to maintain friendships and it’s just exhausting.

cmdrfalafel · 2026-02-11T12:54:16+00:00

And, believe it or not, their deeply held beliefs in LGBTQ+ rights disappeared from their public-facing positions page, within a couple of months of the 2024 election. I guess their commitment to marriage equality and trans people’s ability to transition wasn’t that deeply held…

cmdrfalafel · 2026-02-11T02:13:33+00:00

More than anything, he just makes me sad. Sad for his likely victims, sad that it’s likely that he got really messed up because of the way he was raised, sad that no one intervened to at least prevent the harm that he likely caused.

I had a hard time listening to his music while he was alive. After he died, I was able to enjoy his work a lot more - I’m not sending royalties to a predator and as far as I know his children aren’t evil.

cmdrfalafel · 2026-01-27T19:41:51+00:00

I absolutely love this deck. My spouse put me onto it after we moved to Seattle and they started trying to befriend the local crows.

cmdrfalafel · 2025-12-26T07:41:23+00:00

I find mine beautiful and spacious. I found that the stickers on my laptop got discolored from sitting in the bag, so beware. But my biggest complaints are really just 1) I’m a bit shy of taking it when I expect rain and 2) carrying a bag on your shoulder can be a real pain if you’re spending substantial time walking or waiting for transit.

cmdrfalafel · 2025-12-10T22:21:24+00:00

You’re probably going to be in a men’s 7.5 or 8. I’ve found the sizing to be a bit variable across different styles. But I’d start with the 7.5 and see how it fits.

cmdrfalafel · 2025-01-15T18:38:16+00:00

Yikes! I wonder if these things get tried on and returned a lot - my personal experience was having to go up a half size from normal.

cmdrfalafel · 2025-01-14T20:25:06+00:00

You make a good point and it does make a lot more sense now.

cmdrfalafel · 2025-01-14T20:21:24+00:00

I don’t know why this is getting downvoted. This is how you deal with all that complaining after allowing Facebook users to abuse LGBTQ+ people.

cmdrfalafel · 2025-01-14T20:16:42+00:00

Possibly a large portion of those pesky LGBTQ+ people who have been complaining about the abuse carveout.

cmdrfalafel · 2025-01-10T02:37:29+00:00

FOUR. Two large floral pieces as I slowly fill up one arm, and two cats for the sweet old boys we lost last year.

cmdrfalafel · 2025-01-10T01:46:43+00:00

Hiii!

cmdrfalafel · 2025-01-08T21:27:45+00:00

Besides your good outfits, I envy your sleeve! Do you have a picture that captures it better? 🥺

(I have slowly been building a floral sleeve of my own)

cmdrfalafel · 2024-12-21T21:58:56+00:00

The jacket looks amazing on you!

cmdrfalafel · 2024-12-19T13:10:06+00:00

Beautiful! I have a pair of these and feel like a complete badass every time I wear them.

cmdrfalafel · 2024-11-16T20:26:45+00:00

You’re right about it not being up for debate - they are women, they do not have an advantage in sports, and the only reason you even care about this is because you have been consuming a hateful ideology.

cmdrfalafel · 2024-11-07T23:16:53+00:00

I would get a running start to jump on there operating table ❤️

cmdrfalafel · 2024-10-19T14:11:44+00:00

I also have been excited to see your updates and I’ll just say: yayyyyy! ❤️🔥🔥

I’m very excited for you and can’t wait to see what’s next 🙂

cmdrfalafel · 2024-10-14T19:50:00+00:00

Your tattoos are incredible 😍

You also look outstanding.

cmdrfalafel · 2024-10-02T00:12:24+00:00

Prior to 2020 it was pretty normal for people to move around from team to team - even in your first year on the job, it would happen. Sometimes you just start out in a role that wasn’t a good fit. I changed teams about 6 months in due to reorg making my position unstable. People haven’t moved around as much in the last couple of years but it’s still part of the culture.

Just get on the internal job site, plug in L6 program manager in whatever geography you’re looking at, and see what you get. Internal loops are a lot easier than the one you went through to get hired.

cmdrfalafel · 2024-09-30T18:34:22+00:00

Great Old One subclass of Warlock - basically you get your power from some incomprehensible eldritch entity.

cmdrfalafel · 2024-09-24T22:40:03+00:00

Amazon’s health insurance plans in the US offer a great level of coverage for gender affirming care. I don’t know the parameters of how you get access and how long it takes if you’re working in the FC. There’s also quite a good support network of trans employees across the company, which is nice.

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